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...
The austerity that followed the recent economic and financial crisis in has led to impassioned debates across the social sciences and the public at la...
Demonstrates the importance of anthropology using case studies from academia and practice and argues that symbiotic collaboration with other disciplines is key to the long-term survival of the discipline.
Demonstrates the importance of anthropology using case studies from academia and practice and argues that symbiotic collaboration with other disciplin...
