Dr Gemma Carney BA (Hons), PhD.
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Biography:
| Extensive experience lecturing and leading research on social policy within and outside the academy. I was awarded my PhD by Trinity College Dublin in 2005, and since then, I have specialised in political sociology, using participatory action research methods to study civil society responses to powerlessness. The philosophical foundations of most of my most recent work are rooted in the development of social policy from a life course and comparative perspective. This wide range of work is anchored in a central focus on the relationship between theory and practice in policy design. Much of my work has looked at new social phenomena and innovative social policies or provided critical analysis of public policy as a response to social problems. I am currently working as a Research Fellow in the Irish Centre for Social Gerontology, National University of Ireland Galway, I have contributed to a range of taught programmes at diploma, masters and PhD level, while mentoring researchers and assistant researchers on externally funded research projects. I am Co-convener of the Participatory and Deliberative Democracy specialist group in the Political Studies Association of Ireland (PSAI). I am a leading researcher on a collaborative project with Social Policy and Ageing Research Centre at TCD, using grounded theory to investigate intergenerational solidarity and justice in Ireland. |
Research Interests
| I have almost ten years’ experience of lecturing and leading research on social policy within and outside the academy. My doctoral research provided a theoretically robust account of the implementation of gender mainstreaming, a globally popular policy, in the Republic of Ireland. This background in gender policy provides the philosophical foundation for more recent work on social policy development from life course and comparative perspectives. Training in all social science methodologies has allowed me to specialise in political sociology, using participatory action research methods to study civil society responses to powerlessness.
My range of research interests in social policy is
anchored in a central focus on the relationship between theory and practice in policy
design. Much of my work has looked at new social phenomena and innovative
social policies or provided critical analysis of public policy as a response to
social problems. In 2010, I published a paper on citizenship and ageing in a
leading gerontology journal, Ageing and
Society. This paper lays out a programme of research which examines the
implications of social policy design for citizenship in ageing societies. The
paper was commended by reviewers and the editor as a significant contribution
to critical gerontology. The paper also established my proposed research plan
for the next five to ten years.
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Book Chapters
| Carney, G., Carver, T and Pikalo, J. (2008) 'Data, Anecdote and Metaphor in Gender Euqality Policy-Making: merging intellectual and real world mainstreaming in Politics, Language and Metaphor' In: London: Routledge: [Details] |
Edited Books
| Gemma M Carney and Clodagh Harris (Ed.). (2012) Citizens' Voices: experiments in democratic renewal and reform. Dublin: ICSG. [Details] |
Peer Reviewed Journals
| Carney, Gemma M, Dundon, T. and Ni Leime, A. (2012) 'Participatory action research with and within community activist groups: Capturing the collective experience of Ireland’s Community and Voluntary Pillar in social partnership'. Action Research, . [DOI] [ARAN Link] [Details] |
Carney, G (2010) 'Citizenship and Structured Dependency: the implications of policy design for senior political power'. Ageing and Society, 30 :229-251.  [DOI] [Details] |
| Carney, G (2005) 'Researching gender mainstreaming: data, ideology and the challenge of the Irish Context'. Administration, . [Details] |
| Carney, G. (2003) '‘Communicating or Just Talking? Gender Mainstreaming as the Language of Global Feminism’ Women and Language Special Issue'. Global issues in Feminism: Challenges, Opportunities, Insights, . [Details] |
| Carney, G. (2002) '‘Feminism, the Women’s Movement and the Internationalisation of Gender Equality Policy: the Case of Gender Mainstreaming’'. Irish Political Studies, 17 (2). [Details] |
| Carney, G., Galligan, Y., Lavel, M. (1999) 'The Effect of Candidate Gender on Voting in Ireland, 1997''. Irish Political Studies, 14 . [Details] |
Book Review
| Carney, G. (2006) ‘Can We Bridge the Theoretical Gap or Merely Generalise?’ Review of Kacowicz, A. (2005) ‘The Impact of Norms in International Society: the Latin American Experience, 1881-2001’ .. International Studies Review. Book Review [Details] |
Conference Paper
| CARNEY, GM et al. (2011) From Global Trend to National Issue: a participatory analysis of the life cycle approach to policy planning in the Republic of Ireland. Ageing Globally, Ageing Locally - CARDI International Conference, Dublin, Nov 2011. Conference Paper [Details] |
| CARNEY, GM et al. (2011) Civic Culture: a framework for understanding citizenship in diverse national contexts. Theorizing Age: challenging the ciscipline, European Network on Ageing Societies, Maastricht, Netherlands, October. Conference Paper [Details] |
| CARNEY, GM et al. (2011) Community Engagement in Ireland's Developmental Welfare Statea participatory policy analysis of the life cycle approach. Political Studies Association Conference, Dublin, October 2011. Conference Paper [Details] |
| CARNEY, GM et al. (2011) The Demographic Bounty: third age volunteers in the Republic of Ireland. British Society of Gerontology, Plymouth, UK, July. Conference Paper [Details] |
| Carney, G. (2008) ‘After the Celtic Tiger: Can Social Partnership Innovate to Cater for an Ageing Population’. Irish Social Science Platform conference, Dublin, September 2008. Conference Paper [Details] |
| Carney, G. (2005) ‘Data, Anecdote and Metaphor in Gender Equality Policy-making: merging 'intellectual and real world mainstreaming'. Metaphor in Political Science Workshop, European Consortium of Political Research, Granada, April 2005. Conference Paper [Details] |
| Carney, G. (2004) ‘Gender and Childcare Policy: creating a space for ‘womenandchildren’ in Irish policy-making?’. Annual Irish Social Policy Association conference, Dublin, September 2004. Conference Paper [ARAN Link] [Details] |
| Carney, G. (2004) ‘Women and… what is the future of gender in the study of Irish Politics?’. Women’s Political Association Conference, Queen’s University, Belfast, February 21st 2004. Conference Paper [Details] |
| Carney, G. (2004) ‘What is the impact of gender mainstreaming? A qualitative case study’. International Studies Association Conference, Montreal, Quebec, Canada March, 2004. Conference Paper [Details] |
| Carney, G. (2004) ‘Researching gender mainstreaming. A challenge for feminist IR’. International Studies Association Conference, Montreal, Quebec, Canada March, 2004. Conference Paper [Details] |
| Carney, G. (2003) ‘Theory and Practice in the Construction of Knowledge: the Implications of ‘Gender Mainstreaming’ for Global Feminism’. International Studies Association Conference, Portland, Oregon February 2003. Conference Paper [Details] |
| Carney, G. (2003) ‘Why do I need a feminist epistemology?’ Developing a methodology for the study of gender mainstreaming’. Feminist Methodologies Workshop, International Studies Association Conference, Portland, Oregon February 2003. Conference Paper [Details] |
| Carney, G. (2003) ‘Feminism, Language and Norm Change: the Case of Gender Mainstreaming’. International Studies Association Conference, Portland, Oregon March 2003. Conference Paper [Details] |
| Carney, G. (2003) ‘From Women’s Rights to gender mainstreaming: an examination of international gender norms in the Republic of Ireland’. Political Studies Association Conference, Dublin, October 2003. Conference Paper [ARAN Link] [Details] |
| Carney, G. (2002) Breaking the Boundaries of Gender: the Internationalisation of Gender Equality Policy in the Republic of Ireland. graduate conference, Department of Political Science, Yale University New Haven, May 2002. Conference Paper [Details] |
| Carney, G. (2002) ‘At the Intersection of Theory and Practice: the Case for a Feminist Analysis of Gender Mainstreaming’. British International Studies Association, London, December, 2002. Conference Paper [Details] |
| Carney, G., Galligan, Y. (2001) Gender Mainstreaming in Ireland: North and South. American Political Science Association San Francisco, September, 2001. Conference Paper [Details] |
| Carney, G. (2001) Feminism, the Women's Movement and the Internationalisation of Gender Equality Policy: the Case of Gender Mainstreaming'. Political Science Association of Ireland conference, Galway, November 2001. Conference Paper [Details] |
Policy Contribution
| Carney, G, Dundon, T, Ni Leime, A, Loftus C (2011) Community engagement in Ireland's Developmental Welfare State: a study of the life cycle approach. ICSG, NUI Galway: Policy Contribution [ARAN Link] [Details] |
Non Published Reports
| Carney, G. (2007) ‘Long-term care funding in the context of a health policy for older people’. Non Published Reports [Details] |
| Carney, G. (2007) ‘Home Care in the Republic of Ireland: a research paper’. Non Published Reports [Details] |
| Carney, G. (2007) ‘A Discussion Paper on A Fair Deal: the Nursing Home Care Support Scheme, 2008’. Non Published Reports [Details] |
| Carney, G. (2007) ‘Taking a Position on the Fair Deal in the Context of Health Reform’. Non Published Reports [Details] |
| Carney, G, Duggan, C (2006) A Profile of the Proposed New Catchment Area of Northside Partnership WRC Sociala and Economic Consultants. Report for Northside Local Partnership Company. Non Published Reports [Details] |
| Carney, G. (2004) ‘From Women’s Rights to gender mainstreaming: an examination of international gender norms in the Republic of Ireland’. Non Published Reports [Details] |
| Carney, G., Galligan, Y. (2000) The Development of Mechanisms to Monitor Progress in Achieving Gender Equality in Ireland'. Non Published Reports [Details] |
Thesis
| Carney, G (2005) Intellectual and Real World Feminism mainstreaming international gender norms in the Republic of Ireland. PhD Thesis. Thesis [Details] |
Community Engagement
| Gemma provides voluntary research, social enterprise and community development support to a range of community organisations including the Galway Community Parenting Co-operative, Galway Simon Community and the Community Midwives Association. In recognition of her voluntary contribution, Gemma was elected as an honourary associate member of the Community Midwives Association. |
Teaching Interests
While
at NUI Galway, I have contributed to a range of taught programmes at diploma,
masters and PhD level including:
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Internal Collaborators
| Tony Dundon, dept of Management, Prof Pat Dolan Child and Family Research Centre Prof Ger Quinn centre for disability law and policy now, part of NUI Galway's Life Course Institute. Aine Ni Leime, ICSG also worked on this project. Tom Scharf, ICSG on Inter-generational solidarity, with external collaborators, TCD. Prof Eamon O'Shea, ICSG on social entrepreneurship |
External Collaborators
| I am currently co-convenor of the specialist group on participatory and deliberative democracy of the Political Studies Association of Ireland with Dr. Clodagh Harris, UCC. Currently working with Prof Virpi Timonen, Social Policy and Ageing Research Centre, TCD on inter-generational solidarity. Dr. Mia Gray, Senior Lecturer, Department of Geography, Cambridge University. |