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In traditional notions of international relations, nation-states formulate their foreign policies on the basis, almost exclusively, of national interest, and distinguish humanitarian aid as a separate endeavour categorized as philanthropy. This dichotomy often quarantines aid from foreign policy. In this blog post, Dong Jin Kim presents global health diplomacy as a conceptual framework to bridge the dichotomy between humanitarianism and international politics, introducing his recent International Affairs article on ‘Global health diplomacy and North Korea in the COVID-19 era’. Follow the link to read the post.

This workshop will explore the sexual views, practices, and other expressions of sexuality, that are ascribed to characters in the Three Traditions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, as well as in the Ancient Near Eastern civilisation of Ugarit. Papers will examine the presentation, or mis-presentation, of sexual/ised characters through one, or more, of these traditions, using a single or several perspectives, such as music, theology, art, literature, history, archaeology, and other disciplines. For more details, follow this link

Prof. Gillian Wylie received an Award for Excellence in Research Supervision at a ceremony held on 2 July. She was joint award recipient in the Main Award category for the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. As well as providing supervision to numerous Masters and PhD students in the areas of gender, conflict, and peace, Prof. Wylie (pictured receiving her award from the Provost) is also the School’s Director of Postgraduate Teaching and Learning and coordinates the PG Diploma in Conflict and Dispute Resolution. She is Co-chair of the Trinity University of Sanctuary and specialises in international migration, globalisation, gender issues, and human trafficking. At the same ceremony, Prof Carlo Aldrovandi, Head of Peace Studies, was our School’s nominee in the Early Career category and received a Certificate for Excellence in Research Supervision. Prof. Aldrovandi’s research expertise is in Middle Eastern conflict resolution. Congratulations from all at the School of Religion, Theology, and Peace Studies on this well-deserved recognition! This really is a fantastic achievement.

Norway’s Ambassador to Ireland, Mari Skåre and Canada’s Ambassador Nancy Smyth visited the School of Religion, Theology, and Peace Studies on Friday July 1st. In their diplomatic careers, Ambassadors Skåre and Smyth have focused on gender issues in peacebuilding and development. Ambassador Skåre worked on implementing the UN’s Women, Peace and Security Agenda in her postings to NATO and Afghanistan. Ambassador Smyth worked as Director General for Social Development in Global Affair Canada’s Global Issues and Development Branch (2016 to 2020) with a strong emphasis on gender equality. The Ambassadors visited the School to learn about our research and teaching on gender and to share their insights. It was a wonderful opportunity for us, especially our PhD researchers, to share their research work on gender, conflict and peacebuilding and to hear about the work of diplomats in implementing Women, Peace and Security.

The School’s postgraduate research students are organising a one-day conference on October 21st, 2022. The conference seeks to explore how we as early career researchers navigate our work within the context of both our colourful lives and the troubling circumstances of political struggles, social movements, or climate change. Proposal for non-traditional formats and individual papers may be submitted to srtps.tcd@gmail.com by August 12th, 2022. Follow the link for more details.

The School of Religion, Theology, and Peace Studies is now taking applications for PhD studies via distance learning. This path allows students to study towards their research degree from their residential location, while participating in required modules and partaking in the School’s postgraduate and research community via online activities. Visit our PhD page to learn more.