Ronaldo Munck is an

Argentine Argentines, Argentinians or Argentineans are people from Argentina. This connection may be residential, legal, historical, or cultural. For most Argentines, several (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their ...

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 Globalization is the process of increasing interdependence and integration among the economies, markets, societies, and cultures of different countries worldwide. This is made possible by the reduction of barriers to international trade, th ...

Latin America Latin America is the cultural region of the Americas where Romance languages are predominantly spoken, primarily Spanish language, Spanish and Portuguese language, Portuguese. Latin America is defined according to cultural identity, not geogr ...

and

Ireland Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially Names of the Irish state, named Irelan ...

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 university, public research university in Essex, England. Established by royal charter in 1965, it is one of the original plate glass university, plate glass universities. The university comprises three camp ...

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

In 2018, his book Rethinking Global Labour: After Neoliberalism was published by Agenda Publishing.

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 idea that resources flow from a " periphery" of poor and exploited 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 states ...

, ''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, linguist, journalist, writer, and politician. He wrote on philosophy, political theory, sociology, history, and linguistics. He was a fo ...

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 political philosophy and method of socioeconomic analysis. It uses a dialectical and materialist interpretation of historical development, better known as historical materialism, to analyse class relations, social conflict, ...

in conversations with post-modernism, 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 ...

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 ( ...

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

human security Human security is a paradigm for understanding global social vulnerability, vulnerabilities whose proponents challenge the traditional notion of national security through military security by arguing that the proper referent for security should be ...

''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