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Trudy Corrigan

Dublin City University

Dr. Trudy Corrigan is an assistant professor at Dublin City University (DCU), Ireland. She is a staff member in the School of Policy and Practice at DCU and a research fellow at the Dublin City University Anti-Bullying Centre. Her research interests include adult education, lifelong learning, and intergenerational learning. She was recently a recipient of the New Foundations Irish Research Award in partnership with the Age & Opportunity organization, whose research evaluates ageism and bullying in the workplace. The organization’s aim is to provide a solution-oriented approach to addressing ageism through policies and practices relevant to employers and employees. Dr. Corrigan is passionate about human rights across a variety of disciplines, including education, health, sociology, culture, and the arts. She is interested in providing multi-disciplinary spaces through both the printed word and online media to disseminate the work of those who want to ensure that human rights are adhered to and upheld. This is to enable the narrative, research, and voice of academics and practitioners interested in promoting human rights to be heard and shared in a contemporary world.

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Latest work with IntechOpen by Trudy Corrigan

This book is a collection of narratives and research that explores our understanding of human rights in the contemporary world. The chapters highlight the narrative and experiences of researchers and academics who seek to ensure that human rights are implemented in policies and practices in their communities, their countries, and the global world. The book presents contemporary themes of the United Nations Human Rights in terms of current policies and practices, legislative reform, property rights, liberty, security, and freedom of expression. It also provides a comprehensive understanding of the importance of human rights across a number of fields of study that are very relevant in our contemporary world today.

Human Rights in the Contemporary World

Human Rights in the Contemporary World

Edited by Trudy Corrigan

Chapters authored

The Realisation of Human Rights Issues of Older People in Contemporary Ireland to Ensure Equal Life Opportunities

By Trudy Corrigan

Across the world, there is a growing ageing population. The number of older people living longer is unprecedented in our contemporary world. The longevity dividend has now ensured that people are living for a longer time than ever before. It is anticipated that by 2050, the world’s population of people aged over 60 years of age will double from 1 billion to 2.1 billion. The number of people aged 80 years and over is expected to triple between 2020 and 2050 to reach 426 million. The population of older people aged 65 plus years of age and older in Ireland was estimated at approximately 696,300 in 2019 and it is estimated to double to 1.56 million by 2051. This is an increase from 11.0% of the population in 2009 to 14.1% in 2018. In recent years, issues for older people, such as the ability to continue to live in their community, to have ease of access to health care, to have access to workplace training, and to ensure equal life chances, are issues of importance for people as they age. This is increasingly perceived within the framework of human rights as guided by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR).

Part of the book: Human Rights in the Contemporary World

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