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Dr.
Barry Brunt
Office Location:First Floor, Geography Building Phone Number: + 353 21-490 2274 |
Profile:
Research interests
Research interests are contained within the general areas of economic and regional development. These focus on contemporary patterns and processes of industrialisation and industrial restructuring, especially, within Ireland. The roles of fdi and the issues of linkages with SMEs and indigenous enterprise are central to this critical field of development.
Port-based industrial and trading developments are key issues for an island-based and open trading economy on the periphery of the European Union. Given the traditional roles of ports as growth centres for Irish regional development, the relationships between ports and their hinterlands are important agendas for research.
Ireland's membership of the European Union has generated major changes in national and regional development. The roles of the EU and Structural Funds in reshaping the national/regional economy as well as Ireland's evolving relationships with the EU are a fertile area for research.
Teaching interests
Teaching interests emerge out of the above research agendas and relate to Economic Geography, Industrial Development and the New Industrial Spaces, Regional Planning and Development in Ireland, The Geography and Policy Agendas of the European Union.
GG2023
Economic and Rural Geography
GG3003 Contemporary Studies of the European Union
ES1001 Introduction to Europe and the European Union
ES2001
Innovation, Technology and Industrial Change in Western Europe
ES4002
EU Policies and Strategies of Development
Contribute to:
GG3006
Research Methods and Dissertation
ES4001
Research Dissertation
ES6001
European Development: Different meaning to Different Europeans
ES6002
Core-Periphery Relationships in Europe
ES6005
Assessing Cohesion within Europe: Case Studies
ES6006
Research Dissertation
Current
and Recently Graduated Postgraduates
Graduated:
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Doctoral
Dissertations
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Power, |
Local Business Associations and Economic Development: A Case Study of the Cork ICT Sector, 1984-2002 (2006) |
| Solon, Eleanor | Niche Market Tourism: A Geographic Analysis of the Management, Development and Promotion of Angling Tourism in Lough Derg and Lough Corrib (2004) |
| Mansergh, Nicholas | Spatial Planning and the Construction Policy Sector (2001) |
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Masters
Dissertations
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| Cashell, Ailbhe.M | Science Parks as Strategic Industrial Sites. A Study of the National Technology Park, Plassey, 1995/96-2006/07 (2007) |
Brady, W. |
Planning and urban renewal in Cork's Historic Centre: new modes of governance in a changing urban environment (2001) |
| Ryan, C. | Decline, dependency and diversification: agriculture change in the mid-west region since 1973 (2001) |
| Barry, A. | Industrial Restructuring within the Multinational Electronics Industry in the Cork South West Planning Region: Implications for Female Employment (1st Class MPhil, 1999) |
| Healy, T. |
The Geography of Energy Supply in Ireland, 1973-96 (1st Class MPhil, 1999) |
| Sheridan, E. | The
Implications of the Common Agricultural Policy on the Structure of
Irish Agriculture: A Case Study of Dairy Farms in West Waterford (1st Class MA, 1996) |
| Dunne, D. J. | An Analysis of the Information and Communications Network for Technology Transfer (ICN-T) and the Propensity of Firms to Engage in Inter-Firm Co-operation (1st Class MA, 1995) |
| O'Riordan, C. | A Trans-Atlantic Perspective on EC Trade (2nd Class MA, 1995) |
| O'Shea, C. | A
Comparative Analysis of the Role of LEADER Funding in Promoting Decentralisation
in Rural Communities in Germany and Ireland (1st Class MA, 1995) |
Graduate Work in Progress:
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PhD
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| O'Connor, R. | Community Banking in Munster: a case study of the Credit Union Movement, 1979-2000 |
| Ryan, C. | The involvement of voluntary community groups in the process of sustainable local planning and development: a case study of East Cork |
Professional Appointments and Responsibilities
- Co-ordinator of undergraduates degree in European Development Studies
- Co-ordinator of one-year taught MA in European Development Studies
- Member of various departmental sub-committees
- Secretary of Board of European Studies
- Visiting Professor at a number of Universities in the USA and Europe
- External Examiner/Expert for European Schools Baccalaureate in Geography
- Adivsor to the Teaching Council of Ireland
Selected Recent Publications
Brunt, B., O'Dwyer, P. and Hayes, C. (2006) Dynamic Economic Geography, Dublin: Gill & MacMillan pp542
Brunt, B. (2004) Our Dynamic World: Regional Geography Dublin: Gill & MacMillan pp 320
Brunt, B. (2004) Our Dynamic World: Economic Activities Dublin: Gill & MacMillan pp 168
Brunt, B. and Hourihan, K. eds (1998) Perspectives on Cork. Cork: Geographical Society of Ireland, Special Publications No.10, pp168
Brunt, B. (1997) Western Europe: A Social and Economic Geography, 2nd edn. Dublin: Gill & MacMillan, pp393.
Journals and Book Chapters
Brunt, B. and Power, C. (in press) The role of industry associations in stimulating economic development: A Case Study of the information and communication technologies sector in Cork. Irish Geography.
Barry, A. and Brunt, B. (2002) 'Female employment in the multinational electronics industry in Ireland's SW planning Region Irish Geography 35 (1), pp28-39
Brunt, B. (2000) 'Ireland's Seaport System'. Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie 91 (2), pp159-75.
Brunt, B. (1998), 'Industrialisation in the Greater Cork Area'. In: B. Brunt and K. Hourihan (eds), Perspectives on Cork; pp19-37. Cork: Geographical Society of Ireland, Special Publication No.10.
Brunt, B. (1998) 'The Economic Evolution of the European Union'. In: H. Weser-Fitzpatrick (ed), Government Policy and Administration: A Course Reader, pp36-48. Cork: Centre for Adult and Continuing Education.
Brunt, B. (1997) 'Irorszag modernkori iparositasa'. In: G. Horvath (ed), Regiok Felemelkedere esHunyatlaa: Regionalis Aatalakulas Brit-Szigeteken, pp121-138. Pecs (Hungary): Magyar Tudomanyos Akademia.
Articles
Brunt, B. (2005) Industry and Employment in Crowley, J. et al (ed.) An Atlas of Cork: Cork University Press pp369-77)
Solon, E. and Brunt, B. (2006) Angling Resources in Lough Derg and Lough Corrib: Perceptions of Visiting Anglers. Irish Geography 39(1) pp 34-51
Brunt, B. (2007) Regional Policy and the Development of the European Union. Geographical Viewpoint, 35 pp