Murphy, Mary P.
(2012)
The politics of Irish labour activation:
1980 to 2010.
Administration, 60 (2).
pp. 27-49.
ISSN 0001-8325
Abstract
Unlike most OECD countries, Ireland has not yet developed full labour
activation policy, but is under increasing pressure to do so. This paper explores
why Irish labour activation policy and implementation stalled over the last
three decades and the reasons for policy drift in this area. Framed by two
crises, the paper maps the politics of Irish labour activation from the 1980s
crisis up to the contemporary crisis. It first analyses the politics of labour
activation by tracing shifts in political discourses about labour activation over
the last three decades. It then draws on bottom-up implementation theory to
examine the micro politics of implementation, referring briefly to
implementation of supportive labour activation strategies in the 1990s and
reviewing in more depth the National employment action plan in the 2000s. It
then maps institutions, political debates and advocacy coalitions to assist in
understanding the politics of Irish labour activation policy and how its
implementation was shaped and stalled. This analysis of the institutional,
ideational, political interests and international factors that shaped or
postponed Irish movement from passive to active welfare administration helps
us better understand contemporary issues concerning the relationship
between political discourse about labour activation and its implementation.
Item Type: |
Article
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Keywords: |
Labour activation; Ireland; implementation; discourse; policy
coalitions; |
Academic Unit: |
Faculty of Social Sciences > Sociology |
Item ID: |
4619 |
Depositing User: |
Dr. Mary Murphy
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Date Deposited: |
26 Nov 2013 09:52 |
Journal or Publication Title: |
Administration |
Publisher: |
Institute of Public Administration of Ireland |
Refereed: |
Yes |
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