Tag: Northern Ireland

• Place as Agency: How Location, Locale and Sense of Place Shape Pathways Back to Work

  Background Last week, I presented research about emplaced agency at the Regional Studies Association British/Irish Section Conference at Queen’s University Belfast. Looking at ‘place’ as a holder of agency was a new exploration on my behalf, despite having come across place attachment and place sensitivity before in my research. My exploration of ‘place as agency’…

  Susann Power

  May 20, 2026

  Academic Reflections, Labour Market, Policy, Speaking Plainly

  Agency, EPIC Futures NI, Labour Market, Northern Ireland, Place, Policy, research