The aim of the module is to provide students with a conceptual and operational understanding of the dynamics of Social Regeneration. Students will be familiarised with debates, definitions and theoretical frameworks pertaining to the social aspect of Urban Regeneration. Specifically the module will focus on the Irish / Limerick context as it seeks to examine the structural, cultural and ideological dynamics underpinning inequality and social exclusion and their implications for individuals and groups involved in the process of Social Regeneration.

This module aims to provide students with an understanding of the social aspect of urban Regeneration. Students will be familiarised with debates, definitions and theoretical frameworks pertaining to the concept of Social Regeneration. While the module will focus on the Irish context (and in particular the on-going Limerick Regeneration project) as it seeks to examine the structural, cultural and ideological implications of both inequality and social exclusion for particular individuals and groups involved in the process of Social Regeneration, it will be set against a backdrop of international theoretical frameworks, e.g. Critical theory, Neo-Marxism, Post-Structuralism, Postmodernism, Globalisation. We will engage with current and established sociological theories and debates as a means of interpreting and understanding the implications these issues have for the distribution of power, the concept of and the operation of citizenship, processes of social exclusion, the role of social policy, and public discourse, in the process of Social Regeneration.

Have gained an insight into the implication of the conceptualisation and operationalisation of the key concepts related to Social Regeneration. Have developed an insight into the key public, private and voluntary bodies and agencies involved in undertaking Social Regeneration - with a particular focus on the Limerick Regeneration project. Have developed a critical understanding of the social, structural, cultural, and ideological implications of both inequality and social exclusion within Irish society for particular individuals and groups, and the implications such inequality has for Social Regeneration.

Students will develop a critically informed awareness of the process of Social Regeneration, particularly the Limerick context, and can subsequently apply a critical sociological perspective to contemporary social policy/ media and / or public debates on the purpose and focus of Regeneration.

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