My research has focused on the following areas: -social policy -critical political economy -artificial intelligence -privatisation and healthcare systems -geopolitics I received my PhD in 2007 from UCLA (Los Angeles, USA) in Geography (geopolitics and US foreign policy). I had previously received an MA from the University of Kentucky (Lexington, USA) in Geography, and a BA from McGill University (Montreal, Canada) in International Development Studies and Political Science. In addition to my academic writing, I am a columnist for The Sunday Business Post and The Journal.ie. I appear on television and radio regularly as an expert on current affairs.