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Publications :: Dr. Patrick Collins

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Peer Reviewed Journal Articles

Collins, P. and Fahy, F. (2011) "Culture and Creativity: The case study from the West of Ireland". Cities 28(1), pp 28-35 (Fulltext via ScienceDirect)

Collins, P. and Grimes, S. (2011) "Cost competitive places: shifting fortunes and the closure of Dell's manufacturing facility in Ireland". European Urban and Regional Studies, pp. 1-21. (Fulltext via Sage Online)

Pontikakis, D. and Collins, P. (2010) "Exploring geographic variation in corporate broadband adoption; evidence from Irish small-and medium - sized enterprises (SMES)". Telecommunicaitons Policy.

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

Collins, P. (2008) "Policy approaches to developing the region in the Information Age". Irish Geography, October.

Collins, P. and Grimes, S. (2008) "Ireland’s Foreign-owned Technology Sector: A new form of embeddedness". Growth and Change, 39(3), 436-463.

Collins, P. (2007) "Information Age Ireland: the attraction, the reality and never ending geography", European Planning Studies, March.

Collins, P. and Pontikakis, D. (2006), "Innovation systems in the European periphery: the policy approaches of Ireland and Greece", Science and Public Policy, Volume 33, Number 10, December, pp. 757-769.

Grimes, S. and Collins, P. (2003) "Building a Knowledge Economy in Ireland through European Research Networks", European Planning Studies, 11(4), pp. 395-413.

Grimes, S. and Collins, P. (2002) "The Role of Telematics in Integrating Ireland into Europe's Information Society", European Planning Studies, 10(8), pp. 971-86.

Book Chapters

Grimes, S. and Collins, P. (2010) "The contribution of the overseas ICT sector to expanding R&D investment in Ireland", In Kirby, P and Carmody, P. The Legacy of Ireland’s Economic Expansion: Geographies of the Celtic Tiger, London, Routledge, 44-66.

Research Reports and Policy Documents

Collins, P. (2011), "Economic Impact Assessment: The Creative Sector in the Western Region", Western Development Commission. (Download Report)

Conference Papers

Collins, P. (2011) "The evolution of a creative cluster on the West Coast of Ireland", Regional Studies Association Annual Conference, Newcastle, April 19th

Collins, P. (2010) "Cultural Activities and Creative Practice: A Galway City Case Study", Conference of Irish Geographers, NUI Maynooth, 1st May

Collins, P. (2010) "A 'creative' and 'smart' economy strategy? Locating the role of the cultural and media industries and the priorities for a new innovation policy strategy in Ireland", ISSP Conference, Limerick, 4th December

Collins, P. (2009) "Lights, Camera, Action: Case study of a creative cluster in the west of Ireland". Presented to the ISSP Annual Conference, NUI, Galway, 2nd December.

Collins, P. (2009) "They giveth and they taketh away: Ireland's FDI losses". Regional Science Association. Limerick.

Collins, P. (2009) "Innovative Competitive Practices and FDI in Ireland". IntertradeIreland Innovation Conference, NUI Galway.

Collins, P., and Grimes, S. (2009) "From success to failure: recent FDI movements in Ireland". Regional Studies Association International Conference. Leuven, Belgium.

Collins, P. (2009) "Creative Cities: A case study from Ireland". Creative Regions Conference. Cardiff, UK.

Collins, P. (2009) "Creative Information and Regional Development in West of Ireland". Forum for Research on Rural Balanced Development, Sustainability and Natural Resource Management. NUI Galway.

Collins, P. (2009) "The rise of a creative industry cluster in Indrebhán, Co. Galway". Presented to the Regional Innovation Systems Conference, Edinburgh, 15th October.

Pontikakis, D. and Collins, P. (2007) "DeValera and Venizlos: Evolving countries on the European periphery". LIKS Athens. Greece

Collins, P. and Fahy, F. (2007) "Culture and Creativity: A case study from the West of Ireland". Conference of Irish Geographers. St Patrick’s Drumcondra.

Collins, P. and Grimes, S. (2007) "Ireland’s foreign owned technology sector: A new form of embeddedness?", Conference of Irish Geographers. St Patrick’s Drumcondra.

Collins, P. (2007) "Ireland’s FDI success story". Dusquense University PA.

Collins, P. and Pontikakis, D. (2007) "Paths to Innovation: Ireland and Greece". Regional Science Association. Bangor NI.

Grimes, S. and Collins, P. (2006) "The evolution of the foreign-owned technology sector in Ireland", School of Management and Economics, Queens University Belfast, 31 March.

Collins, P. and Pontikakis, D. (2006) "Innovation Systems in the European Periphery: the case of Ireland and Greece", Regional Studies Association International Conference: Shaping EU Regional Policy: Economic Social and Political Pressures, Leuven, Belgium, June 8-9.

Collins, P. (2005) "Defining Ireland in the Information Age: Social and Economic Aspects of IT growth", Regional Science Association, Stratford-upon-Avon, August 16th.

Collins, P. (2005) "Which way is up? The value of foreign owned MNCs to Ireland", Regional Science Association, Stratford-upon-Avon, August 17th.

Grimes, S. and Collins, P. (2005) "Betwixt and Between: Ireland’s role in servicing TNC markets in the EMEA region", XVth International RESER Conference, 22-24 September, Granada, Spain.

Collins, P. (2005) "Regional Policy in the Information Age: differentiating information economy from information society at the regional level", Alternative Economic Spaces: New Political Stories, Hull (UK) July 11 - 13.

Collins, P. and Grimes, S. (2005) "The evolution of transnational technology subsidiaries in Ireland", Regional Studies Association, NUI, Galway, 15 April.

Collins, P. and Grimes, S. (2005) "The role of transnational subsidiaries in Ireland’s technology sector", Conference of Irish Geographers, NUI, Galway, 6-8 May.

Collins, P. (2005) "The Information Society or Economy", Invited Presentation given to NIRSA, in NUI Maynooth, November 15th.

Other

Collins, P. (2011) "The future for Cultural Policy in a Globalised World". Masterclass given to MA in Arts Admin, NUI Galway, 22nd January

Collins, P. (2011) "Creative production versus Consumption". Presentation to the Artists coalition ADAPT 126, Galway, 17th April

Collins, P. (2010) "Culture and Place, how unique is Galway city?" Presentation to the Galway Arts Centre, 4th February.

Collins, P. (2009) "From the Global to the Local: Understanding Global Production Flows". ISSP Presentation, NUI Galway.

Collins, P. (2009) Discussant on Competitiveness and Creativity. Part of the half day workshop co-hosted with the Western Development Commission entitled "Creative Industries, Innovation and the Smart Economy". 25th November. (Event Details)

Grimes, S. and Collins, P. (2008) "The Growing Significance of Ireland as a centre for internationally traded business serevices". Regional Studies Association Network Seminar Outsourcing and Offshoring Business Services: Theoretical Perspectives and Global Trends. Centre for Contemporary European Studies, University of the West of Scotland.

Collins, P. (2008) "Researching the Irish FDI Success Story". ISSP Summer School. Sligo IT.

Collins, P. and Fahy, F. (2008) "Cultural innovation: Galway as a creative city". Spás agus Áit Galway, NUI Galway.

Collins, P. (2007) "Turn on, tune in, log out: Geographies of Cyberpower". SEMINAR SERIES, Dept. of Geography, NUI Galway.

CISC Working Papers

Collins, P. and Grimes, S. (2010) "Cost competitive places: the winners and losers in the global flows of foreign direct investment", CISC Working Paper 33, February (CISC Working Paper No. 33)

Collins, P. and Fahy, F. (2010), "Culture and Creativity: The case study from the West of Ireland", CISC Working Paper No. 31, January. (CISC Working Paper No. 31)

Pontikakis, D. and Collins, P. (2007) "Exploring geographic variation in corporate broadband adoption; evidence from Irish small- and medium- sized enterprises (SMEs)", CISC Working Paper No. 25, December. (CISC Working Paper No. 25)

Whitaker Institute for Innovation and Societal Change
J.E. Cairnes School of Business and Economics
NUI Galway
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