Ronaldo Munck is a well-established author and an authority on contemporary Latin America from a cultural political economy perspective. He is Professor Emeritus, Sociology and Civic Engagement at Dublin City University and a Visiting Professor at the University of Buenos Aires and St. Mary's University, Nova Scotia. He has authored or edited more than 30 books on various topics related to globalization, international development and social movements as well as over 100 academic journal articles. His books have been translated into multiple languages. He is the founding chair of the Development Studies Association of Ireland and of Campus Engage, the national platform for civic engagement in Ireland. He serves on the editorial boards of a number of international journals including Globalizations, Global Social Policy, Global Discourse, Global Labour, Labour History, Review: Journal of the Fernand Braudel Centre, the Canadian Journal of Development Studies and Latin American Perspectives. He has acted as External Examiner at Cambridge University, the London School of Economics, University of Warwick, Queen's University Belfast, the Open University, University of Sussex, University of Lancaster, University of Florence, Leiden University, the Institute of Social Studies: The Hague and University of Sydney. He has been funded for research by the Economic and Social Research Council, Irish Aid, the Council of Europe, Horizon 2020 and various international other bodies

“This excellent and engaging book on Buen Vivir, written by leading critical development scholar Ronaldo Munck, offers a pressing and self-reflective account of one of the most important political movements in Latin America today. … Munck’s approach is highly nuanced, with Buen Vivir’s transformative potential contingent on shifting political conjunctures and diverse locales. To understand this complexity, there is no better place to start than this book.” (Gavin Fridell, Canadian Journal of Development Studies, May 8, 2025)

Ronaldo Munck is a well-established author and an authority on contemporary Latin America from a cultural political economy perspective. He is Professor Emeritus, Sociology and Civic Engagement at Dublin City University and a Visiting Professor at the University of Buenos Aires and St. Mary's University, Nova Scotia. He has authored or edited more than 30 books on various topics related to globalization, international development and social movements as well as over 100 academic journal articles. His books have been translated into multiple languages. He is the founding chair of the Development Studies Association of Ireland and of Campus Engage, the national platform for civic engagement in Ireland. He serves on the editorial boards of a number of international journals including Globalizations, Global Social Policy, Global Discourse, Global Labour, Labour History, Review: Journal of the Fernand Braudel Centre, the Canadian Journal of Development Studies and Latin American Perspectives. He has acted as External Examiner at Cambridge University, the London School of Economics, University of Warwick, Queen's University Belfast, the Open University, University of Sussex, University of Lancaster, University of Florence, Leiden University, the Institute of Social Studies: The Hague and University of Sydney. He has been funded for research by the Economic and Social Research Council, Irish Aid, the Council of Europe, Horizon 2020 and various international other bodies

“This excellent and engaging book on Buen Vivir, written by leading critical development scholar Ronaldo Munck, offers a pressing and self-reflective account of one of the most important political movements in Latin America today. … Munck’s approach is highly nuanced, with Buen Vivir’s transformative potential contingent on shifting political conjunctures and diverse locales. To understand this complexity, there is no better place to start than this book.” (Gavin Fridell, Canadian Journal of Development Studies, May 8, 2025)

Ronaldo Munck is a well-established author and an authority on contemporary Latin America from a cultural political economy perspective. He is Professor Emeritus, Sociology and Civic Engagement at Dublin City University and a Visiting Professor at the University of Buenos Aires and St. Mary's University, Nova Scotia. He has authored or edited more than 30 books on various topics related to globalization, international development and social movements as well as over 100 academic journal articles. His books have been translated into multiple languages. He is the founding chair of the Development Studies Association of Ireland and of Campus Engage, the national platform for civic engagement in Ireland. He serves on the editorial boards of a number of international journals including Globalizations, Global Social Policy, Global Discourse, Global Labour, Labour History, Review: Journal of the Fernand Braudel Centre, the Canadian Journal of Development Studies and Latin American Perspectives. He has acted as External Examiner at Cambridge University, the London School of Economics, University of Warwick, Queen's University Belfast, the Open University, University of Sussex, University of Lancaster, University of Florence, Leiden University, the Institute of Social Studies: The Hague and University of Sydney. He has been funded for research by the Economic and Social Research Council, Irish Aid, the Council of Europe, Horizon 2020 and various international other bodies

“This excellent and engaging book on Buen Vivir, written by leading critical development scholar Ronaldo Munck, offers a pressing and self-reflective account of one of the most important political movements in Latin America today. … Munck’s approach is highly nuanced, with Buen Vivir’s transformative potential contingent on shifting political conjunctures and diverse locales. To understand this complexity, there is no better place to start than this book.” (Gavin Fridell, Canadian Journal of Development Studies, May 8, 2025)