Dr Louise Ryan


NameDr Louise Ryan
Job titleProfessor
Research institute
Primary appointmentBusiness School Leadership
Contact categoryAcademic staff (past)

Research outputs

Changing times: migrants’ social network analysis and the challenges of longitudinal research

Ryan, L. and D'Angelo, A. 2018. Changing times: migrants’ social network analysis and the challenges of longitudinal research. Social Networks. 53, pp. 148-158. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socnet.2017.03.003

The visual sociogram in qualitative and mixed-methods research

Tubaro, P., Ryan, L. and D'Angelo, A. 2016. The visual sociogram in qualitative and mixed-methods research. Sociological Research Online. 21 (2), pp. 180-197. https://doi.org/10.5153/sro.3864

Visualization in mixed-methods research on social networks

D'Angelo, A., Ryan, L. and Tubaro, P. 2016. Visualization in mixed-methods research on social networks. Sociological Research Online. 21 (2), pp. 1-4. https://doi.org/10.5153/sro.3996

Social network analysis: a mixed method approach

D'Angelo, A. and Ryan, L. 2016. Social network analysis: a mixed method approach. in: An End to the Crisis of Empirical Sociology? Routledge.

Friendship-making: exploring network formations through the narratives of Irish highly qualified migrants in Britain

Ryan, L. 2015. Friendship-making: exploring network formations through the narratives of Irish highly qualified migrants in Britain. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369183X.2015.1015409

‘Gotta go visit family’: reconsidering the relationship between tourism and transnationalism

Klekowski von Koppenfels, A., Mulholland, J. and Ryan, L. 2015. ‘Gotta go visit family’: reconsidering the relationship between tourism and transnationalism. Population, Space and Place. 21 (7), pp. 612-624. https://doi.org/10.1002/psp.1916

Migrant capital: networks, identities and strategies

Ryan, L., Erel, U. and D'Angelo, A. (ed.) 2015. Migrant capital: networks, identities and strategies. London, UK Palgrave Macmillan.

Introduction: understanding ‘migrant capital'

Ryan, L., Erel, U. and D'Angelo, A. 2015. Introduction: understanding ‘migrant capital'. in: Ryan, L., Erel, U. and D'Angelo, A. (ed.) Migrant Capital: Networks, Identities and Strategies Palgrave Macmillan UK. pp. 3-17

Islam does not change: young people narrating negotiations of religion and identity

Ryan, L. 2014. Islam does not change: young people narrating negotiations of religion and identity. Journal of Youth Studies. 17 (4), pp. 446-460. https://doi.org/10.1080/13676261.2013.834315

‘Londres accueil’: mediations of identity and place amongst the French highly skilled in London

Mulholland, J. and Ryan, L. 2014. ‘Londres accueil’: mediations of identity and place amongst the French highly skilled in London. in: Meier, L. (ed.) Migrant Professionals in the City: Local Encounters, Identities and Inequalities London Routledge. pp. 157-174

Talking ties: reflecting on network visualisation and qualitative interviewing

Ryan, L., Mulholland, J. and Agoston, A. 2014. Talking ties: reflecting on network visualisation and qualitative interviewing. Sociological Research Online. 19 (2), p. 16. https://doi.org/10.5153/sro.3404

The distance between us : a comparative examination of the technical, spatial and temporal dimensions of the transnational social relationships of highly skilled migrants

Ryan, L., Von Koppenfels, A. and Mulholland, J. 2015. The distance between us : a comparative examination of the technical, spatial and temporal dimensions of the transnational social relationships of highly skilled migrants. Global Networks. 15 (2), pp. 198-216. https://doi.org/10.1111/glob.12054

Early school leaving in the European Union: data availability and reporting

Kaye, N., D'Angelo, A., Ryan, L. and Lorinc, M. 2014. Early school leaving in the European Union: data availability and reporting. European Commission.

French connections: the networking strategies of French highly skilled migrants in London

Ryan, L. and Mulholland, J. 2014. French connections: the networking strategies of French highly skilled migrants in London. Global Networks. 14 (2), pp. 148-166. https://doi.org/10.1111/glob.12038

Doing the business: variegation, opportunity and intercultural experience among intra-EU highly-skilled migrants

Mulholland, J. and Ryan, L. 2014. Doing the business: variegation, opportunity and intercultural experience among intra-EU highly-skilled migrants. International Migration. 52 (3), pp. 55-68. https://doi.org/10.1111/imig.12120

Wives are the route to social life: an analysis of family life and networking amongst highly skilled migrants in London

Ryan, L. and Mulholland, J. 2014. Wives are the route to social life: an analysis of family life and networking amongst highly skilled migrants in London. Sociology. 48 (2), pp. 251-267. https://doi.org/10.1177/0038038512475109

Dressing religious bodies in public spaces: gender, clothing and negotiations of stigma among Jews in Paris and Muslims in London

Endelstein, L. and Ryan, L. 2013. Dressing religious bodies in public spaces: gender, clothing and negotiations of stigma among Jews in Paris and Muslims in London. Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science. 47 (2), pp. 249-264. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12124-012-9228-5

Trading places: French highly skilled migrants negotiating mobility and emplacement In London

Ryan, L. and Mulholland, J. 2013. Trading places: French highly skilled migrants negotiating mobility and emplacement In London. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. 40 (4), pp. 584-600. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369183X.2013.787514

Compare and contrast: understanding Irish migration to Britain in a wider context

Ryan, L. 2013. Compare and contrast: understanding Irish migration to Britain in a wider context. Irish Studies Review. 21 (1), pp. 6-19. https://doi.org/10.1080/09670882.2012.759710

Supplementary education in London: impact, challenges and sustainability. An evaluation of the education services of Afghan Association Paiwand

Lorinc, M., D'Angelo, A. and Ryan, L. 2013. Supplementary education in London: impact, challenges and sustainability. An evaluation of the education services of Afghan Association Paiwand. Middlesex University.

Introduction to gender, religion and migration

Ryan, L. and Vacchelli, E. 2013. Introduction to gender, religion and migration. Religion and Gender. 3 (1), pp. 1-5.

Mothering through Islam: narratives of religious identity in London

Ryan, L. and Vacchelli, E. 2013. Mothering through Islam: narratives of religious identity in London. Religion and Gender. 3 (1), pp. 90-107.

Family migration: the role of children and education in family migration decision-making

Ryan, L. and Sales, R. 2012. Family migration: the role of children and education in family migration decision-making. International Migration. 51 (2), pp. 90-103. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2435.2010.00652.x

Migrants' social networks and weak ties: accessing resources and constructing relationships post-migration

Ryan, L. 2011. Migrants' social networks and weak ties: accessing resources and constructing relationships post-migration. The Sociological Review. 59 (4), pp. 707-724. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-954X.2011.02030.x

Evaluation of the preventing violent extremism - PREVENT programme and projects in the London Borough of Barnet

Ryan, L. and Vacchelli, E. 2011. Evaluation of the preventing violent extremism - PREVENT programme and projects in the London Borough of Barnet. Communities and Local Government.

Transnational relations: family migration among recent Polish migrants to London

Ryan, L. 2011. Transnational relations: family migration among recent Polish migrants to London. International Migration. 49 (2), pp. 80-103. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2435.2010.00618.x

Family migration: the role of children and education in family decision-making strategies of Polish migrants in London

Ryan, L. and Sales, R. 2011. Family migration: the role of children and education in family decision-making strategies of Polish migrants in London. International Migration. 51 (2), pp. 90-103. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2435.2010.00652.x

Muslim women negotiating collective stigmatization: we're just normal people

Ryan, L. 2011. Muslim women negotiating collective stigmatization: we're just normal people. Sociology. 45 (6), pp. 1045-1060. https://doi.org/10.1177/0038038511416170

Sites of socialisation: Polish parents and children in London schools

D'Angelo, A. and Ryan, L. 2011. Sites of socialisation: Polish parents and children in London schools. Przeglad Polonijny. XXXVII (1), pp. 237-258.

Insiders and outsiders: working with peer researchers in researching Muslim communities

Ryan, L., Kofman, E. and Aaron, P. 2011. Insiders and outsiders: working with peer researchers in researching Muslim communities. International Journal of Social Research Methodology. 14 (1), pp. 49-60. https://doi.org/10.1080/13645579.2010.481835

Newly arrived migrant and refugee children in the British educational system

Ryan, L., D'Angelo, A., Sales, R. and Rodrigues, M. 2010. Newly arrived migrant and refugee children in the British educational system. London Middlesex University.

Report of an evaluation of partnership working for London Probation Trust

Marsden, S., Adler, J. and Ryan, L. 2010. Report of an evaluation of partnership working for London Probation Trust. Forensic Psychological Services UK..

Becoming Polish In London: negotiating ethnicity through migration

Ryan, L. 2010. Becoming Polish In London: negotiating ethnicity through migration. Social Identities. 16 (3), pp. 359-376. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504630.2010.482425

Polish pupils in London schools: opportunities and challenges.

Lopez Rodriguez, M., Sales, R., Ryan, L. and D'Angelo, A. 2010. Polish pupils in London schools: opportunities and challenges. in: Dabrowska, E. and Markowska-Manista, U. (ed.) Miedzy kulturami: edukacja w wielokulturowej rzeczywistosci Warszawa Akademia Pedagogiki Specjalnej. pp. 313-327

Rational actors and paradigm warriors: revisiting and gendering social movement theories

Ryan, L. 2009. Rational actors and paradigm warriors: revisiting and gendering social movement theories. in: O’Tuama, S. (ed.) Critical Turns in Critical Theory: New Directions in Social and Political Thought London I.B. Tauris. pp. 97-118

A national mapping of services to older people provided by Catholic organisation

Ryan, L., D'Angelo, A., Tilki, M. and Castro-Ayala, A. 2009. A national mapping of services to older people provided by Catholic organisation. London Caritas Social Action Network.

Forgotten Irish

Tilki, M., Ryan, L., D'Angelo, A. and Sales, R. 2009. Forgotten Irish. Middlesex University.

Muslim youth in Barnet: exploring identity, citizenship and belonging

Ryan, L., Kofman, E. and Banfi, L. 2009. Muslim youth in Barnet: exploring identity, citizenship and belonging. London Barnet Muslim Engagement Partnership.

Recent Polish migrants in London: accessing and participating in social networks across borders

Ryan, L., Sales, R. and Tilki, M. 2009. Recent Polish migrants in London: accessing and participating in social networks across borders. in: Burrell, K. (ed.) Polish migration to the UK in the 'New' European Union: after 2004. Ashgate.

How women use family networks to facilitate migration: a comparative study of Irish and Polish women in Britain

Ryan, L. 2009. How women use family networks to facilitate migration: a comparative study of Irish and Polish women in Britain. The History of the Family. 14 (2), pp. 217-231. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hisfam.2009.02.004

Family strategies and transnational migration: recent Polish migrants in London

Ryan, L., Sales, R., Tilki, M. and Siara, B. 2009. Family strategies and transnational migration: recent Polish migrants in London. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. 35 (1), pp. 61-77. https://doi.org/10.1080/13691830802489176

Polish ‘temporary’ migration: the formation and significance of social networks

White, A. and Ryan, L. 2008. Polish ‘temporary’ migration: the formation and significance of social networks. Europe-Asia Studies. 60 (9), pp. 1467-1502. https://doi.org/10.1080/09668130802362227

Gendering migration: masculinity, femininity and ethnicity in post-war Britain

Ryan, L. and Webster, W. 2008. Gendering migration: masculinity, femininity and ethnicity in post-war Britain. Aldershot Ashgate.

Navigating the emotional terrain of families “here” and “there”: women, migration and the management of emotions

Ryan, L. 2008. Navigating the emotional terrain of families “here” and “there”: women, migration and the management of emotions. Journal of Intercultural Studies. 29 (3), pp. 299-313. https://doi.org/10.1080/07256860802169238

I had a sister in England: family-led migration, social networks and Irish nurses

Ryan, L. 2008. I had a sister in England: family-led migration, social networks and Irish nurses. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. 34 (3), pp. 453-470. https://doi.org/10.1080/13691830701880293

‘I had a sister in England’: family-led migration, social networks and nurses

Ryan, L. 2008. ‘I had a sister in England’: family-led migration, social networks and nurses. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. 34 (3), pp. 453-470. https://doi.org/10.1080/13691830701880293

Social networks, social support and social capital: the experiences of recent Polish migrants in London

Ryan, L., Sales, R., Tilki, M. and Siara, B. 2008. Social networks, social support and social capital: the experiences of recent Polish migrants in London. Sociology. 42 (4), pp. 672-690. https://doi.org/10.1177/0038038508091622

Explanations of depression among Irish migrants in Britain

Leavey, G., Rozmovits, L., Ryan, L. and King, M. 2007. Explanations of depression among Irish migrants in Britain. Social Science & Medicine. 65 (2), pp. 231-244. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.03.022

Who do you think you are?: Irish nurses encountering ethnicity and constructing identity in Britain

Ryan, L. 2007. Who do you think you are?: Irish nurses encountering ethnicity and constructing identity in Britain. Ethnic and Racial Studies. 30 (3), pp. 416-438. https://doi.org/10.1080/01419870701217498

Migrant women, social networks and motherhood: the experiences of Irish nurses in Britain

Ryan, L. 2007. Migrant women, social networks and motherhood: the experiences of Irish nurses in Britain. Sociology. 41 (2), pp. 295-312. https://doi.org/10.1177/0038038507074975

Recent Polish migrants in London: social networks, transience and settlement.

Ryan, L., Sales, R., Tilki, M. and Siara, B. 2007. Recent Polish migrants in London: social networks, transience and settlement. Funded by Economic & Social Research Council.

Irish women and the vote: becoming citizens

Ryan, L. and Ward, M. 2007. Irish women and the vote: becoming citizens. Dublin Irish Academic press.

A decent girl well worth helping: women, migration and unwanted pregnancy

Ryan, L. 2007. A decent girl well worth helping: women, migration and unwanted pregnancy. in: Harte, L. and Whelan, Y. (ed.) Ireland beyond boundaries: mapping Irish studies in the twenty-first century. Pluto Press. pp. 135-153

Tick the box please: a reflexive approach to doing quantitative social research

Ryan, L. and Golden, A. 2006. Tick the box please: a reflexive approach to doing quantitative social research. Sociology. 40 (6), pp. 1191-1200. https://doi.org/10.1177/0038038506072287

Depression in Irish migrants living in London: case control study

Ryan, L., Blizard, R., Golden, A. and Leavey, G. 2006. Depression in Irish migrants living in London: case control study. The British Journal of Psychiatry. 188 (6), pp. 560-566. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.188.6.560

Self-determination, race, and empire: feminist nationalists in Britain, Ireland and the United States, 1830s to World War One

Delap, L., Ryan, L. and Zackodnik, T. 2006. Self-determination, race, and empire: feminist nationalists in Britain, Ireland and the United States, 1830s to World War One. Women's Studies International Forum. 29 (3), pp. 241-254. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wsif.2006.04.003

Memories of migration: Irish women’s oral history interviews

Ryan, L. 2006. Memories of migration: Irish women’s oral history interviews. in: Burrell, K. and Panayi, P. (ed.) Histories and memories: migrants and their history in Britain London I.B.Tauris.

An analysis of the Irish suffrage movement using new social movement theory.

Ryan, L. 2006. An analysis of the Irish suffrage movement using new social movement theory. in: Connolly, L. and Hourigan, N. (ed.) Social movements and Ireland. Manchester Manchester University Press. pp. 40-57

Aonach Tailteann, the Irish press and gendered symbols of national identity

Ryan, L. 2005. Aonach Tailteann, the Irish press and gendered symbols of national identity. in: Bairner, A. (ed.) Sport and the Irish: histories, identities, issues. Dublin University College Dublin Press. pp. 69-84

Family Matters: (e)migration, familial networks and Irish women in Britain

Ryan, L. 2004. Family Matters: (e)migration, familial networks and Irish women in Britain. Sociological Review. 52 (3), pp. 351-370. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-954X.2004.00484.x

The press, police and prosecution: perspectives on infanticide in the 1920s

Ryan, L. 2004. The press, police and prosecution: perspectives on infanticide in the 1920s. in: Hayes, A. and Urquhart, D. (ed.) Irish women's history Dublin Irish Academic press. pp. 137-151

Locating the flapper in rural Irish society: the Irish provincial press and the modern woman in the 1920s.

Ryan, L. 2004. Locating the flapper in rural Irish society: the Irish provincial press and the modern woman in the 1920s. in: Heilmann, A. and Beetham, M. (ed.) New woman hybridities: feminity, feminism and international consumer culture, 1880-1930. London Routledge. pp. 90-101

Irish women and nationalism: soldiers, new women, and wicked hags

Ryan, L. and Ward, M. 2004. Irish women and nationalism: soldiers, new women, and wicked hags. Dublin Irish Academic press.

Leaving home: Irish press debates on female employment, domesticity, and emigration to Britain in the 1930s

Ryan, L. 2003. Leaving home: Irish press debates on female employment, domesticity, and emigration to Britain in the 1930s. Women's History Review. 12 (3), pp. 387-406. https://doi.org/10.1080/09612020300200365

Moving spaces and changing places: Irish women's memories of emigration to Britain in the 1930s

Ryan, L. 2003. Moving spaces and changing places: Irish women's memories of emigration to Britain in the 1930s. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. 29 (1), pp. 67-82. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369183032000076722

Sexualising emigration: discourses on Irish female migration in the 1930s

Ryan, L. 2002. Sexualising emigration: discourses on Irish female migration in the 1930s. Women's Studies International Forum. 25 (1), pp. 51-65. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0277-5395(02)00214-5

I’m going to England: Irish women’s stories of migration in the 1930s

Ryan, L. 2002. I’m going to England: Irish women’s stories of migration in the 1930s. Oral History. 30 (1), pp. 42-53.

Mother India/ Mother Ireland: gendered dialogues of nationalism and colonialism

Thapar-Bjorkert, S. and Ryan, L. 2002. Mother India/ Mother Ireland: gendered dialogues of nationalism and colonialism. Women's Studies International Forum. 25 (3), pp. 301-313. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0277-5395(02)00257-1

Flappers and shawls: the female embodiment of Irish National Identity in the 1920s

Ryan, L. 2002. Flappers and shawls: the female embodiment of Irish National Identity in the 1920s. in: Shifrin, S. (ed.) Women as sites of culture: women's roles in cultural formation from the Renaissance to the twentieth century. Aldershot Ashgate.

Gender, identity and the Irish Press, 1922-1937: embodying the nation

Ryan, L. 2002. Gender, identity and the Irish Press, 1922-1937: embodying the nation. New York Mellen.

Irish female emigration in the 1930s: transgressing space and culture

Ryan, L. 2001. Irish female emigration in the 1930s: transgressing space and culture. Gender, Place and Culture. 8 (3), pp. 271-282. https://doi.org/10.1080/09663690120067348

The cult of personality: reassessing leadership and suffrage movements in Britain and Ireland

Ryan, L. 2001. The cult of personality: reassessing leadership and suffrage movements in Britain and Ireland. in: Barker, C., Johnson, A. and Lavalette, M. (ed.) Leadership and Social Movements Manchester University Press. pp. 196-212

Aliens, migrants and maids: public discourses of Irish immigration to Britain in 1937

Ryan, L. 2001. Aliens, migrants and maids: public discourses of Irish immigration to Britain in 1937. Immigrants and Minorities. 20 (3), pp. 25-42. https://doi.org/10.1080/02619288.2001.9975021

The cult of personality: historical representations of leadership in the suffragette movements in Britain and Ireland

Ryan, L. 2001. The cult of personality: historical representations of leadership in the suffragette movements in Britain and Ireland. in: Barker, C., Johnson, A. and Lavalette, M. (ed.) Leadership and social movements. Manchester Manchester University Press. pp. 196-212

Re-presenting the past: women and history

Gallagher, A., Lubelska, C. and Ryan, L. 2001. Re-presenting the past: women and history. Harlow Longman.

"Drunken Tans": representations of sex and violence in the Anglo-Irish War (1919–21)

Ryan, L. 2000. "Drunken Tans": representations of sex and violence in the Anglo-Irish War (1919–21). Feminist Review. 66 (1), pp. 73-94. https://doi.org/10.1080/014177800440248

Furies and diehards: women and Irish Republicanism in the early twentieth century

Ryan, L. 1999. Furies and diehards: women and Irish Republicanism in the early twentieth century. Gender and History. 11 (2), pp. 256-275. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-0424.00142

Constructing ‘Irishwoman’: modern girls and comely maidens

Ryan, L. 1998. Constructing ‘Irishwoman’: modern girls and comely maidens. Irish Studies Review. 6 (3), pp. 263-272. https://doi.org/10.1080/09670889808455611

Politics of Irish identity and the interconnections between feminism, nationhood, and colonialism

Gray, B. and Ryan, L. 1998. Politics of Irish identity and the interconnections between feminism, nationhood, and colonialism. in: Pierson, R., Chaudhuri, N. and McAuley, B. (ed.) Nation, Empire, Colony: Historicizing Gender and Race Bloomington Indiana University Press. pp. 121-138

Negotiating modernity and tradition: newspaper debates on the ‘modern girl’ in the Irish Free State

Ryan, L. 1998. Negotiating modernity and tradition: newspaper debates on the ‘modern girl’ in the Irish Free State. Journal of Gender Studies. 7 (2), pp. 181-197. https://doi.org/10.1080/09589236.1998.9960711

A question of loyalty: war, nation, and feminism in early twentieth-century Ireland

Ryan, L. 1997. A question of loyalty: war, nation, and feminism in early twentieth-century Ireland. Women's Studies International Forum. 20 (1), pp. 21-32.

The massacre of innocence: infanticide in the Irish Free State

Ryan, L. 1996. The massacre of innocence: infanticide in the Irish Free State. Irish Studies Review. https://doi.org/10.1080/09670889608455522

Irish feminism and the vote: an anthology of the Irish citizen newspaper, 1912-1920

Ryan, L. 1996. Irish feminism and the vote: an anthology of the Irish citizen newspaper, 1912-1920. Dublin Folens.

Traditions and double moral standards: the Irish suffragists' critique of nationalism

Ryan, L. 1995. Traditions and double moral standards: the Irish suffragists' critique of nationalism. Women's History Review. 4 (4), pp. 487-503. https://doi.org/10.1080/09612029500200095

Women without votes: the political strategies of the Irish suffrage movement

Ryan, L. 1994. Women without votes: the political strategies of the Irish suffrage movement. Irish Political Studies. 9, pp. 119-139. https://doi.org/10.1080/07907189408406527
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