Brian O’Boyle
Biographic Data
| ID | 5139848 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Brian O’Boyle |
| GIVEN NAMES | Brian |
| FAMILY NAME | O’Boyle |
| SIGNATURE | O’BOYLE B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Durkheim
Reproducing the social structure
Marxist criticism of Anthony Giddens's sociology tends to fall into one of two camps. On one side, numerous authors have criticised Giddens's methodological writings for their failure to properly elucidate the relationship between agency and structure. Giddens's refusal to accept a role for structural causation has been the primary concern in these methodological appraisals as the upshot is a conception of social relations without any efficacy. O…
Critical realism, Marxism and the critique of neoclassical economics
This paper argues that while critical realist insights are important for heterodoxy, any engagement with the economic mainstream must remain faithful to Bhaskar's original formulation with its explicit focus on 'ideology critique'. The article proceeds by distinguishing Bhaskar's more Marxian-inspired realism from the broadly heterodox variety of the 'critical realism in economics' (CRE) project. It then highlights the weaknesses of the CRE criti…
Critical realism, Marxism and the critique of neoclassical economics
This paper argues that while critical realist insights are important for heterodoxy, any engagement with the economic mainstream must remain faithful to Bhaskar's original formulation with its explicit focus on 'ideology critique'. The article proceeds by distinguishing Bhaskar's more Marxian-inspired realism from the broadly heterodox variety of the 'critical realism in economics' (CRE) project. It then highlights the weaknesses of the CRE criti…
Critical realism, Marxism and the critique of neoclassical economics
This paper argues that while critical realist insights are important for heterodoxy, any engagement with the economic mainstream must remain faithful to Bhaskar's original formulation with its explicit focus on 'ideology critique'. The article proceeds by distinguishing Bhaskar's more Marxian-inspired realism from the broadly heterodox variety of the 'critical realism in economics' (CRE) project. It then highlights the weaknesses of the CRE criti…
Reproducing the social structure
Marxist criticism of Anthony Giddens's sociology tends to fall into one of two camps. On one side, numerous authors have criticised Giddens's methodological writings for their failure to properly elucidate the relationship between agency and structure. Giddens's refusal to accept a role for structural causation has been the primary concern in these methodological appraisals as the upshot is a conception of social relations without any efficacy. O…
Durkheim
Critical Realism in Sociology (2 works) · Economic Theory and Institutions (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Political Economy and Marxism (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Applied economics (1 work) · Capitalism (1 work)