Dr patrick collins

B.A., M.A. (NUI) Ph.D. (University of Hull)
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Biography

Patrick Collins is an economic geographer that has published in areas of regional development, the Information Society, and the impact of telecommunications provision. More recently in he has turned his attention to the development of the Irish economy within a global framework. This has involved focusing on multinational companies operating out of Ireland, and the place of Irish affiliates within their respective networks of global production. Alongside this work, Patrick has investigated the economic contribution of Creative and Cultural industries to Galway and the West of Ireland more generally.

Research Interests

• Information Age Development
  
• Regional Development
  
• Information Society
  
• Irish Technology Industry
  
• Creative Industries

Research Projects

Research projects:

PRTLI_ITSREG: "The Potential for Regionalising Internationally Traded Services" (Participant) Details

Peer Reviewed Publications

Grimes, S and Collins, P (2009) “The contribution of the overseas ICT sector to expanding R&D investment in Ireland” Irish Geography 42(1): pp 45 - 67

Collins, P and Grimes, S (2008) “Ireland’s foreign-owned technology sector: From branch plants to control centres?” Growth and Change 39(3): pp. 436 - 463

Collins, P (2007) “Policy approaches to developing the region in the information age: Evidence from Ireland and Europe” Irish Geography 40(2): pp 146 – 167

Collins, P (2007) “Information Age Ireland: the attraction, reality and never-ending geography” European Planning Studies 15 (1): pp. 67 – 87

Collins, P and Pontikakis, D (2006)“Innovation Systems in the European Periphery: the case of Ireland and Greece” Science and Public Policy 33 (10): pp. 757 - 769

Collins, P and Grimes, S (2003) “Building a Knowledge Economy in Ireland through European networks” European Planning Studies, 11 (4): pp. 395 - 412

Grimes, S and Collins, P (2002) “The Role of Telematics in Integrating Ireland into Europe’s Information Society” EPS, 10 (8): pp. 971 - 986

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