Dr Paul Ryan

Biography
Research Interests
Research Projects
Project | Role | Funding Body / Program | Description | Start Date | End Date | Award (€) | |
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'Commercial Sex in the UK & ROI: Current Knowledge and Future Challenges | PI | Irish Research Council (IRC) / Government State Bodies | 08-MAR-21 | 12-DEC-22 | 9500 | ||
How can sex worker experiences inform and develop Government suicide prevention strategies? | PI | Health Service Executive / Grant Scheme for Collaborative Research Projects | This proposal for collaborative research between the ISWRN, SWAI and HIV Ireland is in response to the National Office for Suicide Prevention call for proposals as part of the implementation of the Government Suicide Prevention Strategy Connecting for Life 2015-2020. Drawing on the key concept of connection as part of the Government strategy, this research aims to understand connection in relation to sex worker mental health and well-being. This proposal follows on from a recently published report from ISWRN researchers, HIV Ireland and SWAI focused on the health and well-being of sex workers in Ireland (McGarry and Ryan, 2020). Key recommendations arising this report dovetail well with the objectives for this proposal, namely: 1. To explore the issue of mental health, mental health risks and suicide prevention with sex workers 2. To develop a toolkit for suicide prevention and mental health harm reduction with and for sex workers 3. To strengthen connections amongst sex workers and empower sex working communities in suicide prevention work To this end, our guiding research question is “How can sex worker experiences inform and develop Government suicide prevention strategies?” | 08-MAR-21 | 07-MAR-22 | 6780 | |
Narrative Design and Player Conduct in Online Video Game Playing Communities | PI | Enterprise Ireland / Innovation Vouchers | 10-JUN-19 | 03-AUG-19 | 6500 | ||
Exploring the impact of the sex purchase ban on the health and well-being of sex workers in Ireland | PI | / Government State Bodies | 01-MAR-19 | 31-OCT-19 | 8000 | ||
Knowledge Production on Prostitution and Sex Work Contexts and Processes across Europe | PI | / Non Commercial | 02-JUN-17 | 22-SEP-17 | 1000 | ||
challenges and opportunities to develop a wider knowledge of Teaching and Learning scholarship amongst lecturers of sociology in Ireland | PI | / Government State Bodies | 02-FEB-15 | 26-OCT-15 | 5000 |
Books
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2019 | Male Sex Work in the Digital Age: Curated Lives.
Ryan P. (2019) Male Sex Work in the Digital Age: Curated Lives. [DOI] [Details] |
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2013 | Asking Angela Macnamara: an Intimate history of Irish lives.
Ryan, P. (2013) Asking Angela Macnamara: an Intimate history of Irish lives. Dublin: Irish Academic Press. [Details] |
Book Chapters
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2021 | 'Sex worker management of their health and well-being in the context of criminalisation'
McGarry, K, Ryan, P, Berry, A. and Guarani, B. (2021) 'Sex worker management of their health and well-being in the context of criminalisation' In: Lynch, O., Windle, J. and Ahmed, Y (eds). Nothing about us without us: Giving voice to diversity in Criminological Research. Bristol: Policy Press. [Details] |
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2020 | ''The Gay Marriage Referendum in an Age of Neo-Liberalism''
Ryan, P. (2020) ''The Gay Marriage Referendum in an Age of Neo-Liberalism'' In: Boucher, G & Watson, I (eds). Ireland: A Sociological Profile and Irish Society: Sociological Perspectives. Dublin: UCD Press. [Details] |
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2020 | 'Contested Knowledge: Victim Narratives, Autobiography and the Rise of Neo-Abolitionist Prostitution Policy in Ireland'
Ryan, P. (2020) 'Contested Knowledge: Victim Narratives, Autobiography and the Rise of Neo-Abolitionist Prostitution Policy in Ireland' In: Cullen P and Corcoran M (eds) (eds). The production of gendered knowledge. Dublin: UCD Press. [Details] |
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2017 | 'Conducting sex work research in a politically contentious climate: Lessons from Ireland'
Ryan P.;Huschke S. (2017) 'Conducting sex work research in a politically contentious climate: Lessons from Ireland' In: Sexualities Research: Critical Interjections, Diverse Methodologies, and Practical Applications. London: Routledge. [DOI] [Details] |
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2017 | 'Ireland: The Rise of Neo-Abolitionism and the New Politics of Prostitution'
Ryan, P & Ward, E (2017) 'Ireland: The Rise of Neo-Abolitionism and the New Politics of Prostitution' In: Jahnsen, S. and Wagenaar, H (eds). Assessing Prostitution Policies in Europe. Milton Park: Routledge. [Details] |
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2013 | 'The Pursuit of Gay and Lesbian Sexual Citizenship Rights, 1980-2011'
Ryan, P. (2013) 'The Pursuit of Gay and Lesbian Sexual Citizenship Rights, 1980-2011' In: Sexualities and Irish Society: A Reader. Dublin: Blackhall Press. [full-text] [Details] |
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2012 | '‘What I Knew was What I Learnt on the Street! Irish Drug Using Sex Workers Accounts of How They Contracted HIV and Hepatitis C'
Whitaker, T., Ryan, P. and Gemma Cox (2012) '‘What I Knew was What I Learnt on the Street! Irish Drug Using Sex Workers Accounts of How They Contracted HIV and Hepatitis C' In: K. Metodiev (eds). Immunodeficiency. London: InTech. [Details] |
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2007 | 'Coming out of the dark: a decade of gay mobilisation in Ireland 1970-80'
Ryan, P. (2007) 'Coming out of the dark: a decade of gay mobilisation in Ireland 1970-80' In: Social Movements and Ireland. Manchester: Manchester University Press. [Details] |
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2004 | 'Ireland: disinterested commentary, but how effective?'
Cinneide, SO;Ryan, P (2004) 'Ireland: disinterested commentary, but how effective?' In: OECD and European Welfare States. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing. [Details] |
Edited Books
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2022 | Sex Work, Labour and Relations - New Directions and Reflections
Sanders, T, Ryan, P. & McGarry, K (Ed.). (2022) Sex Work, Labour and Relations - New Directions and Reflections London: Palgrave. [Details] |
Peer Reviewed Journals
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2021 | 'I miss being honest' sex workers accounts of silence and disclosure with health care providers in Ireland'
Ryan, P;McGarry, K (2021) 'I miss being honest' sex workers accounts of silence and disclosure with health care providers in Ireland'. Culture, Health and Sexuality, [DOI] [Details] |
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2016 | '#Follow: exploring the role of social media in the online construction of male sex worker lives in Dublin, Ireland'
Ryan P. (2016) '#Follow: exploring the role of social media in the online construction of male sex worker lives in Dublin, Ireland'. Gender, Place, and Culture, 23 (12):1713-1724 [DOI] [full-text] [Details] |
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2011 | '‘Stigmatization Among Drug-Using Sex Workers Accessing Support Services’'
Whitaker, T, Ryan, P. & Cox, G (2011) '‘Stigmatization Among Drug-Using Sex Workers Accessing Support Services’'. Qualitative Health Research, 21 (8):1086-1100 [full-text] [Details] |
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2011 | 'Love, lust and the Irish: Exploring intimate lives through Angela Macnamara's problem page, 1963-1980'
Ryan, P (2011) 'Love, lust and the Irish: Exploring intimate lives through Angela Macnamara's problem page, 1963-1980'. Sexualities, 14 :218-234 [DOI] [full-text] [Details] |
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2010 | 'Asking Angela: Discourses about Sexuality in an Irish Problem Page, 1963-1980'
Ryan, P (2010) 'Asking Angela: Discourses about Sexuality in an Irish Problem Page, 1963-1980'. Journal of the History of Sexuality, 19 :317-339 [full-text] [Details] |
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2006 | 'Researching Irish Gay Male Lives: Reflections on Disclosure and Intellectual Autobiography in the Production of Personal Narratives'
Ryan, P. (2006) 'Researching Irish Gay Male Lives: Reflections on Disclosure and Intellectual Autobiography in the Production of Personal Narratives'. Qualitative Research, 6 [full-text] [Details] |
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2003 | 'Coming Out, Staying In: The Personal Narratives of some Irish Gay Men'
Ryan, P. (2003) 'Coming Out, Staying In: The Personal Narratives of some Irish Gay Men'. Irish Journal of Sociology, 12 [full-text] [Details] |
Other Journals
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2013 | 'Reappraising the Irish Sexual Repression Narrative of the 1960s: Was Ireland Different?'
Ryan, P. (2013) 'Reappraising the Irish Sexual Repression Narrative of the 1960s: Was Ireland Different?' History Ireland, 20 . [full-text] [Details] |
Conference Contributions
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2021 | Queering Intimate-Partner and Dating Violence, University College Dublin and the University of Helsinki.
Ryan, P. (2021) Queering Intimate-Partner and Dating Violence, University College Dublin and the University of Helsinki. [Oral Presentation], Coercive Control Practices in the Dating Lives of Queer Brasilian Sex Worker in Dublin, Ireland, Dublin [Details] |
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2021 | CSW65 (2021) | Commission on the Status of Women.
Ryan, P. (2021) CSW65 (2021) | Commission on the Status of Women. [Oral Presentation], The Impact of Sex Work Criminalisation on the Health needs of Women In Ireland, Virtual Conference [Details] |
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2020 | The Society of for the Scientific Study of Sexuality Virtual conference 2020: Special Interest Group (SIG): Pornography, Technology, and Sex Work.
Ryan, P. (2020) The Society of for the Scientific Study of Sexuality Virtual conference 2020: Special Interest Group (SIG): Pornography, Technology, and Sex Work. [Oral Presentation], Migrant male sex workers in Ireland: micro-celebrity, bespoke porn, and the rise of OnlyFans, Virtual Conference [Details] |
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2019 | 12th North South Criminology Conference.
McGarry, K, Ryan, P, Berry, A. and Guarani, B. (2019) 12th North South Criminology Conference. [Oral Presentation], Sex worker management of their health and well-being in the context of criminalisation, University College Cork [Details] |
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1998 | American Sociological Association.
Ryan. P (1998) American Sociological Association. [Oral Presentation], 'Masculinity and Gaelic Identity', San Francisco [Details] |
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1998 | International Sociological Association.
Ryan, P. (1998) International Sociological Association. [Oral Presentation], 'Personal Narratives in Qualitative Research', Montreal [Details] |
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1997 | Sociological Association of Ireland.
Ryan, P. (1997) Sociological Association of Ireland. [Oral Presentation], Masculinity and the GAA, Westport [Details] |
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2019 | ‘Nothing about us without us’ crime, justice and marginalised voices: North South Criminology Conference.
Ryan, P. & McGarry, K. (2019) ‘Nothing about us without us’ crime, justice and marginalised voices: North South Criminology Conference. [Oral Presentation], Sex worker management of their health and well being in the context of criminalisation, University College Cork [Details] |
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2018 | Irish Narrative Inquiry Conference.
Ryan, P. (2018) Irish Narrative Inquiry Conference. [Oral Presentation], Two stories about sex work: representativeness and narrative hegemony in the late modern age, IT Sligo [Details] |
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2018 | Conference of Irish Geographers.
Ryan, P. (2018) Conference of Irish Geographers. [Oral Presentation], The use of new social media to challenge and redefine social and legal definitions of male sex work in Ireland, Maynooth University [Details] |
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2017 | ISSACS XI International Conference: Breaking Boundaries. Sexuality, Gender, Reproduction, Health and Rights.
Ryan, P. (2017) ISSACS XI International Conference: Breaking Boundaries. Sexuality, Gender, Reproduction, Health and Rights. [Oral Presentation], Wish List: Exploring Client Internations with Male Sex Work Online Profiles, Bangkok [Details] |
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2017 | Displacing Sex for Sale COST Conference.
Ryan, P. (2017) Displacing Sex for Sale COST Conference. [Oral Presentation], Exploring the Contexts and Conditions of Knowledge Production on Prostitution and Sex Work’, Aalborg University, Copenhagen [Details] |
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2016 | 10th North South Criminology Conference,.
Ryan, P. (2016) 10th North South Criminology Conference,. [Oral Presentation], Regulating Male Sex Work in a Digital Age, Maynooth University [Details] |
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2016 | Sociological Association of Ireland Postgraduate Conference, Plenary Presentation.
Ryan, P. (2016) Sociological Association of Ireland Postgraduate Conference, Plenary Presentation. [Plenary Lecture], ‘#Follow: exploring the role of social media in the online construction of male sex worker lives’, Dublin [Details] |
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2015 | Troubling Prostitution: Exploring intersections of sex, intimacy and labour, COST Action IS1209 Conference.
Ryan, P. (2015) Troubling Prostitution: Exploring intersections of sex, intimacy and labour, COST Action IS1209 Conference. [Oral Presentation], ‘Sexual Entrepreneurs? ‘Locating Migrant Male Sex in Contemporary Debates on Prostitution Policy in Ireland, Vienna [Details] |
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2014 | Colloquia Series Gender, Culture & Society.
Ryan, P. (2014) Colloquia Series Gender, Culture & Society. [Oral Presentation], Locating Migrant Male Sex Workers in Contemporary Debates on Prostitution Policy in Ireland, University of Limerick [Details] |
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2014 | Merriman Summer School.
Ryan, P. (2014) Merriman Summer School. [Oral Presentation], The Emotional Lives of Irish Men, Ennis, Co. Clare [Details] |
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2011 | IASSCS VIII Conference: Naming and Framing: The Making of Sexual (In) Equalit.
Ryan, P. (2011) IASSCS VIII Conference: Naming and Framing: The Making of Sexual (In) Equalit. [Oral Presentation], ‘Exploring the performance of masculinities in the lives of Irish drug using sex workers’, Madrid [Details] |
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2011 | ’American Sociological Association Annual Conference.
Ryan, P. (2011) ’American Sociological Association Annual Conference. [Oral Presentation], Exploring the emergence of democratic parenting through the pages of an Irish problem page, 1963-80, Las Vegas, NV [Details] |
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2009 | Sociological Association of Ireland Annual Conference, Galway,.
Ryan, P. (2009) Sociological Association of Ireland Annual Conference, Galway,. [Public presentations], Love, Lust and the Quest for the Affectionate Irish Male in Angela Macnamara’s Problem Page 1963-80’, Galway, Ireland [Details] |
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2009 | Turning Personal Conference, Morgan Centre for the Study of Relationships and Personal Life, Univers.
Ryan, P. (2009) Turning Personal Conference, Morgan Centre for the Study of Relationships and Personal Life, Univers. [Oral Presentation], The Informalisation of Emotions in the Intimate Lives of Older Irish Men', Manchester, UK [Details] |
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2005 | American Sociological Association Annual Conference,.
Ryan, P. (2005) American Sociological Association Annual Conference,. [Oral Presentation], The Coming-Out of the Gay Movement in Ireland, 1970–80, Philadelphia, PA [Details] |
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2003 | European Sociological Association Annual Conference.
Ryan, P. (2003) European Sociological Association Annual Conference. [Oral Presentation], ‘Researching Sexuality: Reflections on Power and Reflexivity in the production of Personal Narrative, Murcia, Spain [Details] |
Published Reports
Year | Publication | |
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2020 | Sex worker lives under the law: a community engaged study of access to health and justice in Ireland.
McGarry, K.& Ryan, P. (2020) Sex worker lives under the law: a community engaged study of access to health and justice in Ireland. HIV Ireland, Dublin. [Details] |
Magazine Article
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2011 | Exploring the Performance of Masculinities in the Lives of Irish Drug Using Sex Workers.
Ryan, P;Cox, G;Whitaker, T (2011) Exploring the Performance of Masculinities in the Lives of Irish Drug Using Sex Workers. ABINGDON: Magazine Article [Details] |
Outreach Activities
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RTE 17/01/2017 Morning Ireland ‘The Politics of Divorce twenty years on’ Link |
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Newstalk FM 17/01/2017 The Politics of Divorce Twenty Years on’ Link |
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Mildlands Radio 103 28/05/2016 CSO Figures on Fertility & Divorce |
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Newstalk 17/05/2016 Gay Marriage |
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RTE 06/05/2012 The History Show The Sixties in Ireland Special, Link |
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RTE 25/11/2011 RTE Radio One John Murray Show discussing Asking Angela Macnamara Link |
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Newstalk 09/01/2012 Sean Moncrief Show on Newstalk discussing Asking Angela Macnamara Link |
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TV3 31/01/2013 Tonight with Vincent Browne Regulating the Sex Industry Link |