Dr. Martin Power

Research Interests

My current research interests include

Inequality & Social Exclusion
Neoliberalism and the retraction of the Welfare State.
The Social Aspect of Regeneration
Gentrification
Popular Music and Popular Culture
Social Protest
Media & Migration

Current Research Projects

Songs of Social Protest (With Dr Aileen Dillane, Prof. Eoin Devereux & & Dr Amanda Haynes)

'Examining the impact of Irish print & broadcast media coverage on the regeneration of Limerick City's Southside' (With Dr. Eoin Devereux & Dr Amanda Haynes).

Representations of the Irish Water Protests (With Dr Amanda Haynes & Prof. Eoin Devereux)

Professional Activities

Association

2017 Series Editor, Rowman and Littlefield International's Popular Musics Matter: Social, Political and Cultural Interventions Book Series
2016 Board Member, The Football Collective
2005 Ordinary Member, Sociological Association of Ireland
Founding (and Current) Director, Power, Discourse and Society Research Cluster
Founding (and Current) Director, Centre for the Study of Popular Music and Popular Culture
Series Editor, Rowman and Littlefield International's 'Discourse, Power and Society' Book Series

Education

2008 University of Limerick - Doctor of Philosophy
2005 University of Limerick - Master of Arts
2003 University of Limerick - Bachelor of Arts

Peer Reviewed Journals

2022

Managing sport and leisure in the era of Covid-19

A. Manoli, C. Anagnostopoulos, A. Ahonen, N. Bolton, A. Bowes, C. Brown, T. Byers, D. Cockayne, I. Cooper, J. Du, A. Geurin, E. Hayday, J. Hayton, C. Jenkin, J. Kenyon, N. Kitching, S. Kirby, P. Kitchin, G. Kohe, T. Kokolakakis, H. Leng, J. Ludvigsen, E. MacIntosh, H. Maxwell, A. May, K. Misener, J. O'Gorman, D. Parnell, K. Parry, Q. Peng, D. Plumley, M. Power, G. Ramchandani, M. Rayner, N. Scelles, T. Taylor, T. Webb, M. Winand (2022) Managing sport and leisure in the era of Covid-19. Managing Sport And Leisure :1-6

2021

Indelible stain: territorial stigmatization and the limits of resistance

Power, MJ;Haynes, A;Devereux, E (2021) Indelible stain: territorial stigmatization and the limits of resistance. OXFORD : OXFORD UNIV PRESS Community Development Journal :244-265

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2021

Inclusion through football: The case of Diverse City FC

J Carr and M Power (2021) Inclusion through football: The case of Diverse City FC. Studies in Arts and Humanities :1-22

2020

Football and politics: the politics of football

Power M.J.;Widdop P.;Parnell D.;Carr J.;Millar S.R. (2020) Football and politics: the politics of football. Managing Sport And Leisure :1-5

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2020

The intersection of ethos and opportunity: An ethnography exploring the role of the physical curriculum' in cultivating physical capital in the elite educated student

Kennedy, M. Macphail, A. and Power, M. (2020) The intersection of ethos and opportunity: An ethnography exploring the role of the physical curriculum' in cultivating physical capital in the elite educated student . London Sport, Education And Society :990-1001

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2020

More than a Club, More than a Game: The Case of Diverse City.

Carr, J. and Power, M. (2020) More than a Club, More than a Game: The Case of Diverse City. . London Managing Sport And Leisure :99-113

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2020

Understanding how decision-makers practice discretion in the context of the Habitual Residence Condition in the Republic of Ireland

Ryan, M.; Power, M. (2020) Understanding how decision-makers practice discretion in the context of the Habitual Residence Condition in the Republic of Ireland. London Irish Journal Of Sociology :1-25

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2019

Transcending the moment: Ideology and Billy Bragg

Power M. and Dillane A. (2019) Transcending the moment: Ideology and Billy Bragg. London Journal of Language & Politics :491-508

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2019

Fake news? A critical analysis of the `Welfare Cheats, Cheat Us All¿ campaign in Ireland

Devereux E.;Power M. (2019) Fake news? A critical analysis of the `Welfare Cheats, Cheat Us All¿ campaign in Ireland. Critical Discourse Studies :347-362

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2018

'Sicherheit': examining residents' perceptions of community safety in working-class residential areas undergoing regeneration in Limerick City, Ireland

Power, MJ;Haynes, A;Devereux, E;Barnes, C (2018) 'Sicherheit': examining residents' perceptions of community safety in working-class residential areas undergoing regeneration in Limerick City, Ireland. DORDRECHT : SPRINGER Journal Of Housing And The Built Environment :917-933

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2018

Saying Hello to the Lunatic Men: A Critical Reading of 'Love is Lost'

Devereux, E;Dillane, A;Power, MJ (2018) Saying Hello to the Lunatic Men: A Critical Reading of 'Love is Lost'. ABINGDON : ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD Contemporary Music Review :257-271

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2017

Songs and Singers of Social Protest. Special Edition Guest Editors

Power, M. and Dillane, A. (2017) Songs and Singers of Social Protest. Special Edition Guest Editors. Canada MUSICultures :1-162

2017

Introduction: Songs and Singers of Social Protest

Power, M. and Dillane A. (2017) Introduction: Songs and Singers of Social Protest. Canada MUSICultures :1-4

2017

'You'll Never Kill Our Will To Be Free': Damien Dempsey's Colony' as a Critique of Historical and Contemporary Colonialism

Power, M., Dillane, A. and Devereux, E. (2017) 'You'll Never Kill Our Will To Be Free': Damien Dempsey's Colony' as a Critique of Historical and Contemporary Colonialism . Canada MUSICultures :29-52

2017

Locating culture, making soundscapes and activating critical social relations: A case study from Limerick SoundScapes

Dillane, A,Power, MJ,Devereux, E (2017) Locating culture, making soundscapes and activating critical social relations: A case study from Limerick SoundScapes. Lisbon Portuguese Journal Of Social Science :343-358

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2016

REASONABLE PEOPLE VS. THE SINISTER FRINGE: Interrogating the framing of Ireland's water charge protestors through the media politics of dissent

Power, M., Devereux, E. and Haynes, A. (2016) REASONABLE PEOPLE VS. THE SINISTER FRINGE: Interrogating the framing of Ireland's water charge protestors through the media politics of dissent. London Critical Discourse Studies :1-17

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2016

"I sing out to the youth of the slums": Morrissey and Class Disgust

Power, MJ,Dillane, A,Devereux, E (2016) "I sing out to the youth of the slums": Morrissey and Class Disgust. Popular Music And Society :547-562

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2015

Urban soundscapes and Critical Citizenship: Explorations in activating a 'sonic turn' in Urban Cultural Studies

Dillane, A., Langlois, T., Power, M. P. & Ní Bhriain, O. (2015) Urban soundscapes and Critical Citizenship: Explorations in activating a 'sonic turn' in Urban Cultural Studies. Bristol : Intellect Journals Journal of Urban Cultural Studies :89-105

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2015

'Urban Soundscapes : Special Edition

Dillane, A., Langlois, T., Power, M. P. & Ní Bhriain, O., (eds). (2015) 'Urban Soundscapes : Special Edition. Bristol : Intellect Journals Journal of Urban Cultural Studies :89-164

2014

Scapegoating During a Time of Crisis: A Critique of Post-Celtic Tiger Ireland

O'Flynn, M,Monaghan, LF,Power, MJ (2014) Scapegoating During a Time of Crisis: A Critique of Post-Celtic Tiger Ireland. Sociology :921-937

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2014

The Social Value of Community-Based Adult Education in Limerick City

Neville, P., O' Dwyer, M. and Power, M. (2014) The Social Value of Community-Based Adult Education in Limerick City. Dublin The Adult Learner: The Irish Journal Of Adult And Community Education :42-56

2014

I Can Have Both: A Queer Reading of Morrissey

Dillane, A., Power, M.J. & Devereux, E. (2014) I Can Have Both: A Queer Reading of Morrissey. European journal of Popular Culture :149-164

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2013

'Why bother seeing the world for real?': Google Street View and the representation of a stigmatised neighbourhood

Power, MJ,Neville, P,Devereux, E,Haynes, A,Barnes, C (2013) 'Why bother seeing the world for real?': Google Street View and the representation of a stigmatised neighbourhood. New Media & Society :1022-1040

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2012

Internalising discourses of parental blame: Voices from the field

Barnes, C. and Power, MJ (2012) Internalising discourses of parental blame: Voices from the field . London Studies in the Maternal :1-21

2012

Tarring everyone with the same shorthand? Journalists, stigmatization and social exclusion

Devereux, E,Haynes, A,Power, MJ (2012) Tarring everyone with the same shorthand? Journalists, stigmatization and social exclusion. UK Journalism :500-517

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2012

A push and a shove and the land is ours: Morrissey's counter-hegemonic stance(s) on social class

Power, MJ,Dillane, A,Devereux, E (2012) A push and a shove and the land is ours: Morrissey's counter-hegemonic stance(s) on social class. Australia Critical Discourse Studies :375-392

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2012

From the Mouths of Janus: Irish Politicians Constructions of Transnational EU Migrants in Ireland

Power, M; Haynes, A; Devereux, E (2012) From the Mouths of Janus: Irish Politicians Constructions of Transnational EU Migrants in Ireland. Ireland Irish Communications Review :3-18

2012

Exploring the "Learning Careers" of Irish Undergraduate Sociology Students through the Establishment of an Undergraduate Sociology Student Journal

Neville, P; Power, MJ; Barnes, C; Haynes, A (2012) Exploring the "Learning Careers" of Irish Undergraduate Sociology Students through the Establishment of an Undergraduate Sociology Student Journal. USA Teaching Sociology :107-122

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2011

At the edge: Media constructions of a stigmatised Irish housing estate

Devereux E; Haynes A; Power MJ (2011) At the edge: Media constructions of a stigmatised Irish housing estate. Journal Of Housing And The Built Environment :123-142

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2010

'You can only get a degree!' Theoretically situating the alterations to the back to education allowance welfare to education programme of 2003/04

Power M.J. (2010) 'You can only get a degree!' Theoretically situating the alterations to the back to education allowance welfare to education programme of 2003/04. Policy Futures In Education :499-512

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2010

The Smokescreen of Meritocracy": Elite Education in Ireland and the Reproduction of Class Privilege

Kennedy, M. and Power, M. (2010) The Smokescreen of Meritocracy": Elite Education in Ireland and the Reproduction of Class Privilege. UK Journal for Critical Educational Policy Studies :223-248

2009

Outwitting the gatekeepers of the purse': The impact of Micro-Level Interactions in determining access to the Back To Education Allowance Welfare to Education Programme

Power, M. (2009) Outwitting the gatekeepers of the purse': The impact of Micro-Level Interactions in determining access to the Back To Education Allowance Welfare to Education Programme. USA : International Journals International Review of Modern Sociology :25-42

2008

'Crossing the Sahara without Water': Experiencing Class Inequality Through the Back To Education Allowance Welfare to Education Programme

Power, M. (2008) 'Crossing the Sahara without Water': Experiencing Class Inequality Through the Back To Education Allowance Welfare to Education Programme. UK Journal for Critical Educational Policy Studies

2006

Why Not Education? The Necessity for Welfare to Education Programmes to Alleviate the Social Exclusion of Welfare Recipients in Ireland

Power, M. (2006) Why Not Education? The Necessity for Welfare to Education Programmes to Alleviate the Social Exclusion of Welfare Recipients in Ireland. UK Journal for Critical Educational Policy Studies

Books

2012

An Introduction to Irish Society: Transitions and Change

Power, M.J., Devereux, E. Haynes, A., Hannan, C., Neville, P., and C. Barnes (2012) An Introduction to Irish Society: Transitions and Change. Harlow : Pearson Custom Publishing

Book Chapters

2021

Introduction: Understanding the connection between football, identity and (P)politics

M Power, J Carr, D Parnell, P Widdop, S Millar (2021) Introduction: Understanding the connection between football, identity and (P)politics. Abingdon : Routledge Football, Politics and Identity :1-10

2021

Introduction: Football and Popular Culture

S Millar, M Power, D Parnell, P Widdop, J Carr (2021) Introduction: Football and Popular Culture. Abingdon : Routledge Football and Popular Culture: Singing Out from the Stands :1-8

2020

Hard Hats and Hoodies: The Songs of Two Working-Class British Protest Singers

Dillane, A;Power, MJ (2020) Hard Hats and Hoodies: The Songs of Two Working-Class British Protest Singers. NEW YORK : BLOOMSBURY ACADEMIC BLOOMSBURY HANDBOOK OF POPULAR MUSIC AND SOCIAL CLASS :273-289

2018

Against the Grain: Counter-Hegemonic Representations of Pre and Post 'Celtic-Tiger' Ireland in the 'Protest' Songs of Damien Dempsey

Dillane, A., Power, M., Devereux, E. and Haynes, A. (2018) Against the Grain: Counter-Hegemonic Representations of Pre and Post 'Celtic-Tiger' Ireland in the 'Protest' Songs of Damien Dempsey. London : Rowman and Littlefield International Songs of Social Protest: International Perspectives :455-472

2018

Get Up, Stand Up, Sing Out: The Contemporary Relevance of Protest Song

Dillane, A., Power, M., Devereux, E. and Haynes, A. (2018) Get Up, Stand Up, Sing Out: The Contemporary Relevance of Protest Song. London : Rowman and Littlefield International Songs of Social Protest: International Perspectives :1-10

2018

This is the way, Step inside: Understanding Joy Division

Power, M, Dillane A, Devereux E (2018) This is the way, Step inside: Understanding Joy Division. London : Rowman and Littlefield International Heart and Soul: Critical Essay on Joy Division

2018

'Aesthetics of resistance'. Billy Bragg, Ideology, and the Longevity of Song as Social Protest.

Power, M. (2018) 'Aesthetics of resistance'. Billy Bragg, Ideology, and the Longevity of Song as Social Protest.. London : Rowman And Littlefield International Songs of Social Protest: International Perspectives :509-524

2018

Discursive constructions of the anti-water charges protest movement in Ireland

Power M.;Devereux E.;Haynes A. (2018) Discursive constructions of the anti-water charges protest movement in Ireland. London : Routledge Media Representations of Anti-Austerity Protests in the EU: Grievances, Identities and Agency :27-45

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2017

"Shame Makes The World Go Around": Performed and Embodied (Gendered) Class Disgust in Morrissey's 'The Slum Mums'

Dillane, A., Power, M., Devereux, E (2017) "Shame Makes The World Go Around": Performed and Embodied (Gendered) Class Disgust in Morrissey's 'The Slum Mums'. London : Bloomsbury Academic Music As Multimodal Discourse: Semiotics, Power and Protest :47-70

2017

Preface to the paperback edition (2017): Something happened on the day he died

Devereux, E.; Dillane, A.; Power, M. (2017) Preface to the paperback edition (2017): Something happened on the day he died. New York : Routledge David Bowie: Critical Perspectives :xiii-xv

2016

Opportunities for Resistance Through Discourse

Haynes, A., Devereux, E., Carr, J., Power, M. and Dillane, A. (2016) Opportunities for Resistance Through Discourse. London : Rowman and Littlefield International Public and Political Discourses of Migration: International Perspectives :225-232

2016

Print Media Framings of Those Blonde Roma Children

Marron, A., Joyce, A., Carr,J., Devereux, E., Breen, M., Power, M. and Haynes, A. (2016) Print Media Framings of Those Blonde Roma Children. London : Rowman and Littlefield International Public and Political Discourses of Migration: International Perspectives :117-134

2016

In the Frame? Discourses of Migration: An Introduction to the Volume'

Dillane, A., Power, M., Haynes, A., Devereux, E, and Carr, J. (2016) In the Frame? Discourses of Migration: An Introduction to the Volume' . London : Rowman and Littlefield International Public and Political Discources of Migration: International Perspectives :xv-xxi

2016

Explaining EU Migrant Workers: Irish Political Interventions

Power, M., Haynes, A., and Devereux, E. (2016) Explaining EU Migrant Workers: Irish Political Interventions. London : Rowman andf Littlefield International Public and Political Discources of Migration: International Perspectives :99-116

2015

Culminating sounds and (En)visions: Ashes to ashes and the case for pierrot

Dillane A.;Devereux E.;Power M. (2015) Culminating sounds and (En)visions: Ashes to ashes and the case for pierrot. New York : Routledge David Bowie: Critical Perspectives :35-55

2015

Preface: Where are we now? Contemporary scholarship on David Bowie

Power M.;Devereux E.;Dillane A. (2015) Preface: Where are we now? Contemporary scholarship on David Bowie. New York : Routledge David Bowie: Critical Perspectives :xiii-xvi

2013

'Resistance in Ireland'

O' Flynn, M., Power, M., McCabe, C and Silke, H. (2013) 'Resistance in Ireland' . Brighton : Institute for Education Policy Studies Immiseration Capitalism and Education: Activist Resistance to Neoliberal and Neoconservative Degradation :214-234

2013

'Neoliberal Capitalism and Education in Ireland'

Power, M., O' Flynn, M., Courtois, A., and Kennedy, M. (2013) 'Neoliberal Capitalism and Education in Ireland'. Brighton : Institute for Education Policy Studies Immiseration Capitalism and Education: Activist Resistance to Neoliberal and Neoconservative Degradation :47-70

2013

Media representations, stigma, and neighbourhood identity

Haynes A.;Devereux E.;Power M. (2013) Media representations, stigma, and neighbourhood identity. London : Routledge Social Housing, Disadvantage and Neighbourhood Liveability: Ten Years of Change in Social Housing Neighbourhoods :192-218

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2012

Class Invisibility and Stigmatisation: Irish Media Coverage of a Public Housing Project in Limerick

Power, M; Haynes, A; Devereux, E (2012) Class Invisibility and Stigmatisation: Irish Media Coverage of a Public Housing Project in Limerick. Thousand Oaks, California : Sage Social Inequality & The Politics of Representation: A Global Landscape :1-21

2011

Behind the headlines: Media coverage of social exclusion in Limerick City - The case of Moyross

Devereux E.;Haynes A.;Power M. (2011) Behind the headlines: Media coverage of social exclusion in Limerick City - The case of Moyross. Cork : Cork University Press Understanding Limerick: Social Exclusion and Change :211-229

2011

The "Teenage Dad" and "Slum Mums" are just "certain people i know": Counter hegemonic representations of the working/underclass in the works of Morrissey

Power M. (2011) The "Teenage Dad" and "Slum Mums" are just "certain people i know": Counter hegemonic representations of the working/underclass in the works of Morrissey. Bristol : Intellect Morrissey Fandom, Representations and Identities :95-118

2011

Bridging Marxism: Academia and the Irish Left

O' Flynn, M., Clarke, O., Hayes, P. and Power M. (2011) Bridging Marxism: Academia and the Irish Left. Newcastle-Upon-Tyne : CSP Marxist Perspectives on Irish Society :1-7

2011

But don't forget the songs that made you cry and the songs that saved your life

Devereux E.;Dillane A.;Power M. (2011) But don't forget the songs that made you cry and the songs that saved your life. Bristol : Intellect Morrissey Fandom, Representations and Identities :13-18

Edited Books

2021

Football and Popular Culture: Singing Out from the Stands

(2021) Football and Popular Culture: Singing Out from the Stands. Abingdon : Routledge :i-194

2021

Football, Politics and Identity

(2021) Football, Politics and Identity. Abingdon : Routledge :i-200

2018

Heart and Soul: Critical Essays on Joy Division

(2018) Heart and Soul: Critical Essays on Joy Division. London : Rowman And Littlefield International :1-302

2018

Songs of Social Protest: International Perspectives

(2018) Songs of Social Protest: International Perspectives. London : Rowman & Littlefield International :i-672

2017

David Bowie: Critical Perspectives

(2017) David Bowie: Critical Perspectives. New Yourk : Routledge :i-323

2016

Public and Political Discourses of Migration

(2016) Public and Political Discourses of Migration. London : Rowman and Littlefield International :ix-274

2015

David Bowie: Critical perspectives

(2015) David Bowie: Critical perspectives. New York : Routledge :1-323

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2011

Marxist Perspectives on Irish Society

(2011) Marxist Perspectives on Irish Society. Newcastle-Upon-Tyne : CSP :1-201

2011

Morrissey: Fandom, Representations and Identities

(2011) Morrissey: Fandom, Representations and Identities. Bristol : Intellect :1-346

Other Journals

This author has not written any publications of this type yet.

Conference Publications

2014

BSA Digital Sociology Group's workshop

Monaghan, L.F., O'Flynn, M. and Power, M.J. (2014) BSA Digital Sociology Group's workshop.

2011

Pathways to Education - Access: Are We Making the Right Connections

Power, M. (2011) Pathways to Education - Access: Are We Making the Right Connections. :28-33

2010

International Conference on Engaging Pedagogy, NUI Maynooth

Neville, P., Power, M., Barnes, C. and Haynes, A. (2010) International Conference on Engaging Pedagogy, NUI Maynooth.

Conference Contributions

2019

Stigma, Shame and the Irish Welfare Imaginary

Power, M. and Devereux, E. (2019) Stigma, Shame and the Irish Welfare Imaginary.

2019

Sociological Association of Ireland Annual Conference 2019

Devereux, E. and Power, M. (2019) Sociological Association of Ireland Annual Conference 2019.

2019

Sonic Waves: Music and Sound Beyond Borders

Power, M., Devereux, E. and Dillane, A. (2019) Sonic Waves: Music and Sound Beyond Borders.

2018

Inbhear: Publication and the dissemination of research in the Arts and Humanities Conference

Power, M. Devereux, E. and Haynes A. (2018) Inbhear: Publication and the dissemination of research in the Arts and Humanities Conference.

2017

Football, Politics and Popular Culture Conference

Power, M., Carr, J. and Millar, S. (2017) Football, Politics and Popular Culture Conference.

2017

The Sociological Association of Ireland 44th Annual Conference

Power, M and Devereux, E (2017) The Sociological Association of Ireland 44th Annual Conference.

2016

The Conference of Populism as Movement and Rhetoric 2016

Power, M. Haynes, A. Devereux, E. (2016) The Conference of Populism as Movement and Rhetoric 2016.

2016

43rd Annual Conference of the Sociological Association of Ireland

Power, M. (2016) 43rd Annual Conference of the Sociological Association of Ireland.

2016

43rd Annual Conference of the Sociological Association of Ireland

Power, M. Devereux, E. Haynes, A. (2016) 43rd Annual Conference of the Sociological Association of Ireland.

2016

The Football Collective Conference

Carr, J. Power, M. Haynes, A. Garland, J. Schweppe, J. (2016) The Football Collective Conference.

2016

Football, Education and Prejudice

Carr, J. Power, M. Haynes, A. Garland, J. Schweppe, J. (2016) Football, Education and Prejudice.

2015

Sociological Association of Ireland Annual Conference 2015

Carr, J. Power, M. Haynes, A. Garland, J., Schweppe, J. (2015) Sociological Association of Ireland Annual Conference 2015.

2015

Atrocity Exhibition: A Symposium on Joy Division

Dillane, A, Power, M, Devereux, E (2015) Atrocity Exhibition: A Symposium on Joy Division.

2015

Songs of Social Protest

Dillane, A, Power, M, Devereux, E and Haynes, A (2015) Songs of Social Protest.

2014

In the Frame: Public and Political Discources of Migration

Carr, J., Marron, A., Joyce, A. Devereux, E., Power, M., Haynes, A. & Breen, M. (2014) In the Frame: Public and Political Discources of Migration.

2014

In the Frame? Public and Political Discourses of Migration

Power, M., Haynes, A., Devereux, E., Dillane, A. & Carr, J. (2014) In the Frame? Public and Political Discourses of Migration.

2014

WILDE DAYS IN PARIS

Devereux, E., Dillane, A. & Power, M. (2014) WILDE DAYS IN PARIS .

2014

Sociological Association of Ireland Annual Conference

Haynes, A., Power, M. & Devereux, E. (2014) Sociological Association of Ireland Annual Conference.

2014

European Sociological Association Research Network 37 'Urban Sociology' Mid-Term Conference: Public spaces and private lives in the contemporary city

Power, M. & Barnes, C. (2014) European Sociological Association Research Network 37 'Urban Sociology' Mid-Term Conference: Public spaces and private lives in the contemporary city.

2014

Urban Soundscapes and Critical Citizenship

Dillane, A., Power, M. Fernstrom,M., Langois, T. & Ni Bhrian, O. (2014) Urban Soundscapes and Critical Citizenship.

2014

The Irish Welfare State in and after crisis: resilience, resistance, retrenchment, reform.

O' Flynn, M., Monaghan, L. & Power, M. (2014) The Irish Welfare State in and after crisis: resilience, resistance, retrenchment, reform..

2014

European Sociological Association Research Network 37 'Urban Sociology' Mid-Term Conference: Public spaces and private lives in the contemporary city

Haynes, A., Power, M. & Devereux, E. (2014) European Sociological Association Research Network 37 'Urban Sociology' Mid-Term Conference: Public spaces and private lives in the contemporary city.

2014

European Sociological Association Research Network 37 'Urban Sociology' Mid-Term Conference: Public spaces and private lives in the contemporary city

Devereux, E., Power, M. & Haynes, A. (2014) European Sociological Association Research Network 37 'Urban Sociology' Mid-Term Conference: Public spaces and private lives in the contemporary city.

2014

In the Frame? Public and Political Discources of Migration

Haynes, A., Power, M. & Devereux, E. (2014) In the Frame? Public and Political Discources of Migration.

2013

Sociological Association of Ireland's 40th Annual Conference

Power, M., Haynes, A. and Devereux, E. (2013) Sociological Association of Ireland's 40th Annual Conference.

2013

Mad Dogs and Englishness': Popular Music and English Identities conference

Power, M., Dillane, A., and Devereux, E. (2013) Mad Dogs and Englishness': Popular Music and English Identities conference.

2013

Riot Grrrl: Women and Rock Music

Devereux, E., Power, M. & Dillane, A. (2013) Riot Grrrl: Women and Rock Music.

2013

EUPOP 2013 conference of European Popular Culture Association (EPCA)

Power, M., Devereux, E. and Dillane, A. (2013) EUPOP 2013 conference of European Popular Culture Association (EPCA).

2013

Constructing Minority Identities

Power, M., Haynes, A. & Devereux, E. (2013) Constructing Minority Identities.

2012

Regulating Emotions: Contemporary Understandings and Interdisciplinary Perspectives Conference

Dillane, A., Devereux, E. and Power, M. (2012) Regulating Emotions: Contemporary Understandings and Interdisciplinary Perspectives Conference.

2012

Crisis, Austerity, and Resistance

Power, M., O' Flynn, M., Monaghan, L. & Devereux, E. (2012) Crisis, Austerity, and Resistance.

2012

Strange Fascination? A Symposium on David Bowie

Devereux, E., Power, M. & Dillane, A. (2012) Strange Fascination? A Symposium on David Bowie.

2012

Education & Professional Studies International Winter School

Power, M (2012) Education & Professional Studies International Winter School.

2012

Conversations in the Consortium Seminar Series 2012

Power, M. (2012) Conversations in the Consortium Seminar Series 2012.

2012

Cork Lifelong Learning Festival

Power, M. (2012) Cork Lifelong Learning Festival.

2012

Sociological Association of Ireland's 39th Annual Conference

Barnes, C. and Power, M. (2012) Sociological Association of Ireland's 39th Annual Conference.

2012

NDLR Fest 2012: 6th Annual Irish Showcase for Digital Learning Resources

Power, M., Barnes, C. and Devereux, E. (2012) NDLR Fest 2012: 6th Annual Irish Showcase for Digital Learning Resources.

2011

Sociological Association of Ireland's 38th Annual Conference

Power, M. & Barnes, A. (2011) Sociological Association of Ireland's 38th Annual Conference.

2011

School of Political Science and Sociology Seminar

Devereux, E., Power, M. and Haynes A. (2011) School of Political Science and Sociology Seminar.

2011

Department of Sociology Seminar Series

Haynes, A., Power, M. and Devereux, E. (2011) Department of Sociology Seminar Series.

2011

Stigmatising Neighbourhoods Symposium

M. Power, E. Devereux, A. Haynes, B. Conway, A. Hastings, M. Permentier, V. Browne (2011) Stigmatising Neighbourhoods Symposium.

2011

Sociological Association of Ireland's 38th Annual Conference

Power, M. Haynes, A. & Devereux, E. (2011) Sociological Association of Ireland's 38th Annual Conference.

2011

CRESC Annual Conference, 'Framing the City'

Power, M., Neville, P. Devereux, E., Haynes, A. and Barnes, C. (2011) CRESC Annual Conference, 'Framing the City'.

2011

CRESC Annual Conference, 'Framing the City'

Devereux, E. Power, M. & Haynes, A. (2011) CRESC Annual Conference, 'Framing the City'.

2011

Stigmatising Neighbourhoods Symposium

Power, M. Haynes, A. & Devereux, E. (2011) Stigmatising Neighbourhoods Symposium.

2010

Exclusions: Representations, Practices and Policies Seminar

Devereux, E. Haynes, A. & Power, M. (2010) Exclusions: Representations, Practices and Policies Seminar.

2010

Investigating current issues in Irish Journalism & the Department of Sociology Seminar Series

Devereux, E., Haynes, A. & Power, M. (2010) Investigating current issues in Irish Journalism & the Department of Sociology Seminar Series.

2010

Pathways To Eduation: Are We Making The Right Connections?

Power, M (2010) Pathways To Eduation: Are We Making The Right Connections?.

2010

Sociological Association of Ireland's 37th Annual Conference

Haynes, A., Power, M. & Devereux, E. (2010) Sociological Association of Ireland's 37th Annual Conference.

2010

Sociological Association of Ireland's 37th Annual Conference

Neville, P. Barnes, C., Power, M., Haynes, A. & Fitzpatrick, P. (2010) Sociological Association of Ireland's 37th Annual Conference.

2010

Sociological Association of Ireland's 37th Annual Conference

Power, M. (2010) Sociological Association of Ireland's 37th Annual Conference.

2010

Marxist Perspectives on Irish Society

Power, M., O' Flynn, M., Clarke, O., Hayes, P. Ryan, S. (2010) Marxist Perspectives on Irish Society.

2010

International Conference on Engaging Pedagogy

Neville, P; Power, M; Barnes, C; Haynes, A. (2010) International Conference on Engaging Pedagogy. :1-14

2009

FAHSS Teaching Day

Power, M. (2009) FAHSS Teaching Day.

2009

Boom to Bust: Irish Social Policy In Challenging Times

Power, M. (2009) Boom to Bust: Irish Social Policy In Challenging Times.

2009

The Songs That Saved Your Life (Again): A Symposium on Morrissey'

Power, M., Devereux, E., Dillane, A. (2009) The Songs That Saved Your Life (Again): A Symposium on Morrissey'.

2009

The Songs That Saved Your Life (Again): A Symposium on Morrissey

Power, M. (2009) The Songs That Saved Your Life (Again): A Symposium on Morrissey.

2009

Limerick Regeneration Research Forum

Devereux, E., Haynes, A. & Power, M. (2009) Limerick Regeneration Research Forum.

2009

Sociological Association of Ireland's 36th Annual Conference

Power, M. (2009) Sociological Association of Ireland's 36th Annual Conference.

2009

Sociological Association of Ireland's 36th Annual Conference

Devereux, E., Haynes, A. & Power, M. (2009) Sociological Association of Ireland's 36th Annual Conference.

Published Reports

2015

More than a club; more than a game: Contribution to the evaluation of the Hijabs and Hat-tricks project, Report, in partnership with Sports Against Racism Ireland

Carr, J., Haynes, A., Garland, J., Power, M.J. and Jennifer Schweppe (2015) More than a club; more than a game: Contribution to the evaluation of the Hijabs and Hat-tricks project, Report, in partnership with Sports Against Racism Ireland. Dublin : Sports Against Racism Ireland.

2012

Assessing the social value of community based Adult education

Power, M., Neville, P. and O' Dwyer, M. (2012) Assessing the social value of community based Adult education. Limerick : LCEN, LCAES, PAUL Partnership & Limerick Regeneration Agencies :1-74

2011

Feeling Safe in Our Community

Power, M. and Barnes, C. (2011) Feeling Safe in Our Community. Limerick : Limerick Regeneration Agencies :1-88

2011

Evaluation of the Effectiveness and Impact of the Community Addiction Studies Course in Limerick City

Power, M. and Neville, P. (2011) Evaluation of the Effectiveness and Impact of the Community Addiction Studies Course in Limerick City. Limerick : Limerick City Adult Education Service :1-114

2010

How Irish Politicians Construct Transnational EU Migrants

Haynes, A. Power, M. and Devereux, E. (2010) How Irish Politicians Construct Transnational EU Migrants. Limerick : Doras Luimní :1-80

2005

An assessment of supports and barriers for female researchers in Science, Engineering and Technology within the University of Limerick

Power, MJ; Richardson, I; Connolly, C (2005) An assessment of supports and barriers for female researchers in Science, Engineering and Technology within the University of Limerick. Limerick : University of Limerick :1-64

Editorials

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Book Reviews

2018

How Places Make Us: Novel LBQ Identities in Four Small Cities

Power, MJ (2018) How Places Make Us: Novel LBQ Identities in Four Small Cities. LONDON : SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD Cultural Sociology :561-562

2016

Blaming the Victim: How Global Journalism Fails Those in Poverty

Power, M. (2016) Blaming the Victim: How Global Journalism Fails Those in Poverty. Oxford : Oxford University Press Community Development Journal :320-322

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2015

Getting By: Estates, Class and Culture in Austerity Britain

Power, MJ (2015) Getting By: Estates, Class and Culture in Austerity Britain. :560-561

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Other Publications

2018

How Places Make Us: Novel LBQ Identities in Four Small Cities

Power, MJ (2018) How Places Make Us: Novel LBQ Identities in Four Small Cities. LONDON : SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD Cultural Sociology :561-562

2016

Blaming the Victim: How Global Journalism Fails Those in Poverty

Power, M. (2016) Blaming the Victim: How Global Journalism Fails Those in Poverty. Oxford : Oxford University Press Community Development Journal :320-322

[DOI]

2015

Getting By: Estates, Class and Culture in Austerity Britain

Power, MJ (2015) Getting By: Estates, Class and Culture in Austerity Britain. :560-561

[DOI]

Research Interests

Professional Activities

Association

Education

Publications

Peer Reviewed Journals

Managing sport and leisure in the era of Covid-19

Indelible stain: territorial stigmatization and the limits of resistance

Inclusion through football: The case of Diverse City FC

Football and politics: the politics of football

The intersection of ethos and opportunity: An ethnography exploring the role of the physical curriculum' in cultivating physical capital in the elite educated student

More than a Club, More than a Game: The Case of Diverse City.

Understanding how decision-makers practice discretion in the context of the Habitual Residence Condition in the Republic of Ireland

Transcending the moment: Ideology and Billy Bragg

Fake news? A critical analysis of the `Welfare Cheats, Cheat Us All¿ campaign in Ireland

&apos;Sicherheit&apos;: examining residents&apos; perceptions of community safety in working-class residential areas undergoing regeneration in Limerick City, Ireland

Saying Hello to the Lunatic Men: A Critical Reading of &apos;Love is Lost&apos;

Songs and Singers of Social Protest. Special Edition Guest Editors

Introduction: Songs and Singers of Social Protest

'You'll Never Kill Our Will To Be Free': Damien Dempsey's Colony' as a Critique of Historical and Contemporary Colonialism

Locating culture, making soundscapes and activating critical social relations: A case study from Limerick SoundScapes

REASONABLE PEOPLE VS. THE SINISTER FRINGE: Interrogating the framing of Ireland's water charge protestors through the media politics of dissent

"I sing out to the youth of the slums": Morrissey and Class Disgust

Urban soundscapes and Critical Citizenship: Explorations in activating a 'sonic turn' in Urban Cultural Studies

'Urban Soundscapes : Special Edition

Scapegoating During a Time of Crisis: A Critique of Post-Celtic Tiger Ireland

The Social Value of Community-Based Adult Education in Limerick City

I Can Have Both: A Queer Reading of Morrissey

'Why bother seeing the world for real?': Google Street View and the representation of a stigmatised neighbourhood

Internalising discourses of parental blame: Voices from the field

Tarring everyone with the same shorthand? Journalists, stigmatization and social exclusion

A push and a shove and the land is ours: Morrissey's counter-hegemonic stance(s) on social class

From the Mouths of Janus: Irish Politicians Constructions of Transnational EU Migrants in Ireland

Exploring the "Learning Careers" of Irish Undergraduate Sociology Students through the Establishment of an Undergraduate Sociology Student Journal

At the edge: Media constructions of a stigmatised Irish housing estate

'You can only get a degree!' Theoretically situating the alterations to the back to education allowance welfare to education programme of 2003/04

The Smokescreen of Meritocracy": Elite Education in Ireland and the Reproduction of Class Privilege

Outwitting the gatekeepers of the purse': The impact of Micro-Level Interactions in determining access to the Back To Education Allowance Welfare to Education Programme

'Crossing the Sahara without Water': Experiencing Class Inequality Through the Back To Education Allowance Welfare to Education Programme

Why Not Education? The Necessity for Welfare to Education Programmes to Alleviate the Social Exclusion of Welfare Recipients in Ireland

Books

An Introduction to Irish Society: Transitions and Change

Book Chapters

Introduction: Understanding the connection between football, identity and (P)politics

Introduction: Football and Popular Culture

Hard Hats and Hoodies: The Songs of Two Working-Class British Protest Singers

Against the Grain: Counter-Hegemonic Representations of Pre and Post 'Celtic-Tiger' Ireland in the 'Protest' Songs of Damien Dempsey

Get Up, Stand Up, Sing Out: The Contemporary Relevance of Protest Song

This is the way, Step inside: Understanding Joy Division

'Aesthetics of resistance'. Billy Bragg, Ideology, and the Longevity of Song as Social Protest.

Discursive constructions of the anti-water charges protest movement in Ireland

"Shame Makes The World Go Around": Performed and Embodied (Gendered) Class Disgust in Morrissey's 'The Slum Mums'

Preface to the paperback edition (2017): Something happened on the day he died

Opportunities for Resistance Through Discourse

Print Media Framings of Those Blonde Roma Children

In the Frame? Discourses of Migration: An Introduction to the Volume'

Explaining EU Migrant Workers: Irish Political Interventions

Culminating sounds and (En)visions: Ashes to ashes and the case for pierrot

Preface: Where are we now? Contemporary scholarship on David Bowie

'Resistance in Ireland'

'Neoliberal Capitalism and Education in Ireland'

Media representations, stigma, and neighbourhood identity

Class Invisibility and Stigmatisation: Irish Media Coverage of a Public Housing Project in Limerick

Behind the headlines: Media coverage of social exclusion in Limerick City - The case of Moyross

The "Teenage Dad" and "Slum Mums" are just "certain people i know": Counter hegemonic representations of the working/underclass in the works of Morrissey

Bridging Marxism: Academia and the Irish Left

But don't forget the songs that made you cry and the songs that saved your life

Edited Books

Football and Popular Culture: Singing Out from the Stands

Football, Politics and Identity

Heart and Soul: Critical Essays on Joy Division

Songs of Social Protest: International Perspectives

David Bowie: Critical Perspectives

Public and Political Discourses of Migration

David Bowie: Critical perspectives

Marxist Perspectives on Irish Society

Morrissey: Fandom, Representations and Identities

Other Journals

Conference Publications

BSA Digital Sociology Group's workshop

The intersection of ethos and opportunity: An ethnography exploring the role of the physical curriculum' in cultivating physical capital in the elite educated student

'Sicherheit': examining residents' perceptions of community safety in working-class residential areas undergoing regeneration in Limerick City, Ireland

Saying Hello to the Lunatic Men: A Critical Reading of 'Love is Lost'

'You'll Never Kill Our Will To Be Free': Damien Dempsey's Colony' as a Critique of Historical and Contemporary Colonialism

In the Frame? Discourses of Migration: An Introduction to the Volume'

Mad Dogs and Englishness': Popular Music and English Identities conference