Ireland, Small Open Economies and European Integration

David Begg is the Director of TASC (Think Tank for Action on Social Change), Ireland, a small independent think tank which generates ideas to challenge inequality and promote a flourishing society. Until March 2015 he was General Secretary of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, a position he held for fourteen years. Before that he spent five years working in International Development as Chief Executive of Concern Worldwide. He holds a PhD in Sociology and a Masters Degree in International Relations.

1. Introduction
2. Katzenstein's World
3. 1994-2001: The Age of Employment Miracles
4. 2001-2008: European Integration Intensifies
5. Beyond 2008: Coping with the Crisis
6. Unpacking Ireland's Polity from a New Institutionalist Perspective
7. Conclusions