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Political Studies Association of Ireland (PSAI) ConferenceThe 2024 annual PSAI conference was hosted by Trinity College Dublin over the weekend of October 18th-20th. Speakers and delegates from across the island of Ireland and beyond examined a host of issues affecting the political landscape. -
Does negative election campaigning work in Ireland?Political parties in Ireland spend considerable time and resources on negative campaigning. Check out Professor Liam Kneafsey's research into this, which features today on RTÉ Brainstorm and RTÉ News. -
Department welcomes new staff for 2024/25 academic yearWe would like to wish a very warm welcome to all of our new academic staff in the Department of Political Science and the School of Social Sciences and Philosophy! Best of luck in the new academic year and beyond! -
GOI Postdoctoral Fellowship ProgrammeWe are currently welcoming applications under the Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme until10th October 2024. -
Democracy At A Crossroads: Public Autumn Series 2024Interested in the current state of democracy worldwide? From the United States to the UK, France, Ireland, India and beyond, join a panel of political scientists from TCD as they analyse trends in democratic health and resilience on Thursday, 24 October 2024. Tickets now available. -
GOI Postdoctoral Fellowship ProgrammeWe are currently welcoming applications under the Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme until10th October 2024.
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Read the 2023/24 School alumni newsletter hereRead about all the major goings-on from the School of Social Sciences and Philosophy and it's constituent Departments over the past academic year here. -
Democracy At A Crossroads: Public Autumn Series 2024Interested in the current state of democracy worldwide? From the United Staes to the UK, France, Ireland, India and beyond, join a panel of political scientists from TCD as they analyse trends in democratic health and resilience on Thursday, 24 October 2024. Tickets now available.
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Professor Martyn Egan receives Trinity Excellence in Teaching AwardCongratulations to Professor Martyn Egan on receiving the Trinity Excellence in Teaching Award recently. The annual Awards, presented by the Provost, mark exceptional dedication and outstanding contributions to teaching. -
Celebrating Teaching Excellence: Dermot McAleese TA Awards 2024The School of Social Sciences and Philosophy honoured 4 outstanding teaching assistants at the Dermot McAleese Teaching Awards on May 28th. In the Department of Political Science, Marina Schenkel was awarded the honour for her dedication to her teaching role. -
Call for Papers for Political Studies Association of Ireland (PSAI) Annual ConferenceThe 2024 annual PSAI conference will be hosted by Trinity College Dublin. Panel and paper proposals from all areas of the discipline are welcome. Additionally, presentations on work in progress are also encouraged. Click for more details and to submit papers
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Professor Jesse Dillon Savage elected as Fellow on Trinity MondayProfessor Savage was named as a Fellow this morning by Provost Linda Doyle at the annual Trinity Monday celebration. His research involves issues related to international relations, conflict, and civil-military relations. -
Open Day Webinar for Applied Social Data Science ProgrammeLearn more about our Applied Social Data Science Programme by attending an Open Day Webinar on Friday, May 17th at 10:00. This programme is for students with a strong interest in the social world who wish to learn how to effectively apply cutting-edge quantitative methods to solve real-world political, economic, and social problems. -
We are hiring!The Department is seeking to appoint a Teaching Fellow in International Relations and a Teaching Fellow in Political Theory. Both positions have a start date of August 1st. The closing date is May 2nd. -
Political Science Ranked in the Top 100 QS World University Rankings 2023The Department of Political Science at Trinity College Dublin is delighted to have maintained our position within the Top 100 in the 2024 QS World University Rankings by subject. Criteria include academic reputation, employer perception and research impact. -
Professor Michelle D'Arcy published in Journal of Political EconomyProfessor Michelle D'Arcy was recently published in the prestigious Journal of Political Economy. The paper, co-authored with Professors Nistotskaya and Olsson of the University of Gothenburg, uses data from 159 countries over the last millennium to analyse the correlation between public land ownership records and economic growth. -
We are hiring!We are seeking to appoint an Assistant Professor in Political Science and Asian Politics, to commence on 1st September 2024. This is a tenure-track position. The deadline is 12 noon on 5th April 2024.
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PaCE Project holds Conflict Forecasting WorkshopProfessor Thomas Chadefaux speaking today at the ERC funded PaCE Project Conflict Forecasting Workshop, where he was joined by 20 colleagues from across Europe and the US to discuss opportunities and challenges in forecasting international conflicts. -
We are hiring!We are seeking to appoint an Assistant Professor in Irish Politics, to commence on 1st September 2024. This is a tenure-track position.The deadline is 12 noon on 19th March 2024.
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Applications Open: PhD studentships.The Department of Political Science is now accepting applications for fully funded four-year PhD studentships.
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We are hiring!We are seeking to appoint an Assistant Professor in Political Science and Qualitative Methods, to commence on 1st September 2024. The area of specialization is open, but the preferred candidate should be able to teach modules in qualitative research methods. This is a tenure-track position.
CPD Showcase Breakfast Event - Tuesday, January 23rd from 8-9/9:30Mail sspcpd@tcd.ie to RSVP for our CPD Showcase Breakfast Event and learn about our short courses on offer this Spring. There will be short presentations from our 6 CPD course facilitators followed by a Q&A. -
We are hiring!We are hiring two Assistant Professors in Political Science and Data Science, to commence on 1st September 2024. The closing date is 12 noon on 22nd January 2024.
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School of Social Sciences and Philosophy inaugural Student Prize CeremonyThe School of Social Sciences and Philosophy inaugural Student Prize Ceremony was held at the Synge Theatre on December 4th. The ceremony provided an opportunity to acknowledge and celebrate exceptional student achievements within the school. -
Professor Liam Kneafsey awarded prizeCongratulations to Professor Liam Kneafsey who won the Elizabeth Meehan prize with Michele Crepaz (QUB) and Alan Duggan (University of Nottingham) at the PSAI conference at the weekend. -
Professor MacArtan Humphreys joins SchoolProfessor Humphreys serves as the director of the Institutions and Political Inequality group at the WZB Berlin Social Science Center. He joins the School as an Honorary Professor of Social Sciences in the Departments of Economics and Political Science. -
Jacqueline Hayden honored with the Medal of GratitudeJacqueline Hayden, Director of the Centre for European Studies and Professor in Political Science, was honored on Sunday for donating to the European Solidarity Center a rich collection of interviews with leading figures of "Solidarity" from the 1980s. The Medal is awarded to people from abroad who helped “Solidarity” and the Polish democratic opposition in the fight for freedom and human rights. -
Department of Political Science Professor receives Trinity Excellence in Teaching AwardProfessor Liam Kneafsey’s exceptional teaching efforts and achievements were recognised formally with a Trinity Excellence in Teaching Award. The prestige of the award reflects the value that Trinity places on promoting teaching as a scholarly activity. -
Peter Stone Interviewed about SortitionProfessor Peter Stone, Head of the Political Science Department, was recently interviewed by the Classical Republican about sortition, the selection of political officials by lot. The interview is now on Youtube. -
We are hiring!We are hiring a Research Fellow for PaCE: Patterns of Conflict Emergence. The successful post holder will contribute to a project that uses machine-learning methods to forecast interstate and civil wars. Closing date April 27th.
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Public Lecture by Paschal Donohoe March 2ndMinister for Public Expenditure, President of the Eurogroup, and School of SSP alumnus Paschal Donohoe (BESS, Political Science, 1996) returns to Trinity to examine leadership in an era of rolling crises. -
Eman Abboud and Liam Kneafsey Nominated for Trinity Teaching AwardsThe Trinity Excellence in Teaching Award is designed to recognise and celebrate those who have made an outstanding contribution in the pursuit of teaching excellence. The award reflects the value that Trinity places on promoting teaching as a scholarly activity and the importance placed on enriching the learning opportunities of its students. -
Peter Stone attends Youth Dialogue with President of European ParliamentProf. Peter Stone, Head of the Political Science Department, attended a Youth Summit at which Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament, spoke. The event was held on Friday, 3 February at the Smock Alley Theatre. Stone was accompanied by four of the department's postgraduate students. -
Peter Stone attends book presentation to President Michael D. HigginsProf. Peter Stone, Head of the Political Science Department, recently attended a book presentation to President Michael D. Higgins. The event, held at Áras an Uachtaráin on Wednesday, 8 February, saw Peter Emerson present a copy of his book The Punter’s Guide to Democracy to the president. -
Data Courses Registration OpenRegistration is now open for our September CPD courses in R in Social Data Science and Python in Social Data Science. The courses will be online in the evenings.
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Peter Stone interviewed on Citizens’ Assemblies for the GuardianPeter Stone, Head of the Political Science Department, was recently interviewed for an article on Citizens’ Assemblies. The article, written by Eva Talmadge, was entitled “Citizens’ Assemblies: Are They the Future of Democracy?” and was published on 1 February. -
Peter Stone Reviews New Book on Human ReasonWhy do people reason? How does it help them? Peter Stone, Head of the Political Science Department, explores these and other questions in his new review of the book The Enigma of Reason by Hugo Mercier and Dan Sperber. The review appeared in Philosophy Now Magazine. -
Academic Prizes AnnouncedCongratulations to Charlotte Bull, Molly Therese Carroll, Ellen McHugh, Giorgio Bechis, Sean Cahill, & Aminata Roth who were recently awarded academic prizes in Political Science! -
Sharyn O'Halloran Inaugural Lecture Takes PlaceThe inaugural lecture of Sharyn O'Halloran, Chair of Political Economy (2020) took place on November 1st in the Robert Emmet Theatre. The lecture examined “How can Artificial Intelligence Improve Public Policy?” -
Peter Stone speaks in Vienna on “Four Fallacies of Deliberation”Peter Stone, Head of Department in Political Science, spoke on September 7th at a public roundtable on “Four Fallacies of Deliberation: The Future of Democracy in Europe.” The event took place in Vienna in conjunction with a meeting of COST Action CA17135: “Constitution-Making & Deliberative Democracy.” -
Data Courses Registration OpenRegistration is now open for our September CPD courses in R in Social Data Science and Python in Social Data Science. The courses will be online in the evenings.
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Political Scientist Wins Prize from Philosophical SocietyProf. Peter Stone, Head of the Political Science Department, has won the Lee Eisler Service Award from the Bertrand Russell Society. The prize is awarded occasionally “to recognize distinguished service to the Society.” -
Political Science Ranked in the Top 100 by SubjectThe Department of Political Science has been ranked in the Top 100 by Subject in the 2022 edition of the QS World University Rankings. Trinity College also placed in the top 100 universities worldwide. -
New Chair of Political Economy NamedThe School of Social Sciences and Philosophy is delighted to welcome Professor Sharyn O’Halloran as the new Chair of Political Economy, joint between Economics and Political Science. The Chair is funded by the HEA as part of the Senior Academic Leadership Initiative. -
Peter Stone Publishes Book Review on InequalityProfessor Peter Stone recently published a review in Philosophy Now. Stone reviewed Why Does Inequality Matter? by leading political philosopher T.M. Scanlon. Stone unpacks Scanlon's complex account of the different reasons people might have for caring about equality. -
Peter Stone Interviewed on Finding Genius PodcastProfessor Peter Stone was interviewed recently on the Finding Genius podcast. “Revolutionizing Democracy: The Benefits of Sortition and Selected Citizens Councils,” discussed the rise of randomly-selected citizen assemblies, with a focus on the Irish experience. -
TRiSS Fellowship AwardsCongratulations to Department of Political Science PhD student Markéta Odlová and Assistant Professor Jeffrey Ziegler on securing TRiSS funding to develop their projects: Minorities and the Military: The Effects of Conscription on Political Engagement (M. Odlová) and Computational Tools for Survey Experiments in the Social Sciences (J. Ziegler). -
Opening for Assistant Professor in Irish PoliticsThe Department of Political Science is seeking to appoint an Assistant Professor in Irish Politics, to commence on 1st September 2022. Closing date for receipt of completed applications is no later than 12 Noon GMT on Wednesday 4th May 2022. -
New Data CPD CoursesThe Department of Political Science is introducing 2 new CPD courses - Introduction to Computer Programming for Data Analysis I & Computer Programming for Data Analysis II - deadline to apply is April 20th -
Summer Internship with Oxfam IrelandThe School is delighted to announce a new summer internship with Oxfam Ireland, focusing on the areas of policy and advocacy. The deadline to apply is Friday, April 8th at 17:00. -
Trinity College Dublin GlobalApplications open now for the continuing professional development course in Applied Machine Learning Using Social Data with Trinity College Dublin. -
Trinity College Dublin GlobalBoost your career opportunities by gaining new programming skills with a continuing professional development course from Trinity College Dublin.
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Department welcomes new Assistant Professor, Jeff ZieglerDr. Ziegler joins Trinity from Emory University. In his research, he extends computational methods to the social sciences, focusing on the use of multi-media data (text, audio, images) and experiments. -
Department welcomes new Assistant Professor, Tom PaskhalisDr Paskhalis joins Trinity from New York University, where he was a postdoctoral fellow at the Center for Social Media and Politics. He received his PhD in Social Research Methods from the London School of Economics. His research focuses on political communication, comparative politics and computational analysis of text. -
Opening for Teaching Fellow in International RelationsThe Department of Political Science is seeking to appoint a Teaching Fellow in International Relations, to commence on 1st September 2021. Closing date for receipt of completed applications is no later than 12 Noon GMT on Thursday 17 June 2021.
