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The 'Economic and Social Research Institute' in Ireland produces research focusing on Ireland's economic and social development in order to inform policy-making and societal understanding. The institute has played a role in national debates since the 1960s, such as joining the Economic and Monetary Union of the European Union, undertaking the National Development Plan, and initiating policies to combat poverty.
The Economic Research Institute was founded in 1959 (and opened in 1960) by the Irish Government with funding support from the US-based Ford Foundation. Its original purpose was to analyse the data that was being produced by the Central Statistics Office.
In 1965, after a review by Danish social scientist Henning Friis, the remit of the organisation was expanded to include social matters, and this was reflected in a change of name to the Economic and Social Research Institute.
The early strengths of the ESRI lay in the field of economics. It produced 57 research papers in its first decade of existence. In the late 1960s it produced work on social mobility and social status by Bertram Hutchinson. In the 1960s and 1970s the ESRI was instrumental in helping to build the disciplines of economics, political science and sociology in Ireland - often funding staff and students to attend overseas universities - mainly in the United States.
The ESRI journal the Economic and Social Review was founded in the early 1970s. The ESRI Quarterly Economic Commentary is an influential economic snapshot of the Irish economy that generally receives wide media coverage.
In the late 1980s - as a reflection of the parlous state of the Irish economy at that time - the ESRI received a significant cut in state funding and since then has been involved in a considerable amount of contract research.
Within the field of sociology the ESRI has made major contributions in the fields of social mobility, income distribution, education, gender studies, labour market studies and more recently in areas such as ageing, health and sexuality - in 2006 it carried out and published Ireland's first comprehensive survey of sexual activity and attitudes.
The ESRI has been noted for its strength in quantitative research methods. At times it has been criticised for its lack of critical thinking and closeness to government and policy agendas.
★ Jackson, J. 2004. 'Research policy and practice in Ireland: A historical perspective'. In M. MacLachlan & M. Caball (eds) ''Social science in the knowledge society: Research policy in Ireland''. Liffey Press, Dublin.
★ Tovey, H. & Share, P. 2003. ''A sociology of Ireland''. Gill and Macmillan, Dublin.
★ Conway, B. 2006. 'Foreigners, faith and fatherland: the historical origins, development and present status of Irish sociology'. ''Sociological Origins'' - special supplement. Fall 2006. [1]
★ Official site
The Economic Research Institute was founded in 1959 (and opened in 1960) by the Irish Government with funding support from the US-based Ford Foundation. Its original purpose was to analyse the data that was being produced by the Central Statistics Office.
In 1965, after a review by Danish social scientist Henning Friis, the remit of the organisation was expanded to include social matters, and this was reflected in a change of name to the Economic and Social Research Institute.
The early strengths of the ESRI lay in the field of economics. It produced 57 research papers in its first decade of existence. In the late 1960s it produced work on social mobility and social status by Bertram Hutchinson. In the 1960s and 1970s the ESRI was instrumental in helping to build the disciplines of economics, political science and sociology in Ireland - often funding staff and students to attend overseas universities - mainly in the United States.
The ESRI journal the Economic and Social Review was founded in the early 1970s. The ESRI Quarterly Economic Commentary is an influential economic snapshot of the Irish economy that generally receives wide media coverage.
In the late 1980s - as a reflection of the parlous state of the Irish economy at that time - the ESRI received a significant cut in state funding and since then has been involved in a considerable amount of contract research.
Within the field of sociology the ESRI has made major contributions in the fields of social mobility, income distribution, education, gender studies, labour market studies and more recently in areas such as ageing, health and sexuality - in 2006 it carried out and published Ireland's first comprehensive survey of sexual activity and attitudes.
The ESRI has been noted for its strength in quantitative research methods. At times it has been criticised for its lack of critical thinking and closeness to government and policy agendas.
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Sources
★ Jackson, J. 2004. 'Research policy and practice in Ireland: A historical perspective'. In M. MacLachlan & M. Caball (eds) ''Social science in the knowledge society: Research policy in Ireland''. Liffey Press, Dublin.
★ Tovey, H. & Share, P. 2003. ''A sociology of Ireland''. Gill and Macmillan, Dublin.
★ Conway, B. 2006. 'Foreigners, faith and fatherland: the historical origins, development and present status of Irish sociology'. ''Sociological Origins'' - special supplement. Fall 2006. [1]
External links
★ Official site
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