Ronaldo Munck is an Argentine sociologist who has worked on the

political sociology Political sociology is an interdisciplinary field of study concerned with exploring how governance and society interact and influence one another at the micro to macro levels of analysis. Interested in the social causes and consequences of how ...

and globalisation of

Latin America Latin America or * french: Amérique Latine, link=no * ht, Amerik Latin, link=no * pt, América Latina, link=no, name=a, sometimes referred to as LatAm is a large cultural region in the Americas where Romance languages — languages derived f ...

and

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

Biography

Ronaldo Munck was born and educated in Argentina. He completed his PhD in political sociology at the

University of Essex The University of Essex is a public research university in Essex, England. Established by royal charter in 1965, Essex is one of the original plate glass universities. Essex's shield consists of the ancient arms attributed to the Kingdom of Es ...

in 1976 under the supervision of

Ernesto Laclau Ernesto Laclau (; 6 October 1935 – 13 April 2014) was an Argentine political theorist and philosopher. He is often described as an 'inventor' of post-Marxist political theory. He is well known for his collaborations with his long-term partner ...

. 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).

Academic research

Latin America

Munck's works on Latin America include ''Politics and Dependency in the Third World: The Case of Latin America'' (1984) on

dependency theory Dependency theory is the notion that resources flow from a " periphery" of poor and underdeveloped states to a " core" of wealthy states, enriching the latter at the expense of the former. A central contention of dependency theory is that poor ...

, ''Latin America: The Transition to Democracy'' (1989), three editions of ''Contemporary Latin America'' (2002, 2007, 2012), and the

Gramsci Antonio Francesco Gramsci ( , , ; 22 January 1891 – 27 April 1937) was an Italian Marxist philosopher, journalist, linguist, writer, and politician. He wrote on philosophy, political theory, sociology, history, and linguistics. He was a fou ...

an ''Rethinking Latin America: Development, Hegemony and Social Transformation'' (2013).

Ireland

Munck's works on Irish political sociology include ''Ireland: Nation, State and Class Conflict'' (1985), ''Belfast in the Thirties: An Oral History'' (1987), ''The Irish Economy: Results and Prospects'' (1993), and ''Globalisation, Migration and Social Change in Ireland: After the Celtic Tiger'' (2011, co-edited with Bryan Fanning).

Comparative labor studies

Munck's comparative labor studies include ''The New International Labour Studies'' (1988),''Argentina: From Anarchism to Peronism: Workers, unions and politics 1855-1985'' (1986), ''Labour Worldwide in the Era of Globalisation: Alternative Unions Models in the New World Order'' (1998, co-edited with Peter Waterman), ''Labour and Globalisation: The New 'Great Transformation (2002), and ''Globalisation and Contestation: The Great Counter-Movement'' (2006).

Political sociology and social theory

Munck's publications on

and social theory include ''The Difficult Dialogue: Marxism and Nationalism'' (1986) and ''Marx @ 2000: Late Marxist Perspectives'' (2000) which sought to renew

Marxism Marxism is a left-wing to far-left method of socioeconomic analysis that uses a materialist interpretation of historical development, better known as historical materialism, to understand class relations and social conflict and a dialectical ...

in conversations with

post-modernism Postmodernism is an intellectual stance or mode of discourseNuyen, A.T., 1992. The Role of Rhetorical Devices in Postmodernist Discourse. Philosophy & Rhetoric, pp.183–194. characterized by skepticism toward the " grand narratives" of modern ...

, as well as the collection on critical

development theory Development theory is a collection of theories about how desirable change in society is best achieved. Such theories draw on a variety of social science disciplines and approaches. In this article, multiple theories are discussed, as are recent d ...

co-edited with Denis O’Hearn ''Critical Development Theory: Contributions to a New Paradigm'' (1999) and the study ''Water and Development: Good governance after Neoliberalism'' (2015).

Others

Munck also studied

human migration Human migration is the movement of people from one place to another with intentions of settling, permanently or temporarily, at a new location (geographic region). The movement often occurs over long distances and from one country to another (ex ...

''Globalisation and Migration: New Conflicts, New Politics'' (2008) and

human security Human security is a paradigm for understanding global vulnerabilities whose proponents challenges the traditional notion of national security through military security by arguing that the proper referent for security should be at the human rather th ...

''Globalisation and Security'' (2009, co-edited with Honor Fagan).

Personal life

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

References

External links

Personal Homepage Prof Munck

Interview – Ronaldo Munck
{{DEFAULTSORT:Munck, Ronaldo P. Argentine expatriates in Ireland Argentine sociologists Living people Academics of Dublin City University Alumni of the University of Essex 1951 births