Kathleen Lynch (born 1951) is an Irish sociologist, activist and

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of equality studies at

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Career

Lynch began her career as a social worker, working in North

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city. Her seminal work is a co-authored study with Anne Lodge, ''Equality and Power in Schools: Redistribution, Recognition, and Representation''. It was a two-year study of twelve Irish schools, studying all aspects from streaming to sexual orientation. Lynch was involved in the establishment of the Equality Studies Centre in

(UCD) in 1990. In 2005, she was involved in the creation of the UCD School of Social Justice. Her 2009 book, ''Affective Equality: Love Care and Injustice'', was named one of Ireland's 100 best books by readers of ''

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''. With

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, Lynch co-founded the first

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module in Ireland in 2018 at UCD. She helped in the establishment of the Egalitarian World Initiative Network (EWI), chairing the group, and led the EWI

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Transfer of Knowledge Award from 2006 to 2010. Lynch was presented with a special award by the

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in 2019 for her contributions to equality and participation studies. In 2020, Lynch was amongst a number of UCD academics who spoke out against proposed changes to its academic freedom policy. She was appointed as one of the commissioners to

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in 2020. Outside of her academic work, Lynch has worked with a number of non-governmental organisations and statutory bodies, both in Ireland and internationally, focusing on improving social justice and challenging inequalities. She consulted on the Commission on the Status of People With Disabilities report in the 1990s. She is a regular contributor to Irish television and radio speaking about issues of equality.

Personal life

Lynch was born in

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. She is married to John Lynch.

Selected publications

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References

External links

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Managerialism, Class, Gender and Care in the Neoliberal University
- video of Lynch speaking {{DEFAULTSORT:Lynch, Kathleen 1951 births Irish women non-fiction writers Academics of University College Dublin Irish sociologists Living people Alumni of University College Dublin