Books

Garrett, P. (2004) Social Work and Irish People in Britain: Historical and contemporary responses to Irish children and families. : Bristol: Policy Press. [Details]

Garrett, P. (2009) Transforming Children’s Services? Social Work, Neoliberalism and the ‘Modern’ World. : Maidenhead: McGraw Hill/Open University. [Details]

Book Chapters

Garrett, P.M., Davis, A. (2004) 'Progressive practice for tough times: Social work, poverty and division in the 21st century' In: Lymbery, M.; Butler, S (eds). Social Work Ideals and Practice Realities. London, Palgrave. [Details]

Garrett, P.M. (2007) 'The hidden history of the PFIs: The repatriation of unmarried mothers and their children from England to Ireland in the 1950s and 1960s' In: O'Day, A.; Fleming, N.C (eds). Ireland and Anglo-Irish Relations since 1800: Critical Essays. Aldershot, Ashgate. [Details]

Garrett, P.M. (2008) 'Pierre Bourdieu' In: Grey, M.; Webb, S (eds). Thinking About Social Work: Theories and Methods for Practice. London, Sage. [Details]

Garrett, P. (2011) 'The Evolution of New Technologies of Surveillance' In: in S, Van der Hof and M. M. Groothuis (eds.) Innovating Government: Normative, Policy and Technological Dimensions of Modern Government, Springer. [Details]

Garrett, P.M. 'Have you seen my Assessment Schedule? Proceduralisation, Constraint and Control in Social Work with Children and Families' In: Dent, M.; Chandler, J.; Barry, J (eds). New Public Management: Dilemmas for Public Sector Managers and Professionals. London, Avebury. [Details]

 

Peer Reviewed Journals

Garrett, P. (1998) 'Notes from the Diaspora: anti-discriminatory social work practice, Irish people and the Practice curriculum'. Social Work Education, 17 (4):435-448. [Details]

Garrett, P. (1999) 'Mapping Child-Care Social Work in the Final Years of the Twentieth Century: A Critical Response to the Looking After Children System'. British Journal of Social Work, 29 :27-47. [Details]

Garrett, P. (1999) 'Producing the moral citizen: the Looking After Children’ system and the regulation of children and young people in public care'. Critical Social Policy, 19 (3):291-312. [Details]

Garrett, P. (1999) 'Questioning the new orthodoxy: the Looking After Children (LAC) system and its discourse on parenting'. Practice, 11 (1):53-65. [Details]

Garrett, P. (1999) 'The Pretence of normality: intra-family violence and the response of state agencies in Northern Ireland'. Critical Social Policy, 19 (1):31-56. [Details]

Garrett, P. (2000) 'Responding to Irish “invisibility”: Anti-discriminatory social work practice and the placement of Irish children in Britain'. Adoption and Fostering, 24 (1):23-34. [Details]

Garrett, P. (2000) 'The abnormal flight: The migration and repatriation of Irish unmarried mothers'. Social History, 25 (3):330-344. [Details]

Garrett, P. (2000) 'The hidden history of the PFIs: The repatriation of unmarried mothers and their children from England to Ireland in the 1950s and 1960s'. Immigrants and Minorities, 19 (3):25-44. [Details]

Garrett, P. (2001) 'Interrogating “Home Alone”: The critical deconstruction of media representations in social work education'. Social Work Education, 20 (6):643-659. [Details]

Garrett, P. (2002) 'Getting a grip: New Labour and the reform of the law on child adoption'. Critical Social Policy, 22 (2):174-202. [Details]

Garrett, P. (2002) 'Yes Minister: Reviewing the ‘Looking After Children’ experience and identifying the messages for social work research'. The British Journal of Social Work, 32 :831-846. [Details]

Garrett, P. (2002) 'No Irish Need Apply: Social work in Britain and the history and politics of exclusionary paradigms and practices'. The British Journal of Social Work, 32 :477-494. [Details]

Garrett, P. (2002) 'Encounters in the new welfare domains of the Third Way: Social Work, the Connexions Agency and Personal Advisers'. Critical Social Policy, 22 (4):592-615. [Details]

Garrett, P. (2003) 'The Trouble with Harry: Why the “new agenda of life politics” fails to convince'. The British Journal of Social Work, 33 (3):381-397. [Details]

Garrett, P. (2003) 'The “Daring Experiment”: The London County Council and the discharge from care of children to Ireland in the 1950s and 1960s'. Journal of Social Policy, 32 (1):1-18. [Details]

Garrett, P. (2003) 'Swimming with Dolphins: The new assessment framework, New Labour and new tools for social work with children and families'. British Journal of Social Work, 33 (4):441-463. [Details]

Garrett, P. (2004) 'More Trouble with Harry: A Rejoinder in the “Life Politics” Debate'. British Journal of Social Work, 34 (4):571-583. [Details]

Garrett, P. (2004) 'Talking Child Protection: The Police and Social Workers “Working Together”'. Journal of Social Work, 4 (1):77-97. [Details]

Garrett, P. (2004) 'The electronic eye: emerging surveillant practices in social work with children and families'. European Journal of Social Work, 7 (1):57-71. [Details]

Garrett, P. (2004) 'Social Work and the “Just Society”: Diversity, Difference and the Sequestration of Poverty'. The Journal of Social Work, 2 (2):187-210. [Details]

Garrett, P. (2004) 'Putting children first? A comparison of child adoption policy and practice in Britain and Finland'. European Journal of Social Work, 6 (1):19-33. [Details]

Garrett, P. (2005) 'New Labour’s New Electronic “Telephone Directory”: The Children Act 2004 and plans for databases on all children in England and Wales'. Social Work and Social Sciences Review, 12 (1):5-22. [Details]

Garrett, PM (2005) 'Irish social workers in Britain and the politics of (mis) recognition'. British Journal Of Social Work, 35 :1357-1376. [DOI] [Details]

Garrett, P. (2005) 'Social Work’s ‘Electronic Turn’: Notes on the deployment of information and communication technologies in social work with children and families'. Critical Social Policy, 25 (4):529-554. [Details]

Garrett, P. (2005) 'Irish Social Workers in Britain and the Politics of (Mis) Recognition'. British Journal of Social Work, 35 (8):1357-1376. [DOI] [Details]

Garrett, P. (2006) 'Protecting Children in a Globalised World: ‘Race’ and Place in the Laming Report on the death of Victoria Climbié'. Journal of Social Work, 6 (3):315-336. [Details]

Garrett, P. (2007) 'Sinbin research and the “lives of others”'. Critical Social Policy, 27 (4):560-564. [DOI] [Details]

Garrett, PM (2007) ''Sinbin' solutions: The 'pioneer' projects for 'problem families' and the forgetfulness of social policy research'. Critical Social Policy, 27 :203-230. [DOI] [Details]

Garrett, P. (2007) 'Making “Anti-Social Behaviour”: A Fragment on the Evolution of “ASBO Politics” in Britain'. British Journal of Social Work, 37 (5):839-856. [Details]

Garrett, P. (2007) 'Messages from Research: Social Services Departments and Irish Children and Families in England and Wales'. Social Work Education, 26 (4):329-347. [Details]

Garrett, P. (2007) 'The Relevance of Bourdieu for Social Work: A Reflection on Obstacles and Omissions'. Journal of Social Work, 7 (3):357-381. [Details]

Garrett, P. (2007) 'Making Social Work more Bourdieusian: Why the Social Professions should critically engage with the work of Pierre Bourdieu'. European Journal of Social Work, 10 (2):225-243. [Details]

Garrett, PM (2007) 'Making 'Anti-Social behaviour': A fragment on the evolution of 'ASBO politics' in Britain'. British Journal Of Social Work, 37 :839-856. [Details]

Garrett, P. (2007) 'Sinbin Solutions: The ‘pioneer’ projects for ‘problem families’ and the forgetfulness of social policy research'. Critical Social Policy, 27 (2):203-230. [DOI] [Details]

Garrett, P. (2007) 'New England and New Labour: Retracing American Templates for the Change for Children programme?'. Journal of Comparative Social Welfare, 23 (1):31-46. [Details]

Garrett, P. (2007) 'Learning from the “Trojan Horse”? The arrival of “Anti-Social Behaviour Orders” in Ireland'. European Journal of Social Work, 10 (4):497-511. [Details]

Garrett, P. (2008) 'Marginalized Youth, the “Modern” Professional and the “Modern” Workplace: A note on the Need for a Critical Approach to “Modernizing” Strategies'. Social Work and Society, 6 (2). [Details]

Garrett, PM (2008) 'Social Work Practices: silences and elisions in the plan to 'transform' the lives of children 'looked after' in England'. Child & Family Social Work, 13 :311-318. [DOI] [Details]

Garrett, P. (2008) 'Thinking with the Sardinian: Antonio Gramsci and Social Work'. European Journal of Social Work, 11 (3):237-250. [DOI] [Details]

Garrett, PM (2008) 'Helping Labour to win again? Anthony Giddens' programme for the new prime minister'. Critical Social Policy, 28 :235-245. [DOI] [Details]

Garrett, P. (2008) 'How to be Modern: New Labour’s Neoliberal Modernity and the Change for Children programme'. British Journal of Social Work, 38 (2):270-289. [Details]

Garrett, PM (2008) 'Thinking with the Sardinian: Antonio Gramsci and social work'. European Journal Of Social Work, 11 :237-250. [DOI] [Details]

Garrett, P. (2008) 'Social Work Practices: Silences and elisions in the plan to ‘transform’ the lives of children ‘looked after’ in England'. Child and Family Social Work, 13 (3):311-318. [DOI] [Details]

Garrett, P. (2008) 'Helping Labour to Win Again? Anthony Giddens’ programme for the new prime minister'. Critical Social Policy, 28 (2):235-245. [DOI] [Details]

Garrett, P. (2009) 'Questioning Habermasian social work: A note on some alternative theoretical resources'. British Journal of Social Work, 39 :867-883. [DOI] [Details]

Garrett, PM (2009) 'The case of 'Baby P': Opening up spaces for debate on the 'transformation' of Children's Services?'. Critical Social Policy, 29 :533-547. [DOI] [Details]

Garrett, PM (2009) 'Marx and 'Modernization' Reading Capital as Social Critique and Inspiration for Social Work Resistance to Neoliberalization'. Journal Of Social Work, 9 :199-221. [DOI] [Details]

Garrett, PM (2009) 'Questioning Habermasian Social Work: A Note on Some Alternative Theoretical Resources'. British Journal Of Social Work, 39 :867-883. [DOI] [Details]

Garrett, P. (2009) 'Marx and “Modernization”: Reading Capital as social critique and inspiration for social work resistance to neoliberalization'. Journal of Social Work, 9 (2):199-221. [DOI] [Details]

Garrett, PM (2010) 'Recognizing the Limitations of the Political Theory of Recognition: Axel Honneth, Nancy Fraser and Social Work'. British Journal Of Social Work, 40 :1517-1533. [DOI] [Details]

Garrett, P.M. (2010) 'Creating Happier Children and More Fulfilled Social Workers: Neoliberalism, Privatization and the Reframing of Leftist Critiques in Britain'. JOURNAL OF PROGRESSIVE HUMAN SERVICES, 21 :83-101. [Details]

Garrett, P. & Lynch, R. (2010) 'More than Words’: Touch practices in child and family social work'. Child and Family Social Work, 15 (4):389-398. [DOI] [Details]

Garrett, PM (2010) ''Making Social Work More Habermasian?' A Rejoinder in the Debate on Habermas'. British Journal Of Social Work, 40 :1754-1758. [DOI] [Details]

Garrett, PM (2010) ''It is with deep regret that I find it necessary to tell my story': Child abuse in industrial schools in Ireland'. Critical Social Policy, 30 :292-306. [DOI] [Details]

Garrett, P.M. (2010) '“It is with deep regret that I find it necessary to tell my story”: Child abuse in industrial schools in Ireland'. CRITICAL SOCIAL POLICY, 30 (2):292-306. [Details]

Garrett, P.M. (2010) 'Examining the “Conservative Revolution”: Neoliberalism and Social Work Education'. SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION, 29 (4):340-355. [Details]

Garrett, P. & Gaughen, R. (2011) 'The “most twisted and unaccountable force in the state”? Newspaper accounts of social work in the Republic of Ireland in troubled times’'. Journal of Social Work, . [Details]

Garrett, P. (2011) 'Social Work in a “Broken Society'. European Journal of Social Work, 14 (2):281-286. [Details]

 

Conference Publications

GARRETT, P.M. et al. (2005) Social work's 'electronic turn': notes on the deployment of information and communication technologies in social work with children and families CRITICAL SOCIAL POLICY , pp.529-553 [Details]

   

Book Review

Garrett, PM (2005) Child and family assessment in social work practice. Book Review [DOI] [Details]

Garrett, PM (2007) Creating citizen-consumers: Changing publics and changing public services. Book Review [Details]

Garrett, PM (2010) The Politics of Antisocial Behaviour: Amoral Panics. Book Review [Details]

 

Conference Paper

Garrett, P., Brady, P. (1999) Anti-discriminatory social work practice, Irish people and the practice curriculum/assessed practice. Practice Teaching in the Children’s Society. Waddington Conference Centre: Conference Paper [Details]

Garrett, P. (2000) Have you seen my assessment schedule? Proceduralisation, Constraint and Control in Social Work with Children and Families. Dilemmas 2000: Dilemmas facing the Public Sector - Issues for Professionals, Managers and Users in the Millennium, 4th International Conference. University of East London: Conference Paper [Details]

Garrett, P. (2000) How convincing was the research? Action and Assessment Records and the Looking After Children system. Economic & Social Research Council-funded Seminar Series, Theorising Social Work Research. University of Cardiff: Conference Paper [Details]

Garrett, P. (2001) Erasing Irish Children? Irish children in public care in England and Wales and the lack of attention devoted to their ethnicity. Visions and Divisions: Challenges to European Sociology, 5th Conference of the European Sociological Association. Conference Paper [Details]

Garrett, P. (2001) Neglecting Irish Children? Notes on Irish children in public care in Britain and the failure of theory, policy and practice. All-Party Irish in Britain Parliamentary Group - Annual General Meeting. House of Commons, London: Conference Paper [Details]

Garrett, P. (2002) We do not really differentiate “white Irish” from “white British. Preliminary findings from a survey on social work responses to Irish children and families in England and Wales, Irish Youth Forum. London Voluntary Sector Resource Centre, London: Conference Paper [Details]

Garrett, P. (2002) Social Work and Diaspora: Irish people in Britain, social work education and practice. 30th Bi-annual conference of the International Association of Schools of Social Work : Citizenship and social work education in a globalising world. University of Montpellier, France: Conference Paper [Details]

Garrett, P. (2002) Social care provision and Irish people in Britain: The case of social work and Irish children. Seminar hosted by the Renville Institute, University of Helsinki, Finland. Renville Institute, University of Helsinki, Finland: Conference Paper [Details]

Garrett, P. (2002) Social Services and Irish Children and Families. Irish Equality Working Group, Commission for Racial Equality. London: Conference Paper [Details]

Garrett, P. (2003) Social work with children and families in a surveillance society. Social Work in a Future Europe, IFSW/EASSW/FESET Conference. Copenhagen: Conference Paper [Details]

Garrett, P. (2003) The “Invisible” Ethnic Minority: Social Work, Social Services Departments and Irish Children and Families. Keynote speaker at the launch of this report. House of Commons, London: Conference Paper [Details]

Garrett, P. (2003) Irish social workers and the politics of (mis)recognition. Invited guest speaker at the School of Social Work and Social Care. University of Sussex: Conference Paper [Details]

Garrett, P. (2003) Social Work and Irish children and families in Britain. London Irish Councillors’ Network. City Hall, London: Conference Paper [Details]

Garrett, P. (2004) Social Work’s “Electronic Turn”: Notes on the deployment of information and communication technologies in social work with children and families. Social Policy Association Annual Conference. University of Nottingham: Conference Paper [Details]

Garrett, P. (2004) New Labour’s New Electronic ‘Telephone Directory’: A Critical Commentary on Clause 8 of the Children Bill. Changing Social Work symposium. University of Lancaster: Conference Paper [Details]

Garrett, P. (2004) Irish Social Workers in Britain and the Politics of (Mis)Recognition. Sociological Association of Ireland, Annual Conference in Athlone. Athlone: Conference Paper [Details]

Garrett, P. (2005) Laming, ‘Race’ and Place: An alternative reading of the Laming Report on the death of Victoria Climbie. Social Policy Association Annual Conference. University of Bath, England: Conference Paper [Details]

Garrett, P. (2005) Problems and possibilities in seeking to evolve an approach to social work informed by the work of Pierre Bourdieu. European Sociological Association Bi-Annual Conference. Torun, Poland: Conference Paper [Details]

Garrett, P. (2006) Sinbin Solutions: The “pioneer” projects for “problem families” and the forgetfulness of social policy research. International Federation of Social Workers European Conference. Munich, Germany: Conference Paper [Details]

Garrett, P. (2006) Official accounts of “exodus” and “repatriation”: The flight of “unmarried mothers” from Ireland in the mid-20th century. Galway Labour History Group. Town Hall Theatre, Galway: Conference Paper [Details]

Garrett, P. (2006) How to be “modern”. Notes on New Labour’s plans for social work with children & families in England, Social Work in the 21st Century conference. University of Liverpool: Conference Paper [Details]

Garrett, P. (2008) Marginalized youth, the ‘modern’ professional and the ‘modern’ workplace: A note on the need for a critical approach to ‘modernizing’ strategies. Marginalized Youth, International Conference. University of Bielefeld, Germany: Conference Paper [Details]

Garrett, P. (2009) Defining the Irish Diaspora. American Conference for Irish Studies, National University of Ireland, Galway. Conference Paper [Details]

Garrett, P. (2010) The Ryan & Murphy Reports - Responding to Child Abuse. Marxism 2010 Conference, Galway. Conference Paper [Details]

Garrett, P. (2011) Recent Enquiries into Child Abuse in the Republic of Ireland: A Re-examination’ . Working within the forensic paradigm’ international conference, Prato, Italy. Conference Paper [Details]

Garrett, P. (2011) Adjusting “our notions of the nature of the State”: A political reading of Ireland’s child welfare and child protection crisis’. Joint Nordic Conference on Welfare and Professionalism in Turbulent Times, Reykjavik, Iceland. Conference Paper [Details]

   

Editorial

Garrett, PM (2007) 'Sinbin' research and the 'lives of others': A rejoinder in an emerging and necessary debate. Editorial [DOI] [Details]

Garrett, PM (2009) The Republic of Ireland: a 'syndrome of permanent temporary posts' and crises in child protection. Editorial [DOI] [Details]

           

Reviews

Garrett, P. (1998) Child Protection Practices in Ireland. Social Work Education. Reviews [Details]

Garrett, P. (2003) Approaches to Needs Assessment in Children’s Services. Children and Society. Reviews [Details]

Garrett, P. (2003) Assessment in child care: Using and developing frameworks for practice. Child and Family Social Work. Reviews [Details]

Garrett, P. (2005) Child and Family Assessment in Social Work Practice. Journal of Social Policy. Reviews [Details]

Garrett, P. (2007) Creating Citizen-Consumers: Changing Publics and Changing Public Services. Critical Social Policy. Reviews [Details]

GARRETT, P.M. et al. (2008) How to be modern: New labours neoliberal modernity and the Change for children programme. BRITISH JOURNAL OF SOCIAL WORK. Reviews [Details]