Critical Political Economy
This research cluster focuses on questions of local and global political economy, engaging primarily at a critical and theoretical level. It brings together researchers working across a diverse range of disciplines, theoretical approaches and research areas. We offer a dedicated space for collective and collaborative reflection on and discussion of theoretical work on political economy, with a particular focus on the interactions between processes of capital accumulation and cultural and social processes more generally. We also seek to place questions of antagonism at the heart of our discussions and projects, specifically the manifold conflicts between social reproduction and capital accumulation that characterize the contemporary world. As such, questions of practical, structural, institutional and ideological power are central to the cluster’s investigations and analyses. While the cluster is primarily intended for those working on political economic theory, it is also open to researchers engaged in empirical work but wishing to share and develop the more theoretical aspects of their research.
This cluster is co-convened by Vincenzo Maccarrone ((opens in a new window)vincenzo.maccarrone@ucd.ie) with centre director Marie Moran ((opens in a new window)marie.moran@ucd.ie)
Cluster Activities:
The Dublin Critical Political Economy Network: The Dublin CPE network is an association of 50 researchers working and sharing ideas in the field of CPE across Ireland. It holds a number of meetings per year. These originally took place in Dublin – hence the title – but have since moved to an online format. The activities take the form of thematic reading groups on key texts in the field of CPE, and a peer-review working paper series in which the group ‘workshop’ papers under development by cluster members.
The particular activities of the cluster are decided by the group led by the co-convenors, and arranged through an internal email list. The cluster is open to and has a number of PhD students and postdocs as members, and so helps meet some of the Centre ambitions to be a research and networking hub for postgraduate students and ECRs at UCD and beyond.
The network has also well-established links with the ‘Publics and Practices’ cluster at Liverpool University through a number of exchange visits and shared funding applications, including a successful CoSSL award to develop expertise in the field in collaboration with UK partners.
If you would like to be added to the mailing list for this group, please email (opens in a new window)marie.moran@ucd.ie or (opens in a new window)Vincenzo.maccarrone@ucd.ie
Associated members:
Michael Byrne
Treasa De Loughry
Matthew Donohue.
Donncha Kavanagh
Adam Kelly
Donna Marshall
Eugenia Siapera
Dorota Szelewa
Karen Smith
Andy Storey
Roland Erne
Judy Walsh
Of note, many of the network members are not members of the Centre, but work in university and research contexts outside of UCD.
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