Church, State and Social Science in Ireland: Knowledge Institutions and the Rebalancing of Power, 1937-73
This book examines how the balance of power between the Irish state and the Catholic Church has shifted since the middle of the twentieth century, through a case study of knowledge institutions engaged in social science teaching and research. Inhabiting a sphere once monopolised by the Church, such institutions became increasingly aligned with state projects from the end of the 1950s. As a result, when the Church later sought to use sociological arguments to resist liberalising changes in law and policy, opposing views were able to claim the legitimacy of expertise and the issue of public trust became crucial.This is the first book to examine…
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Weitere Autoren: Feeney, Maria
- ISBN: 978-1-5261-2172-1
- EAN: 9781526121721
- Produktnummer: 26631559
- Verlag: Manchester Univ Pr
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
- Seitenangabe: 272 S.
- Masse: H23.4 cm x B15.6 cm x D1.4 cm 418 g
- Gewicht: 418
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Peter Murray is Lecturer in Sociology at Maynooth University, IrelandMaria Feeney has lectured in Sociology and Education at Maynooth University, Ireland
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