Academic biography

John Connolly is a Professor at DCUBS. He holds a PhD from University College Dublin. His research interests include sociological approaches to the study of organisations, marketing/advertising, and sport. His work has been published in leading journals including Sociology, Organization, British Journal of Sociology, Journal of Consumer Culture, Theory, Culture & Society and the Sociological Review.  He has published several books, his most recent (2024) is Power, Pain & Professional Cycling: A historical -sociological study (published by Edward Elgar). Along with Dr Paddy Dolan (Technological University Dublin), he is co-author of Gaelic Games in Society: Civilising processes, players, administrators and spectators (published by Palgrave-Macmillan). In addition, he has co-edited two books The Social Organisation of Marketing (published by Palgrave-Macmillan) and Sport and National Identities. Globalization and Conflict (published by Routledge).