News

In addition to the Friday Seminar Series, the Department has recently established the Monday Interdisciplinary Seminar Series, taking place on Monday lunchtimes at the TRiSS Seminar Room. Speakers this term include Dr Roman Birke, Dr Phil Clark, Dr Seamus Coffey, Prof. Liam Delaney, Dr Orla Doyle, Mr Ruadhan MacCormaic, Prof. Duncan McDonnell, and Dr Theresa Reidy. Topics in the series will be of interest to those in a variety of Departments (History, Philosophy, Law, Business, Sociology and Economics as well as the Political Science Department) e.g. human rights and population control, the International Criminal Court, behavioural science, Irish fiscal policy, populism and the radical right.

Dr Hadzic joins Trinity from Washington University in St. Louis. His research primarily focuses on the consequences of violent conflict and on ethnic politics and identity.

Dr Held joins Trinity from the University of British Columbia (PhD) and Yale University (Fox Fellow). His research on political participation and voting behaviour in advanced industrialized democracies predominantly uses econometric methods for causal inference and survey experimentation.

Dr Buckley joins Trinity from New York University Abu Dhabi, where he was a postdoctoral researcher. His research touches on corruption, authoritarian politics, political elites, and the politics of Russia and the post-Soviet space.

In this new podcast series, Dr Michelle D’Arcy, Assistant Professor in Political Science, hosts a conversation between a Trinity staff member/student and a refugee or person seeking asylum. They are paired because they have something in common and have a conversation to try to discover what it is.

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.