2007 Press Releases
Publication by UCC academics examines social movement activity in Ireland
Social Movements and Ireland is an innovative new text which
aims to provide a comprehensive introduction and critical analysis of
collective action in Irish society. Participation in social protest in
Ireland has become a widely utilized form of political expression and
has played a profoundly important role in generating the wide-ranging
cultural, political, social and economic changes which have shaped
Irish society in the twentieth and twenty-first century.
The book, which is edited by UCC academics, Linda Connolly and Niamh
Hourigan, and published by Manchester University Press, combines a
broad overview of social movement activity in Ireland with an
integrated introduction to the major theoretical forms of social
movement analysis, and is ideally suited to the needs of students from
a wide range of disciplines.
Each chapter of the book is based on original research conducted by
experienced scholars. These comprehensive studies are combined with
analysis which systematically relates the activities of these movements
to international theoretical debates about new social movements,
including European and American approaches. By adopting an integrated
approach, this landmark text provides new perspectives on international
social movements theory, based on the Irish experience. At the same
time, a distinct account of the development of Irish society and
ongoing social change is provided through the focus on substantive
questions - gender, civil rights, rural development, consumerism,
environmentalism, language, sectarianism, sexuality, war,
globalization, racism, ethnicity and immigration.
Social Movements and Ireland will be of importance to students
and scholars attempting to understand a society in the throes of
radical change and to evaluate what these changes mean in the context
of global debates about the impact of social protest.
Linda Connolly is Head of Department and Senior Lecturer in Sociology
at University College Cork. Niamh Hourigan is Lecturer in Sociology at
University College Cork.
'Social Movements and Ireland' will be launched by Dr Ciaran
McCullagh, Department of Sociology, UCC at a reception to open the
Sociological Association of Ireland (SAI) conference, at 9.30pm in the
Castletroy Hotel, Limerick on Friday next, 11 May.
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