In this episode Conor and John are joined by Tom Boland of the Economic Sociology Study Group of the Sociological Association of Ireland. Tom gives us the lowdown on platform capitalism - the proliferating form of business which has Google, Lin

Episode 3: From PhD to Career, with Lucy Michael

Oct 26th, 2020 55m 3s

The path from PhD to career is generally not a simple one. It is also a journey that we often ignore as we fight to get to the finish. In this episode Dr. Lucy Michael expands our thinking on the opportunities that exist after finishing a PhD.

Episode 2. Governing the Urban Periphery, with Matt Bowden

Apr 29th, 2020 57m 59s

Our second episode is an interview with Dr. Matt Bowden of Technological University Dublin. Matt is a sociologist and criminologist, and a very good friend and supporter of the SAI. We were talking to him about his book Crime, Disorder and Symb

Episode 1. The Gift of Sociology, with Anne Byrne

Apr 5th, 2020 38m 17s

In this episode, Anne Byrne of the Department of Sociology and Politics in National University of Ireland, Galway, discusses 'the gift of sociology'. We asked Anne, as a long-standing friend of the Sociological Association of Ireland, to give a

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