Uncovering Food Poverty in Ireland

A Hidden Deprivation
1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-1-4473-6153-4
Verlag: Bristol University Press

Buch, Englisch, 216 Seiten, Format (B × H): 241 mm x 162 mm, Gewicht: 464 g

Michael Drew’s review of the causes and effects of food poverty in Ireland offers the first full-length study of this significant and protracted issue that has been exacerbated by COVID-19.

The book brings together the complex picture emerging from interviews with users of food aid. Their pathways into and through food poverty are impacted by the policies and practices of government and employers with wide-ranging implications. The work explores the international landscape of food poverty and situates both experiences and responses in a comparative context. It considers how these results contribute to an understanding of the problem and what action should be taken.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Drew, Michael

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Ökotrophologie (Ernährungs- und Haushaltswissenschaften)
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Sachkultur, Materielle Kultur
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik Soziale Dienste, Soziale Organisationen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction

2. An international perspective

3. Poverty and food: the Irish context

4. Interpreting the data

5. Pathways into food poverty

6. Pathways through food poverty

7. Investigating the policy drivers

8. Responses to food poverty

9. Conclusions

Über Autor(innen)

Drew, Michael
Michael Drew holds a PhD (2019) from the School of Social Policy, Social Work and Social Justice at University College Dublin. He is an independent researcher who, for many years, has volunteered with the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul, Ireland’s largest voluntary charitable organisation.

Michael Drew holds a PhD from the School of Social Policy, Social Work and Social Justice at University College Dublin, and has researched food poverty in Ireland over a five-year period. He has first-hand experience of the topic, having volunteered for many years with the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul, Ireland’s largest voluntary charitable organisation.