This critical analysis of aid organizations illustrates the expanding role of NGOs in international relief operations, and highlights the problems confronted by humanitarian groups. Case studies show how enhanced international co-ordination could improve the overall performance of NGOs.
This volume explores the career and life of Luke Wadding, one of the most prominent Irishmen of the early-modern period. It assesses the many roles played by Wadding at the Papal Curia, and how he succeeded to build a network of influential and wealthy figures around him.
A classic study which, by synthesizing the approaches of psychoanalysis and group dynamics, has added a new dimension to the understanding of group phenomena.
First published in 1999, this timely study emerged at a critical juncture for the EU and Ireland, and aimed to review the past development and future prospects of the Northern Ireland economy in the light of the European Union and its possible expansion.
An indispensable guide for anyone reading Joyce's masterpiece for the first time, provding a crystal clear, page-by-page, line-by-line running commentary on the plot of Ulysses.
The book addresses common stressors that can lead professionals - working in forensic laboratories, law enforcement, the judicial system, and at crime scenes - to commit misconduct.Throughout, the author presents cases of bias, ethical violations, and tampering with evidence, offering alternative courses of action.
This comprehensive compendium offers a wealth of evidence-based tools that can boost both physical and mental wellbeing throughout the lifespan. Filled with over 100 activities to help you live a good life, this book is the first of its kind to integrate the latest research from the fields of positive psychology and lifestyle medicine.
Intends to reconceptualise the notions of state failure and fragility, to provide a policy-relevant framework on these issues. In a wide-ranging treatment, drawing on large samples and case studies, this book provides an alternative model of the fragile state emphasizing the multidimensional, multifaceted nature of the fragile state problematique.
Offers a view of contemporary Ireland. This book covers such topics as population characteristics, crime, rural problems, retailing, tourism, environmental resource issues and regional development.
Published in 1998, Unemployment in Ireland attempts to broaden and deepen our understanding of the problem of mass unemployment in Ireland by offering alternative perspectives and methods of addressing the problem.