Theses - Sociology
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Human Germline Genome Editing as a Potential Reproductive Choice: An Exploratory Sociological Study in the United Kingdom
This thesis explores key factors that appear to influence attitudes towards the use of human germline genome editing (hGGE) as a reproductive choice in the United Kingdom (UK), and suggests how identifying these factors ... -
At the heart of everything we do: a case study of public/patient participation in hospital governance
Hospitals are of critical importance to contemporary health systems in developed countries, providing essential medical services and leading the development of increasingly complex interventions. From a public policy ... -
Bodies of Change: Analysing the Embodied and Affective Movement for Abortion Rights in Ireland
In May 2018, the Irish public voted to repeal the 8th amendment of the constitution – an article which protected the right to life of the ‘unborn’ - thereby paving the way towards the legal provision of abortion for the ... -
The Journalist as Neoliberal Lone Wolf: On Mexico’s Imaginary Reporters and Collaborative Resistance in a Divided Guild
This thesis is about the subtle ways in which discourses on the individual professionalisation of journalists have been fetishised and used since the neoliberal turn to narrow international debates on imbalances in global ...
