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  • Class politics in post-boom Ireland: a burgeoning resistance? 
    O'Flynn, Micheal; Power, Martin J.; McCabe, Conor; Silke, Henry (Department of Sociology, University of Limerick, 2013)
    In this paper we outline the features of an emergent resistance in Ireland. We examine its stunted development in the context of the period of speculative expansion known as the ‘Celtic Tiger’. We draw attention to ...
  • The Madoffization of Irish society: interrogating the current ‘Global Financial Crisis’ 
    O'Flynn, Micheal; Monaghan, Lee F. (Department of Sociology, University of Limerick, 2013)
    While the human consequences of Ireland’s economic crash have been well documented and scrutinised, the systemic deceptions underpinning the so-called Celtic Tiger have received far less attention. The boom years were ...
  • The Madoffization of society: a corrosive process in an age of fictitious capital 
    Monaghan, Lee F.; O'Flynn, Micheal (Sage Publications, 2012)
    In 2009, US financier Bernard (Bernie) L. Madoff was jailed for 150 years after pleading guilty to running a massive ponzi scheme. While superficial condemnation was widespread, his US$65 billion fraud cannot be understood ...
  • Neoliberal capitalism and education in Ireland 
    Power, Martin J.; O'Flynn, Micheal; Courtois, Aline; Kennedy, Margaret (Institute for Education Policy Studies, 2013)
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  • Neoliberal capitalism and education in Ireland 
    Power, Martin J.; O'Flynn, Micheal; Courtois, Aline; Kennedy, Margaret (Department of Sociology, University of Limerick, 2013)
    In this paper we examine the impact that the ideological / political / class project of neoliberalism has had on education in Ireland. We discuss the effect of neoliberal policies on Ireland and Irish society in order ...
  • Scapegoating during a time of crisis: a critique of post Celtic Tiger Ireland 
    O'Flynn, Micheal; Monaghan, Lee F.; Power, Martin J. (Sage Publishing, 2014)
    Focusing upon scapegoating in post-crash Ireland, this article considers a pervasive political process that is protective of powerful interests and the status quo following the 2008 Global Financial Crisis. Drawing from ...
  • Scapegoating in post ‘Celtic Tiger’ Ireland: framing blame in crisis times 
    Monaghan, Lee F.; O'Flynn, Micheal; Power, Martin J. (Department of Sociology, University of Limerick, 2013)
    Irish society continues to reel in the aftershock of the 2008 global financial crisis, particularly since the government socialised the massive liabilities of private banks. Sensitized to antagonistic social relations ...

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