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An exhibition has opened at the Trinity College Dublin Library this week: "Drawing your attention: Four Centuries of Political Caricature". The exhibition highlights six main political themes - Trade Relations. Gender Disparity, Political Reform, International Alliances, Politics and Law, and Political Treachery.

Join Randall Curren, Professor of Philosophy and Education at the University of Rochester, for a panel discussion of his book Patriotic Education in a Global Age (co-authored with Charles Dorn, University of Chicago Press). This event will take place at the Neill Lecture Theatre, Long Room Hub, Trinity College Dublin, Tuesday, 28 May 2019, 6 PM. A wine reception will follow. Admission is free, but please RSVP at https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/patriotic-education-in-a-global-age-a-panel-discussion-with-randall-curren-tickets-61379641159. This event is co-Sponsored by the Participatory and Deliberative Democracy, Political Theory, and Teaching & Learning Specialist Groups of the Political Studies Association of Ireland (PSAI); by the Department of Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin; and by the UCD School of Politics and International Relations (SPIRe). For further information, contact Peter Stone at pstone@tcd.ie.

The Department congratulates Ronan Daly (HistPol), Harry Humes (PPES), Jake Mulcahy (BESS), Róisín Neville (PPES) and Jack Synottt (LawPol) on their election as Trinity Scholars on 29 April 2019.

Speakers included Carles Puigdemont, former Catalan president and Trinity academics Dr Marvin Suesse (Economics), Dr Michelle D’Arcy and Dr Emanuel Coman (Political Science). The event was co-hosted by the School of Social Sciences and Philosophy and Trinity Research in Social Sciences (TRiSS)

Is trust in political institutions declining? How much does media bias affect electoral outcomes? And how can we re-establish trust where it has been lost? These are just some of the questions to be explored by economics, philosophy, political science and sociology academics at a recent public lecture

The Department of Political Science is seeking to appoint an Assistant Professor in Political Science to commence on 1st August 2019. Closing date for receipt of completed applications is no later than 12 Noon GMT on Thursday 17 January 2019.

School of Social Sciences and Philosophy´s prestigious scholarship has been awarded to Miceal Canavan (Political Science) and Stefanie Sprong (Sociology). They join Scholars from 12 countries around the world who are committed to understanding and improving society through their research and teaching.

Dr Olar joins Trinity from the University of Essex. He has a developing research agenda on the politics of authoritarian regimes, state repression, civil military relations and democratization.

The Department welcomes Dr Lisa Keenan to the staff as a Teaching Fellow. Dr Keenan, who researches predominantly on women in politics, was awarded a prestigious Grattan Scholarship by Trinity for her PhD studies.

Trinity political science graduates and penultimate/final year students were invited to mentoring events between 25-27 Sept, 2018. It was an excellent opportunity for students to connect with alumni working in a range of sectors.