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Nat O'Connor

Dr Nat O'Connor     @natpolicy

Nat O’Connor is lecturer in social policy in UCD’s School of Social Policy, Social Work and Social Justice and part-time policy specialist at Age Action Ireland. Previously Director of TASC, Nat also led the research team in Dublin’s Homeless Agency.

He has taught politics and social policy since 1999. He has a PhD in Political Science from Trinity College Dublin and a MA in Political Science and Social Policy from the University of Dundee. He is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (UK), a member of the National Economic and Social Council (NESC) and chairperson of the Irish Social Policy Association (ISPA). You can find him on LinkedIn (natoconnor) and TwitterX @natpolicy

 

 

 

 

 


Prostituting Irish Citizenship

Nat O'Connor 15/07/2013

Nat O'Connor: Up until 1996, under the so-called "Passports for Investment" scheme, a wealthy investor could gain Irish citizenship as part of a deal …

Emerging characteristics of an Enabling State

Nat O'Connor 11/07/2013

Nat O'Connor: Carnegie UK Trust have been organising a series of discussions around the UK, and one in Dublin, about their idea of the 'Enabling …

A New Industrial Strategy for Ireland?

Nat O'Connor 04/07/2013

Nat O'Connor: From the global clamp-down on corporate tax avoidance, the failure of the EU to co-ordinate a jobs-rich recovery strategy and the …

The Scale of Youth Unemployment

Nat O'Connor 04/07/2013

Nat O'Connor: Ireland's economy is contracting again, unemployment is at 13.6 per cent and over 60,000 people emigrated over the last two years (net …

TASC Launches Equality-Proofed Water Charging Proposals

Nat O'Connor 04/06/2013

Nat O'Connor: We just launched our proposals for a more equitable model of water charging. The equitable model would involve 'water credits' as a …

Life Satisfaction and Wellbeing

Nat O'Connor 04/06/2013

Nat O'Connor: The Irish have reported a high level of "life satisfaction" in the OCED's latest Better Life Index. Yet, as pointed out by Richard …

Ireland's Secret Deficit

Nat O'Connor 24/05/2013

Nat O'Connor: Reports about the deficit in the public finances are not as clear as they could be. For example, The Irish Times (2nd May) reports that …

Ray Kinsella on Ireland and the Euro Zone

Nat O'Connor 22/05/2013

Nat O'Connor: Earlier this week, Professor Ray Kinsella wrote a powerful critique of current austerity policy in the Irish Examiner. For example: …

Ireland at the Core of Apple's Tax Avoidance Strategy

Nat O'Connor 21/05/2013

Nat O'Connor: Apple is the latest big global company in the spotlight about its tax affairs and Ireland is named and shamed as assisting the tech …

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