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07/03/2024
03 Oct 2024
Webinar #7: Child Protection, Child Rights and the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR)
The Centre for Children’s Rights and Family Law at the School of Law, in conjunction with @UCCsocialwork, School of Applied Social Studies hosted this seminar with Dr Hege Helland of the Centre for Discretion and Paternalism at the University of Bergen, Norway. The seminar took place at University College Cork on Thursday 3rd of October. Click to watch (a new window will open) Presenter: Dr Hege Helland, Centre for Research on Discretion and Paternalism (DIPA), University of Bergen, Norway
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13 Sep 2024
Exciting opportunities at Social Work, UCC!
Two new Lectureships in Social Work (1 x full-time/ 1 x half-time) have been advertised today.
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01 Aug 2024
New Horizon Europe Project 2024-2027: INSPIRE
Representative democracy is undergoing a deep crisis of legitimacy. Climate assemblies, participatory budgeting, and civic tech are examples of democratic innovations that connect the voices of everyday people to decision-makers. On the one hand, these participatory and deliberative democracy (PDD) processes are celebrated for their potential in addressing political distrust and polarisation by deepening public engagement. On the other hand, they are accused of being cosmetic solutions to deep-seated problems that continue to exclude already disempowered groups (along socioeconomic, gender, racial, physical, and mental ability lines).
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23 Jul 2024
MSocSc Voluntary and Community Sector Management is now recruiting for Sept. 2024.
What is the MSocSc Voluntary & Community Sector Management? The MSocSc Voluntary and Community Sector Management is an interdisciplinary, part-time postgraduate degree specifically designed for those wishing to develop or advance their career in the voluntary and/or community sector. It is suitable both for those already working in the sector and those who work allied to it - for example, people working in the public sector who work closely with the community or voluntary sector.
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