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Welcome to the Department of Political Science in the School of Social Sciences and Philosophy at Trinity College Dublin. Consistently ranked among the top 50 political science departments globally (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024) we are a progressive department that combines intensive research activity with the strongest commitment to high-quality teaching.
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News
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Human Capital for HumansDr Pablo A. Peña from the University of Chicago speaks in the Synge Theatre on Tuesday, March 10th to discuss his book on human capital theory — the idea that investing in a person's knowledge and skills has a wide range of economic effects. -
A podcast by Gail McElroy, Professor in Political Science, is now available onlineIrish politics shifted left. Why? Professor Gail McElroy and Theresa Reidy take a scientific look at the 2024 general election -
A podcast by Peter Stone, Associate Professor in Political Science, is now available onlineIn the podcast, titled The Luck of the Draw, Prof Stone discusses the use of lotteries to make many social and political decisions, such as university admissions. The podcast was recorded for the show Philosophy Talk in 2008, but is now available for free for the first time.
Recent Publications
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New Research Paper by Dr Gizem ArikanDr Gizem Arikan New Research Paper Titled The Effects of terrorism on religious minorities evidence from the German Socio-Economic Panel out now. -
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New Research Paper by Dr Thomas ChadefauxDr Thomas Chadefaux New Research Paper Titled Structured Pixels: Satellite Imagery as the Cause in Causal Effect Estimation out now.
