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Dr. ANTHONY VARLEY

M.A., Ph.D.

Biography

Peer Reviewed Journals

	Year	Publication
	(2020)	'Review of Patrick Doyle, Civilising Rural Ireland: The co-operative movement, development and the nation-state, 1889-1939. Manchester, Manchester University Press' Tony Varley (2020) 'Review of Patrick Doyle, Civilising Rural Ireland: The co-operative movement, development and the nation-state, 1889-1939. Manchester, Manchester University Press'. Historia Agraria, 82 :245-249 [Details]
	(2015)	'‘Arensberg, and Kimball and Anthropological Research in Ireland’' Byrne, Anne, Ricca Edmondson and Tony Varley (2015) '‘Arensberg, and Kimball and Anthropological Research in Ireland’'. Irish Journal Of Sociology, 23 (1):22-61 [Details]
	(2013)	'‘Cooperation as a Survival Strategy among West of Ireland Small-Scale Mussel Farmers’' Cush, P. and T. Varley (2013) '‘Cooperation as a Survival Strategy among West of Ireland Small-Scale Mussel Farmers’'. Maritime Studies, 12 (11):1-17 [Details]
	(2012)	'Irish Labour’s Quest for Greater Power' Varley, T. (2012) 'Irish Labour’s Quest for Greater Power'. Saothar: Journal Of The Irish Labour History Society, 37 :107-9 [Details]
	(2010)	'On the Road to Extinction: Agrarian Parties in Twentieth-Century Ireland' Varley, T (2010) 'On the Road to Extinction: Agrarian Parties in Twentieth-Century Ireland'. Irish Political Studies, 25 :581-601 [DOI] [Details]
	(2006)	'The Politics of Empowerment: Power, Populism and Partnership in Rural Ireland' Varley, T., Curtin, C. (2006) 'The Politics of Empowerment: Power, Populism and Partnership in Rural Ireland'. The Economic and Social Review, 37 (3):423-446 [Details]
	(2004)	'Irish Land Reform and the West Between the Wars' Varley, T. (2004) 'Irish Land Reform and the West Between the Wars'. Journal of the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society, 56 :213-232 [Details]
	(2003)	'A Region of Sturdy Smallholders? Western Nationalists and Agrarian Politics during the First World War' Varley, T. (2003) 'A Region of Sturdy Smallholders? Western Nationalists and Agrarian Politics during the First World War'. Journal of the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society, 55 :127-50 [Details]
	(2002)	'Towards a Theory of State-Community Partnerships: Interpreting the Irish Muintir na Tíre Experience' Varley, T., Ó Cearbhaill, D. (2002) 'Towards a Theory of State-Community Partnerships: Interpreting the Irish Muintir na Tíre Experience'. Journal of the Community Development Society, 33 (1):53-70 [Details]
	(2002)	'Communitarian Populism and the Politics of Rearguard Resistance in Rural Ireland' Varley, T., Curtin, C. (2002) 'Communitarian Populism and the Politics of Rearguard Resistance in Rural Ireland'. Community Development Journal, 37 (1):20-32 [Details]
	(2000)	'Irish Feminists and the Politics of Making a Difference: Review Article' Varley, T. (2000) 'Irish Feminists and the Politics of Making a Difference: Review Article'. Women's Studies Review, 7 :185-196 [Details]
	(1996)	'An Irish Community Development Movement's Experience of Crisis Conditions: Muintir na Tíre's Struggle for Survival' ó Cearbhaill, D., Varley, T. (1996) 'An Irish Community Development Movement's Experience of Crisis Conditions: Muintir na Tíre's Struggle for Survival'. Journal of the Community Development Society, 27 (1):1-16 [Details]
	(1995)	'Dreams and Realities in de Valera's Ireland' Varley, T. (1995) 'Dreams and Realities in de Valera's Ireland'. ROPES: Review of Postgraduate Studies, :10-14 [Details]
	(1995)	'Clann na Talmhan: Ireland’s Last Farmers’ Party' Varley, T., & Moser, P. (1995) 'Clann na Talmhan: Ireland’s Last Farmers’ Party'. History Ireland, 3 (2):39-43 [Details]
	(1992)	'Partnership in Poverty 3' Varley, T. (1992) 'Partnership in Poverty 3'. Journal of the Community Workers Co-operative, :47-53 [Details]
	(1990)	'The Primacy of the Political? State, Class and the Dynamics of Change in Ireland: Review Article' Varley, T. (1990) 'The Primacy of the Political? State, Class and the Dynamics of Change in Ireland: Review Article'. Saothar: Journal of the Irish Labour History Society, 15 :70-75 [Details]
	(1989)	'Co-operation and Rural Development in the West of Ireland' Curtin, C., Varley, A. (1989) 'Co-operation and Rural Development in the West of Ireland'. Eire-Ireland, 24 (3) [Details]
	(1989)	'Agricultural Co-operatives and Rural Development in the West of Ireland' Curtin, C., Varley, T. (1989) 'Agricultural Co-operatives and Rural Development in the West of Ireland'. Éire-Ireland, 24 (3):104-119 [Details]
	(1986)	'ADULT-EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY-DEVELOPMENT IN THE WEST OF IRELAND' CURTIN, C,VARLEY, A (1986) 'ADULT-EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY-DEVELOPMENT IN THE WEST OF IRELAND'. Community Development Journal, 21 :186-194 [Details]
	(1986)	'BRINGING INDUSTRY TO A SMALL TOWN IN THE WEST OF IRELAND' CURTIN, C,VARLEY, A (1986) 'BRINGING INDUSTRY TO A SMALL TOWN IN THE WEST OF IRELAND'. Sociologia Ruralis, 26 :170-185 [Details]
	(1986)	'ADULT-EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY-DEVELOPMENT IN THE WEST OF IRELAND' CURTIN, C;VARLEY, A (1986) 'ADULT-EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY-DEVELOPMENT IN THE WEST OF IRELAND'. Community Development Journal, 21 :186-194 [Details]
	(1986)	'BRINGING INDUSTRY TO A SMALL TOWN IN THE WEST OF IRELAND' CURTIN, C;VARLEY, A (1986) 'BRINGING INDUSTRY TO A SMALL TOWN IN THE WEST OF IRELAND'. Sociologia Ruralis, 26 :170-185 [Details]
	(1983)	'THE STEM FAMILY IN IRELAND RECONSIDERED' VARLEY, A (1983) 'THE STEM FAMILY IN IRELAND RECONSIDERED'. Comparative Studies In Society And History, 25 :381-392 [Details]
	(1983)	'THE STEM FAMILY IN IRELAND RECONSIDERED' VARLEY, A (1983) 'THE STEM FAMILY IN IRELAND RECONSIDERED'. Comparative Studies In Society And History, 25 :381-392 [Details]
	(1982)	'COLLUSION PRACTICES IN A WEST OF IRELAND LIVESTOCK MART' CURTIN, C;VARLEY, A (1982) 'COLLUSION PRACTICES IN A WEST OF IRELAND LIVESTOCK MART'. Ethnology, 21 :349-357 [Details]
	(1982)	'COLLUSION PRACTICES IN A WEST OF IRELAND LIVESTOCK MART' CURTIN, C,VARLEY, A (1982) 'COLLUSION PRACTICES IN A WEST OF IRELAND LIVESTOCK MART'. Ethnology, 21 :349-357 [Details]

Books

	Year	Publication
	(1996)	The State, Self-Help Groups and Development in the West of Ireland. Curtin, C., Varley, A., Van Gorcam (1996) The State, Self-Help Groups and Development in the West of Ireland. [Details]
	(1991)	Rural Crisis: Perspectives on Irish Rural Development. Galway: Centre for Development Studies, University College Galway. Varley, T., Boylan, T.A., Cuddy, M.P. (1991) Rural Crisis: Perspectives on Irish Rural Development. Galway: Centre for Development Studies, University College Galway. [Details]
	(1988)	Whose Law and Order? Aspects of Crime and Social Control in Irish Society. Belfast: Sociological Association of Ireland. Tomlinson, M., Varley, T., McCullagh, C. (1988) Whose Law and Order? Aspects of Crime and Social Control in Irish Society. Belfast: Sociological Association of Ireland. [Details]

Book Chapters

	Year	Publication
	(2022)	'¿Integration through Subordination: The State and Agricultural Modernisation in Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Europe¿' Peter Moser and Tony Varley (2022) '¿Integration through Subordination: The State and Agricultural Modernisation in Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Europe¿' In: Eigensinnig vernetzt: Spuren sichern und Quellen erschliessen in der neueren Agrargeschichte. :123-136 Zurich: Chronos Verlag. [Details]
	(2016)	'Tom Kenny and the Agrarian Dimension of the Galway Rising' Tony Varley (2016) 'Tom Kenny and the Agrarian Dimension of the Galway Rising' In: Farming and Country Life 1916. :23-28 Oak Park, Carlow: Teagasc. [Details]
	(2016)	'The Eclipsing of a Radical Agrarian Nationalist: Tom Kenny and the 1916 Rising in County Galway' Tony Varley (2016) 'The Eclipsing of a Radical Agrarian Nationalist: Tom Kenny and the 1916 Rising in County Galway' In: Centenary Reflections on the 1916 Rising: County Galway Perspectives. :92-113 Galway: Galway County Council. [Details]
	(2016)	'Bobby Burke' Tony Varley (2016) 'Bobby Burke' In: Studies in Irish Radical Leadership: Lives on the Left. :163-174 Manchester: Manchester University Press. [Details]
		'Introduction' Allaire, G., Blanc, M., Compés Lopez, R., Csite, A., Granberg, L., Marmont, M., Varley, T. 'Introduction' In: Innovations, Institutions and Rural Change. :7-18 Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities. [Details]
	(2015)	'‘”The Class that Goes to the Wall”: Colonel George O’Callaghan-Westropp, Class Politics and Identity in Cumann na nGaedheal Ireland’' Tony Varley (2015) '‘”The Class that Goes to the Wall”: Colonel George O’Callaghan-Westropp, Class Politics and Identity in Cumann na nGaedheal Ireland’' In: John Cunningham and Niall Ó Ciosáin, Culture and Society in Ireland Since 1750: Essays in honour of Gearóid Ó Tuathaigh. :219-245 Dublin: Lilliput Press. [Details]
	(2014)	'Mobilising the Mayo Farmers: The Land League and Clann na Talmhan Compared' Varley, T. (2014) 'Mobilising the Mayo Farmers: The Land League and Clann na Talmhan Compared' In: Mayo: History and Society. :705-729 Dublin: Geography Publications. [Details]
	(2013)	'‘The Politics of “Holding the Balance”: Irish Farmers’ Parties and Land Redistribution in the Twentieth Century’' Varley, T. (2013) '‘The Politics of “Holding the Balance”: Irish Farmers’ Parties and Land Redistribution in the Twentieth Century’' In: Land Questions in Modern Ireland. :238-265 Manchester: Manchester University Press. [Details]
	(2013)	'‘Gaining Ground, Losing Ground: The Politics of Land Reform in Twentieth-Century Ireland’' Varley, T. (2013) '‘Gaining Ground, Losing Ground: The Politics of Land Reform in Twentieth-Century Ireland’' In: Land Questions in Modern Ireland. :25-61 Manchester: Manchester University Press. [Details]
	(2013)	'Integration through Subordination: The Politics of Agricultural Modernisation in Industrial Europe' Moser, P. and T. Varley (2013) 'Integration through Subordination: The Politics of Agricultural Modernisation in Industrial Europe' In: ‘The State and Agricultural Modernisation in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries in Europe’. :13-39 Turnhout: Brepols. [Details]
	(2013)	'‘Populism, Power, and Rural Community Development‘' Varley, T. and C. Curtin. (2013) '‘Populism, Power, and Rural Community Development‘' In: Theory, Practice and Community Development. :123-137 New York/London: Routledge. [Details]
	(2013)	'‘Donegal: Division and Change in Modern Agriculture’' Varley, T. (2013) '‘Donegal: Division and Change in Modern Agriculture’' In: An Historical, Environmental and Cultural Atlas of County Donegal. :368-375 Cork: Cork University Press. [Details]
	(2012)	'Corporatism, Agricultural Modernisation and War in Ireland and Switzerland, 1935 – 1955' Moser, P. and T. Varley (2012) 'Corporatism, Agricultural Modernisation and War in Ireland and Switzerland, 1935 – 1955' In: War, Agriculture, and Food: Rural Europe form the 1930s to the 1950s. :137-155 London: Routledge. [Details]
	(2012)	'Irish Farmers’ Parties, Nationalism and Class Politics in the Twentieth Century' Varley, T (2012) 'Irish Farmers’ Parties, Nationalism and Class Politics in the Twentieth Century' In: Radical or Redundant? Minor Parties in Irish Politics. :159-172-284-7 Dublin: The History Press Ireland. [Details]
	(2012)	'‘Irish Farmers’ Parties, Nationalism and Class Politics in the Twentieth Century’' Varley, T. (2012) '‘Irish Farmers’ Parties, Nationalism and Class Politics in the Twentieth Century’' In: Radical or Redundant? Minor Parties in Irish Politics. :159-172 Dublin: The History Press Ireland. [Details]
	(2009)	'Sustainability and Getting the Balance Right in Rural Ireland' Varley, T., McDonagh, J., Shortall, S. (2009) 'Sustainability and Getting the Balance Right in Rural Ireland' In: J. McDonagh, T. Varley and S. Shortall, eds., A Living Countryside? The Politics of Sustainable Development in Rural Ireland. 2009, Farnham: Ashgate. :381-384 [Details]
	(2009)	'Populism and the Politics of Community Survival in Ireland' Varley, T. (2009) 'Populism and the Politics of Community Survival in Ireland' In: J. McDonagh, T. Varley and S. Shortall, eds., A Living Countryside? The Politics of Sustainable Development in Rural Ireland. 2009, Farnham: Ashgate. :341-360 [Details]
	(2009)	'The Politics of Rural Sustainability' Varley, T., McDonagh, J., Shortall, S. (2009) 'The Politics of Rural Sustainability' In: J. McDonagh, T. Varley and S. Shortall, eds., A Living Countryside? The Politics of Sustainable Development in Rural Ireland. 2009, Farnham: Ashgate. :1-22 [Details]
	(2006)	'Negotiating Power and Powerlessness: Community Interests and Partnership in Rural Ireland' Varley, T. (2006) 'Negotiating Power and Powerlessness: Community Interests and Partnership in Rural Ireland' In: Social Policy in Ireland: Principles, Practice and Problems (2nd edn.). :403-418 Dublin: The Liffey Press. [Details]
	(2003)	'Populism, the Europeanised State and Collective Action in Rural Ireland' Varley, T. (2003) 'Populism, the Europeanised State and Collective Action in Rural Ireland' In: Innovations, Institutions and Rural Change. :127-168 Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities. [Details]
	(2002)	'Community Empowerment via Partnership? The 'Local Community' in Rural Ireland's Area-based Development Regime' Varley, T., Curtin, C. (2002) 'Community Empowerment via Partnership? The 'Local Community' in Rural Ireland's Area-based Development Regime' In: Issues in Irish Public Policy. Dublin: Irish Academic Press. [Details]
	(2002)	'Towards a Theory of State - community Partnerships: Interpreting the Irish Muintir Na Tíre Movement's Experience' Varley, T., O'Cearbhaill, D. (2002) 'Towards a Theory of State - community Partnerships: Interpreting the Irish Muintir Na Tíre Movement's Experience' In: Planning in Ireland and Beyond: Multidisciplinary Essays in Honour of John V Greer. :271-288 Belfast: Queen's University, Belfast. [Details]
	(2002)	'Changing Patterns of Leadership and Local Power in Rural Ireland' Curtin, C., Varley, T. (2002) 'Changing Patterns of Leadership and Local Power in Rural Ireland' In: Leadership and Local Power in European Rural Development. :12-32 Aldershot: Ashgate. [Details]
	(2001)	'Introduction to the Third Edition' Byrne, R., Edmondson, R., Varley, T. (2001) 'Introduction to the Third Edition' In: Family and Community in Ireland. :1-101 Ennis: CLASP Press. [Details]
	(2001)	'Fighting for Survival: A Comparison of Two Irish Community Development Movements' Ó Cearbhaill, D., Varley, T. (2001) 'Fighting for Survival: A Comparison of Two Irish Community Development Movements' In: Community Development on the North Atlantic Margin. :221-241 Aldershot: Ashgate. [Details]
	(1999)	'From Crisis Management to Expansionism? Strategic Planning in an Irish Community Development Movement' Varley, T., Ó Cearbhaill, D. (1999) 'From Crisis Management to Expansionism? Strategic Planning in an Irish Community Development Movement' In: Marginal Rural Areas in the New Millennium: New Issues? New Opportunities?. :151-159 Aberdeen: The Scottish Agricultural College. [Details]
	(1999)	'Empowering Communities via Local Area Partnerships?' Varley, T. (1999) 'Empowering Communities via Local Area Partnerships?' In: Community Participation in Partnership: Our Common Future?. :23-26 Cork: Cork Environmental Alliance. [Details]
	(1999)	'Defending Rural Interests against Nationalists in 20th Century Ireland: A Tale of Three Movements' Varley, T., Curtin, C. (1999) 'Defending Rural Interests against Nationalists in 20th Century Ireland: A Tale of Three Movements' In: Rural Change in Ireland. :58-83 Belfast, The Institute of Irish Studies, Queen's University Belfast. [Details]
	(1999)	'Defending rural interests against nationalists in 20th century Ireland: A tale of three movements' Curtin, C., Varley, A. (1999) 'Defending rural interests against nationalists in 20th century Ireland: A tale of three movements' In: Rural Change in Ireland. Institute of Irish Studies, Belfast. [Details]
	(1999)	'Empowering Communities through Community Action in Rural Ireland: the Case of Muintir na Tíre' Varley, T., Ó Cearbhaill, D. (1999) 'Empowering Communities through Community Action in Rural Ireland: the Case of Muintir na Tíre' In: Local Enterprise on the North Atlantic Margin: Selected Contributions to the Fourteenth International Seminar on Marginal Regions. :171-189 Aldershot: Ashgate. [Details]
	(1998)	'More Power to the People? The Politics of Community Action in Late Twentieth-Century Ireland' Varley, T. (1998) 'More Power to the People? The Politics of Community Action in Late Twentieth-Century Ireland' In: Social Policy in Ireland: Principles, Practice and Problems. :387-409 Dublin: Oak Tree Press. [Details]
	(1997)	'Take Your Partners and Face the Music: the State, Community Groups and Area-based Partnerships in Rural Ireland' Curtin, C., Varley, T. (1997) 'Take Your Partners and Face the Music: the State, Community Groups and Area-based Partnerships in Rural Ireland' In: L'Irlande: identites et modernite. :141-155 Lille: Centre de Gestion des Revues, Université Charles-de-Gaulle. [Details]
	(1996)	'Partners Worthy of the Name? The State and Community Groups in the Forum Project' Varley, T., Ruddy, M. (1996) 'Partners Worthy of the Name? The State and Community Groups in the Forum Project' In: Partnership in Action: The Role of Community Development and Partnership in Ireland. :71-83 Galway: The Community Workers' Co-operative. [Details]
	(1996)	'Farmers Against Nationalists: The Rise and Fall of Clann na Talmhan in Galway' Varley, T. (1996) 'Farmers Against Nationalists: The Rise and Fall of Clann na Talmhan in Galway' In: Galway: History & Society. :589-622 Dublin: Geography Publications. [Details]
	(1995)	'Whither Community Development in Rural Ireland' Ó Cearbhaill, D., Varley, T. (1995) 'Whither Community Development in Rural Ireland' In: Economic Futures on the North Atlantic Margin: Selected Contributions to the Twelfth International Seminar on Marginal Regions. :347-364 Aldershot: Avebury. [Details]
	(1995)	'Community Action and the State' Curtin, C., Varley, T. (1995) 'Community Action and the State' In: Irish Society: Sociological Perspectives. :379-409 Dublin: Institute of Public Administration Dublin. [Details]
	(1993)	'Gaeltacht and Galltacht Community Councils in Ireland' Ó Cearbhaill, D., Varley, T. (1993) 'Gaeltacht and Galltacht Community Councils in Ireland' In: Conditions for Development in Marginal Regions. :143-154 Norway: International Society for the Study of Marginal Regions, Lillehammer. [Details]
	(1992)	'Co-operation in Rural Ireland: An Approach in Terminal Crisis?' Curtin, C., Varley, T. (1992) 'Co-operation in Rural Ireland: An Approach in Terminal Crisis?' In: Perspectives on Rural Development in Advanced Economies. :111-1221 Galway: Centre for Development Studies, University College Galway. [Details]
	(1992)	'Muintir na Tíre and the Crisis of Community Development in Ireland' Ó Cearbhaill, D., Varley, T. (1992) 'Muintir na Tíre and the Crisis of Community Development in Ireland' In: Regional Development Around the North Atlantic Rim. :341-358 Nova Scotia: International Society for the Study of Marginal Regions. [Details]
	(1991)	'On the Fringes: Community Groups in Rural Ireland' Varley, T. (1991) 'On the Fringes: Community Groups in Rural Ireland' In: Rural Crisis: Perspectives on Irish Rural Development. :48-76 Galway: Centre for Development Studies, University College Galway. [Details]
	(1991)	'Populism and Petit Capitalism in Rural Ireland' Curtin, C., Varley, T. (1991) 'Populism and Petit Capitalism in Rural Ireland' In: Rural Enterprise: Shifting Perspectives on Small-scale Production. :97-119 London: David Fulton. [Details]
	(1991)	'Power to the People? Community Groups and Rural Revival in Ireland' Varley, T. (1991) 'Power to the People? Community Groups and Rural Revival in Ireland' In: Rural Development Policy: What Future for Rural Ireland?. :83-110 Dublin: Conference of Major Religious Superiors (Ireland). [Details]
	(1991)	'Introduction' Varley, T., Boylan, T.A., Cuddy, M.P. (1991) 'Introduction' In: Rural Crisis: Perspectives on Irish Rural Development. :12-27 Galway: Centre for Development Studies, University College Galway. [Details]
	(1991)	'Populism and Petty Capitalism in Rural Ireland' Curtin, C., Varley, A. (1991) 'Populism and Petty Capitalism in Rural Ireland' In: Rural Enterprises: Shifting Perspectives on Small Scale Production. London, David Fulton. [Details]
	(1991)	'The Theory and Practice of Community Development in Two West of Ireland Community Councils' Curtin, C., Varley, A., O'Donoghue, K. (1991) 'The Theory and Practice of Community Development in Two West of Ireland Community Councils' In: Rural Development: Problems and Prospects. Aldershot, Avebury. [Details]
	(1991)	'Sea Farming and Development in North Connemara' Ruddy, M., Varley, T. (1991) 'Sea Farming and Development in North Connemara' In: Rural Crisis: Perspectives on Irish Rural Development. :77-102 Galway: Centre for Development Studies, University College Galway. [Details]
	(1990)	'Theory and Practice of Community Development in Two West of Ireland Community Councils' Varley, T., Curtin, C., O'Donohue, K. (1990) 'Theory and Practice of Community Development in Two West of Ireland Community Councils' In: Rural Development: Problems and Practices. :191-207 Aldershot: Avebury. [Details]
	(1989)	'Brown Trout, Gentry and Dutchmen: Tourism and Development in South Mayo' Curtin, C., Varley, A. (1989) 'Brown Trout, Gentry and Dutchmen: Tourism and Development in South Mayo' In: Ireland From Below. [Details]
	(1989)	'Brown Trout, 'Gentry' and Dutchmen: Tourism and Development in South Mayo' Curtin, C., Varley, T. (1989) 'Brown Trout, 'Gentry' and Dutchmen: Tourism and Development in South Mayo' In: Ireland from Below: Social Change and Local Communities. :207-223 Galway: Galway University Press. [Details]
	(1988)	'Introduction' Tomlinson, M., Varley, T., McCullagh, C. (1988) 'Introduction' In: Whose Law and Order? Aspects of Crime and Social Control in Ireland. :9-20 Belfast: Sociological Association of Ireland. [Details]
	(1988)	'Agrarian Crime and Social Control: Sinn Féin and the Land Question in the West of Ireland in 1920' Varley, T. (1988) 'Agrarian Crime and Social Control: Sinn Féin and the Land Question in the West of Ireland in 1920' In: Whose Law and Order? Aspects of Crime and Social Control in Ireland. :54-75 Belfast: Sociological Association of Ireland. [Details]
	(1988)	'Community Group/State Relationships: The Case of West of Ireland Community Councils' Ó Cearbhaill, D., Varley, T. (1988) 'Community Group/State Relationships: The Case of West of Ireland Community Councils' In: Public Policy and the Periphery: Problems and Prospects in Marginal Regions. :279-296 Belfast: Association for the Study of Marginal Regions. [Details]
	(1987)	'Marginal Men? Bachelor Farmers in a West of Ireland Community' Curtin, C., Varley, A. (1987) 'Marginal Men? Bachelor Farmers in a West of Ireland Community' In: Gender in Irish Society. :287-308 Galway: Galway University Press. [Details]
	(1986)	'A Longitudinal Study of Twenty-Five West of Ireland Community Councils' Ó Cearbhaill, D., Varley, A. (1986) 'A Longitudinal Study of Twenty-Five West of Ireland Community Councils' In: New Approaches to the Development of Marginal Regions: The Organisation and Development of Local Initiative; Galway: 8th International Seminar on Marginal Regions in association with University College Galway. :109-150 [Details]
	(1984)	'Children and Childhood in Rural Ireland: A Consideration of the Ethnographic Literature' Curtin, C., Varley, A. (1984) 'Children and Childhood in Rural Ireland: A Consideration of the Ethnographic Literature' In: Culture and Ideology in Ireland. Galway University Press, Galway. [Details]

Edited Books

	Year	Publication
	(2013)	Integration through Subordination: The Politics of Agricultural Modernisation in Industrial Europe. Moser, P. and T. Varley (Ed.). (2013) Integration through Subordination: The Politics of Agricultural Modernisation in Industrial Europe Integration through Subordination: The Politics of Agricultural Modernisation in Industrial Europe. Turnhout: Brepols. [Details]
	(2013)	Land Questions in Modern Ireland. Campbell, F. and T. Varley (Ed.). (2013) Land Questions in Modern Ireland Land Questions in Modern Ireland. Manchester: Manchester University Press. [Details]
	(2009)	A Living Countryside? The Politics of Sustainable Development in Rural Ireland. Ashgate. McDonagh, J.,Varley, T. & Shortall, S (Ed.). (2009) A Living Countryside? The Politics of Sustainable Development in Rural Ireland. Ashgate A Living Countryside? The Politics of Sustainable Development in Rural Ireland. Ashgate. UK: Ashgate. [Details]

Conference Contributions

	Year	Publication
	(2020)	Paper presented at an on-line workshop ‘Organizing agriculture: the interplay of agricultural associations and state intervention in European agriculture, from the late nineteenth century crisis to th, Tony Varley (2020) ‘Leading the Way: The Gentry and the Politics of Organising Agriculture in Late Nineteenth-Century Ireland’. [Conference Paper], Paper presented at an on-line workshop ‘Organizing agriculture: the interplay of agricultural associations and state intervention in European agriculture, from the late nineteenth century crisis to th, KU Leuven , 20-NOV-20. [Details]
	(2019)	Annual Conference of the Sociological Association of Ireland, Tony Varley (with Mike Hynes) (2019) ‘Casual Market Traders, Power, and Negotiating Control in a Local Market’. [Conference Paper], Annual Conference of the Sociological Association of Ireland, NUI, Galway , 10-MAY-19. [Details]
	(2002)	29th annual conference of the Sociological Association of Ireland, Anne Byrne (2002) The Harvard Irish Mission in Ireland. [National Refereed Conference Paper], 29th annual conference of the Sociological Association of Ireland, Galway , 27-APR-02 - 07-APR-03. [Details]

Conference Paper

	Year	Publication
	(2022)	`Agrarian Disturbances and State-building during the Irish Civil War, Paper presented at the `The Irish Civil War National Conference, University College Cork. Tony Varley (2022) `Agrarian Disturbances and State-building during the Irish Civil War, Paper presented at the `The Irish Civil War National Conference, University College Cork. Conference Paper [Details]
	(2021)	`How Street Markets Change: Agency and Context in Galway's Saturday Market, Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Sociological Association of Ireland. Tony Varley (with Mike Hynes) (2021) `How Street Markets Change: Agency and Context in Galway's Saturday Market, Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Sociological Association of Ireland. Conference Paper [Details]
	(2017)	Tom Kenny, the Craughwell Secret Society and the 1916 Rising. T. Varley (2017) Tom Kenny, the Craughwell Secret Society and the 1916 Rising. Conference Paper [Details]
	(2016)	Agrarianism and Farmers’ Politics in the West before and after the Revolution. Tony Varley (2016) Agrarianism and Farmers’ Politics in the West before and after the Revolution. Conference Paper [Details]
	(2016)	Land, Revolution & Counter-Revolution in the West. Tony Varley (2016) Land, Revolution & Counter-Revolution in the West. Conference Paper [Details]
	(2016)	Taking Account of Public Opinion: Representing the Farmers in the Treaty Debates. Tony Varley (2016) Taking Account of Public Opinion: Representing the Farmers in the Treaty Debates. Conference Paper [Details]
	(2016)	Tom Kenny and the Agrarian Dimension of the Galway Rebellion. Tony Varley (2016) Tom Kenny and the Agrarian Dimension of the Galway Rebellion. Conference Paper [Details]
	(2016)	Tom Kenny and the 1916 Rising in County Galway. Tony Varley (2016) Tom Kenny and the 1916 Rising in County Galway. Conference Paper [Details]
	(2016)	Exceptions that Prove the Rule? Women Leaders of Farmers’ Movements in Twentieth-Century Switzerland and Ireland. T. Varley (with Peter Moser) (2016) Exceptions that Prove the Rule? Women Leaders of Farmers’ Movements in Twentieth-Century Switzerland and Ireland. Conference Paper [Details]
	(2016)	The 1916 Rising in Galway. Tony Varley (2016) The 1916 Rising in Galway. Conference Paper [Details]
	(2015)	‘From Landlords’ Man to Farmers’ Man’: Col. George O’Callaghan-Westropp and class politics in interwar Ireland’, Conference on ‘Class and Culture in Twentieth-century Ireland’, St. John’s College, Cambridge. T. Varley (2015) ‘From Landlords’ Man to Farmers’ Man’: Col. George O’Callaghan-Westropp and class politics in interwar Ireland’, Conference on ‘Class and Culture in Twentieth-century Ireland’, St. John’s College, Cambridge. Conference Paper [Details]
	(2015)	‘Arensberg and Kimball and Irish Nationhood in the 1930s’, Sciological Association of Ireland annual conference, Trinity College Dublin. T. Varley (2015) ‘Arensberg and Kimball and Irish Nationhood in the 1930s’, Sciological Association of Ireland annual conference, Trinity College Dublin. Conference Paper [Details]
	(2015)	‘Making Irish Agriculture Modern: Civil Society Elites, the State and Learning to Cope with the Challenges of Globalisation in the 1890s’, Biennial Conference of the European Rural History Organisation, University of Girona. T. Varley (2015) ‘Making Irish Agriculture Modern: Civil Society Elites, the State and Learning to Cope with the Challenges of Globalisation in the 1890s’, Biennial Conference of the European Rural History Organisation, University of Girona. Conference Paper [Details]
	(2015)	A panel titled ‘Globalisation - the midwife of the interventionist state in European and North American agriculture, 1875-1914?’, Biennial Conference of the European Rural History Organisation, University of Girona. T. Varley co-convened (with Peter Moser, Archives of Rural History, Bern, Switzerland) (2015) A panel titled ‘Globalisation - the midwife of the interventionist state in European and North American agriculture, 1875-1914?’, Biennial Conference of the European Rural History Organisation, University of Girona. Conference Paper [Details]
	(2015)	‘Theory, History and Irish Ethnography: Arensberg and Kimball and the Gibbon Critique’, Centre for Irish Studies Seminar, NUI, Galway. T. Varley (2015) ‘Theory, History and Irish Ethnography: Arensberg and Kimball and the Gibbon Critique’, Centre for Irish Studies Seminar, NUI, Galway. Conference Paper [Details]
	(2015)	‘Col. George O’Callaghan-Westropp, farmers’ politics and class transition in interwar Ireland’, Tenth Slieve Aughty Seminar, Gort, Co. Galway. T. Varley (2015) ‘Col. George O’Callaghan-Westropp, farmers’ politics and class transition in interwar Ireland’, Tenth Slieve Aughty Seminar, Gort, Co. Galway. Conference Paper [Details]
	(2014)	‘Gentry Inclusion via Class Politics? Comparing Two Southern Irish Cases under Native Rule’, Political Studies Association of Ireland, Annual Conference, Galway. T. Varley (2014) ‘Gentry Inclusion via Class Politics? Comparing Two Southern Irish Cases under Native Rule’, Political Studies Association of Ireland, Annual Conference, Galway. Conference Paper [Details]
	(2014)	‘Theory and Ethnography: Arensberg and Kimball and the Gibbon Critique’, School of Political Science and Sociology Research Seminar Series, NUIG. T. Varley (2014) ‘Theory and Ethnography: Arensberg and Kimball and the Gibbon Critique’, School of Political Science and Sociology Research Seminar Series, NUIG. Conference Paper [Details]
	(2013)	‘On the margins of the centre? Comparing the activist careers of Elizabeth Bobbett in Ireland and Augusta Gillabert-Randin in Switzerland’, Rural History 2013: International Conference of the European Rural History Organisation, Bern, Switzerland. T. Varley (with P. Moser) (2013) ‘On the margins of the centre? Comparing the activist careers of Elizabeth Bobbett in Ireland and Augusta Gillabert-Randin in Switzerland’, Rural History 2013: International Conference of the European Rural History Organisation, Bern, Switzerland. Conference Paper [Details]
	(2013)	‘Bobby Burke, Christian Socialism and class politics in post-independence Ireland’, Class, Conflict and Culture: Inaugural Conference of the Irish Centre for the Histories of Labour and Class (ICHLC), NUI, Galway. T. Varley (2013) ‘Bobby Burke, Christian Socialism and class politics in post-independence Ireland’, Class, Conflict and Culture: Inaugural Conference of the Irish Centre for the Histories of Labour and Class (ICHLC), NUI, Galway. Conference Paper [Details]
	(2012)	‘An Fhorbairt Pobail sna Ceantair Tuaithe: Teoric agus Cleachtas’, Scoil Earraigh do Phleanáil Teanga, Ollscoil Éireann, Gaillimh. T. Varley (2012) ‘An Fhorbairt Pobail sna Ceantair Tuaithe: Teoric agus Cleachtas’, Scoil Earraigh do Phleanáil Teanga, Ollscoil Éireann, Gaillimh. Conference Paper [Details]
	(2011)	‘Food Security and State-Farmer Relations: Comparing Ireland and Switzerland 1935 - 1955’, Conference on the theme of ‘Rural Change in Europe, 1935-1955: Continuity/Discontinuity?’, University of Leuven. T. Varley, (with P. Moser) (2011) ‘Food Security and State-Farmer Relations: Comparing Ireland and Switzerland 1935 - 1955’, Conference on the theme of ‘Rural Change in Europe, 1935-1955: Continuity/Discontinuity?’, University of Leuven. Conference Paper [Details]
	(2009)	Bobby Burke: Phases of a Socialist Career. Irish Labour History Conference on the theme Irish Socialist Lives. Varley, T. (2009) Bobby Burke: Phases of a Socialist Career. Irish Labour History Conference on the theme Irish Socialist Lives. Galway: Conference Paper [Details]
	(2008)	The Road to Extinction: Farmers' Parties in 20th-Century Ireland. Political Studies Association of Ireland, Special Conference on Minor Parties in Ireland. Varley, T. (2008) The Road to Extinction: Farmers' Parties in 20th-Century Ireland. Political Studies Association of Ireland, Special Conference on Minor Parties in Ireland. Dublin: Conference Paper [Details]
	(2008)	Class, Biography and Collective Action: Contextualising the Farming Activism of Elizabeth F. Bobbett. COST action A 35 PROGRESSORE (programme for the study of European rural societies) Conference. Varley, T. (2008) Class, Biography and Collective Action: Contextualising the Farming Activism of Elizabeth F. Bobbett. COST action A 35 PROGRESSORE (programme for the study of European rural societies) Conference. Möschberg in the Emmental, Switzerland: Conference Paper [Details]
	(2007)	Bobby Burke and the Toghermore Cooperative Farm. Bobby Burke Centenary Conference. Varley, T. (2007) Bobby Burke and the Toghermore Cooperative Farm. Bobby Burke Centenary Conference. Tuam, Co. Galway: Conference Paper [Details]
	(2007)	Change and Continuity in Muintir na Tíre. Celebrating 70 Years of Muintir na Tíre Conference. Varley, T. (2007) Change and Continuity in Muintir na Tíre. Celebrating 70 Years of Muintir na Tíre Conference. Limerick Junction, Co. Tipperary: Conference Paper [Details]
	(2006)	Negotiating Power and Powerlessness: Community Interests and Partnership in Rural Ireland. CORI Annual Conference. Varley, T. (2006) Negotiating Power and Powerlessness: Community Interests and Partnership in Rural Ireland. CORI Annual Conference. Dublin: Conference Paper [Details]
	(2005)	The Dynamics of Irish Politics. Basel University Irish Studies Group. Varley, T. (2005) The Dynamics of Irish Politics. Basel University Irish Studies Group. Dublin: Conference Paper [Details]
	(2005)	Elisabeth Bobbett's Activist Career. Basel University Irish Studies Group. Varley, T. (2005) Elisabeth Bobbett's Activist Career. Basel University Irish Studies Group. Woodenbridge, Co Wicklow: Conference Paper [Details]
	(2004)	Rural Partnerships and Community Development. Social Partnership: A New Kind of Governance. Varley, T. (2004) Rural Partnerships and Community Development. Social Partnership: A New Kind of Governance. Department of Sociology, NUI Maynooth: Conference Paper [Details]
	(2004)	A Secret Society and Agrarian Change in East Galway. Joint Anthropology and Sociology Seminar. Varley, T., Campbell, F. (2004) A Secret Society and Agrarian Change in East Galway. Joint Anthropology and Sociology Seminar. NUI Maynooth: Conference Paper [Details]
	(2003)	Mobilising and Representing Rural Interests in Ireland. 20th Biennial Congress of the European Society for Rural Sociology (ESRS). Varley, T. (2003) Mobilising and Representing Rural Interests in Ireland. 20th Biennial Congress of the European Society for Rural Sociology (ESRS). Sligo: Conference Paper [Details]
	(2003)	Following in Davitt's Footsteps? Clann na Talmhan and the Irish Land Question. Land, Politics and the State: New and Comparative Perspectives on the Irish land question, 1879-1973. Varley, T. (2003) Following in Davitt's Footsteps? Clann na Talmhan and the Irish Land Question. Land, Politics and the State: New and Comparative Perspectives on the Irish land question, 1879-1973. Department of History, NUI Maynooth: Conference Paper [Details]
	(2003)	Clerical Involvement in Populist-type Collective Action in Rural Ireland. 20th Biennial Congress of the European Society for Rural Sociology (ESRS). Varley, T. (2003) Clerical Involvement in Populist-type Collective Action in Rural Ireland. 20th Biennial Congress of the European Society for Rural Sociology (ESRS). Sligo: Conference Paper [Details]
	(2002)	Arensberg and Kimball and the Study of Irish Family History. Western Family History Association. Varley, T. (2002) Arensberg and Kimball and the Study of Irish Family History. Western Family History Association. Galway: Conference Paper [Details]
	(2002)	The State and Radical Community Action in Rural Ireland. 29th annual conference of the Sociological Association of Ireland. Varley, T. (2002) The State and Radical Community Action in Rural Ireland. 29th annual conference of the Sociological Association of Ireland. Galway: Conference Paper [Details]
	(2002)	Between Integration and Conflict: Strategies for Organising Farmers in Ireland and Switzerland in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries. 3rd Limerick Conference in Irish-German Studies. Varley, T., Moser, P. (2002) Between Integration and Conflict: Strategies for Organising Farmers in Ireland and Switzerland in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries. 3rd Limerick Conference in Irish-German Studies. Conference Paper [Details]
	(2002)	In Pursuit of the Common Good: Interpreting Organisational Changes in an Irish Community Development Movement. Community Development Society's Annual Conference; Building Peace: Community and Diversity. Varley, T., Ó Cearbhaill, D. (2002) In Pursuit of the Common Good: Interpreting Organisational Changes in an Irish Community Development Movement. Community Development Society's Annual Conference; Building Peace: Community and Diversity. Cleveland, Mississippi, USA: Conference Paper [Details]
	(2001)	Collective Action, Regional Imbalance and the Crisis of the West. 28th annual conference of the Sociological Association of Ireland. Varley, T. (2001) Collective Action, Regional Imbalance and the Crisis of the West. 28th annual conference of the Sociological Association of Ireland. Tralee: Conference Paper [Details]
	(2001)	Surviving Through Partnership in Rural Ireland: The Case of Muintir na Tíre. International Society for the Study of Marginal Regions. Varley, T., Ó Cearbhaill, D. (2001) Surviving Through Partnership in Rural Ireland: The Case of Muintir na Tíre. International Society for the Study of Marginal Regions. Volda, Norway: Conference Paper [Details]
	(2001)	A Nation of Smallholders? Populism and the Construction of Rurality in Ireland. COST A12 Rural Innovation Working Group 1; Theoretical Issues in Rural Development Seminar. Varley, T. (2001) A Nation of Smallholders? Populism and the Construction of Rurality in Ireland. COST A12 Rural Innovation Working Group 1; Theoretical Issues in Rural Development Seminar. Budapest: Conference Paper [Details]
	(2001)	Partnership and Community Development: An Irish Case Study. International Summit on Community and Rural Development: The Times They Are A-changing. Varley, T., Ó Cearbhaill, D. (2001) Partnership and Community Development: An Irish Case Study. International Summit on Community and Rural Development: The Times They Are A-changing. Duluth, Minnesota, USA: Conference Paper [Details]
	(2000)	Objective 1 Status: Lessons from Ireland. International Centre for Planning Research seminar; Objective One - Building Real Partnerships. Varley, T. (2000) Objective 1 Status: Lessons from Ireland. International Centre for Planning Research seminar; Objective One - Building Real Partnerships. Cardiff University: Conference Paper [Details]
	(2000)	Populist Movements in Rural Ireland. COST A12 Rural Innovation Working Group 1; Theoretical Issues in Rural Development Seminar. Varley, T. (2000) Populist Movements in Rural Ireland. COST A12 Rural Innovation Working Group 1; Theoretical Issues in Rural Development Seminar. Budapest: Conference Paper [Details]
	(2000)	The Local' and the 'National' in Irish Community Development. 27th annual conference of the Sociological Association of Ireland. Varley, T. (2000) The Local' and the 'National' in Irish Community Development. 27th annual conference of the Sociological Association of Ireland. Kilkenny: Conference Paper [Details]
	(1999)	National Heroes or Lame Ducks? The Irish State and the Smallholder Ideal. 26th annual conference of the Sociological Association of Ireland. Varley, T. (1999) National Heroes or Lame Ducks? The Irish State and the Smallholder Ideal. 26th annual conference of the Sociological Association of Ireland. Belfast: Conference Paper [Details]
	(1999)	Smallholders and Collective Action in Twentieth-century Ireland. Second Regional Conference on Social Movements and Change. Varley, T. (1999) Smallholders and Collective Action in Twentieth-century Ireland. Second Regional Conference on Social Movements and Change. International Sociological Association/Dept. of Sociology, University College Cork: Conference Paper [Details]
	(1999)	Fighting for Survival: A Comparison of Two Irish Community Development Organisations. 15th International Seminar on Marginal Regions. Varley, T. (1999) Fighting for Survival: A Comparison of Two Irish Community Development Organisations. 15th International Seminar on Marginal Regions. Newfoundland: Conference Paper [Details]
	(1999)	Popular Empowerment and the Area-based Partnerships. Community Participation in Partnership: Our Common Future; Cork Environmental Alliance. Varley, T. (1999) Popular Empowerment and the Area-based Partnerships. Community Participation in Partnership: Our Common Future; Cork Environmental Alliance. Cork Civic Centre, Cork: Conference Paper [Details]
	(1998)	Modernisation and Dissent: Official and Local Reactions to Rural Restructuring in the 1950s and '60s. 25th annual conference of the Sociological Association of Ireland. Varley, T. (1998) Modernisation and Dissent: Official and Local Reactions to Rural Restructuring in the 1950s and '60s. 25th annual conference of the Sociological Association of Ireland. Wexford: Conference Paper [Details]
	(1998)	Community Action as a Social Movement in Ireland. paper read to conference organised by Muintir na Tire on local community action in Ireland. Varley, T. (1998) Community Action as a Social Movement in Ireland. paper read to conference organised by Muintir na Tire on local community action in Ireland. Tipperary: Conference Paper [Details]
	(1998)	From Crisis Management to Expansionism?: Strategic Planning and Negotiating Adversity in an Irish Community Development Organisation. PIMA98 conference on Marginal Rural Areas in the new Millenium: New Issues? New Opportunities. Varley, T., Ó Cearbhaill, D. (1998) From Crisis Management to Expansionism?: Strategic Planning and Negotiating Adversity in an Irish Community Development Organisation. PIMA98 conference on Marginal Rural Areas in the new Millenium: New Issues? New Opportunities. Scottish Agricultural College, Aberdeen: Conference Paper [Details]
	(1997)	Muintir na Tíre and the Constitution of Community Councils as a Nationally Organised Interest in Ireland. International Society for the Study of Marginal Regions. Varley, T., Ó Cearbhaill, D. (1997) Muintir na Tíre and the Constitution of Community Councils as a Nationally Organised Interest in Ireland. International Society for the Study of Marginal Regions. Inverness: Conference Paper [Details]
	(1996)	Reconstructing Arensberg and Kimball's Ethnography of 1930s Ireland. International Sociological Association (ISA), Research Committee on the History of Sociology (RCHS) Conference. Varley, T. (1996) Reconstructing Arensberg and Kimball's Ethnography of 1930s Ireland. International Sociological Association (ISA), Research Committee on the History of Sociology (RCHS) Conference. Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Conference Paper [Details]
	(1996)	Theorising Populist-type Development. Department of Political Science and Sociology seminar. Varley, T. (1996) Theorising Populist-type Development. Department of Political Science and Sociology seminar. UCG: Conference Paper [Details]
	(1995)	Organised Farmers and the 'Western Problem': Clann na Talmhan in the War Years and After. Galway Labour History Group's Fifth Annual Seminar. Varley, T. (1995) Organised Farmers and the 'Western Problem': Clann na Talmhan in the War Years and After. Galway Labour History Group's Fifth Annual Seminar. Galway: Conference Paper [Details]
	(1995)	Representing and Defending Rural Interests in Twentieth Century Ireland. University College Galway 150 Symposium, Rural Development in Ireland: A Review of Historical and Contemporary Issues. The Rural College. Varley, T., Curtin, C. (1995) Representing and Defending Rural Interests in Twentieth Century Ireland. University College Galway 150 Symposium, Rural Development in Ireland: A Review of Historical and Contemporary Issues. The Rural College. Draperstown: Conference Paper [Details]
	(1994)	Area-based Partnerships and Community Development in Rural Ireland. Partnerships and Community Development, Community Workers' Co-operative. Varley, T. (1994) Area-based Partnerships and Community Development in Rural Ireland. Partnerships and Community Development, Community Workers' Co-operative. Kilkenny: Conference Paper [Details]
	(1994)	The Politics of Agrarian Reform in Ireland during the Transition from British to Irish Rule. Department of Sociology, Southern Illinois University. Varley, T. (1994) The Politics of Agrarian Reform in Ireland during the Transition from British to Irish Rule. Department of Sociology, Southern Illinois University. Department of Sociology, Southern Illinois University: Conference Paper [Details]
	(1994)	The State and Regional Politics in Ireland. Presented at a Conference on the State in Ireland. Varley, T., Curtin, C. (1994) The State and Regional Politics in Ireland. Presented at a Conference on the State in Ireland. University of Caen, France: Conference Paper [Details]
	(1994)	The Experience of an Irish Rural NGO in Negotiating Crisis Conditions. 26th Annual International Conference of the Community Development Society. Varley, T., Ó Cearbhaill, D. (1994) The Experience of an Irish Rural NGO in Negotiating Crisis Conditions. 26th Annual International Conference of the Community Development Society. Lincoln, Nebraska, USA: Conference Paper [Details]
	(1993)	The Role of an Irish NGO in the Promotion of Peripheral Areas. Symposium on Rural Poverty Alleviation. Varley, T., Ó Cearbhaill, D. (1993) The Role of an Irish NGO in the Promotion of Peripheral Areas. Symposium on Rural Poverty Alleviation. Institute for Development Policy and Management, University of Manchester: Conference Paper [Details]
	(1993)	Whither Community Development in Rural Ireland?. 12th International Seminar on Marginal Regions. Varley, T., Ó Cearbhaill, D. (1993) Whither Community Development in Rural Ireland?. 12th International Seminar on Marginal Regions. Gregynog, Wales: Conference Paper [Details]
	(1993)	Nationalism and the Agrarian Question in Ireland. Department of Sociology, Southern Illinois University. Varley, T. (1993) Nationalism and the Agrarian Question in Ireland. Department of Sociology, Southern Illinois University. Department of Sociology, Southern Illinois University: Conference Paper [Details]
	(1992)	The Policy Context of Local Development. Clare Resource Centre/European Co-ordination of the World Council of Churches seminar; Empowering the Marginalised: Local Action in the European Context. Varley, T. (1992) The Policy Context of Local Development. Clare Resource Centre/European Co-ordination of the World Council of Churches seminar; Empowering the Marginalised: Local Action in the European Context. Corofin, Co. Clare: Conference Paper [Details]
	(1992)	Community Development in Rural Ireland: Negotiating the Crisis. Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development. Varley, T., Ó Cearbhaill, D. (1992) Community Development in Rural Ireland: Negotiating the Crisis. Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development. Penn State University, University Park, Pennsylvania: Conference Paper [Details]
	(1992)	Community Development in Rural Ireland: Negotiating the Crisis. International Geographic Union/Commission on Changing Rural Systems/Subcommission on Highlands and High Latitude Zones and the Consortium on Perceived Planning Issues in Marginal Regions of Developed Countries. Varley, T., Ó Cearbhaill, D. (1992) Community Development in Rural Ireland: Negotiating the Crisis. International Geographic Union/Commission on Changing Rural Systems/Subcommission on Highlands and High Latitude Zones and the Consortium on Perceived Planning Issues in Marginal Regions of Developed Countries. Boone, North Carolina: Conference Paper [Details]
	(1992)	Making It Up As You Go Along: The Theory and Practice of Community Action in Rural Ireland. European Consortium for Political Research Planning Session, Contextual Solutions to Problems of Political Action. Varley, T. (1992) Making It Up As You Go Along: The Theory and Practice of Community Action in Rural Ireland. European Consortium for Political Research Planning Session, Contextual Solutions to Problems of Political Action. University of Limerick: Conference Paper [Details]
	(1991)	Gaeltacht and Galltacht Community Councils in Ireland: A Comparison. 11th International Seminar on Marginal Regions. Varley, T., Ó Cearbhaill, D. (1991) Gaeltacht and Galltacht Community Councils in Ireland: A Comparison. 11th International Seminar on Marginal Regions. Lillehammer, Norway: Conference Paper [Details]
	(1991)	Power to the People? Community Groups and Rural Revival in Ireland. Conference of Major Religious Superiors (Ireland). Varley, T. (1991) Power to the People? Community Groups and Rural Revival in Ireland. Conference of Major Religious Superiors (Ireland). Dublin: Conference Paper [Details]
	(1991)	Co-operation in Rural Ireland: An Approach in Terminal Crisis?. First International School of Rural Development. Varley, T., Curtin, C. (1991) Co-operation in Rural Ireland: An Approach in Terminal Crisis?. First International School of Rural Development. University College, Galway: Conference Paper [Details]
	(1990)	Land Agitation in Twentieth Century Roscommon. County Roscommon Historical and Archaeological Society. Varley, T. (1990) Land Agitation in Twentieth Century Roscommon. County Roscommon Historical and Archaeological Society. Strokestown, Co. Roscommon: Conference Paper [Details]
	(1990)	Community Enterprise in the West of Ireland. Local Development and Change in Britain and Ireland; Policy Research Institute and the Department of Social Studies. Varley, T., Curtin, C. (1990) Community Enterprise in the West of Ireland. Local Development and Change in Britain and Ireland; Policy Research Institute and the Department of Social Studies. Queen's University Belfast, Belfast: Conference Paper [Details]
	(1989)	Muintir na Tíre and the Crisis of Community Development in Ireland. Tenth International Seminar on Marginal Regions. Varley, T., ó Cearbhaill, D. (1989) Muintir na Tíre and the Crisis of Community Development in Ireland. Tenth International Seminar on Marginal Regions. Halifax, Nova Scotia: Conference Paper [Details]
	(1989)	Sea Farming and Local Development in North Connemara. annual conference of the Sociological Association of Ireland. Varley, T., Ruddy, M. (1989) Sea Farming and Local Development in North Connemara. annual conference of the Sociological Association of Ireland. Galway: Conference Paper [Details]
	(1989)	Community Development in Ireland. Annual Conference of the Development Studies Association. Varley, T., Curtin, C. (1989) Community Development in Ireland. Annual Conference of the Development Studies Association. Belfast: Conference Paper [Details]
	(1989)	Self-help Groups and Rural Development in Ireland. Department of Agriculture and Food seminar; Integrated Rural Development. Varley, T. (1989) Self-help Groups and Rural Development in Ireland. Department of Agriculture and Food seminar; Integrated Rural Development. Galway: Conference Paper [Details]
	(1989)	The Place of Adult Education in Rural Development. Teagasc seminar; Rural Development. Varley, T. (1989) The Place of Adult Education in Rural Development. Teagasc seminar; Rural Development. Athenry, Co. Galway: Conference Paper [Details]
	(1989)	Agrarian Crime and Social Control: The Politics of Land Reform in Connacht in 1920. Land Agitation in the West of Ireland during the War of Independence; Galway Labour History Group's First Annual Mary Murray Seminar (devoted to the theme 'Land and Sea'). Varley, T. (1989) Agrarian Crime and Social Control: The Politics of Land Reform in Connacht in 1920. Land Agitation in the West of Ireland during the War of Independence; Galway Labour History Group's First Annual Mary Murray Seminar (devoted to the theme 'Land and Sea'). Galway: Conference Paper [Details]
	(1989)	The State and Community Development in Ireland. Department of Architecture and Planning, Queen's University Belfast seminar; New Perspectives on Rural Development. Varley, T. (1989) The State and Community Development in Ireland. Department of Architecture and Planning, Queen's University Belfast seminar; New Perspectives on Rural Development. Conference Paper [Details]
	(1988)	Rural Development and Combating Poverty. Varley, T. (1988) Rural Development and Combating Poverty. Conference Paper [Details]
	(1987)	Community Group/State Relationships with Reference to West of Ireland Community Councils. Ninth International Seminar on Marginal Regions. Varley, T., ó Cearbhaill, D. (1987) Community Group/State Relationships with Reference to West of Ireland Community Councils. Ninth International Seminar on Marginal Regions. The Western Isles: Conference Paper [Details]
	(1986)	Rural Development and Combating Poverty. Second European Combat Poverty Programme transnational seminar. Varley, T. (1986) Rural Development and Combating Poverty. Second European Combat Poverty Programme transnational seminar. Letterfrack, Co. Galway: Conference Paper [Details]
	(1986)	Agricultural Wage-Work in the West of Ireland, 1911 - '46. Irish Labour History Society seminar; The Forgotten Men of Irish History: Farm Workers and Rural Labour. Varley, T. (1986) Agricultural Wage-Work in the West of Ireland, 1911 - '46. Irish Labour History Society seminar; The Forgotten Men of Irish History: Farm Workers and Rural Labour. Dublin: Conference Paper [Details]
	(1986)	Nationalism as a Development Ideology in Pre-Independence Western Ireland. annual conference of the Sociological Association of Ireland. Varley, T. (1986) Nationalism as a Development Ideology in Pre-Independence Western Ireland. annual conference of the Sociological Association of Ireland. Trinity College, Dublin: Conference Paper [Details]
	(1985)	Tourism in East Clare. seminar on tourism in East Clare. Varley, T., Curtin, C. (1985) Tourism in East Clare. seminar on tourism in East Clare. Scariff, Co. Clare: Conference Paper [Details]
	(1985)	A Longitudinal Study of 25 West of Ireland Community Councils. Eighth International Seminar on Marginal Regions (Research funded by an ancillary grant of the National Board of Science and Technology). Varley, T., ó Cearbhaill, D. (1985) A Longitudinal Study of 25 West of Ireland Community Councils. Eighth International Seminar on Marginal Regions (Research funded by an ancillary grant of the National Board of Science and Technology). Galway: Conference Paper [Details]
	(1985)	Adult Education and Community Development in the West of Ireland. Development and Adult Education. Varley, T., Curtin, C. (1985) Adult Education and Community Development in the West of Ireland. Development and Adult Education. Bristol: Conference Paper [Details]
	(1985)	Agrarian Crime and Social Control: The Politics of Land Reform in Connacht in 1920. annual conference of the Sociological Association of Ireland. Varley, T. (1985) Agrarian Crime and Social Control: The Politics of Land Reform in Connacht in 1920. annual conference of the Sociological Association of Ireland. Belfast: Conference Paper [Details]
	(1984)	Marginal Men? Bachelor Farmers in a West of Ireland Community. annual conference of the Sociological Association of Ireland. Varley, T., Curtin, C. (1984) Marginal Men? Bachelor Farmers in a West of Ireland Community. annual conference of the Sociological Association of Ireland. Termonfeckin, Co. Louth: Conference Paper [Details]
	(1984)	Co-operatives in the West of Ireland. Transnational Combat Poverty Seminar. Varley, T., Curtin, C. (1984) Co-operatives in the West of Ireland. Transnational Combat Poverty Seminar. Letterfrack, Co. Galway: Conference Paper [Details]
	(1983)	Bringing Industry to the Periphery: A West of Ireland Case Study. annual conference of the British Sociological Association. Varley, T., Curtin, C. (1983) Bringing Industry to the Periphery: A West of Ireland Case Study. annual conference of the British Sociological Association. University College, Cardiff: Conference Paper [Details]
	(1983)	Bringing Industry to the Periphery: A West of Ireland Case Study. Voluntary Associations and Industrial Promotion: A West of Ireland Case Study; annual conference of the Sociological Association of Ireland. Varley, T., Curtin, C. (1983) Bringing Industry to the Periphery: A West of Ireland Case Study. Voluntary Associations and Industrial Promotion: A West of Ireland Case Study; annual conference of the Sociological Association of Ireland. Wexford: Conference Paper [Details]
	(1983)	Children and Childhood in Rural Ireland: A Consideration of the Ethnographic Literature. Tenth International Conference of the International Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions. Varley, T., Curtin, C. (1983) Children and Childhood in Rural Ireland: A Consideration of the Ethnographic Literature. Tenth International Conference of the International Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions. Trinity College, Dublin: Conference Paper [Details]
	(1983)	Children and Childhood in Rural Ireland: A Consideration of the Ethnographic Literature. Arts Faculty Seminar. Varley, T., Curtin, C. (1983) Children and Childhood in Rural Ireland: A Consideration of the Ethnographic Literature. Arts Faculty Seminar. University College, Galway: Conference Paper [Details]
	(1982)	Leadership and Brokerage: Community Councils and Community Development in two West of Ireland Rural Communities. Commerce Faculty Seminar. Varley, T., Curtin, C., O'Donohue, K. (1982) Leadership and Brokerage: Community Councils and Community Development in two West of Ireland Rural Communities. Commerce Faculty Seminar. University College, Galway: Conference Paper [Details]
	(1982)	Leadership and Brokerage: Community Councils and Community Development in two West of Ireland Rural Communities. annual conference of the Sociological Association of Ireland. Varley, T., Curtin, C., O'Donohue, K. (1982) Leadership and Brokerage: Community Councils and Community Development in two West of Ireland Rural Communities. annual conference of the Sociological Association of Ireland. Ballyvaughan, Co. Clare: Conference Paper [Details]
	(1982)	Collusion Practices in a West of Ireland Livestock Mart. Arts Faculty Seminar. Varley, T., Curtin, C. (1982) Collusion Practices in a West of Ireland Livestock Mart. Arts Faculty Seminar. University College, Galway: Conference Paper [Details]
	(1981)	Collusion Practices in a West of Ireland Livestock Mart. Irish Rural Society. Varley, T., Curtin, C. (1981) Collusion Practices in a West of Ireland Livestock Mart. Irish Rural Society. Trinity College, Dublin: Conference Paper [Details]
	(1981)	Functionalism and Ideology in Arensberg and Kimball's Family and Community in Ireland. annual conference of the Sociological Association of Ireland. Varley, T. (1981) Functionalism and Ideology in Arensberg and Kimball's Family and Community in Ireland. annual conference of the Sociological Association of Ireland. Limerick: Conference Paper [Details]
	(1980)	A Comparison of Cumann na nGaedheal and Fianna Fail Views of Agricultural Policy. Arts Faculty Seminar. Varley, T., Curtin, C. (1980) A Comparison of Cumann na nGaedheal and Fianna Fail Views of Agricultural Policy. Arts Faculty Seminar. University College, Galway: Conference Paper [Details]
	(1980)	The Political Negotiation of State Agricultural Policy: Ireland, 1922 - 39. annual conference of the Sociological Association of Ireland. Varley, T., Curtin, C. (1980) The Political Negotiation of State Agricultural Policy: Ireland, 1922 - 39. annual conference of the Sociological Association of Ireland. Magee College, Derry: Conference Paper [Details]

Edited Book

	Year	Publication
	(2016)	Land Questions in Modern Ireland. Campbell, Fergus and Tony Varley (2016) Land Questions in Modern Ireland. Manchester: Manchester University Press Edited Book [Details]

Film or Broadcast

	Year	Publication
	(2022)	`A New Land War? Land, Class Politics, and State-Building in Civil War Ireland¿. Tony Varley (2022) `A New Land War? Land, Class Politics, and State-Building in Civil War Ireland¿. Film or Broadcast [Details]

Guest Lectures

	Year	Publication
	(2013)	Co-convened a panel titled ‘Female Activism in Rural Civil Society: Women on Farms and in Agricultural Organisations in the Twentieth Century’ at Rural History 2013: International Conference of the European Rural History Organisation, Bern, Switzerland. T. Varley (with P. Moser) (2013) Co-convened a panel titled ‘Female Activism in Rural Civil Society: Women on Farms and in Agricultural Organisations in the Twentieth Century’ at Rural History 2013: International Conference of the European Rural History Organisation, Bern, Switzerland. Guest Lectures [Details]

Invited Lectures

	Year	Publication
	(2012)	‘Western Farmers and Rural Politics in the Twentieth Century’, PD Kenny Commemorative Weekend, Aghamore, Co. Mayo. T. Varley (2012) ‘Western Farmers and Rural Politics in the Twentieth Century’, PD Kenny Commemorative Weekend, Aghamore, Co. Mayo. Invited Lectures [Details]
	(2010)	‘John Healy and the Western Smallholder Question’; John Healy Weekend, Charlestown, Co. Mayo. T. Varley (2010) ‘John Healy and the Western Smallholder Question’; John Healy Weekend, Charlestown, Co. Mayo. Invited Lectures [Details]

Magazine Article

	Year	Publication
	(2016)	Ireland’s Wartime Food Crisis - The Revolution Papers, Part 8. Tony Varley (2016) Ireland’s Wartime Food Crisis - The Revolution Papers, Part 8. Magazine Article [Details]

Non Published Reports

	Year	Publication
	(1988)	Rural Development and Combating Poverty: The Rural Projects of the Second European Combat Poverty Programme (1985 - 9) in Historical and Comparative Context.. Galway: Social Sciences Research Centre, University College, Galway. Varley, T. (1988) Rural Development and Combating Poverty: The Rural Projects of the Second European Combat Poverty Programme (1985 - 9) in Historical and Comparative Context.. Galway: Social Sciences Research Centre, University College, Galway. Non Published Reports [Details]
	(1987)	A Resource Survey of Mohill, Co. Leitrim. Galway: Social Sciences Research Centre, University College Galway. Working Paper; Funded by the Leitrim County Development Team. Curtin, C., Varley, A. (1987) A Resource Survey of Mohill, Co. Leitrim. Galway: Social Sciences Research Centre, University College Galway. Working Paper; Funded by the Leitrim County Development Team. Non Published Reports [Details]
	(1985)	Tourism in East Clare. Galway: Board of Extra-Mural Studies, University College Galway; Funded by the Clare County Development Team. Curtin, C., Varley, A. (1985) Tourism in East Clare. Galway: Board of Extra-Mural Studies, University College Galway; Funded by the Clare County Development Team. Non Published Reports [Details]
	(1985)	Annual (4) and Final Reports of the Louisburgh Combat Poverty Project, 1985-1989. Brussels: European Commission, 1985-89. Curtin, C., Varley, A. (1985) Annual (4) and Final Reports of the Louisburgh Combat Poverty Project, 1985-1989. Brussels: European Commission, 1985-89. Non Published Reports [Details]
	(1983)	A Resource Survey of the Ballinrobe Area, Co. Mayo. Galway: Board of Extra-Mural Studies, University College Galway; Funded by the Mayo County Development Team. Curtin, C., Varley, A. (1983) A Resource Survey of the Ballinrobe Area, Co. Mayo. Galway: Board of Extra-Mural Studies, University College Galway; Funded by the Mayo County Development Team. Non Published Reports [Details]

Review Essay

	Year	Publication
	(2012)	‘Irish Labour’s Quest for Greater Power’, Saothar: Journal of the Irish Labour History Society. T. Varley (2012) ‘Irish Labour’s Quest for Greater Power’, Saothar: Journal of the Irish Labour History Society. Review Essay [Details]

Seminar

	Year	Publication
	(2020)	‘Gentry Transition via Class Politics? Negotiating class transition politically in the Irish Free State’, School of Political Science and Sociology, NUI, Galway, Research Seminar. Tony Varley (2020) ‘Gentry Transition via Class Politics? Negotiating class transition politically in the Irish Free State’, School of Political Science and Sociology, NUI, Galway, Research Seminar. Seminar [Details]

Workshops

	Year	Publication
	(2010)	John Healy and the Western Smallholder Question’. Invited lecture at the John Healy Weekend, Charlestown, Co. Mayo. Varley, T. (2010) John Healy and the Western Smallholder Question’. Invited lecture at the John Healy Weekend, Charlestown, Co. Mayo. Workshops [Details]