Carmen Kuhling is a Lecturer in Sociology and Gender, Culture and Society. She is the co-author of Cosmopolitan Ireland (Pluto, 2007).Kieran Keohane is a Senior Lecturer in Sociology at University College Cork. He is the co-author of Cosmopolitan Ireland (Pluto, 2007).

'A fast-paced yet historical and analytic account of the new Irish global economy and its leap into a cosmopolitan culture with its highs and lows'

• Part 1: Globalisation and Social Inequality in Ireland.1. Economics: Social inequality and the Celtic Tiger2. Politics: Continuity and Change in Irish Political CulturePart 2: Cosmopolitan Ireland (?): The Diversification and Commodification of Irish Identity.3. Culture: Race and Multiculturalism in Ireland4. Consumption: Guinness, Ballygowan and Riverdance: the Globalisation of Irish IdentityPart 3: Globalisation and the Quality of Life in Ireland.5. Depression: The Melancholy Spirit of the Celtic Tiger.6. Binge drinking and Overeating: Globalisation and InsatiabilityPart 4: Beyond 'Consumer Citizenship' and Neo-Liberalism: Cosmopolitanising Ireland7. Social Welfare and Redistribution: Taxation and 'Civic Health'8. Education and Recognition: The Cultivation of a Cosmopolitan Imaginary9. Conclusion: A Cosmopolitan Ethics for a Post-National SocietyReferencesIndex

Carmen Kuhling is a Lecturer in Sociology and Gender, Culture and Society. She is the co-author of Cosmopolitan Ireland (Pluto, 2007).Kieran Keohane is a Senior Lecturer in Sociology at University College Cork. He is the co-author of Cosmopolitan Ireland (Pluto, 2007).

'A fast-paced yet historical and analytic account of the new Irish global economy and its leap into a cosmopolitan culture with its highs and lows'

• Part 1: Globalisation and Social Inequality in Ireland.1. Economics: Social inequality and the Celtic Tiger2. Politics: Continuity and Change in Irish Political CulturePart 2: Cosmopolitan Ireland (?): The Diversification and Commodification of Irish Identity.3. Culture: Race and Multiculturalism in Ireland4. Consumption: Guinness, Ballygowan and Riverdance: the Globalisation of Irish IdentityPart 3: Globalisation and the Quality of Life in Ireland.5. Depression: The Melancholy Spirit of the Celtic Tiger.6. Binge drinking and Overeating: Globalisation and InsatiabilityPart 4: Beyond 'Consumer Citizenship' and Neo-Liberalism: Cosmopolitanising Ireland7. Social Welfare and Redistribution: Taxation and 'Civic Health'8. Education and Recognition: The Cultivation of a Cosmopolitan Imaginary9. Conclusion: A Cosmopolitan Ethics for a Post-National SocietyReferencesIndex

Carmen Kuhling is a Lecturer in Sociology and Gender, Culture and Society. She is the co-author of Cosmopolitan Ireland (Pluto, 2007).Kieran Keohane is a Senior Lecturer in Sociology at University College Cork. He is the co-author of Cosmopolitan Ireland (Pluto, 2007).

'A fast-paced yet historical and analytic account of the new Irish global economy and its leap into a cosmopolitan culture with its highs and lows'

• Part 1: Globalisation and Social Inequality in Ireland.1. Economics: Social inequality and the Celtic Tiger2. Politics: Continuity and Change in Irish Political CulturePart 2: Cosmopolitan Ireland (?): The Diversification and Commodification of Irish Identity.3. Culture: Race and Multiculturalism in Ireland4. Consumption: Guinness, Ballygowan and Riverdance: the Globalisation of Irish IdentityPart 3: Globalisation and the Quality of Life in Ireland.5. Depression: The Melancholy Spirit of the Celtic Tiger.6. Binge drinking and Overeating: Globalisation and InsatiabilityPart 4: Beyond 'Consumer Citizenship' and Neo-Liberalism: Cosmopolitanising Ireland7. Social Welfare and Redistribution: Taxation and 'Civic Health'8. Education and Recognition: The Cultivation of a Cosmopolitan Imaginary9. Conclusion: A Cosmopolitan Ethics for a Post-National SocietyReferencesIndex