David Ralph
Biographic Data
| ID | 300855 |
|---|---|
| NAME | David Ralph |
| GIVEN NAMES | David |
| FAMILY NAME | Ralph |
| SIGNATURE | RALPH D |
| AFFILIATIONS | National University of Ireland, Maynooth |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1804-4565 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 176 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
It’s Just Hair, Right?” From Loss of Identity to Building a New Man in Young Men’s Accounts of Male Pattern Baldness
This article explores how young men who have gone bald narrate their hair loss stories. In these accounts, the experience of balding creates major inner turbulence and loss of confidence in these men. However, the next phase of the “balding journey” is about overcoming these setbacks and restoring control to their bodies and self-identity. This is done by taking responsibility for their appearance and shaving off their remaining hair. Ultimately,…
Between a whisper and a shout’: Repealing the eighth and pro-choice Irish women’s abortion testimonies
In this paper I analyse the written testimonies submitted by pro-choice Irish women to the government in advance of the Referendum to Repeal the Eighth Amendment in May 2018. These testimonies are all in favour of legal reform to allow abortion access. However, the women’s narratives are far from homogeneous in how they view abortion and how they present their abortion histories. Some offer a categorically pro-choice position with unapologetic ca…
The Unsung Heroes of Ireland: Masculinity, Gender, and Breadwinning among Ireland's 'Euro-Commuters
Here I examine the masculinity/breadwinning nexus among a group of intra-European migrants, namely, those who commute for work between European states-or Euro-commuters. I focus specifically on professional male Euro-commuters, who live in the Republic of Ireland but work in another European Union (EU)-28 country. Examining their mobility decision-making process, I argue that the impetus behind Euro-commuting is strongly influenced by normative g…
Family rhythms: The changing textures of family life in Ireland
Family Rhythms is a comprehensive, user-friendly text that opens a new window on family change in Ireland. The authors draw on major new qualitative longitudinal datasets to develop a rich account of continuity and change in the textures, meanings and rhythms of family life in Ireland since the early years of the state. Consistent with the recent turn to more inductive approaches in family studies, the book focuses on changing everyday practices …
Who should do the caring'? Involved fatherhood and ambivalent gendered moral rationalities among cohabiting/married irish parents
Drawing on qualitative couple interviews with cohabiting/married mothers and fathers, this paper examines accounts of involved fatherhood in contemporary Ireland. It shows that while the ideal of fathers as heavily involved in day-to-day parenting is widespread, the reality is somewhat different – and this despite increased participation of Irish mothers in the labour market. Given this mismatch between fatherhood ideals and realities, it begs th…
Work, Family and Commuting in Europe: The Lives of Euro-Commuters
Euro-commuters' have emerged as a new group of migrants since the onset of the economic crisis in the EU. These people work in one country but live in another. This book analyses the characteristics o
Always on the Move, but Going Nowhere Fast: Motivations for 'Euro-commuting' between the Republic of Ireland and Other EU States
This article analyses the mobility motivations of an under-studied stream of intra-European migrants, namely that of cross-border commuters between two or more European states—or ‘Euro-commuters’. Based on in-depth interviews with high-skilled, professional Euro-commuters between the Republic of Ireland and other European Union (EU) states, I ask whether Euro-commuting is a mobility strategy to mitigate the longer-term separations more convention…
Equally at home on Beacon Hill and Hill 16'? Transnational identities among Irish-born return migrants from the United States
In this article, I examine the transnational identities that return migrants create upon resettlement in their country of origin. Specifically, I draw on interviews with Republic of Ireland-born return migrants from the United States between the years 1996 and 2006. The analysis shows that return migrants - like other migrant groups - maintain and establish translocal identities and practices that straddle 'here' (Ireland) and 'there' (United Sta…
Young grandchildren and their grandparents: A secondary analysis of continuity and change across four birth cohorts
This article examines the changing texture of intergenerational relationships in Ireland. Focusing on the young child as ‘anchor’ generation, we traced changes in the quality and significance of grandchild–grandparent relationships across four birth cohorts, through a secondary analysis of two major qualitative longitudinal datasets made available by the Irish Qualitative Data Archive. The article describes how we addressed the challenges associa…
It was a bit like the passover’: Recollections of family mealtimes during twentieth century Irish childhoods
The article presents an in-depth qualitative analysis of experiences of childhood mealtimes amongst three cohorts of Irish people in different historical periods during the twentieth century. By analysing family mealtimes during respondents' childhoods, the article sheds light on change and continuity to family practices throughout twentieth century Ireland. The analysis shows that patterns of family eating respond to changes in the economy and e…
Managing sameness and difference: The politics of belonging among Irish-born return migrants from the United States
Contemporary immigration in Western countries spurs intense debates about immigrant–host society relationships, asking questions about who and what it means to belong in such immigrant-receiving societies. In the Republic of Ireland, the debate about belonging in the wake of large-scale in-migration during the 'Celtic Tiger' years placed the onus on newcomers to shed their 'difference' and conform to Irish society's norms of 'sameness' if they we…
Global Cities at Work: New Migrant Divisions of Labour/Au Pair
Home and Migration: Mobilities, Belongings and Identities
Geographers deploy a panoply of theories and techniques to effectively study the meanings that migrants attach to their mobility and settlement experiences. In particular, the emergence of transnationalism as a major analytic tool offers scholars fresh insights into the ways in which migrants maintain ties to their places of origin, while simultaneously adapting to their new environments. Surprisingly, what remains assumed, more often than interr…
Home is where the heart is’? Understandings of ‘home’ among Irish-born return migrants from the United States
This article draws on original research with Irish-born return migrants from the United States to consider how the concept of ‘home’ is understood by this returnee cohort. Specifically, it focuses on the late 1980s and early 1990s emigrant cohort who went to live and work in the United States, and have recently returned to ‘Celtic Tiger’ Ireland. It examines how their various understandings of this elusive spatial imaginary compares with ideas of…
Home and Migration: Mobilities, Belongings and Identities
Geographers deploy a panoply of theories and techniques to effectively study the meanings that migrants attach to their mobility and settlement experiences. In particular, the emergence of transnationalism as a major analytic tool offers scholars fresh insights into the ways in which migrants maintain ties to their places of origin, while simultaneously adapting to their new environments. Surprisingly, what remains assumed, more often than interr…
Family rhythms: The changing textures of family life in Ireland
Family Rhythms is a comprehensive, user-friendly text that opens a new window on family change in Ireland. The authors draw on major new qualitative longitudinal datasets to develop a rich account of continuity and change in the textures, meanings and rhythms of family life in Ireland since the early years of the state. Consistent with the recent turn to more inductive approaches in family studies, the book focuses on changing everyday practices …
Managing sameness and difference: The politics of belonging among Irish-born return migrants from the United States
Contemporary immigration in Western countries spurs intense debates about immigrant–host society relationships, asking questions about who and what it means to belong in such immigrant-receiving societies. In the Republic of Ireland, the debate about belonging in the wake of large-scale in-migration during the 'Celtic Tiger' years placed the onus on newcomers to shed their 'difference' and conform to Irish society's norms of 'sameness' if they we…
Home is where the heart is’? Understandings of ‘home’ among Irish-born return migrants from the United States
This article draws on original research with Irish-born return migrants from the United States to consider how the concept of ‘home’ is understood by this returnee cohort. Specifically, it focuses on the late 1980s and early 1990s emigrant cohort who went to live and work in the United States, and have recently returned to ‘Celtic Tiger’ Ireland. It examines how their various understandings of this elusive spatial imaginary compares with ideas of…
Who should do the caring'? Involved fatherhood and ambivalent gendered moral rationalities among cohabiting/married irish parents
Drawing on qualitative couple interviews with cohabiting/married mothers and fathers, this paper examines accounts of involved fatherhood in contemporary Ireland. It shows that while the ideal of fathers as heavily involved in day-to-day parenting is widespread, the reality is somewhat different – and this despite increased participation of Irish mothers in the labour market. Given this mismatch between fatherhood ideals and realities, it begs th…
Always on the Move, but Going Nowhere Fast: Motivations for 'Euro-commuting' between the Republic of Ireland and Other EU States
This article analyses the mobility motivations of an under-studied stream of intra-European migrants, namely that of cross-border commuters between two or more European states—or ‘Euro-commuters’. Based on in-depth interviews with high-skilled, professional Euro-commuters between the Republic of Ireland and other European Union (EU) states, I ask whether Euro-commuting is a mobility strategy to mitigate the longer-term separations more convention…
Young grandchildren and their grandparents: A secondary analysis of continuity and change across four birth cohorts
This article examines the changing texture of intergenerational relationships in Ireland. Focusing on the young child as ‘anchor’ generation, we traced changes in the quality and significance of grandchild–grandparent relationships across four birth cohorts, through a secondary analysis of two major qualitative longitudinal datasets made available by the Irish Qualitative Data Archive. The article describes how we addressed the challenges associa…
Between a whisper and a shout’: Repealing the eighth and pro-choice Irish women’s abortion testimonies
In this paper I analyse the written testimonies submitted by pro-choice Irish women to the government in advance of the Referendum to Repeal the Eighth Amendment in May 2018. These testimonies are all in favour of legal reform to allow abortion access. However, the women’s narratives are far from homogeneous in how they view abortion and how they present their abortion histories. Some offer a categorically pro-choice position with unapologetic ca…
It was a bit like the passover’: Recollections of family mealtimes during twentieth century Irish childhoods
The article presents an in-depth qualitative analysis of experiences of childhood mealtimes amongst three cohorts of Irish people in different historical periods during the twentieth century. By analysing family mealtimes during respondents' childhoods, the article sheds light on change and continuity to family practices throughout twentieth century Ireland. The analysis shows that patterns of family eating respond to changes in the economy and e…
The Unsung Heroes of Ireland: Masculinity, Gender, and Breadwinning among Ireland's 'Euro-Commuters
Here I examine the masculinity/breadwinning nexus among a group of intra-European migrants, namely, those who commute for work between European states-or Euro-commuters. I focus specifically on professional male Euro-commuters, who live in the Republic of Ireland but work in another European Union (EU)-28 country. Examining their mobility decision-making process, I argue that the impetus behind Euro-commuting is strongly influenced by normative g…
Equally at home on Beacon Hill and Hill 16'? Transnational identities among Irish-born return migrants from the United States
In this article, I examine the transnational identities that return migrants create upon resettlement in their country of origin. Specifically, I draw on interviews with Republic of Ireland-born return migrants from the United States between the years 1996 and 2006. The analysis shows that return migrants - like other migrant groups - maintain and establish translocal identities and practices that straddle 'here' (Ireland) and 'there' (United Sta…
Home is where the heart is’? Understandings of ‘home’ among Irish-born return migrants from the United States
This article draws on original research with Irish-born return migrants from the United States to consider how the concept of ‘home’ is understood by this returnee cohort. Specifically, it focuses on the late 1980s and early 1990s emigrant cohort who went to live and work in the United States, and have recently returned to ‘Celtic Tiger’ Ireland. It examines how their various understandings of this elusive spatial imaginary compares with ideas of…
Home and Migration: Mobilities, Belongings and Identities
Geographers deploy a panoply of theories and techniques to effectively study the meanings that migrants attach to their mobility and settlement experiences. In particular, the emergence of transnationalism as a major analytic tool offers scholars fresh insights into the ways in which migrants maintain ties to their places of origin, while simultaneously adapting to their new environments. Surprisingly, what remains assumed, more often than interr…
Managing sameness and difference: The politics of belonging among Irish-born return migrants from the United States
Contemporary immigration in Western countries spurs intense debates about immigrant–host society relationships, asking questions about who and what it means to belong in such immigrant-receiving societies. In the Republic of Ireland, the debate about belonging in the wake of large-scale in-migration during the 'Celtic Tiger' years placed the onus on newcomers to shed their 'difference' and conform to Irish society's norms of 'sameness' if they we…
Global Cities at Work: New Migrant Divisions of Labour/Au Pair
Young grandchildren and their grandparents: A secondary analysis of continuity and change across four birth cohorts
This article examines the changing texture of intergenerational relationships in Ireland. Focusing on the young child as ‘anchor’ generation, we traced changes in the quality and significance of grandchild–grandparent relationships across four birth cohorts, through a secondary analysis of two major qualitative longitudinal datasets made available by the Irish Qualitative Data Archive. The article describes how we addressed the challenges associa…
It was a bit like the passover’: Recollections of family mealtimes during twentieth century Irish childhoods
The article presents an in-depth qualitative analysis of experiences of childhood mealtimes amongst three cohorts of Irish people in different historical periods during the twentieth century. By analysing family mealtimes during respondents' childhoods, the article sheds light on change and continuity to family practices throughout twentieth century Ireland. The analysis shows that patterns of family eating respond to changes in the economy and e…
Equally at home on Beacon Hill and Hill 16'? Transnational identities among Irish-born return migrants from the United States
In this article, I examine the transnational identities that return migrants create upon resettlement in their country of origin. Specifically, I draw on interviews with Republic of Ireland-born return migrants from the United States between the years 1996 and 2006. The analysis shows that return migrants - like other migrant groups - maintain and establish translocal identities and practices that straddle 'here' (Ireland) and 'there' (United Sta…
Work, Family and Commuting in Europe: The Lives of Euro-Commuters
Euro-commuters' have emerged as a new group of migrants since the onset of the economic crisis in the EU. These people work in one country but live in another. This book analyses the characteristics o
Always on the Move, but Going Nowhere Fast: Motivations for 'Euro-commuting' between the Republic of Ireland and Other EU States
This article analyses the mobility motivations of an under-studied stream of intra-European migrants, namely that of cross-border commuters between two or more European states—or ‘Euro-commuters’. Based on in-depth interviews with high-skilled, professional Euro-commuters between the Republic of Ireland and other European Union (EU) states, I ask whether Euro-commuting is a mobility strategy to mitigate the longer-term separations more convention…
Family rhythms: The changing textures of family life in Ireland
Family Rhythms is a comprehensive, user-friendly text that opens a new window on family change in Ireland. The authors draw on major new qualitative longitudinal datasets to develop a rich account of continuity and change in the textures, meanings and rhythms of family life in Ireland since the early years of the state. Consistent with the recent turn to more inductive approaches in family studies, the book focuses on changing everyday practices …
Who should do the caring'? Involved fatherhood and ambivalent gendered moral rationalities among cohabiting/married irish parents
Drawing on qualitative couple interviews with cohabiting/married mothers and fathers, this paper examines accounts of involved fatherhood in contemporary Ireland. It shows that while the ideal of fathers as heavily involved in day-to-day parenting is widespread, the reality is somewhat different – and this despite increased participation of Irish mothers in the labour market. Given this mismatch between fatherhood ideals and realities, it begs th…
The Unsung Heroes of Ireland: Masculinity, Gender, and Breadwinning among Ireland's 'Euro-Commuters
Here I examine the masculinity/breadwinning nexus among a group of intra-European migrants, namely, those who commute for work between European states-or Euro-commuters. I focus specifically on professional male Euro-commuters, who live in the Republic of Ireland but work in another European Union (EU)-28 country. Examining their mobility decision-making process, I argue that the impetus behind Euro-commuting is strongly influenced by normative g…
Between a whisper and a shout’: Repealing the eighth and pro-choice Irish women’s abortion testimonies
In this paper I analyse the written testimonies submitted by pro-choice Irish women to the government in advance of the Referendum to Repeal the Eighth Amendment in May 2018. These testimonies are all in favour of legal reform to allow abortion access. However, the women’s narratives are far from homogeneous in how they view abortion and how they present their abortion histories. Some offer a categorically pro-choice position with unapologetic ca…
It’s Just Hair, Right?” From Loss of Identity to Building a New Man in Young Men’s Accounts of Male Pattern Baldness
This article explores how young men who have gone bald narrate their hair loss stories. In these accounts, the experience of balding creates major inner turbulence and loss of confidence in these men. However, the next phase of the “balding journey” is about overcoming these setbacks and restoring control to their bodies and self-identity. This is done by taking responsibility for their appearance and shaving off their remaining hair. Ultimately,…
Sociology (13 works) · Political science (11 works) · Irish (10 works) · Gender Studies (9 works) · Law (8 works) · Migration and Labor Dynamics (7 works) · Economics (6 works) · Demographic economics (5 works) · Gender Studies (5 works) · Geography (5 works)