John McHale

Ecological Context

Gillo Dorfles

Kitsch; the World of Bad Taste

Emma Heffernan

Niamh Moore-Cherry

The austerity that followed the recent economic and financial crisis in has led to impassioned debates across the social sciences and the public at large. Although Ireland was not its only victim, the depth of the interacting economic, banking and budgetary crises has meant that the level of public interest has been especially intense. Among the hotly debated questions: what is austerity? Was it necessary? What have been its consequences? One of the defining features of the debate to date has been its tendency to polarise opinion and adopt a one-dimensional perspective. This book challenges us to adopt a more nuanced approach to understandings of austerity, and by extension the path to recovery. The book brings together leading national and international experts from across the social sciences to debate this traumatic period in Ireland's economic and social development.The papers were selected from a conference at the Royal Irish Academy, peer-reviewed and rewritten with the addition of a substantial introduction and conclusion by the editors.

Crisis, Experience and Recovery

Debating Austerity in Ireland

R. Buckminster Fuller

William L. Benoit

Kevin A. Stein

Sumana Challopadhyay

Bush versus Kerry analyzes the 2004 presidential campaign using the functional theory of political campaign communication. After an introduction and explication of political campaign communication theory, chapters investigate the content of candidate messages - for example, television spots, debates, webpages, and acceptance addresses - and media coverage of the campaign.

A Functional Analysis of Campaign 2004

Bush Versus Kerry

Written in 1969, this provides an evaluation of global resources and the projection of population pressure beyond the limits of the ecosystem unless we change our priorities and adjust to global planning for managing our development.

The Future of the Future

John McHale

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