Care and Social Change in the Irish Welfare Economy

Bryan Fanning and Michael Rush lecture in the UCD School of Applied Social Science.

• Introduction: Context, change, challenges and care. Section 1 Context: Bryan Fanning, The new welfare economy; Martin Geoghegan and Fred Powell, Governance and social partnership; Michael Rush, The politics of care. Section 2 Change and challenges: Tina McVeigh, Education, life chances and disadvantage; Bryan Fanning, Immigration, racism and social exclusion; Alice Feldman, Social research and immigration; Kevin Murphy, Sustainable development, social policy and the environment; Michael Rush, Sport, health promotion and social capital. Section 3, Care: Michael Rush, Valerie Richardson and Gabriel Kiely, Family policy and reproductive work; Noirin Hayes and Siobhan Bradley, The childcare question; Suzanne Quin, Disability, children and social care; Maria Pierce, Older people and social care; Nessa Winston, Social policy and the Irish diaspora; Mary Ellen McCann, Community development and social care. Notes; References; Index.

"I have no doubt that there will be a demand for a further volume as the current set will be a valuable reference for students of social policy." Sheelagh Broderick, Trinity College Dublin Economic and Social Review 2000