Sociology News 2012-2013

The Department of Sociology congratulates Paul Candon (TA on the Senior Freshman module 'European Societies' ) for winning a Trinity Teaching Award for Postgraduate Students. Paul was the only TA in the School of Social Sciences and Philosophy who received this prestigious College award. The award recognises exceptional contributions to undergraduate student learning.

Dr Camilla Devitt becomes Trinity partner of a new research initiative aimed to understand whether and in what ways the ongoing crisis has affected migration and mobility in the EU, and particularly in Greece, Ireland, Italy, Portugal and Spain. The project is coordinated by the Global Governance Programme of the European University Institute, Florence.

Professor Jan Philipp Reemtsma delivered the third lecture in the TCD-UCD Sociology Public Lecture Series, on 22 May 2013. The lecture focused on his new book 'Trust and Violence'. The event was hosted by UCD with opening remarks from Professor Brian Nolan, Principal of the College of Human Sciences and Dr. Andreas Hess, School of Sociology.

Dr Ronit Lentin was presented with a Global Achievers Award for Nigeria 2013 in recognition of her outstanding work as an educator and Associate Professor of Sociology and founder of the MPhil in Race, Ethnicity, Conflict. The awards ceremony acknowledges Nigerians living in Ireland as well advocates for the Nigerian community in Ireland.

The Department of Sociology congratulates Ciannait Khan (TSM Philosophy and Sociology), Samuel Basil Mayo Verbi (TSM Geography and Sociology) and Ryan Alberto O' Giobuin (Sociology and Social Policy) on being elected as new Scholars of the College. They were among the 90 Scholars announced by the Provost on Trinity Monday, 8 April.

The latest report, published in The Irish Times on 15 April, from the Learning from Poland project reflects on recent fieldtrips to London, Sydney and Melbourne. The project looks at the strategies of Irish graduates in overseas labour markets and compares these with the strategies of young Poles entering the Irish labour market in the 2000s.

On March 6, Prof Binod Khadria, Visiting Professor in the Department of Sociology, gave a talk on the crisis of the EU's immigration policy for third-country nationals as part of the Euro-Visions lecture series organised by the Institute for International Integration Studies (IIIS) and the Trinity Long Room Hub (TLRH). The event was chaired by Dr. Daniel Faas.

The European Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion gave a talk to Trinity students on February 15. Commissioner Andor presented comparative employment figures, with a particular emphasis on youth unemployment and outward migration across Europe. The event was organised and chaired by Dr. Camilla Devitt.

On January 29, Prof Haim Bresheeth (Professor Emeritus of Film Studies, University of East London) presented his film 'London is Burning' followed by a lecture. 'London is Burning' was made during the months following the riots in August 2011, and features a number of key activists and social theorists in conversation about this social event.

Professor Les Back of Goldsmiths University of London gave a keynote in the TCD-UCD Sociology Public Lecture Series, supported by the Policy Institute at Trinity College, on 13 February 2013. The title of the talk was 'Live Sociology: Social Research and its Futures'. The event was chaired by the Head of Sociology, Dr. Daniel Faas.

Professor Saskia Sassen of Columbia University delivered the inaugural lecture in the new TCD-UCD Sociology Public Lecture Series, supported by the Policy Institute, on 15 January 2013. The title of the talk was Expulsions: The Fifth Circle of Hell. The lecture series was launched by the Provost, Dr. Patrick Prendergast, and chaired by Dr. Daniel Faas.