Power, Martin J.; Dillane, Aileen; Devereux, Eoin(Department of Sociology, University of Limerick, 2014)
Can popular music or an individual song text inform us about society and make us
question dominant discourses in the political and public sphere? This article will
argue that this is indeed the case, so while the mass ...
Power, Martin J.; Haynes, Amanda; Devereux, Eoin(Department of Sociology: Universityof Limerick, 2015)
In this research article we explore the manner in which a particular discursive
device, the “sinister fringe” was deployed in national news media coverage of
protests against the introduction of water charges in Ireland. ...
Power, Martin J.; Haynes, Amanda; Devereux, Eoin(School of Media, Dublin Institute of Technology, 2012)
International research indicates that recessionary periods may be accompanied
by a decline in the quality of relations between the majority population and
migrant groups as the latter are at risk of being scapegoated for ...
Haynes, Amanda; Power, Martin J.; Devereux, Eoin(Doras Luimní, 2010)
This research study examines the manner in which politicians construct non-Irish EU immigrants to Ireland by analysing the content of statements attributed to this group in the print media. The decision to examine politicians’ ...
