Agency in Social Context

Many political philosophers argue that interference threatens a person’s agency. And they cast political freedom in opposition to interpersonal threats to agency, as non-interference. I argue that this approach relies on an inapt model of agency, crucial aspects of which emerge from our relationships with other people. Such relationships involve complex patterns of vulnerability and subjection, essential to our constitution as particular kinds of agents: as owners of property, as members of families, and as participants in a market for labor. We should construct a conception of freedom that targets the structures of our interpersonal relations, and the kinds of agents these relations make us. Such a conception respects the interpersonal foundations of human agency. It also allows us to draw morally significant connections between diverse species of unfreedom—between, for instance, localized domination and structural oppression

Understanding and reducing stress in collaborative e-learning

This article examines the important issue of stress in collaborative e-learning, and how it can be eliminated or minimised through appropriate design and support. The authors explore these issues mainly based on evidence from students in an Open University Business School (OUBS) course, and they also link their findings to previous research and similar concerns in other areas, like on-line collaboration in and across businesses and teleworking

Identifying rent pressures [on housing market] in your neighbourhood: a new model of Irish regional rent indicators. ESRI WP567, June 2017

Since 2013, researchers in the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) have compiled a hedonic rental index for the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB). The indicator estimates a standardised rental index on a national, Dublin and outside of Dublin basis based on the 950,000 rental properties registered with the RTB. The provision in late 2016 of detailed geographical identifiers has enabled an alternative series of indicators to be estimated. In particular, hedonic rental indicators for 137 local electoral areas (LEAs) are now available on a quarterly basis from 2007 quarter 3 to 2016 quarter 4. By providing a more accurate assessment of regional trends in rental supply and demand, the indicators should enable a more precise implementation of policies in the rental market. They should also serve as a proxy for measuring underlying economic activity in these regions on an ongoing basis

KSU Percussion Ensemble, Spring Concert

KSU Percussion Ensemble, led by director John Lawless, performs the final concert of the School of Music\u27s 2015-16 season featuring an exciting program of repertoire for various groupings of percussion instruments and players. This performance will include many selections by living composers, traditional rhythmic works, and an original composition by a current KSU student composer, Eric Louis Ramos.https://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/musicprograms/1063/thumbnail.jp

Percussion Ensemble

Kennesaw State University School of Music presents: Percussion Ensemble.https://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/musicprograms/1576/thumbnail.jp

Percussion Ensemble

Performance by KSU Percussion Ensemble, John Lawless, Directorhttps://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/musicprograms/2534/thumbnail.jp

Percussion Ensemble

Kennesaw State University School of Music presents Percussion Ensemble.https://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/musicprograms/1630/thumbnail.jp

KSU Percussion Ensemble

Kennesaw State University School of Music presents Percussion Ensemble directed by John Lawless.https://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/musicprograms/1765/thumbnail.jp

Kennesaw State University Percussion Ensemble

The KSU Percussion Ensemble, under the direction of John Lawless, present their fall concert, featuring the works of Erickson, Akiho, Remington, and student composer/arrangers Cook and Hodges. Presented virtually from Morgan Concert Hall of the Bailey Performance Center.https://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/musicprograms/2341/thumbnail.jp

Percussion Ensemble

Kennesaw State University School of Music presents Percussion Ensemble.https://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/musicprograms/1604/thumbnail.jp