Research Interests

Social Exclusion, Marginality, Social & Political Theory

 

Books

Ryan, K. (2007) Social Exclusion and the Politics of Order. : Manchester and New York: Manchester University Press. [Details]

Ryan, K. & Haugaard, M. (2012) Power: State of the Art. IPSA and Barbara Budrich. Leverkusen, DE: IPSA and Barbara Budrich. [Details]

Book Chapters

Ryan, K. (2006) 'Hegemony and the Power to Act' In: in Hegemony and Power: Consensus and Coercion in Contemporary Politics, edited by H. Lentner and M. Haugaard. New York: Lexington. [Details]

Haugaard, M., Ryan, K. (2006) 'Power and Powerlessness' In: O'Sullivan, S (eds). Contemporary Ireland: A Sociological Map. Dublin: UCD Press. [Details]

Ryan, K. (2007) 'Truth, Reason and the Spectre of Contingency' In: Male?evic, S.; Haugaard, M (eds). Ernest Gellner and Contemporary Social Thought. Cambridge University Press. [Details]

Ryan, K. (2007) 'Environmental Conflict and Democracy: between Reason and Hegemony' In: Edmondson, R.; Rau, H (eds). Environmental Arguing and Cultural Difference: Locations, Fractures and Deliberations. Peter Lang. [Details]

Ryan, K. & Haugaard, M. (2008) 'Power, Social and Political Theories' In: in the Encyclopedia of Violence, Peace & Conflict, second edition, edited by Lester Kurtz. Academic Press. . [Details]

Ryan, K. (2009) 'Power and Exclusion' In: Clegg, S.; Haugaard, M (eds). Sage Handbook of Power. London: Sage. [Details]

Ryan, Kevin (2011) 'Haugaard, Mark' In: Encyclopedia of Power, edited by Keith Dowding. London: Sage. [Details]

Ryan, K (2011) 'Exclusion' In: n Sage Encyclopaedia of Power, edited by Keith Dowding. [Details]

Ryan, K. & Haugaard, M. (2012) 'Power in Social and Political Theory' In: in Power: State of the Art. In: M. Haugaard and K. Ryan (eds), IPSA and Barbara Budrich. Leverkusen, DE: IPSA and Barbara Budrich. [Details]

 

Peer Reviewed Journals

Ryan, K. (2008) 'On power, habitus, and (in)civility: Foucault meets Elias meets Bauman in the playground'. Journal of Power, 1 (3):251-274. [Details]

Ryan, K. (2011) 'Governing the Future: Citizenship as Technology, Empowerment as Technique'. Critical Sociology, . [Details]

Ryan, K. (2011) 'The new wave of childhood studies: breaking the grip of bio-social dualism?'. Childhood, . [Details]

Malesevic, S. and K. Ryan (2012) 'The Disfigured Ontology of Figurational Sociology: Norbert Elias and the Question of Violence'. Critical Sociology, . [Details]

       

Book Review

Ryan, K (2008) review of Welfare Policy from Below: Struggles against Social Exclusion in Europe, Heinz Steinert and Arno Pilgram (eds). Critical Social Policy. Book Review [DOI] [Details]

Ryan, K (2010) Review of The Culture of Homelessness, Megan Ravenhill. Critical Social Policy. Book Review [Details]

 

Conference Paper

Ryan, K. (2002) Discursive Democracy and the Ambivalent Politics of Care. European Consortium of Political Research Joint Sessions; Workshop on Rescuing Democracy: the Lure of the Associative Elixer. Turin: Conference Paper [Details]

Ryan, K. (2002) Social Governance in the Local Development Space: The Ambivalent Ethics and Politics of Care. Sociological Association of Ireland Annual Conference: Transitions; stream on Health and Social Services. Galway: Conference Paper [Details]

Ryan, K. (2003) The Politics of Discourse and the Poetics of Governance. Political Science Association of Ireland, Annual Conference. Conference Paper [Details]

Ryan, K. (2003) Social Life at the Edge of Chaos: Encircling and Encircled by Exclusion. Fourth Graduate Conference on Political Theory, Rhetoric and Politics. University of Essex, Department of Government: Conference Paper [Details]

Ryan, K. (2004) Post-Structuralism, Hegemony and Power: Reassessing the Void. IPSA Research committee 36 (Political Power) Interim Workshop, New York. Conference Paper [Details]

Ryan, K. (2005) The Social and Political Relevance of Ernest Gellner's Thought Today. Department of Political Science and Sociology, National University of Ireland, Galway. National University of Ireland, Galway: Conference Paper [Details]

Ryan, K. (2005) Asia-Pacific Researchers in Organization Studies. 11th International Colloquium. Melbourne, Australia: Conference Paper [Details]

Ryan, K. (2005) Inclusive Governance: Between Contingency and the Illegitimate Act. PSAI Annual Conference. Queen's University Belfast: Conference Paper [Details]

Ryan, K. (2006) Between Reason and Hegemony: Communication, Participation, Decision. SSRC International Environmental Workshop. Conference Paper [Details]

Ryan, K. (2006) Managing Postmodernity: Inclusive Governance and Irish Travellers. Department of Politics and Public Administration. University of Limerick: Conference Paper [Details]

Ryan, K. (2007) Environmental Conflict and Democracy: Between Reason and Hegemony. Philosophy and the Social Sciences Conference. Villa Lanna, V Sadech 1, Prague 6: Conference Paper [Details]

Ryan, K. (2008) Engineering Civility: the power of (un)supervised play. Power: Forms, Dynamics and Consequences. Tampere University: Conference Paper [Details]

Ryan, K. (2008) Civil engineering/engineering civility: the power of play. SAI Annual Conference, School of Political Science and Sociology. NUI Galway: Conference Paper [Details]

Ryan, K. (2009) Encounters at the Edge of Identity. BSA Annual Conference. Cardiff City Hall: Conference Paper [Details]

Ryan, K. (2009) Empowering the child in the age of strategy: ‘Ready, Steady, Play!. IPSA World Congress, Santiago, Chile. Conference Paper [Details]

Ryan, K. (2010) Power, Knowledge and Emotional ‘Detachment. IPSA Research Committee 36 (Political Power) at the interim meeting, Soeterbeeck, Netherlands. Conference Paper [Details]

Ryan, K (2011) The Biosocial Nation. ‘Nations, States and Conflict’ conference, National University of Ireland, Galway. Conference Paper [Details]

Ryan, K (2011) Childhood and Despotic Power: The Biopolitical Foundations of Republican Freedom’, Conference:. SAI conference, UCC. Conference Paper [Details]

                 

Reviews

Ryan, K. (2007) Steinert, H.; Pilgram, A.: Welfare Policy from Below: Struggles against Social Exclusion in Europe. Critical Social Policy. Reviews [Details]

Ryan, K. (2007) review of Crossing the Line: vagrancy, homelessness and social displacement in Russia, Stephenson, S. Critical Social Policy. Reviews [Details]

Ryan, K (2011) review of Andrew Wallace, Remaking Community? New Labour and the Governance of Poor Neighbourhoods, Ashgate, Farnham. Critical Social Policy. Reviews [Details]