Ronaldo Munck
Ronaldo Munck | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1951 |
| Nationality | Argentine, Irish |
| Alma mater | University of Essex |
| Occupation(s) | Professor, sociology |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Ulster University University of Durban-Westville University of Liverpool Dublin City University |
Ronaldo Munck is an Argentine sociologist who has worked on the political sociology and globalisation of Latin America and Ireland.
Biography
[edit]Ronaldo Munck was born and educated in Argentina.[1] He completed his PhD in political sociology at the University of Essex in 1976 under the supervision of Ernesto Laclau.[2]
He was Senior Lecturer in Sociology, University of Ulster (1984-1988), Reader in Sociology, University of Ulster (1988-1994), Professor of Sociology and Head of department, University of Durban (1994-1996), Professor of Political Sociology, University of Liverpool and Director, Globalisation and Social Exclusion Unit (1996-2004), and Head of Civic Engagement, President's Office, Dublin City University (2004 to date).[3]
Academic research
[edit]Latin America
[edit]Munck's works on Latin America include Politics and Dependency in the Third World: The Case of Latin America (1984)[4] on dependency theory, Latin America: The Transition to Democracy (1989),[5] three editions of Contemporary Latin America (2002, 2007, 2012),[6] and the Gramscian Rethinking Latin America: Development, Hegemony and Social Transformation (2013).[7]
Ireland
[edit]Munck's works on Irish political sociology include Ireland: Nation, State and Class Conflict (1985),[8] Belfast in the Thirties: An Oral History (1987),[9] The Irish Economy: Results and Prospects (1993),[10] and Globalisation, Migration and Social Change in Ireland: After the Celtic Tiger (2011, co-edited with Bryan Fanning).[11]
Comparative labor studies
[edit]Munck's comparative labor studies include The New International Labour Studies (1988),[12]Argentina: From Anarchism to Peronism: Workers, unions and politics 1855-1985 (1986),[13] Labour Worldwide in the Era of Globalisation: Alternative Unions Models in the New World Order (1998, co-edited with Peter Waterman),[14] Labour and Globalisation: The New 'Great Transformation' (2002),[15] and Globalisation and Contestation: The Great Counter-Movement (2006).[16]
Political sociology and social theory
[edit]Munck's publications on political sociology and social theory include The Difficult Dialogue: Marxism and Nationalism (1986)[17] and Marx @ 2000: Late Marxist Perspectives (2000)[18] which sought to renew Marxism in conversations with post-modernism, as well as the collection on critical development theory co-edited with Denis O'Hearn Critical Development Theory: Contributions to a New Paradigm (1999)[19] and the study Water and Development: Good governance after Neoliberalism (2015).[20]
Others
[edit]Munck also studied human migration Globalisation and Migration: New Conflicts, New Politics (2008)[21] and human security Globalisation and Security (2009, co-edited with Honor Fagan).[22]
Personal life
[edit]Munck's grandmother is swimmer Lilian Harrison. His brother is political scientist Gerardo L. Munck.[23]
References
[edit]- ^ Frans J Schuurman (ed.), Beyond the impasse: new directions in development theory. London: Zed Books, 1993, p. 224.
- ^ Curriculum Vitae: Professor Ronaldo Munck. Retrieved at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/323124923_Ronaldo_Munck_cv_2019.
- ^ Curriculum Vitae: Professor Ronaldo Munck. Retrieved at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/323124923_Ronaldo_Munck_cv_2019.
- ^ Ronaldo Munck, Politics and Dependency in the Third World: The Case of Latin America. London: Zed Books, 1984.
- ^ Ronaldo Munck, Latin America: The Transition to Democracy. London: Zed Books, 1989.
- ^ Ronaldo Munck, Contemporary Latin America. London: Palgrave, 2002, 2007, 2012.
- ^ Ronaldo Munck, Rethinking Latin America: Development, Hegemony and Social Transformation. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.
- ^ Ronaldo Munck, Ireland: Nation, State and Class Conflict. Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press, 1985.
- ^ Ronaldo Munck, Belfast in the Thirties: An Oral History (with B Rolston). Belfast: Blackstaff Press, 1987.
- ^ Ronaldo Munck, The Irish Economy: Results and Prospects. London: Pluto Press, 1993.
- ^ Ronaldo Munck, Globalisation, Migration and Social Change in Ireland: After the Celtic Tiger (contributing editor), London: Ashgate. 2011.
- ^ Ronaldo Munck, The New International Labour Studies: An Introduction. London: Zed Books, 1988.
- ^ Ronaldo Munck, Argentina: From Anarchism to Peronism. Workers, Unions and Politics in Argentina 1855-1985. London: Zed Books, 1986.
- ^ Ronaldo Munck, Labour Worldwide in the Era of Globalisation: Alternative Union Models in the New World Order (contributing lead editor). London: Macmillan Press, 1998.
- ^ Ronaldo Munck, Labour and Globalisation: A New Great Transformation? London: Zed Books, 2002.
- ^ Ronaldo Munck, Globalisation and Contestation: The Great Counter-Movement. London and New York: Routledge, 2006.
- ^ Ronaldo Munck, The Difficult Dialogue: Marxism and Nationalism. London: Zed Books, 1986.
- ^ Ronaldo Munck, Marx @ 2000: Late Marxist Perspectives. London and New York: Macmillan Press, 2000.
- ^ Ronaldo Munck, Critical Development Theory: Contributions to a New Paradigm. (contributing editor) London: Zed Books, 1999.
- ^ Ronaldo Munck, Water and Development: Good governance after Neoliberalism (contributing lead editor), London: Zed Books and CROP, 2015.
- ^ Ronaldo Munck, Globalisation and Migration: New Conflicts, New Politics (contributing lead editor) London: Routledge
- ^ G. Honor Fagan and Ronaldo Munck (eds.), Globalization and Security [2 volumes]. Praeger, 2009.
- ^ "Harrison, Miss Lillian Gemma".
