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Unpacking the American Midterm Elections
🗓️ Thursday 19 November 2026
🕖 6.00–7.30pm
📍 Synge Theatre, Arts Building, Trinity College Dublin
🎟️ Free - registration required
🎙️ Joseph Phillips, Noah Buckley, Gail McElroy and Asli Ceren Cinar, Department of Political Science.
Overview
Nearly two years into Donald Trump’s second term, Americans have gone to the polls to elect members of Congress, governors, and a host of state and local officeholders. What do we make of the results? And what comes next for America, and for the rest of the world?
In this evening event, four of Trinity's political scientists will each give a short talk drawing on their own area of expertise, before opening the floor to your questions. The discussion will be chaired by Constantine Boussalis, Head of the Department of Political Science.
The event is hosted by the Department of Political Science, School of Social Sciences and Philosophy, and is open to the public as well as Trinity staff and students.
About the Speakers
Dr Noah Buckley
Noah Buckley is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science. His research interests include authoritarian politics and political economy, Russia and the post-communist world, corruption, and political methodology. He teaches undergraduate courses on public opinion and Russian politics.
Dr Asli Ceren Cinar
Asli Ceren Cinar is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science. She researches preferences for candidates, political representation, social identity, and gender. She conducts survey and field experiments, and analyses audio and video data using computational methods.
Professor Gail McElroy
Gail McElroy is Professor in Political Science at Trinity, and her research spans legislative politics, political behaviour, European Union politics, and gender and politics. She is also actively involved in the Irish National Election Study and the Irish Candidates Study.
Dr Joseph Phillips
Joseph Phillips is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science. He researches polarisation, misinformation, political psychology and longitudinal methods. His work includes research on how Americans excuse and condemn political violence, and on minor political parties in contemporary American politics.