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Publication Regimes of performance: practices of the normalised self in the neoliberal university(Routledge, 2017-09-13) Morrissey, JohnUniversities today inescapably find themselves part of nationally and globally competitive networks that appear firmly inflected by neoliberal concerns of rankings, benchmarking and productivity. This, of course, has in turn led to progressively anticipated and regulated forms of academic subjectivity that many fear are overly econo-centric in design. What I wish to explore in this paper is how, emanating from prevailing neoliberal concepts of individuality and competitiveness, the agency of the contemporary academic is increasingly conditioned via ‘regimes of performance’, replete with prioritised claims of truth and practices of the normalised self. Drawing upon Michel Foucault’s writings on governmentality, and Judith Butler’s subsequent work on subjection, I use findings from a series of in-depth interviews with senior university managers at National University of Ireland, Galway to reflect upon the ways in which academics can respond effectively to the ascendant forms of neoliberal governmentality characterising the academy today. I contemplate the key task of articulating broader educational values, and conclude by considering the challenge of enacting alternative academic subjectivities and practices.Publication Intervening for human security(Edward Elgar Publishing, 2020-10-06) Morrissey, John[No abstract available]Publication Employment and population, 1996-2016: growth, recession and delayed recovery(Geography Publications, 2018) Cawley, MaryIntroduction The two decades from 1996 to 2016 included a period of rapid economic growth internationally, until about 2008, followed by a deep recession from which many countries are still recovering.1 These changes impacted on the size, composition and distribution of Ireland’s population including that of County Roscommon. Rapid economic growth, followed by recession, took place within the context, inter alia, of advances in communication and information technologies, notably the increased role of the internet, growing liberalisation of financial markets and of international trade, reduced travel costs and housing-market failures.2 Information, investment, goods and people moved at increased frequency over greater distances. Ireland was already networked with many countries internationally through attracting overseas investment, membership of the European Union (EU), a long history of labour migration, especially to Great Britain (GB), the United States (US), Canada and Australia, and of church missionary migration to the Americas, Asian and African countries.3 The pace of change quickened and the directions of migration became more diverse during 1996-2016. This chapter discusses some of the ways in which broader processes of change found expression in County Roscommon. The chapter is based primarily on census of population data for the four census periods 1996- 2002, 2002-2006, 2006-2011 and 2011-2016. Change is discussed at two different geographical scales: (i) the county, where comparisons are made with the state; and (ii) urban and rural areas within the county. Additional official and academic sources are used in order to help understand the underlying influences. By way of introduction, broader international and national trends are outlined.Publication Rural emigration to international destinations and return: a perspective from Ireland(Faculty of Letters, University of Porto, 2019) Cawley, MaryThis chapter aims to contribute to a better understanding of international emigration from and return to rural areas using evidence from Ireland. The paper introduces key concepts relating to migration and return more generally. The results of interviews with forty-six returned migrants, who were interviewed in 2011 and 2013, are then discussed. All emigrants spent at least one year resident overseas and spent at least one year resident in Ireland following return. The evidence reveals the continued influence of economic and social factors on emigration. Emigration and access to employment were facilitated by family and friends overseas, among the lower skilled, whilst the more highly qualified used agencies and advertisements. Most migrants lived within transnational frameworks; they maintained regular contact with family at home and many visited home at least once annually. These links functioned as sources of information about opportunities in Ireland. Most returned to employment; however, reuniting with family was a key motivation for return coupled with memories of an idyllic countryside. The experience following return did not always meet expectations and some returnees emigrated again.Publication Conclusion: Comparing household energy use across Europe uncovering opportunities for sustainable transformation(Palgrave Pivot, Cham, 2019-06-08) Naef, Patrick; Sahakian, Marlyne; Goggins, GaryThis chapter considers the similarities and differences between ten European countries in relation to meso-level considerations when it comes to household energy usage. We uncover the governing frameworks and policies related to energy usage, then examine socio-demographic characteristics including housing tenure and location. Next, we consider the energy mix and material arrangements, such as building stocks, before turning to climatic considerations and the cost of energy. The conclusion highlights the importance of embedding energy usage in socio-material systems, tackling questions related to collective conventions, for example, as well as notions of sufficiency. While the policy and technological dimensions of energy distribution are easier to account for in country reviews, the collective conventions that hold together everyday practices that use energy services would merit further study.Publication Reducing residential carbon emissions in Ireland: Challenges and policy responses(Palgrave Pivot, Cham, 2019-06-08) Goggins, Gary; Fahy, Frances; Heaslip, EimearCarbon emissions from the residential sector in Ireland are higher than the European average and are rising. This is a concern in a country already struggling to meet its agreed climate targets. In this chapter, the authors highlight key trends that underpin household energy use in Ireland and undertake a critical examination of related energy policy, with particular attention to the role of the consumer. They find a broad objective to place the consumer at the forefront of Ireland s energy transition, but specific detail of how complex social and technical changes will be realised are lacking. The chapter concludes with a case study demonstrating how sustainable energy initiatives can bring together multiple actors with the common aim to address fuel poverty and lower carbon emissions.Publication Framing the sustainable energy challenge and implications for solutions(Palgrave Pivot, Cham, 2019-06-08) Jensen, Charlotte; Røpke, Inge; Goggins, Gary; Fahy, FrancesSustainable consumption policies often rely on ecological modernisation rationality, where the focus is usually on making current consumption patterns more sustainable in such a way that status quo (ideas about the quality of life and growth) is not challenged. As a result, sustainable energy policies tend to black box the demand-side, often resulting in abstracting efficiency strategies from the social organisation within which the strategies and resulting solutions unfold. Rebound effects and other unintended consequences often happen as a result of this type of efficiency strategies. This chapter introduces alternative problem framings that may offer a way to mitigate rebound effects by addressing and challenging a wider set of socio-material, cultural and institutional aspects of energy demand.Publication An introduction to energy demand challenges in Europe(Palgrave Pivot, Cham, 2019-06-08) Fahy, Frances; Goggins, GaryThis opening chapter calls for greater attention to energy demand challenges in Europe. It argues that many obstacles and opportunities in achieving the so-called energy transition are social and cultural in nature and require interdisciplinary solutions that go beyond efficiency approaches. We provide an overview of the ENERGISE project that aims to achieve greater understanding of the social and cultural influences on household energy use, and to develop appropriate responses and recommendations for policy-makers, practitioners and future academic research. The chapter concludes with a brief summary of the structure of this book, including an introductory overview of how energy demand challenges are understood, and how this relates to the types of solutions that are proposed in each of the ten European countries studied.Publication Tourist expectations and experiences in County Mayo(Geography Publications, 2014) Cawley, MaryThis chapter reports findings relating to tourist expectations and experiences in the central and western coastal and mountainous areas of County Mayo, based on survey work which has not been published previously in the detail presented here. It is based on personal views furnished by the respondents and relates to the period prior to the economic recession and therefore forms a comparative base for future research.Publication A role for quality rural tourism services in rural development? Evidence from the Republic of Ireland(Rural Development Institute, Brandon University and Saint Mary's University, 2003) Cawley, Mary; Gaffey, Sheila M.; Gillmor, Desmond A.[No abstract available]Publication Imaginaries and practices: learning from ENERGISE about the integration of social sciences with the EU Energy Union(Palgrave Macmillan, 2018-08-24) Genus, Audley; Fahy, Frances; Goggins, Gary; Iskandarova, Marfuga; Laakso, Senja; Horizon 2020This chapter aims (1) to identify problematic framings relating to the integration of Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) research with the developing EU Energy Union and (2) to account for the practice of SSH-related energy policy integration with regard to the disciplines, actors, initiatives and processes involved. It articulates an imaginary of SSH and policy integration prevalent in Horizon 2020 funding calls relating to the EU Energy Union, which prefigures what is asked of SSH. Implications of this imaginary for the framing, substance and process of energy policymaking and the role of SSH research therein are discussed. An alternative imaginary is depicted, based on reflection on ‘European Network for Research, Good Practice and Innovation for Sustainable Energy’ (ENERGISE), a three-year, pan-European Horizon 2020-funded project being undertaken by the authors and other partners. The conclusion identifies priorities which need to be addressed in future Horizon 2020-funded research, centring on further probing of alternative imaginaries of, and approaches to, eliciting energy policy integration of SSH.Publication Liberal lawfare and biopolitics: US juridical warfare in the war on terror(Routledge, 2012) Morrissey, John[No abstract available]Publication The geoeconomic pivot of the global war on terror: US Central Command and the war in Iraq(Routledge, 2009) Morrissey, John; |~|[No abstract available]Publication Humanity’s legacies: historical geographies in the present(Sage Publishing, 2014) Morrissey, John; |~|[No abstract available]Publication Publication Publication Imaginative geographies and geopolitics(Sage Publishing, 2014) Morrissey, John; |~|[No abstract available]Publication Publication Colonialism and anti-colonialism(Sage Publishing, 2014) Morrissey, John; |~|[No abstract available]Publication