Peter Doran
Biographic Data
| ID | 235843 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Peter Doran |
| GIVEN NAMES | Peter |
| FAMILY NAME | Doran |
| SIGNATURE | DORAN P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Queen's University Belfast |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2064-5335 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Beyond the attention economy, towards an ecology of attending. A manifesto
We endorse policymakers’ efforts to address the negative consequences of the attention economy’s technology but add that these approaches are often limited in their criticism of the systemic context of human attention. Starting from Buddhist philosophy, we advocate a broader approach: an ‘ecology of attending’ that centers on conceptualizing, designing, and using attention (1) in an embedded way and (2) focused on the alleviating of suffering. Wi…
Rights of Nature on the Island of Ireland: Origins, Drivers, and Implications for Future Rights of Nature Movements
Over the course of 2021, several local councils across the island of Ireland introduced motions recognizing the 'Rights of Nature'. To date, little research has been conducted into these nascent Rights of Nature movements, even though they raise important questions about the philosophical, cultural, political, and legal drivers in pursuing such rights. Similarly, much remains unclear as to the implications of such initiatives, both in their domes…
McMindfulness: Buddhism as sold to you by neoliberals
A Political Economy of Attention, Mindfulness and Consumerism: Reclaiming the Mindful Commons
The power of capital is the power to target our attention, mould market-ready identities, and reduce the public realm to an endless series of choices. This has far-reaching implications for our psychological, physical and spiritual well-being, and ultimately for our global ecology. In this consumer age, the underlying teachings of Buddhist mindfulness offer more than individual well-being and resilience. They also offer new sources of critical in…
Residential child care in practice: Making a difference
A daily life approach to residential child care Safe and secure: the idea of belonging Nurtured: the idea of upbringing Healthy: the idea of wellbeing Achieve and enjoy: the idea of fun Active: the idea of purpose Respected and responsible: the Idea of citizenship Contributing: the idea of generosity Included: the idea of community participation Conclusion
The UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20): A sign of the times or ‘ecology as spectacle
The role of awakening cortisol and psychological distress in diurnal variations in affect: A day reconstruction study
People often feel unhappy in the morning but better later in the day, and this pattern may be amplified in the distressed. Past work suggests that one function of cortisol is to energize people in the morning. In a study of 174 students, we tested to see whether daily affect patterns, psychological distress, and awakening cortisol levels were interlinked. Affect levels were assessed using the Day Reconstruction Method and psychological distress w…
Hydrological Connectivity of the Landscape of the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica: Hydrology of the McMurdo Dry Valleys
The McMurdo Dry Valleys (MDV) of Antarctica are composed of nearly 2000 km 2 of ice‐free terrain, supporting a vibrant cold desert ecosystem despite harsh conditions. The ecosystem is largely regulated by the hydrologic cycle within the MDV, which is controlled by climate dynamics. The strength and timing of connections among the hydrologic reservoirs of the MDV (atmosphere, glaciers, soils and permafrost, streams and their hyporheic zones, and l…
Can Civil Society Succeed Where Elites Have Failed in the War on Sectarianism? Towards an Infinitely Demanding Politics for the North
Caught between the well-armed imaginations of paramilitary organisations competing for the hearts and minds of a divided population, and state engineering of a liberal peace, civil society's impact on Northern Ireland's identity politics was limited during the thirty-year conflict. Specifically, the community and voluntary sector itself has tended to replicate as much as it challenged patterns of segregation in many of its own structures. With pl…
A burning issue? Governance and anti-incinerator campaigns in Ireland, North and South
The decades of conflict in Northern Ireland created divisions between communities, with few opportunities for cooperation. However, in the 1990s opposition to a proposed cross-border incinerator brought the divided communities together. The 1990s economic boom in the Republic of Ireland generated a waste management crisis as the by-products of rampant consumerism overwhelmed the state's rudimentary waste disposal system. Three Irish anti-incinera…
The fourteenth session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development: The energy session
A review of the Fourteenth Session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development, focusing on international energy issues
Green Theory
For students of politics, the state has always assumed central importance. However, for many in the Green movements, and the Green theorists articulating their concerns in a more abstract or systematic manner, the importance of the state has often been understated.
Refining Green Political Economy: From Ecological Modernisation to Economic Security and Sufficiency
Perhaps the most problematic dimension of the ‘triple bottom line’ understanding of sustainable development has been the ‘economic’ dimension. Much of the thinking about the appropriate ‘political economy’ to underpin or frame sustainable development has been either utopian (as in some ‘green’ political views) or an attempt to make peace with ‘business as usual’ approaches. This article suggests that ‘ecological modernisation’ is the dominant con…
The UN commission on sustainable development, 1995
(1996). The UN commission on sustainable development, 1995. Environmental Politics: Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 100-107
A burning issue? Governance and anti-incinerator campaigns in Ireland, North and South
The decades of conflict in Northern Ireland created divisions between communities, with few opportunities for cooperation. However, in the 1990s opposition to a proposed cross-border incinerator brought the divided communities together. The 1990s economic boom in the Republic of Ireland generated a waste management crisis as the by-products of rampant consumerism overwhelmed the state's rudimentary waste disposal system. Three Irish anti-incinera…
Refining Green Political Economy: From Ecological Modernisation to Economic Security and Sufficiency
Perhaps the most problematic dimension of the ‘triple bottom line’ understanding of sustainable development has been the ‘economic’ dimension. Much of the thinking about the appropriate ‘political economy’ to underpin or frame sustainable development has been either utopian (as in some ‘green’ political views) or an attempt to make peace with ‘business as usual’ approaches. This article suggests that ‘ecological modernisation’ is the dominant con…
Rights of Nature on the Island of Ireland: Origins, Drivers, and Implications for Future Rights of Nature Movements
Over the course of 2021, several local councils across the island of Ireland introduced motions recognizing the 'Rights of Nature'. To date, little research has been conducted into these nascent Rights of Nature movements, even though they raise important questions about the philosophical, cultural, political, and legal drivers in pursuing such rights. Similarly, much remains unclear as to the implications of such initiatives, both in their domes…
The UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20): A sign of the times or ‘ecology as spectacle
The UN commission on sustainable development, 1995
(1996). The UN commission on sustainable development, 1995. Environmental Politics: Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 100-107
Green Theory
For students of politics, the state has always assumed central importance. However, for many in the Green movements, and the Green theorists articulating their concerns in a more abstract or systematic manner, the importance of the state has often been understated.
Refining Green Political Economy: From Ecological Modernisation to Economic Security and Sufficiency
Perhaps the most problematic dimension of the ‘triple bottom line’ understanding of sustainable development has been the ‘economic’ dimension. Much of the thinking about the appropriate ‘political economy’ to underpin or frame sustainable development has been either utopian (as in some ‘green’ political views) or an attempt to make peace with ‘business as usual’ approaches. This article suggests that ‘ecological modernisation’ is the dominant con…
The fourteenth session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development: The energy session
A review of the Fourteenth Session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development, focusing on international energy issues
A burning issue? Governance and anti-incinerator campaigns in Ireland, North and South
The decades of conflict in Northern Ireland created divisions between communities, with few opportunities for cooperation. However, in the 1990s opposition to a proposed cross-border incinerator brought the divided communities together. The 1990s economic boom in the Republic of Ireland generated a waste management crisis as the by-products of rampant consumerism overwhelmed the state's rudimentary waste disposal system. Three Irish anti-incinera…
Can Civil Society Succeed Where Elites Have Failed in the War on Sectarianism? Towards an Infinitely Demanding Politics for the North
Caught between the well-armed imaginations of paramilitary organisations competing for the hearts and minds of a divided population, and state engineering of a liberal peace, civil society's impact on Northern Ireland's identity politics was limited during the thirty-year conflict. Specifically, the community and voluntary sector itself has tended to replicate as much as it challenged patterns of segregation in many of its own structures. With pl…
The role of awakening cortisol and psychological distress in diurnal variations in affect: A day reconstruction study
People often feel unhappy in the morning but better later in the day, and this pattern may be amplified in the distressed. Past work suggests that one function of cortisol is to energize people in the morning. In a study of 174 students, we tested to see whether daily affect patterns, psychological distress, and awakening cortisol levels were interlinked. Affect levels were assessed using the Day Reconstruction Method and psychological distress w…
Hydrological Connectivity of the Landscape of the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica: Hydrology of the McMurdo Dry Valleys
The McMurdo Dry Valleys (MDV) of Antarctica are composed of nearly 2000 km 2 of ice‐free terrain, supporting a vibrant cold desert ecosystem despite harsh conditions. The ecosystem is largely regulated by the hydrologic cycle within the MDV, which is controlled by climate dynamics. The strength and timing of connections among the hydrologic reservoirs of the MDV (atmosphere, glaciers, soils and permafrost, streams and their hyporheic zones, and l…
Residential child care in practice: Making a difference
A daily life approach to residential child care Safe and secure: the idea of belonging Nurtured: the idea of upbringing Healthy: the idea of wellbeing Achieve and enjoy: the idea of fun Active: the idea of purpose Respected and responsible: the Idea of citizenship Contributing: the idea of generosity Included: the idea of community participation Conclusion
The UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20): A sign of the times or ‘ecology as spectacle
A Political Economy of Attention, Mindfulness and Consumerism: Reclaiming the Mindful Commons
The power of capital is the power to target our attention, mould market-ready identities, and reduce the public realm to an endless series of choices. This has far-reaching implications for our psychological, physical and spiritual well-being, and ultimately for our global ecology. In this consumer age, the underlying teachings of Buddhist mindfulness offer more than individual well-being and resilience. They also offer new sources of critical in…
McMindfulness: Buddhism as sold to you by neoliberals
Rights of Nature on the Island of Ireland: Origins, Drivers, and Implications for Future Rights of Nature Movements
Over the course of 2021, several local councils across the island of Ireland introduced motions recognizing the 'Rights of Nature'. To date, little research has been conducted into these nascent Rights of Nature movements, even though they raise important questions about the philosophical, cultural, political, and legal drivers in pursuing such rights. Similarly, much remains unclear as to the implications of such initiatives, both in their domes…
Beyond the attention economy, towards an ecology of attending. A manifesto
We endorse policymakers’ efforts to address the negative consequences of the attention economy’s technology but add that these approaches are often limited in their criticism of the systemic context of human attention. Starting from Buddhist philosophy, we advocate a broader approach: an ‘ecology of attending’ that centers on conceptualizing, designing, and using attention (1) in an embedded way and (2) focused on the alleviating of suffering. Wi…
Political science (10 works) · Law (8 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Politics (6 works) · Business (5 works) · Economics (5 works) · Political economy (4 works) · Sustainable development (4 works) · Ecology (3 works) · Geography (3 works)