Freedom: Licence or Liberty?

by Bohan, Harry

• ISBN13: 9781847300287
• ISBN10: 1847300286
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-12-15
• Publisher: Veritas Pubns

Summary

There is little dispute that Ireland in the twenty-first century is a society in transformation. With an economy registering unparalleled growth, a rising population buoyed by an enriching immigrant community and an overall confidence in our future, we have much to celebrate. There is, however, a downside to that transformation. We may, by some Criteria, be deemed the second wealthiest nation in the world, but for all our success there are many who feel disconnected and marginalised in our society. We may be free from the shackles - economic or social - of our past, but does that freedom constitute true liberty or is it engendering a license that is ultimately threatening the fabric of our 'new' society?

Table of Contents

Contributors	p. 5
Foreword	p. 12
Ireland: Where Are We Now?
The Best of Times, the Worst of Times	p. 20
What We Have is What We Want: Applying the Values of Psychotherapy to our Current Social Dilemmas	p. 33
Crime in Ireland	p. 41
Interculturalism: Ireland Of the Welcomes?
A View from the Chair	p. 56
Telling My Story Facilitator: Cian O'Siocháin Participants: Salome Mbugua Henry; Katherine Chan Mullen; Adam Rogalinski; Jose Nilton Vieira de Souza	p. 58
Envisioning A New Ireland
The Price of the Freedom Agenda	p. 82
Wasting Time with People	p. 96
Knowledge is Freedom, Freedom is Knowledge	p. 111
Tax and Community	p. 130
How To Achieve Our Vision
A View from the Chair	p. 148
A Student Perspective	p. 152
Together, We're Better	p. 180
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