Open AccessThe ongoing project of Irish sociology
Author(s) -
Seán Ó Riain
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
irish journal of sociology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.184
H-Index - 16
eISSN - 2050-5280
pISSN - 0791-6035
DOI - 10.1177/07916035211038919
Subject(s) - irish , celtic tiger , sociology , emigration , perspective (graphical) , ethnography , media studies , social science , gender studies , anthropology , political science , law , philosophy , linguistics , artificial intelligence , computer science
This short article provides an auto-ethnographic perspective on the history of Irish sociology. It is based on the author's experience of Irish sociology, including: experiences as an undergraduate student in the late 1980s and later as a research assistant; a PhD in the US during the 1990s, starting during mass emigration but completed as the ‘Celtic Tiger’ emerged and sociology grew; 5 years in Ireland as a head of department, leading up to the financial crash and the decade between crash and COVID-19. Finally, the article concludes with some general observations about sociology in Ireland today, its promise and the perils that face it.