Conference Information
CONFERENCE 2018
POSTGRADUATE &
EARLY CAREER RESEARCHER CONFERENCE
Friday, 27 July 2018
Join us at the Irish Social Policy Association's biennial research conference on Friday, 27 July 2018 in the Carmelite Community Centre, 56 Aungier Street, Dublin 2.
Registration is now open here.
What will it feature?
The conference is intended to provide a forum for postgraduate and early career researchers in social policy and related academic fields to present their current work and network with those in the field.
It will feature presentations from postgraduate scholars and early career researchers on Irish and international social policy issues -- including (but not limited to): income, welfare, and poverty; health; education; housing; children and families; equality studies; employment; social protection; social services; social work; and community development -- and opportunities to connect with Irish policy professionals across a range of issue areas.
The full programme is available here.
Who should attend?
Anyone with an interest in Irish and international social policy and practice. The topics and discussion will be of particular interest to students (at all stages of their academic careers), academic staff, researchers, practitioners, social service users, policy professionals, nonprofits, and related sectors, but all are welcome to attend.
Conference fee
This conference is free of charge to attend. Lunch, tea, and coffee will be provided. Registration is now open here.
Funding to cover travel costs is available
The ISPA will cover receipted travel expenses of up to €40 for any presenter travelling to the conference from a third-level institution outside of Dublin.
QUESTIONS?
Any queries can be sent to ISPA Postgraduate Office Megan Curran at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
CONFERENCE 2016
Slides available below; click on the presenter's name!
Social Policy in Recession and Recovery -
in association with the Social Research Association (SRA).
Friday, 1st July 2016. Carmelite Centre, Aungier Street, Dublin 2.
09:30 – 10:30 Plenary Session
Plenary Speakers:
Department of Sociology, Maynooth University
School of Social Policy, Social Work and Social Justice, University College Dublin
11:00 – 12:20 Parallel sessions 1-4
Session 1: Housing I (Room 1)
| Session Chair: | Michelle Norris (UCD) | ||
| PJ Drudy (TCD) | The Housing Problem and the Case for Rent Regulation in the Private Rented Sector | ||
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Jenny Andersson (All Hallows/Threshold) |
Rent regulation - Could it be a part of a long term solution? | ||
| Daragh McCarthy (Housing Agency) | Measuring housing cost affordability - implications for hosueholds and public policy. | ||
Session 2: Health I: Access & Taxes (Room 2)
Session organised with the Social Research Association (SRA)
| Session Chair: | Naomi Feely (SRA) | ||
| Stephen Thomas (TCD) et al |
Equity of Resource Allocation in Urgent and Emergency Care Systems in Ireland |
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| Reducing obesity and future health costs - a proposal for health-related taxes | |||
| Noelle Cotter (SRA and IPHI) | Sugar sweetened Drink TaxesL A targeted measure or a policy scapegoat? | ||
Session 3: Low Pay & Precarious Work (Room 3)
| Session Chair: | Ann Stokes (ISPA) | ||
| Micheál Collins (NERI) | Women and Low Pay: an empirical assessment | ||
| Alicja Bobek & James Wickham (TASC) | Irish Hospitality Sector: Low Pay and Flexible Work | ||
| Niamh Holton (NERI) | Modelling the impact of an increase in Low Pay in the Republic of Ireland | ||
Session 4: One-Parent Families (Room 4)
| Session Chair: | David Begg (TASC) | ||
| Amy Greer Murphy (Durham University) | Whose recovery: austerity, lone mothers and social protection | ||
| Impact of the reforms to the One Parent Family Payment: Stories from Parents | |||
| Louise Bayliss (SPARK) | Child maintenance - a key to reducing poverty among lone parent families? | ||
13:00 – 14:20 Parallel sessions 5-8
Session 5: Housing II (Room 1)
| Session Chair: | Nat O’Connor (Ulster University / ISPA) | ||
| Rory Hearne (TASC) | Deepening housing crisis in Ireland: analysis of causes and solutions | ||
| Mortgage Arrears in Co. Mayo: A spatial dimension to a national problem? | |||
| Housing and Homelessness among Older People: planning for the accommodation needs of our ageing population | |||
Session 6: Health II (Room 2)
| Session Chair: | Tom McDonnell (NERI) | ||
| Health Care for all in Ireland? The Consequences of Politics for Health Policy. | |||
| Is obesity suffering from ‘inequality syndrome’ in Irish policy? | |||
| Implementation of Integrated Care Policy: A Comparative Study | |||
| The Impact of austerity on the health workforce and the achievement of human resources for health (HRH) policies in Ireland (2008-2014) | |||
Session 7:Poverty and Income Adequacy (Room 3)
Session organised with the Association of Community Welfare Officers (ACWO)
| Session Chair: | Padraig Rehill (ACWO / ISPA) | ||
| Dorothy Watson (ESRI) | Who suffered most in the great recession? A cautionary tale | ||
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Susan Marie Martin (UCC) |
‘Best Intentions’ and the Urban Poor: Regulation of Public Space and Market Rights Under Austerity | ||
| Robert Thornton (VPSJ) |
Low Hour Work and Income Adequacy |
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Session 8:Mothers, Children & Young People (Room 4)
| Session Chair: | Geoffrey Cook (ISPA) | ||
| Evelyn Mahon (TCD) | Irish Mammies: Reconciling Work and Family Life | ||
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Karen Smith (UCD) |
Beyond the Discourse of Investment: Policy for Children in Ireland | ||
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Ann Stokes (Maynooth University) |
Investigating the effectiveness of new wraparound models of care in the community for children and families | ||
| Eoin Carroll (Jesuit Centre for Faith & Justice) & Cathy Kelleher | Transforming Prison for Young Adults (aged 18–24): from penal expansion to the impact of recession and recovery | ||
14:40 – 16:00 Parallel sessions 9-12
Session 9: Health III – Healthcare Finance (Room 1)
Session organised with the Irish Gerontological Society (IGS)
| Session Chair: | Lorna Roe (IGS / ISPA) | ||
| Paul Goldrick Kelly (NERI) | The Fiscal Implications of Demographic Change in the Health Sector | ||
| Charles Normand (TCD) | Population growth, ageing and universal health care (UHC) in Ireland | ||
| Maev-Ann Wren (ESRI) (presenting), Sheelah Connolly, Nathan Cunningham (TCD) | The Potential Costs of Universal Health Insurance in Ireland | ||
Session 10: Politics & Political Participation (Room 2)
| Session Chair: | Frank Mills (ISPA) | ||
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The Politics of Pensions |
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| Education to Increase Voters Participation among Young People | |||
| Finding a new story to tell: neoliberalism, competition and challenges to voluntary action in Northern Ireland | |||
Session 11: Basic Income (Room 3)
| Session Chair: | Anne Ryan (Basic Income Ireland) | ||
| Basic Income - Context, Costings and Critique | |||
| Realising a Modest Basic Income | |||
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Universal Pension - towards a Basic Income |
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Session 12:Research with Vulnerable Groups (Room 4)
Session organised with the Social Research Association (SRA)
| Session Chair: | Noelle Cotter (SRA) | ||
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Sandra Roe |
Key issues in conducting research with children and young people | ||
| ‘It’s about Me’: Young people’s experiences of participating in their Child in Care Reviews | |||
| Challenges faced in seeking ethical approval to conduct research with children on a sensitive topic | |||
16:10 – 17:30 Parallel sessions 13-16
Session 13: Health IV – Healthcare & Older People (Room 1)
Session organised with the Irish Gerontological Society (IGS)
| Session Chair: | Vivienne Byers (DIT / ISPA) | ||
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Examining variation in healthcare service-use among frail older people who live at home: Implications for Irish health policy | ||
| Mary Ann O’Donovan (UCD & TCD) | Relocation or reshuffle: an examination of where older people with an intellectual disability are moving | ||
| Sarah Donnelly (UCD) | “I’d prefer to stay at home but I don’t have a choice.” Meeting Older People’s Preference for Care: Policy, but what about practice? | ||
Session 14: Policy & Public Services (Room 2)
| Session Chair: | Eoin Carroll (JCF&J / ISPA) | ||
| Commissioning Public Services Using a Public Value Creation Framework | |||
| Policy proofing, learning from the past, informing the future | |||
| Derek Rafferty (Dept of Transport Tourism & Sport) | Safety Cameras in Ireland – public service or golden goose? | ||
Session 15: Labour Market Issues (Room 3)
| Session Chair: | Philip O’Connell (UCD Geary Institute) | ||
| Well-being and employability: putting the job seeker first | |||
| Kasey Treadwell Shine (Department of Social Protection) | It’s not just ‘what works’: The evolution of the Pathways to Work Evaluation Programme | ||
| David Joyce (ICTU) and David Cichon (TCD) | Global Labour Rights under the Sustainable Development Agenda | ||
Session 16: Social Change in Contemporary Society (Room 4)
| Session Chair: | Tony McCashin (TCD / ISPA) | ||
| Recession and Divorce in Ireland: Coming back for another bite of the cherry | |||
| Pablo Rojas Coppari (Migrant Rights Centre) | Is Ireland home; what are the implications of irregular status in the development of social policy? | ||
| Stephan Köppe (UCD) | Resilience in times of crisis. Upper middle class households coping strategies in England and Scotland. | ||