ISSP-08 Conference

Opening Plenary

Chair: Rob Kitchin, NUIM
Welcome: Paschal Preston, DCU
Peadar Kirby, UL : ‘Raising the Larger Questions: Challenges for the social sciences in post-Celtic Tiger Ireland ‘
Responses: Kieran Bonner & Mary Hickman [ISSP Advisory Board ]
Contributions from the floor.

Balanced Development Theme : Panels & Papers

B-D Panel 1 : Spatial Trends and Dynamics - Regional, Urban & Rural

Dr. Proinnsias Breathnach, Des McCafferty, Brendan O'Keeffe, [ NUIM & MIC ] ‘Territorial structures for effective urban/regional governance in Ireland’
.A. Stewart Fotheringham, Martin Charlton, Ali Robinson, Annette Egan, [ NUIM ] ‘Analysing Urban Dynamics through GeoDirectory’
Michael Murray, [QUB] ‘Regulatory planning for economic development in the countryside’
Chair: Des McCafferty, MIC

B-D Panel 2 : Re-Visioning the Rural : Communities, Development and Social Capital

Michael Kenny, [ NUIM ] ‘Rural Visioning’
Dr. Ruth McAreavey, [QUB] ‘Sustainable tourism: a paradigm for sustainable rural communities?’
Caroline Creamer, Chris VanEgeraat, Brendan O'Keeffe, Neale Blair & John Driscoll, [ NUIM ] ‘Stuck behind a tractor! The 'Celtic Tiger' and its slow chug towards the Border’
Alice McDonnell, Fintan McCabe, Michael Kenny, [ NUIM ] ‘Distance Learning Rural Development Degree: Selective Impacts’.
Chair: Michael Murray

B-D Panel 3 : Ireland's Development Model in/and the Wider World: Post-Celtic Tiger Perspectives’.

Neil Robinson and Maura Adshead, [ UL ] ‘Towards a political economy of 'post-celtic tiger' Ireland’
Alistair Fraser & Mary Gilmartin, [ NUIM ] ‘Celtic Tigers in South Africa’
Anthony Cawley and Cliona Barnes [ UL ] ‘Whose development? Framing of Ireland’s aid commitments by official sources and the media during the Celtic Tiger’.
Chair: Dr. Proinnsias Breathnach, NUIM.

Sustaining Communities Theme : Panels & Papers

S-C Panel 1: Changing Modes of Citizenship and Participation

Prof. Mark Boyle, [ NUIM ] ‘Ireland's global sense of place : Critical Reflections on Global Ethics Projects’
Martin Power, [ UL ] ‘Everyone else is doing it so why can’t we? Maximising welfare recipients’ participation in the 'Knowledge Economy'.
Ronan Foley, [ NUIM ] ‘Volunteering in Ireland: Geographies to Challenge Policies’.
Chair: Linda Connolly, ISS21/UCC

S-C Panel 2: Re-Interrogating the Irish Social Model

Rob Kitchin & Mark Boyle, [ NUIM ] ‘Between Boston and Berlin : Encounters between European Social Welfare and American Neoliberalism’
Kieran Keohane (UCC) & Carmen Kuhling (UL) "From the sickman of Europe to the sickness infecting the EU: How the taxation policy of the Irish social model threatens civilization."
Gemma Carney, [ NUIG ] ‘After the Celtic Tiger: Can Social Partnership Innovate to Cater for an Ageing Population?’
Chair: Martin Geoghegan, ISS21/UCC

S-C Panel 3: Post-Pub and/or Public Cultures? : Reshaping Politics and Everyday Life’

Dr. Adrian Kavanagh, [ NUIM ] ‘Celtic Tiger Ireland and its Electoral Landscape’
Kieran Bonner, [ Univ. of Waterloo ] ‘"Time, Ladies and Gents, please:" Closing the door on Irish Pubs"
Anne Holohan, Carla deTona and Andrew Whelan, [ TCD ] ‘Negotiating Access to Irish State and Society: The Role of Internet Cafes in Dublin’
Chair: Clare Roche, ISS21/UCC

S-C Panel 4: Gendered Negotiations : Reshaping Identities in a (post-)Celtic Tiger Era

Linda Connolly, [ UCC ] ‘Gender, The 'Ideal' Body And Self Image In The Celtic Tiger Era’
Dr Clare Roche, [ UCC ] ‘Talking the Tiger: young Irish women negotiate social change’
Denis Linehan, [ UCC ] ‘On The Road: thinking relationally about boys, cars and transgression in contemporary Ireland’.
Chair: Kieran Keohane, ISS21/UCC

S-C Panel 5: Dealing with Diversity and Disability

[NB. this S-C Panel is located in the B-D theme’s room for logistical reasons]
Brenda Gannon, Kieran Walsh, [ NUIG ] ‘Neighbourhood Context, Disability Onset and Old Age’
Tara Farrell, [ DCU ] ‘Managing diversity in the new intercultural workplace’
WITHDRAWN: Catherine Browne, [ UL ] ‘Living with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI): the case of Ireland’
Chair: TBA

Knowledge Societies Theme : Panels & Papers

K-S Panel ~ A1: New Information Systems - Key Techno-Structures for a Knowledge Society

Anna Karpinska, Tom Acton, Willie Golden, [ NUIG ] ‘Information Systems Evolving: The changing nature of decision making’
Theodore Lynn, [ DCU ] ‘Educating the Celtic Cubs: A Survey of Student Technology Practices and Needs’
Maciej Dabrowski and Thomas Acton, [ NUIG ] ‘Information Systems in the era of Knowledge- based economy and online communities’
Chair: Raija Halonen, NUI Galway

K-S Panel ~ A2: Creating and Communicating Knowledge and Technology Transfer

Sandra Lorenz-O'Sullivan and Angela Chambers, [ UL ] ‘Knowledge transfer and engagement in arts, humanities and the social sciences: a case study’
Dr. Christine Domegan, Dr. Kevin Davison, [ NUIG ] ‘Science Communication and Outreach Activities in Ireland through Social Marketing: Supporting the Knowledge Economy Through Innovative and Interdisciplanary Approaches’
Finian Buckley, Jason Flynn, Kathy Monks, Teresa Hogan, Angelos Alexopoulos, [ DCU ] ‘Doctoral Competencies and Graduate Research Education: Focus and Fit with the Knowledge Economy?’
Chair: Willie Golden, NUI Galway

K-S Panel ~ A3: Beyond the Spreadsheet: New Visualisation Tools for Decision-Making and Learning

Thomas Acton, Willie Golden, Hans van der Heijden, [NUIG & Univ. of Surrey] ‘Presenting the unpresentable: how to display data for decision-making’
Ultan Sharkey, [ NUIG ] ‘Decisive and Incisive – The Path of DSS.’
John Smyth, Thomas Acton, [ NUIG ] ‘Information Visualization on Small Form Factor Devices’
Chair: Thomas Acton, NUI Galway

K-S Panel ~ A4: Localising the Triple Helix Model: University Technology Transfer

Ciara Fitzgerald and James Cunningham, [ NUIG ] ‘Technology Transfer Offices: Current Challenges and Opportunities’
Angelos Alexopoulos, Aamir Chughtai, Jason Flynn, Quan Zhou, [ DCU ] ‘University Research Centres: Agents of Innovation In The Knowledge Society?’
Quan Zhou / Teresa Hogan, [ DCU ] ‘Modelling university research centre in the Triple Helix framework: the case of Ireland’
Chair: Finian Buckley, DCU.

K-S Panel ~ B1: Innovation, Industrial Linkages/Networking in the Knowledge Economy

Chris van Egeraat, [ NUIM ] ‘Process R&D in the Irish pharmaceutical industry: the changing role of multinational subsidiaries in global networks’
Teresa Hogan and Colm O'Gorman, [ DCU ] ‘The New Economy in Ireland: A Study of the Impact of the ICT Producing Sector In Ireland’
Sergio Sparviero, [ DCU ] ‘The Evolutionary History of Web Design’
Chair: Kathy Monks, DCU.

K-S Panel ~ B2: The KbE as Elastic Concept – From Policies to Knowledge-Intensive

Firms, Citizenship & Culture Paschal Preston, [ DCU ] ‘A Long and Winding Road' ? Career of the knowledge economy concept’
Kathy Monks, Finian Buckley, Teresa Hogan, Angelos Alexopoulos, [ DCU ] ‘Knowledge Intensive Firms (KIFs) in the Knowledge Economy: From Molecules to Anti-Matter’
G.Honor Fagan, [ NUIM ] ‘Citizen or Consumer? E-Governance and the Construction of the Citizen in the Knowledge Society’
Chair: Barbara O’Connor, DCU.

K-S Panel ~ B3: Nomadic work/lives in the knowledge economy

Breda Gray, [ UL ] ‘ ‘The gender of work-life in the knowledge economy’
Luigina Ciolfi , [ UL ] ‘Interactions or Nomadic interactions? Understanding situated use of technology in mobile settings’
Anthony, D'Andrea, [ UL ] ‘‘Towards a theory of neo-nomadism and how this might apply to the knowledge economy’
Chair: Angelos Alexopoulos

K-S Panel ~ B4: Beyond Technology: Trust, Teamwork and Subtleties of Socio-Technical Change

Stefano De Paoli & Aphra Kerr, [ NUIM ] ‘Understanding Trust and Risk in Online Environments’
Aamir Ali Chughtai and Finian Buckley, [ DCU ] ‘Team Performance, Innovative Behaviour and Knowledge Creation within Research Teams – The Role of Work Engagement’
Trish Morgan and Claire English, [ DCU ] ‘Upwardly Mobile: Celtic Tiger Ireland and mobile technology, an investigation into the technology/society relationship’
Chair: Teresa Hogan, DCU

Closing Plenary

Closing Plenary :

Short presentations by Rob Kitchin, Linda Connolly, Kathy Monks, Paschal Preston; Followed by general discussion on .a) key points arising from the conference and .b) how we move forward in terms of developing the ISSP research agenda.
Chair: Willie Golden, NUIG.