Michelle Millar
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 251532 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Michelle Millar |
| PRENOMES | Michelle |
| SOBRENOME | Millar |
| ASSINATURA | MILLAR M |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8722-1265 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 27 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 92 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 27 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1996 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 5 |
Youth unemployment as a policy problem for the OECD, European Union, and the Republic of Ireland in the wake of the Global Financial Crisis
Designing futures through student engagement
Futures research is gaining increased prominence in educational research and development ( Tesar, 2021 ), and particularly now as we emerge from the global COVID-19 pandemic, which has provided a lever for change and an opportunity for innovation in learning, teaching and assessment ( Hall et al., 2020 ; Jandrić et al., 2022 ; Tesar, 2020 ). Designing Futures (DF) is an initiative that aims to transform the student learning experience at universi…
Incarcerated mothers’ experience of adversity heard using participatory mixed-method research
This article is based on mixed-method participatory research with incarcerated mothers in Ireland. It draws on this research which aimed to profile imprisoned mothers, hear their experiences of motherhood and mothering and examine their available supports. An overview of relevant literature on motherhood, incarceration, trauma and addiction in the context of incarceration is presented, followed by a detailed outline and discussion of the particip…
A Systemic Lifecycle Approach to Social Policy Practice in Social Work
The aim of this article is to outline a systemic lifecycle approach to social policy practice in social work. Evidence from the field of parenting and child welfare within an Irish context will be used for illustration. We avail of the work of Nancy Fraser to provide the theoretical framework. Drawing from approaches used mostly in public policy education, we demonstrate how social workers can engage at different stages of that policy lifecycle. …
Persistent stigma despite social change
‘Single’ women continue to experience stigma during pregnancy and mothering in the Republic of Ireland. This article explores the experiences of stigma of single women who were pregnant and mothering in Ireland between 1996 and 2010. The biographic narrative interpretive method (BNIM) was used to elicit biographical narratives. Analysis on both the lived experience of the women and the social context of the time created a ‘situated subjectivity’ …
Rational skivers or desperate strivers? The problematisation of fraud in the Irish social protection system
The Irish social protection system has taken an increasingly workfarist turn in the post-crisis era. Concurrently, ‘welfare fraud’ emerged as a contentious political issue, leading some commentators to argue certain groups of welfare claimants have been cast as ‘scapegoats’ for widely experienced financial hardship. This article brings these two points of inquiry together for the first time by critically engaging with two anti-fraud strategy poli…
The only equality is the pain”
This paper critically analyses how overarching policy goals and practices surrounding access and entitlement to health care (HC) have been dominated by a conflicting system of libertarian and equity‐based principles. We examine how this mixed‐motives system originated and the importance of policy legacies inherited from the Poor Laws era in shaping modern conceptions of access and entitlement to HC. We also considered how these determined the sco…
Off the hook
This paper explores the experiences of 15 Irish mothers who have undergone a legal separation and/or divorce and highlights that while both parents have a legal responsibility to care for children in the event of a dissolution of marriage, the enforcement of such responsibilities is deficient in the case of the absent parent. This is particularly deleterious for mothers living in poverty and we question the adequacy of current policy to deal with…
The (in)adequacy of in-work benefits in Irish lone parent labour market activation policy
In-work benefits (IWBs) are important in ‘making work pay’ for many low-income families. We consider the adequacy of Family Income Supplement (FIS) for Irish lone parents transitioning from social protection to paid employment. Drawing on interviews with lone parents and with stakeholders, FIS enables some lone parents to meet basic needs and move towards financial independence, there were also difficulties, and many are financially better off re…
Understanding, negotiating and navigating the politicisation of evidence-based policy research
Utilising a case study of evidence-based policy (EBP) commissioned by government we explore how academic outputs can serve several purposes, depending on the political milieu and the values and ideologies of any given party. Our commissioned research was being carried out in the context of significant policy change for lone parents in Ireland which saw the introduction of labour market activation. The research was initially used by the then Gover…
Lone Parent Activation in Ireland
Lone parents and their children are the biggest group at risk of living in poverty in Ireland, and activation is regarded as the solution to this problem by policymakers. While workfare requirements are now placed on lone parents whose youngest child is aged 14 or over, we question the capacity of the current activation policy to deliver an adequate income for these families. Drawing on evidence from other countries and the current Irish context,…
Irish Women’s Ongoing Experiences of Domestic Abuse in Cases of Separation and Divorce
The issue of postseparation abuse is a significant problem for women. This qualitative research examines Irish women’s experiences of domestic abuse in cases of separation and divorce. Findings show that methods of abuse change after separation and perpetrators can use institutions of the state to continue their abusive behavior in a new forum and can continue long after marital dissolution is finalized. Such behavior is legitimized by the state’…
Just because I have a baby doesn’t mean it’s going to stop my life’
Adolescent parenthood from an international perspective has predominantly been constructed as a problematised entity. Conversely, the revisionist viewpoint highlights the imperative to understand the subjective views and perspectives of these young parents in their social context and its influence as that of either enabler or constraint. Underpinned by Heidegger’s phenomenological philosophy, this article explores ‘being in the world’ of the Iris…
A rights-based conceptual framework for the social inclusion of children and young persons with an intellectual disability
There is a basic principle that all children and young persons with intellectual disabilities should be able to enjoy citizenship on an equal basis with others. This includes enjoying personal dignity and exercising choice, control and freedom in social, community and cultural life, in keeping with their individual lifestyle preferences and aspirations. There is a need for a stronger human rights narrative to achieve this. This article identifies…
Understanding the Key Tenets of Heidegger's Philosophy for Interpretive Phenomenological Research
Martin Heidegger's phenomenology provides methodological guidance for qualitative researchers seeking to explicate the lived experience of study participants. However, most phenomenological researchers apply his philosophy loosely. This is not surprising because Heidegger's phenomenological philosophy is challenging and the influence of his philosophy in shaping the conduct of interpretive phenomenological research is broadly debated. This articl…
Exploring the Potential Market for the “Commercial Home” in Mainland China
The growth of the “commercial home” around the world has been well documented (Jones & Guan, 2011 Jones, D. L. and Guan, J. J. 2011. Bed & breakfast lodging development in Mainland China: Who is the potential customer?. Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research, 16(1): 517–536. [Google Scholar]; Lynch, McIntosh, & Tucker, 2009 Lynch, P., McIntosh, A. J. and Tucker, H. 2009. Commercial homes: An international perspective Oxton, , England: Routledge…
Public Private Partnerships in Ireland
Public Private Partnerships in Ireland: Failed Experiment or the Way Forward for the State? Rory Hearne Manchester University Press, 2011, (hb) 260pp., ISBN 9780719084874, stg£65 This book forms pa
Doing the Job as a Parent
Recent studies of family life in Ireland have focused on changes in 'traditional' family structures, including the increase in one-parent families. This article illustrates the impact dominant conceptions in Irish society that privilege the family based on marriage have on one-parent family policy. The authors focus on two key areas of social interaction associated with family life-parenthood and (un)paid work-to identify both congruences and ten…
Traumatic Events and Mental Health in the Community
Background: Adverse mental health effects in response to a variety of distressing events in specific populations are well documented. However, comparatively little research has been conducted within large community samples outside North America. Aims: To assess the prevalence and psychological impact of specific traumatic events in a New Zealand community sample. Methods: Prevalence and psychological impact of 12 traumatic events was examined in …
Participatory research and the voice‐centred relational method of data analysis
Much has been written about participatory approaches in planning and implementing research. The process and practice of participatory data interpretation and analysis is, however, less discussed. This article explores the value of the Voice‐Centred Relational (VCR) method of data analysis and interpretation in the context of participatory research with socially excluded teenagers. Focussing on participatory data analysis, the implementation of th…
It's All the Same No Matter How Much Fruit or Vegetables or Fresh Air We Get
The Politics of Food Regulation and Reform in Ireland
Amid a period of increasing political anxiety generated by the BSE crisis, the Irish Government sought to replace a confusing medley of food regulations with a single agency responsible for regulating food from the ‘farm to the fork’. Presented as a radical departure from a regime previously discredited, its remit would be to redefine the relationship between risk assessment, management and communication. In this context, the paper puts forward t…
The Appliance of Science’
Amid increasing political anxiety generated by the BSE crisis, the European Union (EU) has sought to replace a confusing medley of food laws with a Food Safety Agency (EFSA) responsible for regulation from the farm to the fork’. Presented as an alluring cocktail of science and administrative change, the agency's remit will extend to redefining the relationship between risk assessment, its management and communication. In this context, this articl…
The Role of the Citizen-Client in Performance Measurement
The current wave of public service reform in modern economies places a special emphasis on the delivery of appropriate, effective and responsive services to the citizen-client. The models and frameworks that are considered relevant to improvements in service delivery draw upon private sector marketing practices
Accountability and Performance Measurement
Understanding the Key Tenets of Heidegger's Philosophy for Interpretive Phenomenological Research
Martin Heidegger's phenomenology provides methodological guidance for qualitative researchers seeking to explicate the lived experience of study participants. However, most phenomenological researchers apply his philosophy loosely. This is not surprising because Heidegger's phenomenological philosophy is challenging and the influence of his philosophy in shaping the conduct of interpretive phenomenological research is broadly debated. This articl…
Participatory research and the voice‐centred relational method of data analysis
Much has been written about participatory approaches in planning and implementing research. The process and practice of participatory data interpretation and analysis is, however, less discussed. This article explores the value of the Voice‐Centred Relational (VCR) method of data analysis and interpretation in the context of participatory research with socially excluded teenagers. Focussing on participatory data analysis, the implementation of th…
It's All the Same No Matter How Much Fruit or Vegetables or Fresh Air We Get
Lone Parent Activation in Ireland
Lone parents and their children are the biggest group at risk of living in poverty in Ireland, and activation is regarded as the solution to this problem by policymakers. While workfare requirements are now placed on lone parents whose youngest child is aged 14 or over, we question the capacity of the current activation policy to deliver an adequate income for these families. Drawing on evidence from other countries and the current Irish context,…
A rights-based conceptual framework for the social inclusion of children and young persons with an intellectual disability
There is a basic principle that all children and young persons with intellectual disabilities should be able to enjoy citizenship on an equal basis with others. This includes enjoying personal dignity and exercising choice, control and freedom in social, community and cultural life, in keeping with their individual lifestyle preferences and aspirations. There is a need for a stronger human rights narrative to achieve this. This article identifies…
The Politics of Food Regulation and Reform in Ireland
Amid a period of increasing political anxiety generated by the BSE crisis, the Irish Government sought to replace a confusing medley of food regulations with a single agency responsible for regulating food from the ‘farm to the fork’. Presented as a radical departure from a regime previously discredited, its remit would be to redefine the relationship between risk assessment, management and communication. In this context, the paper puts forward t…
Rational skivers or desperate strivers? The problematisation of fraud in the Irish social protection system
The Irish social protection system has taken an increasingly workfarist turn in the post-crisis era. Concurrently, ‘welfare fraud’ emerged as a contentious political issue, leading some commentators to argue certain groups of welfare claimants have been cast as ‘scapegoats’ for widely experienced financial hardship. This article brings these two points of inquiry together for the first time by critically engaging with two anti-fraud strategy poli…
Doing the Job as a Parent
Recent studies of family life in Ireland have focused on changes in 'traditional' family structures, including the increase in one-parent families. This article illustrates the impact dominant conceptions in Irish society that privilege the family based on marriage have on one-parent family policy. The authors focus on two key areas of social interaction associated with family life-parenthood and (un)paid work-to identify both congruences and ten…
The Appliance of Science’
Amid increasing political anxiety generated by the BSE crisis, the European Union (EU) has sought to replace a confusing medley of food laws with a Food Safety Agency (EFSA) responsible for regulation from the farm to the fork’. Presented as an alluring cocktail of science and administrative change, the agency's remit will extend to redefining the relationship between risk assessment, its management and communication. In this context, this articl…
The (in)adequacy of in-work benefits in Irish lone parent labour market activation policy
In-work benefits (IWBs) are important in ‘making work pay’ for many low-income families. We consider the adequacy of Family Income Supplement (FIS) for Irish lone parents transitioning from social protection to paid employment. Drawing on interviews with lone parents and with stakeholders, FIS enables some lone parents to meet basic needs and move towards financial independence, there were also difficulties, and many are financially better off re…
Understanding, negotiating and navigating the politicisation of evidence-based policy research
Utilising a case study of evidence-based policy (EBP) commissioned by government we explore how academic outputs can serve several purposes, depending on the political milieu and the values and ideologies of any given party. Our commissioned research was being carried out in the context of significant policy change for lone parents in Ireland which saw the introduction of labour market activation. The research was initially used by the then Gover…
Exploring the Potential Market for the “Commercial Home” in Mainland China
The growth of the “commercial home” around the world has been well documented (Jones & Guan, 2011 Jones, D. L. and Guan, J. J. 2011. Bed & breakfast lodging development in Mainland China: Who is the potential customer?. Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research, 16(1): 517–536. [Google Scholar]; Lynch, McIntosh, & Tucker, 2009 Lynch, P., McIntosh, A. J. and Tucker, H. 2009. Commercial homes: An international perspective Oxton, , England: Routledge…
Public Private Partnerships in Ireland
Public Private Partnerships in Ireland: Failed Experiment or the Way Forward for the State? Rory Hearne Manchester University Press, 2011, (hb) 260pp., ISBN 9780719084874, stg£65 This book forms pa
The Role of the Citizen-Client in Performance Measurement
The current wave of public service reform in modern economies places a special emphasis on the delivery of appropriate, effective and responsive services to the citizen-client. The models and frameworks that are considered relevant to improvements in service delivery draw upon private sector marketing practices
Reforming public policy processes and securing accountability
A Systemic Lifecycle Approach to Social Policy Practice in Social Work
The aim of this article is to outline a systemic lifecycle approach to social policy practice in social work. Evidence from the field of parenting and child welfare within an Irish context will be used for illustration. We avail of the work of Nancy Fraser to provide the theoretical framework. Drawing from approaches used mostly in public policy education, we demonstrate how social workers can engage at different stages of that policy lifecycle. …
The only equality is the pain”
This paper critically analyses how overarching policy goals and practices surrounding access and entitlement to health care (HC) have been dominated by a conflicting system of libertarian and equity‐based principles. We examine how this mixed‐motives system originated and the importance of policy legacies inherited from the Poor Laws era in shaping modern conceptions of access and entitlement to HC. We also considered how these determined the sco…
Accountability and Performance Measurement
Alice Guy
Reforming public policy processes and securing accountability
The Role of the Citizen-Client in Performance Measurement
The current wave of public service reform in modern economies places a special emphasis on the delivery of appropriate, effective and responsive services to the citizen-client. The models and frameworks that are considered relevant to improvements in service delivery draw upon private sector marketing practices
Accountability and Performance Measurement
The Appliance of Science’
Amid increasing political anxiety generated by the BSE crisis, the European Union (EU) has sought to replace a confusing medley of food laws with a Food Safety Agency (EFSA) responsible for regulation from the farm to the fork’. Presented as an alluring cocktail of science and administrative change, the agency's remit will extend to redefining the relationship between risk assessment, its management and communication. In this context, this articl…
The Politics of Food Regulation and Reform in Ireland
Amid a period of increasing political anxiety generated by the BSE crisis, the Irish Government sought to replace a confusing medley of food regulations with a single agency responsible for regulating food from the ‘farm to the fork’. Presented as a radical departure from a regime previously discredited, its remit would be to redefine the relationship between risk assessment, management and communication. In this context, the paper puts forward t…
It's All the Same No Matter How Much Fruit or Vegetables or Fresh Air We Get
Participatory research and the voice‐centred relational method of data analysis
Much has been written about participatory approaches in planning and implementing research. The process and practice of participatory data interpretation and analysis is, however, less discussed. This article explores the value of the Voice‐Centred Relational (VCR) method of data analysis and interpretation in the context of participatory research with socially excluded teenagers. Focussing on participatory data analysis, the implementation of th…
Traumatic Events and Mental Health in the Community
Background: Adverse mental health effects in response to a variety of distressing events in specific populations are well documented. However, comparatively little research has been conducted within large community samples outside North America. Aims: To assess the prevalence and psychological impact of specific traumatic events in a New Zealand community sample. Methods: Prevalence and psychological impact of 12 traumatic events was examined in …
Public Private Partnerships in Ireland
Public Private Partnerships in Ireland: Failed Experiment or the Way Forward for the State? Rory Hearne Manchester University Press, 2011, (hb) 260pp., ISBN 9780719084874, stg£65 This book forms pa
Doing the Job as a Parent
Recent studies of family life in Ireland have focused on changes in 'traditional' family structures, including the increase in one-parent families. This article illustrates the impact dominant conceptions in Irish society that privilege the family based on marriage have on one-parent family policy. The authors focus on two key areas of social interaction associated with family life-parenthood and (un)paid work-to identify both congruences and ten…
Exploring the Potential Market for the “Commercial Home” in Mainland China
The growth of the “commercial home” around the world has been well documented (Jones & Guan, 2011 Jones, D. L. and Guan, J. J. 2011. Bed & breakfast lodging development in Mainland China: Who is the potential customer?. Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research, 16(1): 517–536. [Google Scholar]; Lynch, McIntosh, & Tucker, 2009 Lynch, P., McIntosh, A. J. and Tucker, H. 2009. Commercial homes: An international perspective Oxton, , England: Routledge…
A rights-based conceptual framework for the social inclusion of children and young persons with an intellectual disability
There is a basic principle that all children and young persons with intellectual disabilities should be able to enjoy citizenship on an equal basis with others. This includes enjoying personal dignity and exercising choice, control and freedom in social, community and cultural life, in keeping with their individual lifestyle preferences and aspirations. There is a need for a stronger human rights narrative to achieve this. This article identifies…
Understanding the Key Tenets of Heidegger's Philosophy for Interpretive Phenomenological Research
Martin Heidegger's phenomenology provides methodological guidance for qualitative researchers seeking to explicate the lived experience of study participants. However, most phenomenological researchers apply his philosophy loosely. This is not surprising because Heidegger's phenomenological philosophy is challenging and the influence of his philosophy in shaping the conduct of interpretive phenomenological research is broadly debated. This articl…
Irish Women’s Ongoing Experiences of Domestic Abuse in Cases of Separation and Divorce
The issue of postseparation abuse is a significant problem for women. This qualitative research examines Irish women’s experiences of domestic abuse in cases of separation and divorce. Findings show that methods of abuse change after separation and perpetrators can use institutions of the state to continue their abusive behavior in a new forum and can continue long after marital dissolution is finalized. Such behavior is legitimized by the state’…
Just because I have a baby doesn’t mean it’s going to stop my life’
Adolescent parenthood from an international perspective has predominantly been constructed as a problematised entity. Conversely, the revisionist viewpoint highlights the imperative to understand the subjective views and perspectives of these young parents in their social context and its influence as that of either enabler or constraint. Underpinned by Heidegger’s phenomenological philosophy, this article explores ‘being in the world’ of the Iris…
The (in)adequacy of in-work benefits in Irish lone parent labour market activation policy
In-work benefits (IWBs) are important in ‘making work pay’ for many low-income families. We consider the adequacy of Family Income Supplement (FIS) for Irish lone parents transitioning from social protection to paid employment. Drawing on interviews with lone parents and with stakeholders, FIS enables some lone parents to meet basic needs and move towards financial independence, there were also difficulties, and many are financially better off re…
Understanding, negotiating and navigating the politicisation of evidence-based policy research
Utilising a case study of evidence-based policy (EBP) commissioned by government we explore how academic outputs can serve several purposes, depending on the political milieu and the values and ideologies of any given party. Our commissioned research was being carried out in the context of significant policy change for lone parents in Ireland which saw the introduction of labour market activation. The research was initially used by the then Gover…
Lone Parent Activation in Ireland
Lone parents and their children are the biggest group at risk of living in poverty in Ireland, and activation is regarded as the solution to this problem by policymakers. While workfare requirements are now placed on lone parents whose youngest child is aged 14 or over, we question the capacity of the current activation policy to deliver an adequate income for these families. Drawing on evidence from other countries and the current Irish context,…
Off the hook
This paper explores the experiences of 15 Irish mothers who have undergone a legal separation and/or divorce and highlights that while both parents have a legal responsibility to care for children in the event of a dissolution of marriage, the enforcement of such responsibilities is deficient in the case of the absent parent. This is particularly deleterious for mothers living in poverty and we question the adequacy of current policy to deal with…
Persistent stigma despite social change
‘Single’ women continue to experience stigma during pregnancy and mothering in the Republic of Ireland. This article explores the experiences of stigma of single women who were pregnant and mothering in Ireland between 1996 and 2010. The biographic narrative interpretive method (BNIM) was used to elicit biographical narratives. Analysis on both the lived experience of the women and the social context of the time created a ‘situated subjectivity’ …
Rational skivers or desperate strivers? The problematisation of fraud in the Irish social protection system
The Irish social protection system has taken an increasingly workfarist turn in the post-crisis era. Concurrently, ‘welfare fraud’ emerged as a contentious political issue, leading some commentators to argue certain groups of welfare claimants have been cast as ‘scapegoats’ for widely experienced financial hardship. This article brings these two points of inquiry together for the first time by critically engaging with two anti-fraud strategy poli…
The only equality is the pain”
This paper critically analyses how overarching policy goals and practices surrounding access and entitlement to health care (HC) have been dominated by a conflicting system of libertarian and equity‐based principles. We examine how this mixed‐motives system originated and the importance of policy legacies inherited from the Poor Laws era in shaping modern conceptions of access and entitlement to HC. We also considered how these determined the sco…
A Systemic Lifecycle Approach to Social Policy Practice in Social Work
The aim of this article is to outline a systemic lifecycle approach to social policy practice in social work. Evidence from the field of parenting and child welfare within an Irish context will be used for illustration. We avail of the work of Nancy Fraser to provide the theoretical framework. Drawing from approaches used mostly in public policy education, we demonstrate how social workers can engage at different stages of that policy lifecycle. …
Incarcerated mothers’ experience of adversity heard using participatory mixed-method research
This article is based on mixed-method participatory research with incarcerated mothers in Ireland. It draws on this research which aimed to profile imprisoned mothers, hear their experiences of motherhood and mothering and examine their available supports. An overview of relevant literature on motherhood, incarceration, trauma and addiction in the context of incarceration is presented, followed by a detailed outline and discussion of the particip…
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