New book edited by Andreas Hess on the Basque Moment

Associate Professor Andreas Hess (UCD Sociology) edited a new book together with Xabier Arregi Gordoa. The book is titled "The Basque Moment" and has contributions on "Egalitarianism and the Traditional Basque Society". The discussion of egalitarianism goes to the very heart of Basque identity. The purpose of this book is to explore the concept, and to investigate whether egalitarianism is only a myth or ideology or whether there is some real substance and practice to it. This book approaches the topic of Basque egalitarianism from a broad range of disciplines and sub-disciplines, including social and contemporary history, sociology, political science, social anthropology and political philosophy. It also brings together people of different political conviction, spanning the divides that often occur when Basque traditions and ideas are discussed.

You can buy the book here.

The Contributors

Jose Angel Achón, Xabier Arregi Gordoa, Joseba Azkarraga, Margaret Bullen, Francisco Garmendia, Jone Miren Hernández, Andreas Hess, Patxi Juaristi, Maite Lafourcade, Anne-Marie Lagarde, Oihane Oliveri, and Coro Rubio.

Mary Kelly Bursary

Applications are being accepted until Friday 30th June for the Mary Kelly Bursary.

The Mary Kelly Bursaries comprise an award of €2,000 towards university fees to students who have been accepted to one of the School of Sociology one-year 90 credit graduate degree programme.

Please CLICK HERE for more information and to complete the application form

Pride special: Podcast with David Norris on the gay rights movement in Ireland

In this special episode of the School of Sociology podcast, Mark Doyle (UCD) talks with Senator David Norris about the beginnings of the gay rights movement in Ireland.

Welcome Rachel McEvoy!

We are very happy to welcome Rachel McEvoy who joins our team of administrators at UCD Sociology. Rachel is our new coordinator for internships, internationalization and marketing. You can find Rachel in the main office for the School of Sociology (D419). Welcome Rachel!

Recruiting: Teaching Fellow in Sociology (1 year post)

Recruiting: Teaching Fellow in Sociology. 1 yr post in @ucddublin
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Huge congrats to Dr Grund for winning the University Teaching Excellence Award 2017!

We are extremely proud that Dr Thomas Grund (UCD Sociology) won the university-level teaching award 2017. After having received already a college-level teaching award, Thomas is being recognised as one of the best lecturers at the whole of UCD across all subjects! UCD Sociology and the College of Social Sciences and Law are very happy to have Thomas as an instructor.

At the undergraduate-level, Thomas teaches SOC10070 Sociological Analysis and Research Design and SOC20230 Analytical Sociology

This award has been established to recognise UCD faculty and staff in a teaching role who have demonstrated sustained commitment to teaching excellence and student learning at UCD across all subjects. The award carries a bursary of €1,500 which will be paid to the School to be spent on career development or teaching enhancement activity. There will be a ceremony in the autumn to formally present the award. Huge congrats again, Thomas! Well done.

This is a 2 minute summary of the first-year module taught by Thomas in spring 2017: