As with all blog carnivals, my first task to is to thank those who contributed today: Elaine, Aoife, Danielle, Fergal, … More
Category: Social Policy
Thornton on Budget 2010: Human Rights & Equality Infrastructure
With the massive cuts in Budget 2009 for the Irish Human Rights Commission and the Equality Authority, both bodies have maintained their … More
Countdown to Budget 2010
Public sector strikes, the forces of law and order (potentially) rebelling, 12.5% of the labour force unemployed and a host of advocacy groups fighting their corner (see … More
The Culture of Control and Reception Conditions for Asylum Seekers in Ireland
A central concern of the welfare state within post-modern welfare debates is the use of discipline, whereby the democratic-welfare-capitalist society … More
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