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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 2018) we are a progressive department that combines intensive research activity with the strongest commitment to high-quality teaching.
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Peter Stone Reviews New Book on Human ReasonWhy do people reason? How does it help them? Peter Stone, Head of the Political Science Department, explores these and other questions in his new review of the book The Enigma of Reason by Hugo Mercier and Dan Sperber. The review appeared in Philosophy Now Magazine. -
Academic Prizes AnnouncedCongratulations to Charlotte Bull, Molly Therese Carroll, Ellen McHugh, Giorgio Bechis, Sean Cahill, & Aminata Roth who were recently awarded academic prizes in Political Science! -
Sharyn O'Halloran Inaugural Lecture Takes PlaceThe inaugural lecture of Sharyn O'Halloran, Chair of Political Economy (2020) took place on November 1st in the Robert Emmet Theatre. The lecture examined “How can Artificial Intelligence Improve Public Policy?” -
Peter Stone speaks in Vienna on “Four Fallacies of Deliberation”Peter Stone, Head of Department in Political Science, spoke on September 7th at a public roundtable on “Four Fallacies of Deliberation: The Future of Democracy in Europe.” The event took place in Vienna in conjunction with a meeting of COST Action CA17135: “Constitution-Making & Deliberative Democracy.”
