Dr Michelle Millar
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Biography:
| Michelle Millar, BA, MA, PhD (Limerick) Senior Lecturer at the School of Political Science and Sociology and Research Fellow at the Child and Family Research Centre, NUI Galway .Her current research interest focuses on labour market activation and those parenting alone as well as social inclusion and parenting. She has published some 20 journal articles and book chapters and is co-editor of the book Public Administration and Public Policy in Ireland: Theory and Methods (2003). Her journal articles have appeared in Social Science and Medicine, Public Administration, Journal of Family Issues, International Review of Administrative Science, Irish Medical Journal, Journal of Public Money and Management, Public Policy and Administration, and Administration. |
Research Interests
| Labour Market Activation and those Parenting Alone, Social Inclusion, Policy Evaluation |
Books
| Adshead, M., Millar, M. (2003) Public Administration and Public Policy in Ireland: Theory and Methods. : Routledge London. [Details] |
| Adshead, M., P. Kirby and M. Millar (2008) Contesting the State: Lessons from the Irish Case. Manchester: Manchester University Press. [Details] |
Book Chapters
| Millar. M., Loughnane, L., McKevitt, D. (1997) 'Understanding Public Private Partnerships' In: Montanherio, L. et al (eds). Sheffield Hallam University Press. [Details] |
| Millar, M., Verheyen, T. (1997) 'Public Management Reform: Comparative Experiences from East to West' In: Coombes, D.; Verheyen, T (eds). European Commission. [Details] |
| Millar, M., Verheyen, T., Karapchian, O. (1998) 'Public Management Innovations: Comparative Experiences for East to West' In: Bekke, H.; Van de Meer, F (eds). Edward Elgar. [Details] |
| Millar, M. (1999) 'Higher Education Programmes in Public Administration: Ready for the Challenge of Europeanisation' In: Verheyen, T.; Connaughton, B (eds). Univerity of Limerick. [Details] |
| Millar, M (1999) 'Ideas and Concepts of Public Administration’' In: in Tanev, T. & T. Verheyen (Ed's) Developments in Public Administration. Sofia: Sofia University Press. pp. 39-62. [Details] |
| Millar, M. (1999) 'Developments in Public Administration' In: Tanev, T.; Verheyen, T (eds). Sofia University Press. [Details] |
| Garvin, T., Millar, M., Moroney, M. (2000) 'Strategic Management in Ireland' In: Morley, M.; Heraty, N (eds). -. -: Gill and Macmillan. [Details] |
| Millar, M., McKevitt, D. (2000) 'European Civil Service Systems in Comparative Perspective' In: Bekke, H.; Van de Meer, F (eds). Edward Elgar. [Details] |
| Millar, M. (2003) 'Public Administration and Public Policy in Ireland: Theory and Methods' In: Adshead, M.; Millar, M (eds). Routledge. [Details] |
| Millar, M (2003) '‘Institutionalism ‘old’ and ‘new’' In: in Adshead, M. and M. Millar (Ed's) Public Administration and Public Policy in Ireland: Theory and Methods. London: Routledge. [Details] |
| Millar, M. (2004) 'Health care: consumer purchase or social right?' In: in N. Collins (ed.) Political Issues in Ireland Today (3rd Ed.) Manchester: Manchester University Press. [Details] |
| Millar, M. (2004) 'Political Issues in Ireland Today' In: Collins, N (eds). Manchester University Press. [Details] |
| Millar, M. (2006) 'Exploring the space for practice: Family Support Policy in a Comparative Context' In: in J. Pinkerton, P. Dolan and J. Canavan (2006) (eds.) Family Support as Reflective Practice. London: Jessica Kingsley. [Details] |
| Millar, M. (2006) 'Family Support as Reflective Practice' In: Pinkerton, J.; Dolan, P.; Canavan, J (eds). Jessica Kingsley. [Details] |
| Millar, M (2008) 'Social Inclusion and the Welfare State:Who Cares?' In: Contesting the State: Lessons from the Irish Case. Manchester: Manchester University Press. [Details] |
| M. Millar, P. Kirby and M. Adshead (2008) 'Ireland as a model of success? Contesting the Irish State’' In: Contesting the State: Lessons from the Irish Case. Manchester: Manchester University Press. [Details] |
| P. Kirby, M. Millar and M. Adshead (2008) 'What lessons can be learned from Contesting the Irish State?’' In: Contesting the State: Lessons from the Irish Case. Manchester: Manchester University Press. [Details] |
Peer Reviewed Journals
| Verheyen, T., Millar, M. (1998) 'Reforming Public Policy Processes and Securing Accountability: Ireland in a comparative perspective'. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES, 64 (1):97-118. [Details] |
| Lawton, A., McKevitt, D., Millar, M. (2000) 'Coping with Ambiguity: Reconciling External Legitimacy and Organisational Implementation in Performance Measurement'. PUBLIC MONEY AND MANAGEMENT, 20 (3):13-19. [Details] |
| McKevitt, D., Millar, M., Keogan, J. (2000) 'The role of the Citizen-Client in the performance measurement of the Street Level Public Organisation: The case of the patient and the farmer'. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES, 66 (4):619-636. [Details] |
| Millar, M., McKevitt, D. (2000) 'Accountability to the Citizen-Client: performance measurement in the Irish health services'. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES, 66 (2):285-296. [Details] |
| Millar, M. (2001) 'Patient Satisfaction with General Practice in Ireland'. IRISH MEDICAL JOURNAL, 94 (4). [Details] |
| Taylor, G., Millar, M. (2002) 'The Appliance of Science: The Politics of European Food Regulation and Reform'. PUBLIC POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION, 13 (4). [Details] |
| Millar, M., Canavan, J., Walsh, D. (2002) 'From Value for Money to Practice Improvement and Beyond: Introducing Evaluation to A Voluntary Sector Youth Project'. ADMINISTRATION, 50 (2):20-33. [Details] |
| Taylor, G,Millar, M (2004) 'The politics of food regulation and reform in Ireland'. Public Administration, 82 :585-603. [Details] |
| Hodgins, M., Millar, M., Barry, M. (2006) 'Its's all the same no matter how much fresh air or fruit or veg we get: Traveller Women's Perceptions of Health Inequalities'. SOCIAL SCIENCE AND MEDICINE, . [Details] |
| Murphy, M. and M. Millar (2007) 'The NESC Developmental Welfare State: a glass half empty or a glass half full approach to active social policy reform'. ADMINISTRATION, 55 (3):75-100. [Details] |
| Millar, M (2007) 'Communities’ views on tacking health inequalities: The case of Ballyeast and Ballywest’'. Irish Medical Journal, 100 (8):62-63. [Details] |
| Byrne, A., J. Canavan and M. Millar (2009) 'Participatory research and data interpretation: using the voice centred relational method of data analysis. Is it worth it?'. International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 12 (1):67-77. [Details] |
| Millar, M., L. Coen, C. Bradley and H. Rau (2012) 'Doing the Job as a Parent: Parenting Alone, Work and Family Policy in Ireland'. The Journal of Family Issues, . [Details] |
Conference Publications
| MILLAR, M. et al. (2000) Accountability and performance measurement: an assessment of the Irish health care system INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES , pp.285-296 [Details] |
Non Published Reports
| Millar, M (2007) Briefing on Community and Mental Health. Prepared for the National Economic and Social Forum. . Non Published Reports [Details] |
| Millar, M., L. Coen, H. Rau, M. Donegan, J. Canavan and C. Bradley (2007) Towards a Better Future: Research on Labour Market Needs and Social Inclusion of One Parent Families in Galway City and County. Centre for Child and Family Research NUI, Galway. Report for the One Parent Family Research Committee, Galway City Partnership. . Non Published Reports [Details] |
| Millar, M (2012) Evaluation of the Incredible Years Programme in Galway City. Non Published Reports [Details] |