Ronaldo Munck

Ronaldo Munck
Born1951
Buenos Aires, Argentina
NationalityArgentine, Irish
Alma materUniversity of Essex
Occupation(s)Professor, sociology
Scientific career
InstitutionsUlster 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

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

Latin America

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

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

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

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

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

Munck's grandmother is swimmer Lilian Harrison. His brother is political scientist Gerardo L. Munck.[23]

References

  1. ^ Frans J Schuurman (ed.), Beyond the impasse: new directions in development theory. London: Zed Books, 1993, p. 224.
  2. ^ Curriculum Vitae: Professor Ronaldo Munck. Retrieved at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/323124923_Ronaldo_Munck_cv_2019.
  3. ^ Curriculum Vitae: Professor Ronaldo Munck. Retrieved at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/323124923_Ronaldo_Munck_cv_2019.
  4. ^ Ronaldo Munck, Politics and Dependency in the Third World: The Case of Latin America. London: Zed Books, 1984.
  5. ^ Ronaldo Munck, Latin America: The Transition to Democracy. London: Zed Books, 1989.
  6. ^ Ronaldo Munck, Contemporary Latin America. London: Palgrave, 2002, 2007, 2012.
  7. ^ Ronaldo Munck, Rethinking Latin America: Development, Hegemony and Social Transformation. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.
  8. ^ Ronaldo Munck, Ireland: Nation, State and Class Conflict. Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press, 1985.
  9. ^ Ronaldo Munck, Belfast in the Thirties: An Oral History (with B Rolston). Belfast: Blackstaff Press, 1987.
  10. ^ Ronaldo Munck, The Irish Economy: Results and Prospects. London: Pluto Press, 1993.
  11. ^ Ronaldo Munck, Globalisation, Migration and Social Change in Ireland: After the Celtic Tiger (contributing editor), London: Ashgate. 2011.
  12. ^ Ronaldo Munck, The New International Labour Studies: An Introduction. London: Zed Books, 1988.
  13. ^ Ronaldo Munck, Argentina: From Anarchism to Peronism. Workers, Unions and Politics in Argentina 1855-1985. London: Zed Books, 1986.
  14. ^ Ronaldo Munck, Labour Worldwide in the Era of Globalisation: Alternative Union Models in the New World Order (contributing lead editor). London: Macmillan Press, 1998.
  15. ^ Ronaldo Munck, Labour and Globalisation: A New Great Transformation? London: Zed Books, 2002.
  16. ^ Ronaldo Munck, Globalisation and Contestation: The Great Counter-Movement. London and New York: Routledge, 2006.
  17. ^ Ronaldo Munck, The Difficult Dialogue: Marxism and Nationalism. London: Zed Books, 1986.
  18. ^ Ronaldo Munck, Marx @ 2000: Late Marxist Perspectives. London and New York: Macmillan Press, 2000.
  19. ^ Ronaldo Munck, Critical Development Theory: Contributions to a New Paradigm. (contributing editor) London: Zed Books, 1999.
  20. ^ Ronaldo Munck, Water and Development: Good governance after Neoliberalism (contributing lead editor), London: Zed Books and CROP, 2015.
  21. ^ Ronaldo Munck, Globalisation and Migration: New Conflicts, New Politics (contributing lead editor) London: Routledge
  22. ^ G. Honor Fagan and Ronaldo Munck (eds.), Globalization and Security [2 volumes]. Praeger, 2009.
  23. ^ "Harrison, Miss Lillian Gemma".