Dennis O’Keeffe

1939–2014

Nationality: Irish

Historical Period: The 20th Century and Beyond

Dennis O’Keeffe was Professor of Social Science at the University of Buckingham and Senior Research Fellow in Education at the Institute of Economic Affairs. He published widely in the area of education and the social sciences. His books include The Wayward Elite (1990) and Political Correctness and Public Finance (1999). His previous translations include Alain Finkielkraut’s The Undoing of Thought (La Défaite de la Pensée) (1988).

• Editor: The Collected Works of Frédéric Bastiat, in 6 Vols.
• Editor: The Collected Works of Frédéric Bastiat. Vol. 1: The Man and the Statesman: The Correspondence and Articles on Politics
• Translator: The Collected Works of Frédéric Bastiat. Vol. 2: The Law, The State, and Other Political Writings, 1843-1850
• Translator: The Collected Works of Frédéric Bastiat. Vol. 3: Economic Sophisms and “What is Seen and What is Not Seen”
• Author: An Interview with Dennis O’Keeffe about Benjamin Constant
• Translator: Principles of Politics Applicable to All Governments