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Welcome to the Department of Sociology in the School of Social Sciences and Philosophy at Trinity College Dublin. Ranked among the Top 150 Sociology departments in the world (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023), we are a leading hub for research on migration, ethnicity and inequalities offering innovative undergraduate and postgraduate programmes among an internationally diverse student and staff community.
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'Racialised from the Start' Symposium on the 2004 Citizenship Referendum
The Centre for Forced Migration Studies and Black Studies will host a one-day symposium on October 18th marking 20 years since the 2004 citizenship referendum. Scholars across Ireland will come together in Trinity Long Room Hub to explore the racial dimensions of the 2004 citizenship referendum.
Call for Papers!
The Centre for Forced Migration Studies, and Black Studies at TCD Sociology invites submissions of papers for a one day symposium on the Racial dimensions of the 2004 Referendum on Irish citizenship.
Democracy At A Crossroads: Public Autumn Series 2024
Has social media transformed democracy, or is it undermining it? Join Dr. David Landy and sociologists from TCD for a public panel discussion exploring the impact of social media on political discourse and democratic engagement on Thursday, 17 October 2024. Tickets now available.
Recent Publications
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"A new sociology of humans and machines"We need a radical overhaul of our understanding of human and machine interactions to combat new and urgent social challenges, according to a new international study just published in the journal Nature Human Behaviour. -
"AI-enhanced collective intelligence"- Patterns Open Access JournalThe challenges facing society today are becoming increasingly complex, surpassing what human efforts alone can manage. In this paper Prof Taha Yasseri & Dr Hao Cui explore how humans and AI can effectively collaborate to achieve collective intelligence.
