The Two Worlds of Father Politics in the Republic of Ireland
Swedish versus American Influences
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2958883 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael Rush (0000-0001-7218-1726, School of Applied Social Science, Room A202 Hanna Sheehy Skefington Building, University College of Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Republic of Ireland., corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 37-57 |
| Publication date | 2011-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Comparative Family Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0047-2328 • E-ISSN: 1929-9850 |
| Publisher | University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.3138/jcfs.42.1.37 |
| OpenAlex | W2284854322 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 16 |
This paper contributes to the field of comparative research on fatherhood practice and policy. Specifically, the paper promotes knowledge of welfare state variations by providing a theoretical model of 'two worlds' of father politics, as exemplified by the USA and Sweden. By adopting a historical approach, the analysis identifies a longstanding divergence between neo-patriarchal trends in the USA and de-patriarchalisation trends in Sweden. In addition, the study finds that neopatriarchal perspectives on fatherhood have amplified under the American neo-liberal social policy paradigm of welfare to work. Ireland as other countries is increasingly open to neo-liberal trends in welfare state development. In this study, analysis of Irish social policy debates identifies a shift in the importance of fatherhood research to father and family policies. By studying the historical process in Ireland through key policy documents, the paper illustrates how policy preferences are legitimised through a process of drawing upon selected national and international fatherhood research findings. A key finding is that Irish social policy has consistently failed to consider the Swedish alternative of gender egalitarianism, family pluralism and generous parental leave entitlements. Instead, what hold favour in Ireland are American conservative neopatriarchal influences that seek to protect patriarchal familism within marriage against social and demographic change
Egalitarianism · Irish · Parental leave · Pluralism (philosophy) · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Social policy · Sociology · Welfare · Welfare state · Work (physics) · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Gender Studies · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Law · Social Policy and Reform Studies
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,43 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2023 (12) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |