Peter Clinch
Peter Clinch is an Irish academic and economist, who has served as Chairperson of Science Foundation Ireland.
Career[edit]
Clinch's academic specialisms are sustainable economic growth and environmental economics. In 2002, he co-authored After the Celtic Tiger with Brendan Walsh and Frank Convery pointing out fragilities in the Irish economy in advance Ireland's economic crisis.[1] Clinch was a critic of Irish government decisions on planning policy[2] and decentralisation during the Irish Celtic Tiger boom describing the latter as “totally inconsistent with the National Spatial Strategy" [3][4] and was said to be unenthusiastic about Ireland's social partnership model.[5] He was subsequently employed as Special Adviser to the Taoiseach (prime minister) of Ireland between June 2008 and January 2011 where he advised on medium-term economic policy, enterprise policy and environmental policy which included drafting the productivity growth plan “Building Ireland’s Smart Economy” published by the Government in December 2008.[6][7] He was a participant in the first Irish Global Economic Forum in September 2009.[8]
He is Jean Monnet (Full) Professor and Chair of Public Policy at University College Dublin.[9] He is a former Vice-President of University College Dublin UCD where he had responsibility for Innovation and Corporate Partnerships.[10]
Clinch is chairperson of Science Foundation Ireland[11] and former Chair of the National Competitiveness Council of Ireland.[12]
He has over 100 publications.
Awards and honours[edit]
- Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences[13]
- Lifetime Honorary Member of the Royal Town Planning Institute[14]
References[edit]
- ^ Clinch, J. P, Convery, F. J. and Walsh, B. M. (2002). After the Celtic Tiger: Challenges Ahead. Dublin: O'Brien Press.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Why We Can No Longer Afford to Lose the Plot on Planning". Archived from the original on 19 January 2018.
- ^ "McCreevy Plan Will Not Solve Regional Problems". Irish Times. 16 December 2003.
- ^ "He's the last big hope for nation on its knees". Sunday Independent. 29 June 2008.
- ^ "Cowen to Clinch Partnership Deal?". The Phoenix. 11 July 2008.
- ^ "Sunday Tribune". Sunday Tribune. 15 March 2009.
- ^ "UCD-TCD research merger may be delayed". Irish Times. 7 March 2009.
- ^ "Participants". Archived from the original on 8 September 2009.
- ^ "Academy of Social Sciences fellowship for UCD Professor".
- ^ "Professor Peter Clinch, Vice-President for Innovation". Archived from the original on 22 September 2012.
- ^ "Science Foundation Ireland welcomes the nomination of Professor Peter Clinch as Chairperson Designate of the Board of Science Foundation Ireland". Science Foundation Ireland. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ "Competitiveness".
- ^ "Academy of Social Sciences fellowship for UCD Professor".
- ^ "RTPI centenary begins with the award of lifetime honorary memberships" (Press release). Archived from the original on 5 January 2014.