Matt Donoghue
@drdonoghue.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Social Policy, UCD
Works at the intersection of politics, sociology, political economy, via social/public policy. Into ideas.
Ireland, UK & Europe
#SocialCitizenship #Resilience #WelfareState #Ideology #Discourse #Cohesion
Works at the intersection of politics, sociology, political economy, via social/public policy. Into ideas.
Ireland, UK & Europe
#SocialCitizenship #Resilience #WelfareState #Ideology #Discourse #Cohesion
That's my podcast title sorted, then.
October 10, 2025 at 10:28 AM
That's my podcast title sorted, then.
I have decided that the coffee bag (like a teabag but with coffee) is the perfect example of innovation under capitalism. It's nice and it's convenient, but we don't *really* need it.
October 1, 2025 at 11:23 AM
I have decided that the coffee bag (like a teabag but with coffee) is the perfect example of innovation under capitalism. It's nice and it's convenient, but we don't *really* need it.
I'm back teaching some comparative social policy this year. Starting with the question of why compare. So of course we have to look at health spending and outcomes...
September 2, 2025 at 3:58 PM
I'm back teaching some comparative social policy this year. Starting with the question of why compare. So of course we have to look at health spending and outcomes...
Talk about fusion cuisine
August 29, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Talk about fusion cuisine
Do we really need this level of detail?
July 24, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Do we really need this level of detail?
Putting in an expense claim on this new system for a coffee I bought on a flight. Cannot tell you how tempted I was to put 'in the sky' as the address.
July 24, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Putting in an expense claim on this new system for a coffee I bought on a flight. Cannot tell you how tempted I was to put 'in the sky' as the address.
Though I try my best to start each day with a grateful heart, and I have been considering a change in field, I fear this would be just too much of a leap.
July 15, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Though I try my best to start each day with a grateful heart, and I have been considering a change in field, I fear this would be just too much of a leap.
Looking for publications/media from the EU (centre) right on Social Europe and European social citizenship. This screenshot about sums it up so far.
June 20, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Looking for publications/media from the EU (centre) right on Social Europe and European social citizenship. This screenshot about sums it up so far.
Been a while since I've tried to design a figure. As you can probably tell...
June 4, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Been a while since I've tried to design a figure. As you can probably tell...
I mean, come on. These are almost all dogwhistles of some kind. But they can't say the quiet bit out loud because they don't want their 'freedom of thought' to be 'oppressed'
May 23, 2025 at 3:02 PM
I mean, come on. These are almost all dogwhistles of some kind. But they can't say the quiet bit out loud because they don't want their 'freedom of thought' to be 'oppressed'
Only in an Oxford charity shop would you find these
April 21, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Only in an Oxford charity shop would you find these
If there was ever an example of why Political Economy is so important!
(screenshotted purely because it's the easiest way to show the conversation)
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April 7, 2025 at 8:21 AM
If there was ever an example of why Political Economy is so important!
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(screenshotted purely because it's the easiest way to show the conversation)
Second of my welfare state and crisis lectures today. I particularly like this title slide design!
April 3, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Second of my welfare state and crisis lectures today. I particularly like this title slide design!
The feed delivers another juxaposition
March 28, 2025 at 2:47 PM
The feed delivers another juxaposition
Fairly happy with this draft conclusion to a chapter I'm writing called "Critical Approaches to Resilience", for a book I'm editing for Elgar, entitled "A Research Agenda for Resilience in Social and Public Policy".
The message is there, now to refine the delivery
The message is there, now to refine the delivery
March 11, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Fairly happy with this draft conclusion to a chapter I'm writing called "Critical Approaches to Resilience", for a book I'm editing for Elgar, entitled "A Research Agenda for Resilience in Social and Public Policy".
The message is there, now to refine the delivery
The message is there, now to refine the delivery
Again, the nature and construction of the crisis define the limits of the possible, and the pathways to outcomes
jacobin.com/2025/03/fran...
jacobin.com/2025/03/fran...
March 10, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Again, the nature and construction of the crisis define the limits of the possible, and the pathways to outcomes
jacobin.com/2025/03/fran...
jacobin.com/2025/03/fran...
Richard Titmuss in the NLR, 1964. Plus Ca Change
March 3, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Richard Titmuss in the NLR, 1964. Plus Ca Change
Years ago - like, 2014 or 2015? - I wrote a blog style post that attempted to make connections between social citizenship and resilience. Turns out I'm still on that train, and have 'rediscovered it' a mere 10-11 years later.
February 28, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Years ago - like, 2014 or 2015? - I wrote a blog style post that attempted to make connections between social citizenship and resilience. Turns out I'm still on that train, and have 'rediscovered it' a mere 10-11 years later.
Does welfare to work work? Spoiler alert:...
February 20, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Does welfare to work work? Spoiler alert:...
Talking about the politics and ideology of welfare conditionality today
February 18, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Talking about the politics and ideology of welfare conditionality today
I'd like to think it somehow involves telepathy, but it's basically just corporate wank speak for expert
February 13, 2025 at 10:59 AM
I'd like to think it somehow involves telepathy, but it's basically just corporate wank speak for expert