📢 Monday Seminar Series! Join Professor William Phelan & Dr Noah Buckley for a presentation of current research. 📅 Monday, 14 September 2026 🕐 1–2pm 📍 TRiSS Seminar Room, Arts Building All are welcome! #PoliticalScience #TrinityCollegeDublin #Research #Seminar

We are delighted to announce our public lecture 'Europe's hard choices: Transatlantic security in the Trump era' as part of the @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social Autumn Public Lecture Series 2026. 📅 Thurs. 08 Oct. 2026, 7PM - 8.30PM 📍 Trinity College Dublin Get your FREE ticket here: tinyurl.com/7bd5xrrt

Dr @liamkne.bsky.social and Dr @canmc.bsky.social recently joined Hugh Linehan on the Inside Politics podcast to discuss why Ireland cares so much more about Israel–Palestine than almost any other country in the West? You can listen to the full interview on the Irish Times: tinyurl.com/5fm2z35t

New paper, open access, in the British Journal of Politics and International Relations, with @canmc.bsky.social Why is Ireland such an outlier on Israel–Palestine — not just in policy, but in public opinion? We surveyed 1,547 people in the Republic to find out. 🧵

New research publication from Dr @liamkne.bsky.social & Dr @canmc.bsky.social titled 'The long shadow of the past: How Irish history shapes attitudes towards the Israel–Palestine conflict' out now. You can read the full article: doi.org/10.1177/1369... #PoliticalScience #PublicOpinion

Had a great time researching in the Archive for Christian Democratic Policy in Sankt Augustin, but 36-38 degrees is just unbearable. Looking forward to returning to the (although at the moment also not too) Emerald Isle... ☘️

New research publication from Prof @cboussalis.bsky.social, @mirya.bsky.social & Travis Coan titled 'Happiness in Political Communication by Men and Women Members of the US Congress' out now in Political Communication. You can read the full article: tinyurl.com/4ru54cre

We are delighted to welcome three new Assistant Professors to the department! 🎉 Please join us in giving a warm welcome to: @haasvioleta.bsky.social Joseph Phillips Christian Gläßel We look forward to working with our new colleagues. 👏 @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social

New research publication from Dr Michelle D'Arcy & @djordjemilosav.bsky.social titled 'Capturing legitimacy in captured states: an interview-based exploration of the validity of existing legitimacy measures in Serbia’s hybrid regime’ To read the full article: doi.org/10.1080/1351...

Does an interest in the GAA predict how you'll vote? New research from Dr Liam Kneafsey and Dr Stefan Müller (UCD), using the National Election and Democracy Study, has some genuinely interesting findings, which you can read all about here⬇️: www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

Honored to receive an Inspiring Educator Award @tcddublin.bsky.social. In the current times, teaching on the far right, democratic resilience, & qualitative methods is challenging but also very important. It means a lot to know that it mattered to the students. Thank you to the nominators & jury!

Department of Political Science, Trinity College Dublin@tcdpoliticalsci.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Congratulations to Dr @matthiasdilling.bsky.social who has been awarded the Inspiring Educator Award for his exceptional commitment to teaching & student success.🎉🥳 Read the full news story here: tinyurl.com/ycyukeyc

Read about our Department's achievements & milestones in the School's Alumni newsletter! 🥳 Available at: tinyurl.com/mn2pjr66

TCD Social Sciences & Philosophy@tcdschoolssp.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Our alumni newsletter is out now! 🥳 The newsletter takes in major research funding, distinguished visitors & milestones across @tcdeconomics.bsky.social @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social @tcdpoliticalsci.bsky.social @tcdsociology.bsky.social Read: tinyurl.com/mn2pjr66

The United States turns 250 years old on 4 July 2026. But is American democracy still working? Dr @thenoahbuckley.bsky.social (@tcdpoliticalsci.bsky.social) asks if America's experiment with democracy still works, 200 years after it first became a full democracy. @tcddublin.bsky.social

Congratulations to Dr @matthiasdilling.bsky.social who has been awarded the Inspiring Educator Award for his exceptional commitment to teaching & student success.🎉🥳 Read the full news story here: tinyurl.com/ycyukeyc

In a paywalled op-ed, Prof Raj Chari suggests that Mark Carney’s visit to Ireland is strategic. He argues that Canada and Ireland can strengthen their position on the global stage through closer co-operation in trade, regulation & other shared priorities. Read Op-Ed here: tinyurl.com/5n7ezj6n

How do we stop political violence from pushing women out of public life? Our collegue Dr Lisa Keenan and Dr @fionamaybuckley.bsky.social @ucc.ie brought academics and civil society together in Dublin this week to confront the evidence and ask what needs to change. More here 🔗 tinyurl.com/m8wyc54r

Check out Professor Raj Chari discussing the EU's lobbying landscape and how Ireland, as EU President, may be equipped to improve regulations! 👇

TCD Social Sciences & Philosophy@tcdschoolssp.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Do you know who's lobbying the EU? 🧐 In our second Ireland as EU President video, Professor Raj Chari examines the EU's lobbying landscape and how Ireland might be able to improve lobbying regulations come July 2026. @tcdpoliticalsci.bsky.social @tcddublin.bsky.social @trisstcd.bsky.social

Congratulations to Political Science PhD alumnus Dr @lucas-p-dasilva.bsky.social on receiving the 2025–26 PSA Dissertation Prize (McDougall Trust Prize) for outstanding doctoral research on elections, electoral systems, and/or voting representation. 🎊 👏

Lucas Paulo da Silva@lucas-p-dasilva.bsky.social · 4mo ago

I'm honoured to receive the 2025-2026 #PSA #Dissertation #Prize for the top PhD dissertation related to elections, electoral systems, and voting representation (McDougall Trust Prize)! 🙌 Thank you very much! 😊 (more 👇)

Check out my (relatively) new preprint paper "Online Media Outlets Struggle to Represent Audiences in a Two-Dimensional Ideological Landscape"! 📰 📺📱📻 (See more below!) doi.org/10.31235/osf...

Congratulations to @giovanniparente.bsky.social who has been awarded the prestigious Fulbright Schuman Visiting Scholar grant. 👏 🎊 The award highlights the significance of his work in advancing understanding of transatlantic policy and security challenges.

@tcdpoliticalsci.bsky.social @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social @tcddublin.bsky.social @trisstcd.bsky.social @ikmz.bsky.social

Let's take a look back at a very busy year in the School of Social Sciences & Philosophy! 👇 Be the first to hear about upcoming events: tinyurl.com/59f5ja9b @tcdeconomics.bsky.social @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social @tcdpoliticalsci.bsky.social @tcdsociology.bsky.social

Congratulations to Elena Karagianni on winning the Dermot McAleese TA award in Political Science! 👏 Details below 👇

TCD Social Sciences & Philosophy@tcdschoolssp.bsky.social · 4mo ago

🏆 Congrats to the winners and nominees of the 15th annual Dermot McAleese TA Awards. The Awards, named in honour of Prof Dermot McAleese, recognise outstanding contributions to undergraduate teaching across the School’s four Disciplines. 🔗 www.tcd.ie/ssp/events/d...

Once again, congratulations to @lucas-p-dasilva.bsky.social on winning @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social best dissertation prize in elections, electoral systems, and representation! Well deserved!👏

Will Allen@williamlallen.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Well done @lucas-p-dasilva.bsky.social of @tcdpoliticalsci.bsky.social for winning this year’s @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social best dissertation prize in elections, electoral systems and representation! And congrats to all the worthy recipients, too. www.psa.ac.uk/news/psa-aca...

A big congratulations to TCD alumna Dr Silvia Decadri on securing a tenure-track researcher position in the Department of Law at the University of Brescia.👏🎊 Dr Decadri completed her PhD in Political Science at Trinity in 2020 under the supervision of Prof Constantine Boussalis.

This month on Graduate Stories, we spoke to Stefan Keel who graduated from the MSc in Applied Social Data Science (Department of Political Science) in 2024. Read more about Stefan's academic journey here: www.tcd.ie/political-sc...

Lily Rice, Political Science PhD candidate at TCD, presented her research at the Midwest Political Science Association conference in Chicago. She also thanked Prof Raj Chari for his support. Great to see emerging scholars on the global stage 🌍 www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

New research publication from Dr @gizemarikan.bsky.social Dr Pazit Ben-Nun Bloom, Dr Amit Birenboim & Dr Nonna Mayer titled 'Visible expressions of Islam in public space affect Muslim immigrants’ place integration' out now via Nature Cities. To read the full paper: www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Professor @gailmcelroy.bsky.social led the Q&A for Tom Fletcher's Henry Grattan Lecture in London on Monday. The Lecture addressed immigration, cuts to humanitarian funding, and the changing international order.

TCD Social Sciences & Philosophy@tcdschoolssp.bsky.social · 5mo ago

The 2026 Henry Grattan Lecture was delivered by @tomfletcherun.bsky.social of @unocha.bsky.social at the Embassy of Ireland in London on Monday. The Lecture addressed immigration, cuts to humanitarian funding, and the changing international order, followed by a Q&A by @gailmcelroy.bsky.social.

Last Friday I graduated in Political Science @tcdpoliticalsci.bsky.social at @tcddublin.bsky.social after 4 years of dedication to research. It also marked a new world of methods and teaching, for the first time in English for me and so far from home. What a journey.