Denis O'Hearn is an American politician working as a professor of sociology and anthropology at the

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Early life and education

O'Hearn is a native of

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. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from the

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, a Master of Arts in economics, Master of Arts in sociology, Master of Arts in Russian and Eastern European studies, and PhD in sociology from the

University of Michigan , mottoeng = "Arts, Knowledge, Truth" , former_names = Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania (1817–1821) , budget = $10.3 billion (2021) , endowment = $17 billion (2021)As o ...

. He studied at the

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as a

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Career

O'Hearn previously he served as professor of sociology at

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from 2006 to 2016, chair of the Binghamton Sociology Department from 2014 to 2016, and professor of social and economic change at

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from 2003 to 2008. He also held positions at the

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and

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. O'Hearn has written widely in the fields of political economy, mutual aid, isolated imprisonment, and Ireland.

Selected publications

* O'Hearn, Denis (1998) ''Inside the Celtic Tiger: The Irish Economy and the Asian model'', Pluto Press * O'Hearn, Denis (2001) ''The Atlantic Economy: Britain, the US and Ireland'', Manchester University Press * O'Hearn, Denis (2000) "Globalization, 'New Tigers,' and the end of the developmental State? The case of the Celtic tiger", ''

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'' 28 (1), 67-92

References

American sociologists Year of birth missing (living people) Living people University of Texas at El Paso faculty {{US-sociologist-stub People from Carlsbad, New Mexico People from Eddy County, New Mexico Academics from New Mexico Binghamton University faculty University of New Mexico alumni University of Michigan alumni University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty University of Notre Dame faculty Fulbright alumni