Paschal Preston’s Recent Publications and Papers
Books
Refereed journals / Book chapters
Selected Research and Conference Papers
Books
‘Making the News :
Journalism and News Cultures in Europe’ (2009)
Routledge. [ISBN: 978-0-415-46189-4 (paperback); ISBN: 978-0-415-46188-7 (hardback)]
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‘Reshaping Communications :
Technology, Information and Social Change’ (2001)
London, Thousand Oaks and New Delhi: SAGE Publications. [ISBN 0-8039-8563-0]
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‘Strategies for Inclusion: Gender in the Information Society - Vol. II: Experiences from private and voluntary sector initiatives’ (2004) Co-Editor, with Carol MacKeogh. Trondheim, Norway: NTNU Press. [ISSN 0802-3581] More information
‘The Carrier Wave : New Information Technology & the Geography of Innovation’
(1988)
with Peter Hall. London: Unwin Hyman. [ISBN 0-04-445081-8]
[Also translated and published in Spanish as
‘La Ola Portadora: Nueves tecnologias de la informacion y geografia
de las innovaciones, 1840-2000’, Madrid: FUNDESCO, 1990]
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‘Democracy and Communication in the New Europe : Change and Continuity
in East and West’ (1995)
with Farrel Corcoran (eds).
Cresskill, New Jersey: Hampton Press Inc. [ISBN 1-881303-89-6]
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Refereed journals / Book chapters :
2012:
Preston, Paschal and Roderick Flynn (forthcoming, 2012) ‘Media Concentration in Ireland’, chapter in book edited by Eli Noam et al., on behalf of International Media Concentration Project.
2011:
Preston, Paschal and Jim Rogers (2011)
‘The Three Cs of Key Music Sector Trends Today:
Commodification, Concentration and Convergence’,
Chapter 24 [pp.373-396] in: Dal Yong Jin (ed.) (2011)
‘Global Media Convergence and Cultural Transformation:
Emerging Social Patterns and Characteristics’,
IGI Global. / ISBN-10: 1609600371 /
Publication info available via
IGI Global website
2010:
Preston, Paschal (2010) ‘Extended Review: Manuel Castells “Communication Power” [Oxford University Press]’, Media, Culture and Society, Vol. 32 (6): 1043–1053.
Preston, Paschal (2010) ‘Elusive Paradigm: International Journalism Studies in Theory and Practice? Review Essay’, Journalism: Theory Practice and Criticism journal, Vol. 11 (1): 111–116.
Preston, Paschal and Sergio Sparviero (2010) ‘Smart if Small Economies? Ireland’s Strategy in Comparative Frame’, Dublin: DCU Centre for Society Information and Media (SIM), February 2010. SSRN Papers webpage
Sparviero, Sergio and Paschal Preston (2009/2010) ‘Creativity and the positive reading of Baumol cost disease’, The Service Industries Journal, Vol. 30 (11): 1903-1917.
2009:
Preston, Paschal (2009) “An Elusive Trans-National Public Sphere? Journalism and news cultures in the EU setting”, Journalism Studies, Vol. 10 (1), pp.114-129.
Preston, Paschal (2009) ‘An Elusive Paradigm - International Journalism Studies in Theory and Practice?’, Journalism: Theory, Practice & Criticism, 10, 2
Preston, Paschal, Aphra Kerr and Anthony Cawley (2009) “Digital media sector innovation in the knowledge economy: rethinking knowledge inputs and policies”, Information, Communication & Society, Vol. 12 (7), pp.994-1014.
Preston, Paschal and Sergio Sparviero (2009) ‘Creative Inputs as the Cause of Baumol’s Cost Disease: The Example of Media Services’, Journal of Media Economics, Vol. 22 (4), pp.239-252.
Preston, Paschal and Monika Metykova (2009) ‘Media, Political Communication and the European Public Sphere’, Chapter 2 [pp.34-51] in Anna Triandafyllidou, Ruth Wodak and Michael Krzyýanowski (eds) (2009) ‘Europe in Crisis: The “European Public Sphere” and the National Media in the Post- War Period’, London: Palgrave. / 9780 2302 104-24 /
Metykova, Monika and Paschal Preston (2009) ‘Elusive European public spheres: The role of shared journalistic cultures’, Chapter 6 [pp.61-69] in Alec Charles (ed.) (2009) ‘Media in the Enlarged Europe: Politics, Policy and Industry’, Bristol, Intellect. // ISBN 9781841509983 / Paperback/ 240 pages/ £19.95 /
2008:
Preston, Paschal and Anthony Cawley (2008) “Broadband development in the European Union to 2012 - a virtuous circle scenario”, Futures, Elsevier, issue 40, pp.812-821.
2007:
Preston, Paschal (2007) ‘Ireland’s Way to the Information Society: Media and Knowledge(s) Matters’, Chapter 5 in John Horgan, Barbara O’Connor and Helena Sheehan (eds) (2007) Mapping Irish Media: Critical Explorations.
Preston, Paschal (2007) ‘Good and Bad News: Stories from the Journalism Front’, Journalism Studies, 8 (2), pp.348-353.
Preston, Paschal, Anthony Cawley and Monika Metykova (2007) ‘Broadband and Rural Areas in the EU: Recent Research and Implications’, Telecommunications Policy, Vol. 31, 6-7, pp.389-400.
Cawley, Anthony and Paschal Preston (2007) ‘Broadband and digital media “content” in EU countries : - recent trends and challenges’, Telematics and Informatics, Elsevier, issue 24, pp.259-271. [Published online, February 2007]
2006:
Preston, Paschal (2006) Beyond Euro-Centricity? : Internationalising Cultural Studies, Media Culture & Society, 28 (6), pp.941-945.
2005:
Preston, Paschal (2005) ‘New ICTs in Everyday Life : - Public Policy Implications for “Europe’s Way to the Information Society” ’, Media Technology and Everyday Life, pp.195-212.
Preston, Paschal (2005) ‘The Cultural Turn Versus Economic Returns: The Production of Culture in an Information Age’, ‘THE REPUBLIC : A Journal of Contemporary & Historical Debate’, No. 4, pp.60-80.
Preston, Paschal (2005) ‘Globalisation, Imperialism and Communication Studies : From the MacBride Report to World Summit on the Information Society’, JAVNOST--the Public, 12 (3), pp.31-46.
Preston, Paschal (2005) International Governance of the Internet : Comments on the WGIG’s Draft Working Papers. Submission to the Working Group on Internet Governance (WSIS), appointed by the UN’s World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) meeting in Geneva, November 2003. Submission date: 22 May, 2005.
Preston, Paschal and MacKeogh, Carol (2005) ‘A “Chilly Culture” for Women? : Gendered Exclusions in ICT Work’, The New World of Work: Labour Markets in Contemporary Ireland, pp.105-124.
2004:
Preston, Paschal (2004) ‘Tackling the “Chilly Culture” for Women in the ICT Workforce’, SIGIS ‘Policy and Practitioner Briefing’ Booklet, Edinburgh: RCSS, University of Edinburgh.
Preston, P. and Cawley, A. (2004) ‘Understanding the “Knowledge Economy” in early 21st Century : Lessons from Innovation in the Media Sector’, Communication and Strategies, No.55, pp.119-145.
Preston, P. and Ward, K. (2004) ‘The Internet and Political Communication : A Study of Users in “Coastal Town” ’. [Article prepared for submission to journal].
MacKeogh, Carol and Paschal Preston (2004) ‘Strategies of Inclusion : A Case Study from Ireland’, Gender, Technology and Development, 8 (2), pp.231-253. [New Delhi, London, and Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications]
2003:
Preston, Paschal (2003) ‘The European Union’s ICT Policies : Neglected Social and Cultural Dimensions’, Chapter 2 in J. Servaes (ed.) (2003) ‘The European Information Society’, Bristol, UK & Portland, OR: Intellect Books. [Chapter 2, pp.33-58] . [ECCR book addressing the policy issues for the UN’s World Summit on the Information Society]
Preston, Paschal (2003) ‘Gender, ICT & Work in the Information Society: Aspects of the SIGIS project's findings’, Article submitted for the EC’s annual ‘Collaboration@Work : 2003 report on new working practices and environments’. Brussels: EC, DG Information Society, Unit F4. [ISBN: 92-894-5755-4]
Preston, Paschal and Carol MacKeogh (2003) ‘Gender in the Production and Consumption of ICT in Ireland : A Review of Literature and Statistical Data’, Chapter 5 in Knut H. Sorensen and J. Stewart (eds) (2003) ‘Digital Divides and Inclusion Measures: A Review of Literature and Trends on Gender and ICT’, Trondheim, Norway: NTNU [pp.113-135]
Preston, Paschal (2003) ‘The Digital Media Industry in Ireland and Changing Role of Media Functions and Skills: Review of prior Research, Concepts and Policy Initiatives’, Commissioned research report for FORFAS/FAS study of Digital Media & ‘Content’ Skills Requirements. ['PPfas-Proj03-H9']
Editorial work in 2003-04:
Editorial Board Member : ‘Trends in Communication’ journal
Reviewer : ‘Telematics and Informatics’ journal
2002:
Preston, Paschal (2002) ‘The “Knowledge” Versus “Know-less” Society : Reflections on Melody and the Canadian Tradition‘, Chapter in Robin Mansell, Rohan Samarajiva and Amy Mahan (eds) (2002) Networking Knowledge for Information Societies : Institutions & Intervention. Delft: Delft University Press. ISBN 90-407-2300-1 [pp.232-239]
Preston, Paschal (2002) ‘Mediated Politics: Communication in the Future of Democracy’, Journal of Communication, 52 (2): 465-467.
2001:
Preston, Paschal (2001) ‘Broadband Infrastructure Rollout : Review of Projects’. [consultancy report]
Preston, Paschal (2001) ‘Telecoms and Ireland’s “Economic Miracle”, 1990-2001 : A Case-Study of Re-Regulation and Facilities’ Policies in a Small Open Economy’, MEDA Project Case Study report, Montpellier, France: ENCIP.
Preston, Paschal and Aphra Kerr (2001) ‘Digital media, nation-states and local cultures : the case of multimedia “content” production’, Media Culture & Society, Vol. 23 (1), pp.109-131.
Preston, Paschal (Forthcoming) ‘Tensions in the neo-liberal model of regulation : telecoms infrastructure in a small, open, (“tiger”) economy, 1990-2001’.
2000:
Paschal Preston (2000) ‘Content is King? Culture, Community and Commerce’, New Media & Society, Vol.2 (3), pp.259-267. [ Guest Editor, special themed section on Digital Media “content” Matters ]
Preston, Paschal and Flynn, Roderick (2000) ‘Rethinking Universal Service : Citizenship, Consumption Norms and the Telephone’, The Information Society, Vol. 16, pp.91-98.
1999:
Preston, Paschal (1999) ‘The Spaces and Flows of Digital Communication : globalisation, national/local cultures and multimedia content’, Communication and Strategies Review, No. 34, (April-June 1999) pp.167-203.
Preston, Paschal (1999) ‘Multimedia Spaces and Places : The Shaping of Multimedia Content Production and Consumption’, ‘Place and Identity in an Age of Technologically Regulated Movement’. [Report of Varenius Project specialist Workshop]
Preston, Paschal and Flynn, Roderick (1999) ‘The Long-Term Performance and Utility of National Telecoms Systems : A Case Study of Ireland, 1920-1998’, Telecommunications Policy, Vol. 23, pp.437-457.
Kerr, Aphra and Paschal Preston (1999) ‘Shaping the Development of the Multimedia Sector in Ireland’, in R. Williams and R.S. Slack (eds) ‘Europe Appropriates Multimedia : A Study of the National Uptake of Multimedia in Eight European Countries and Japan’, pp.215-275. [Trondheim: NUST STS Rapport No.42.]
1998:
The Media, Communication Services and “Europe’s Way to the Information Society”, ‘Kurswechsel’ journal, Vienna, Austria. [Special issue of journal focused on ‘Informationsgesellschaft : facts and fancy’.]
‘New ICTs, Citizenship Information Needs & “Europe’s Way to the Info Society” ’, in M. Doyle and J. Donnelly (eds) (1998) ‘Freedom of Information : Philosophy and Implementation’, pp.33-50. [Dublin: Blackhall Publishing]
‘ “Content” Matters : The Media and Cultural Industries in Ireland’s Information Strategy’, Irish Communications Review, 1998.
1997:
Preston, Paschal (1997) ‘The Info Superhighway, Less Developed Regions and Smaller Entities’, The Social Shaping of Information Highways : Comparing US & EU Action Plans
Preston, Paschal (1997) ‘Information and Citizenship Issues in Ireland’. Information and Citizenship in Europe, London: PSI, pp.108-146.
Preston, Paschal (1997) ‘The Key Challenge for Telecom Eireann's Information Age Town Project’, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY JOURNAL, No.3, pp.2-15.
Preston, Paschal (1997) ‘Bits and Bytes along the Information “Super-Highway” or Super-hypeways’, POLICY STUDIES journal, Vol. 17, No.4, pp.319-322.
Preston, Paschal (1997) ‘Beyond the Information Society : Selected Atoms and Bits of a National Strategy in Ireland’. Economic And Social Review, Vol. 28, No.3, pp.185-212.
Preston, Paschal et al. (1997) Editorial : Guest editors’ introduction to special issue on ‘Ireland in the European/Global Info Society’, Economic And Social Review, Vol. 28, No.3, pp.R5-R8.
1996:
Preston, Paschal (1996) Technology, Space and Cohesion : An Irish View of “Europe’s Way to the Information Society”, TELEMATICS & INFORMATICS, Vol. 13, No.2/3, pp.123-140.
Preston, Paschal (ed.) (1996) The Internet, Communication Tariffication & Regulation : Access and pricing for Information Infrastructure Services. Edited summary of proceedings of OECD/EC/COMTEC Workshop on Internet regulation issues. Organised by Paschal Preston and Held in Dublin, 20-21 June 1996.
1995:
Preston, Paschal (1995) ‘Ireland and the Information Society : Scoping Study and Set of Proposals’, Ireland’s first “Information Society” policy report [Report commissioned by an Irish government agency. Dublin]
Preston, Paschal (1995) “Irlande et Les Televisions du Monde”, Les Televisions du Monde, ISBN 2-85480-881-9, pp.228-234.
Preston, Paschal (1995) ‘Network on European Communications Policy & Peripheral Regions/Small Countries (NETEPS) : Workshop Report’, Telecommunications Policy, Vol. 19, pp.339-344.
Preston, Paschal (1995) ‘Competition in the telecoms infrastructure : implications for the peripheral regions and small countries in Europe’, Telecommunications Policy, Vol. 19, No.4, pp.253-272.
Preston, Paschal, et al. (1995) GUEST EDITORIAL: Special issue on Telecoms Competition and Smaller States, Telecommunications Policy, Vol. 19.
Preston, Paschal and Andrea Grisold (1995) “Unpacking the Concept of Competition in Media Policy Making : The Case of Ireland & Austria”, Democracy and Communication in the New Europe: Change & Continuity in East and West, pp.67-96.
1994:
Preston, Paschal (1994) ‘Neo-liberal regulation and the smaller and/or peripheral economies: an institutionalist perspective’, Telecommunication: Exploring Competition, pp.123-146.
1993:
Preston, Paschal (1993) ‘Contra-flow in Global News - International and Regional News Exchange Mechanisms’, European Journal Of Communication, 8, pp.520-522.
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Selected Research and Conference Papers :
2011:
Preston, Paschal (2011) ‘Timely but Tricky: The Challenges of “Post-National Histories” of Mediated News Media and their Modes of Study’, Presentation to the ECREA Communication History Section workshop, September 2011, Dublin.
Paschal Preston (2011) ‘Towards a “Smart(er)” Knowledge Economy Strategy ? : Case of the Media & Creative Services Sector in Ireland’, Paper presented at Irish Social Science Platform (ISSP) conference, ‘Ireland Through a Social Sciences Lens - Celebrating four years of the Irish Social Sciences Platform’, NUIM, 5 September 2011, Maynooth
Preston, Paschal (2011)
‘WikiLeaks and the practice of journalism’,
Presentation to RoundTable session
‘Pivoting around WikiLeaks: Law, Society, Politics’,
at the 2011 IAMCR Annual conference, to be held at
Kadir Has University in Istanbul, Turkey, 13-17 July, 2011.
This session is sponsored by the IAMCR Law Section and the Communication Policy
and Technology Section. Moderators: Sandra Braman and Jo Pierson
Preston, Paschal (2011) “De-Coding ‘Communication @ The Center’ : Governance, Mediation & Economic Crisis in a Multi-Polar Age”, Presentation at IAMCR panel at 2011 annual Conference of the International Communication Association [theme: ‘Communication @ The Center’], 26-30 May 2011, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Preston, Paschal and Henry Silke (2011) ‘Ideology, Reflexivity and Innovation in Journalism? - Role of News Media in Ireland’s Property Bubble and Financial Crisis’, Paper for presentation to the Political Economy Section sessions at the 2011 IAMCR Annual conference, to be held at Kadir Has University in Istanbul, Turkey, 13-17 July, 2011.
Preston, Paschal and Jim Rogers (2011) ‘Social Networks, Legal Innovations and the “New” Music Industry’, Paper to 26th European Communications Policy Research conference, ‘Online Content: Policy and Regulation for a Global Market’, 27-29 March 2011, Ghent, Belgium.
Preston, Paschal and Roderick Flynn (2011) Paper on ‘Media Concentration in Ireland’, Conference of the International project on Media Ownership and Concentration, Brussels, September 2011
Preston, Paschal, Roderick Flynn and Sergio Sparviero (2011) Paper on ‘Media Concentration in Ireland’, Conference of the International project on Media Ownership and Concentration, Paris, January 2011.
Organisation of conferences and seminars in 2011
Member of the Organising Committee and local host for ECREA Communication History section Workshop, DCU, 7-9 September 2011
Member of the planning committee for Irish Social Science Platform (ISSP) conference, ‘Ireland Through a Social Sciences Lens - Celebrating four years of the Irish Social Sciences Platform’, NUIM, 5 September 2011.
Member of the Scientific Committee for the 26th European Communications Policy Research Conference (EuroCPR), March 2011 EuroCPR website (open in a new window/tab)
2010:
Preston, Paschal (2010) ‘Role of the media & cultural industries and the priorities for a new innovation policy strategy in Ireland’, Paper to ISSP Annual Conference 2010, Panel on ‘A “creative” and “smart” economy strategy? - Locating the role of the cultural and media industries and the priorities for a new innovation policy strategy in Ireland’, University of Limerick, 2-3 December 2010.
Preston, Paschal (2010) ‘The Modern Journalism Paradigm, its Current “Crisis” and Innovation Potentials in a “Long Waves” Frame’, Paper to Communication History section, ECREA 2010 Conference, Hamburg, 12-15 October 2010.
Preston, Paschal (2010) ‘Media and the Financial Crisis: Creative Destruction and the Evolving Role, Practices and Theory of Journalism’, Paper to the Political Economy Section sessions [panel on Media and the Financial Crisis] at the IAMCR Annual conference, Communication and Citizenship: Rethinking Crisis and Change, Braga, Portugal, 18-22 July 2010.
Preston, Paschal (2010) ‘Changing Journalism Practices and Organisational Cultures in Europe - Innovation beyond the “technological sublime”’, Paper to conference on ‘Comparing Journalism. Theory, Methodology, Findings’, 9-11 July 2010, Eichstätt, Germany. [ U.R.L. www.journalistik-eichstaett.de ]
Preston, Paschal (2010) ‘User Generated Content – Historical perspectives on the participation of audiences in social communication’, Keynote address at the founding Conference of the ECREA Communication History Section, 3-5 June 2010, Potsdam, Germany. Conference theme: ‘User Generated Content - Historical Perspectives on the participation of audiences in social communication’.
Preston, Paschal and Trish Morgan (2010) Paper on critical theory and the framing of digital art and cultural innovation in post-crisis Ireland, ISSP Annual Conference 2010, University of Limerick, 2-3 December 2010.
Preston, Paschal and Melanie Stilz (2010) Paper to the IAMCR Annual conference, Communication and Citizenship: Rethinking Crisis and Change, Braga, Portugal, 18-22 July 2010.
Preston, Paschal and Trish Morgan (2010) ‘Producing Culture, Empowering Citizenship: Interrogating the Role of the Artist-Citizen as a Catalyst for Social Change’, Paper to the IAMCR Annual conference, Communication and Citizenship: Rethinking Crisis and Change, Braga, Portugal, 18-22 July 2010.
Rogers, Jim, Paschal Preston and Des McGuinness (2010)
‘As Important As Technology? - Intellectual Property Rights and Innovation
in Digital Media Services’, [pp. 129-142] in J. Cunningham (ed.) (2010)
Proceedings of Irish Social Sciences Platform Conference:
“Social Science Research and Policy Making: Bridging the Divide”,
1-2 December 2009, National University of Ireland, Galway.
Available at
NUI Galway webpage (PDF 242 pages, 5.24MB)
Organisation of conferences and seminars in 2010
Convenor, organiser and chairperson of Panel on ‘A “creative” and “smart” economy strategy? - Locating the role of the cultural and media industries and the priorities for a new innovation strategy in Ireland’, ISSP Annual Conference 2010, University of Limerick, 2-3 December 2010.
Coordinator and organiser of workshop on
‘Cultural Industries, Occupations and Places:
How Important for Innovation and Investment Policies’,
Workshop co-hosted by DCU School of Communications and the Knowledge Society
research pillar of the Irish Social Science Platform (ISSP) network,
DCU, Thursday, 18 November 2010. This event comprised two main sessions:
.a) Lecture by Prof. Ann Markusen of University of Minnesota and currently
Fulbright Distinguished Chair at the Glasgow Urban Lab.
on “Cultural Industries, Occupations and Places:
How Important for Innovation and Investment Policies”
.b) Roundtable discussion session with invited panel of researchers, policy and industry
representatives. The roundtable focused on relating Prof. Markusen’s talk to
the Irish setting, paying particular the growing attention to the cultural and media
sectors as major sources of job creation and economic development in context of the
current economic crisis.
Member of the organising committee for the founding Conference of the
ECREA Communication History Section, 3-5 June, 2010, Potsdam, Germany.
Conference theme : ‘User Generated Content - Historical Perspectives
on the Participation of Audiences in Social Communication’.
Member of the Scientific Committee
for the 25th European Communications Policy Research Conference (EuroCPR),
28-30 March 2010, Musée du Cinquantenaire, Brussels.
Chaired panel session on “Policy Benchmarking and Policy Learning”.
EuroCPR website (open in a new window/tab)
2009:
Preston, Paschal (2009) “Creative Destruction? : Reframing Innovation in Journalism in an era of Crisis as well as Digitalisation’. Presented to the Journalism Research and Education section, 2009 conference of the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR), the Centro Cultural Universitario Tlatelolco-UNAM, July 21-24, 2009. [under the general theme “Human Rights and Communication”.]
Preston, Paschal (2009) “What and Whose Global Economic Crisis? Social and Human Rights Issues in the Media’s Framing of the Features, Sources and Solutions to the Crisis”. Paper to the Political Economy section, at the 2009 conference of the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR), Centro Cultural Universitario Tlatelolco-UNAM, July 21-24, 2009. [under the general theme “Human Rights and Communication”.]
Preston, Paschal (2009) Invited participant, Roundtable on ‘Crisis, Neoliberalism and the Media’, organised by the Communication Technology and Policy section, at the 2009 conference of the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR), Centro Cultural Universitario Tlatelolco-UNAM, July 21-24, 2009. [under the general theme “Human Rights and Communication”.]
Preston, Paschal (2009) Invited external speaker at the research seminar on “The Transformation of Newspapers and Journalism”, at the University of Copenhagen, 29-30 October, 2009. [Presentation title: ‘Creative Destruction? : European Journalism in Times of Crisis as well as Digitalisation’]. URL for seminar http://aviser.mef.ku.dk/october09seminar/
McGuinness, Des, Jim Rogers and Paschal Preston (2009) ‘As Important As Technology? Intellectual Property Rights and Innovation in Digital Media Services’. Paper presented to Knowledge Society strand at ISSP Annual Conference 2009, held at NUIG, Galway, December 1-2, 2009.
Preston, Paschal and Sergio Sparviero (2009) ‘Smart if Small Economies: Ireland’s Strategy in Comparative Frame’. Paper presented to Knowledge Society strand at ISSP Annual Conference 2009, held at NUIG, Galway, December 1-2, 2009.
2008:
Preston, Paschal (2008) Discussant’s Review of paper by C. Pascu (2008) ‘An empirical analysis of Social computing’. Presented [in absentia] at Euro-CPR 2008 Conference “Innovations in communications: The role of users, industry, and policy”, 31st March - 1st April 2008, Seville, Spain.
Preston, Paschal (2008) Chair of conference panel session ‘Commercial and policy strategies in mobile media industry’. International Association for Media and Communication Research, Stockholm, Sweden, 20-25 July 2008. [CPT Section panel]
Preston, Paschal (2008) ‘A Long and Winding Road’ ? Career of the knowledge economy concept’. Paper to “After the Celtic Tiger: Irish Social Science Platform Conference 2008”, Dublin City University, 11-12 September 2008
Preston, Paschal (2008) Chair and Discussant : Panel on ‘Critical Reviews of Mediated Societies’. Media, Communication & Humanity Conference, London School of Economics, 21-23 September 2008.
Preston, Paschal (2008) ‘Elusive Trans-national Public Spheres? : Connectivity Space Vs Journalism and News Cultures in the EU Setting’. Paper Presented at ECREA conference, Barcelona, 25-28 November 2008.
Organisation of conferences and seminars in 2008
Host and Organiser of the first annual conference of the PRTLI-funded Irish Social Sciences Platform (ISSP), Dublin City University, 11-12 September 2008. Click here to open Conference webpages (SIM)
Organiser and Chair of panel on ‘Knowledge Society’ at the first Summer School of the PRTLI-funded Irish Social Sciences Platform (ISSP), Sligo IT, Sligo, June 2008.
2004:
Preston, Paschal (2004) ‘Gender In/Ex-clusion : the Production and Use of New ICT’. Presentation to WITI/SIGIS joint seminar, ICT Expo, RDS, Dublin, 29 April 2004.
Preston, P and Cawley, A. (2004) ‘Mis-Understanding the “Knowledge Economy” in early 21st Century : Lessons from Innovation in the Media Sector’. Paper to 19th Euro Communications Policy Research conference, Barcelona, 28-30 March 2004.
2003:
Preston, Paschal (2003) ‘Expert Review : Socio-Economic Impacts of ICTs - Research on User Aspects’. Contribution to EU-funded, multi-country review of “the state-of-the-art” in research on user dimensions of new ICTs. [Report for European Knowledge-Base : Socio-Economic Impacts of ICTs (EKB: SEIS) project. Conducted by members of ENCIP consortium, commissioned by EC.]
Preston, Paschal (2003) ‘ICTs in Everyday Life : Public Policy Implications for “Europe’s Way to the Information Society” ’, EU-funded EMTEL project Final Deliverable, No.3.
Preston, Paschal (2003) ‘Women’s Occupational Roles, ICT & the ‘Knowledge Society’ : The US case, 1980-2000’, SIGIS project Research Paper.
Preston, Paschal (2003) ‘IT Capital, Job Content and Educational Attainment : Discussant’s Comments’, Presented at 17th Euro Communications Policy Research Conference, Barcelona, 24-25 March 2003.
Preston, Paschal (2003) ‘The Digital Media Industry in Ireland & Changing Role of Media Functions and Skills : Review of prior Research, Concepts, & Policy Initiatives’, Commissioned research report prepared for FORFAS/FAS study of new media “content” skills requirements.
Preston, Paschal (2003) ‘Knowing More or Less about the Information Society? : Tensions in post-Fordist/post-Keynesian Discourse’, Paper to ‘The Information Society: Understanding its Institutions’, annual conference of European Association for Evolutionary Political Economy, University of Maastricht, 7-10 November 2003.
Preston, Paschal and Aphra Kerr (2003) ‘Knowing more or less in a knowledge-based economy? : Innovation in the Media Sector’, Paper presented to “What Do We Know about Innovation : Conference in honour of Keith Pavitt”, The Freeman Centre, SPRU, University of Sussex, 13-15 November 2003.
Preston, Paschal, Aphra Kerr et al. (2003) ‘Skills Requirements of the Digital Media “Content” Industry in Ireland’, [Unpublished draft research report]. Dublin, Ireland: FAS Skills Labour Market Research Unit.
Preston, Paschal and Carol MacKeogh (2003) ‘Women in ICT Employment : A Briefing on the SIGIS Project Findings’, A final deliverable for the SIGIS project.
Preston, Paschal and Carol MacKeogh (2003) ‘Women and Work in the ICT Sector’, paper presented to the ‘Working in Ireland’ symposium, Trinity College, Dublin, 1 July 2003.
Preston, Paschal and Carol MacKeogh (2003) ‘Analysis and Overview of Private and Voluntary Sector Initiatives to Include Women in the Info Society’, SIGIS project Stream Leader's report; prepared and submitted to the European Commission, June 2003.
2002:
Preston, Paschal (2002) ‘Tensions in the neo-liberal model of regulation : telecoms infrastructure in a small, open, (“tiger”) economy, 1990-2001’
Preston, Paschal (2002) ‘Paradigm Shift Time? Knowledge, R&D and Innovation in Services’ [mimeo]
Preston, Paschal (2002) “Foreword”, for Aphra Kerr (2002) ‘Loading... Please Wait: Ireland & the Global Games Industry’, Dublin: DCU STeM working paper series No 2002/01. [ISBN 1 872327 35 4]
Preston, Paschal (2002) ‘A Once-and-Future ‘King’? The changing fate of “content” in digital Multimedia sector strategies and policies’. Invited speaker and presentation to “Media in Transition” Workshop, at European Parliament, Brussels (Workshop organised by ECCR and Infonomics International, June 2002).
Preston, Paschal (2002) ‘Learning from the Past? Current Challenges for ICT and Policy Research’, presentation to Roundtable on ‘Communication Technology and Policy Research Challenges’, IAMCR Conference, Barcelona, 21-26 July 2002.
Preston, Paschal (2002) ‘New Media in Everyday Life : Linking “Domestication” and the “Public Sphere” Issues’, panel discussant's comments on papers to the EMTEL session, IAMCR Conference, Barcelona, 21-26 July 2002.
Preston, Paschal (2002) ‘Access Policies & Regulation : Beyond the technical “bottlenecks” and challenges’. Chairperson’s presentation to panel on ‘Access Policies & Regulation’, at European Communications Policy Research Conference, Barcelona, 27-28 March 2002.
Preston, Paschal (2002) ‘The Diverted “Coming” of the Info Society?’, Paper presented to the European Media Technology and Everyday Life workshop, Seville, Spain, March 2002.
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