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Seán Ó Riain

Seán Ó Riain is professor of sociology at the National University of Ireland Maynooth. He studies workplace regimes, national development strategies and the politics of inequality. He is co-editor of The Changing Worlds and Workplaces of Capitalism.

Lean work and a narrowing path to ‘good jobs’

Amy Healy and Seán Ó Riain

Work regimes are increasingly demanding. But ‘leaner’ does not mean ‘fitter’ for workers.

Why Isn’t Europe More Keynesian?

Seán Ó Riain

It is little surprise that Europe continues to struggle to generate the economic and employment growth that would make the debt crisis more manageable. The