All Things Considered on Nationalism and Religion - BBC radio with Prof. Sinisa Malesevic

Professor Sinisa Malesevic recently took part in a BBC radio programme - All Things Considered on Nationalism and Religion, which aired on Sunday.
On Holocaust Memorial Day Roy Jenkins explores the perceived rise of anti-Semitism and far right movements; nationalism and religion, and compares attitudes to 1930s Germany.

Follow this link to have a listen: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00027fj

New book publication by Visiting Prof. Anthony Elliott

Visiting Professor to the UCD School of Sociology Anthony Elliott has just published a new book.
The Culture of AI: Everyday Life and the Digital Revolution.

Professor Anthony Elliott is Dean of External Engagement at the University of South Australia, where he is Executive Director of the Hawke EU Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence and Network, and Research Professor of Sociology.

Click here to access a preview of the new book.

IJS Distinguished Article Award for 2018

The article below was awarded the Irish Journal of Sociology Distinguished Article Award for 2018. 

Whelan, C. T., Nolan, B., and Maître, B. (2017), The Great Recession and the changing intergenerational Distribution of economic stress across income classes in Ireland: A comparative perspective, Irish Journal of Sociology, Vol. 25 (2), 105-127

Access the article here

We have a brand new Instagram Account

UCD School of Sociology has a brand new Instagram account. Follow us to keep up to date with all the news and events going on in the School!

The Young Sociologist of the Year Award - UCD School of Sociology essay competition for secondary school students

The Young Sociologist of the Year Award is an essay-based competition hosted by the UCD School of Sociology. The faculty at UCD Sociology are delighted to see so many students begin their studies in Politics and Society. This subject teaches secondary-school students how to begin questioning and analysing the world around them and developing the ability to become reflective and active citizens in our society.
This is the inaugural year of this competition and so we encourage as many schools as possible to get involved. The competition is open to all 5th and 6th year students studying Politics and Society.
To learn more about the application process and prizes to be won please visit. www.ucd.ie/sociology/newsandevents/politicsandsociety/

Travels with Tocqueville and Beaumont by Prof. Jeremy Jennings

The final seminar for this semester, Thursday 29th November, at 1pm in room D418, Newman Building. The School welcomes Professor Jeremy Jennings from King's College, London. For a seminar entitled "Travels with Tocqueville and Beaumont" All welcome to attend.

Prof. Andreas Hess radio interview on the contemporary relevance of Judith N. Shklar's political theory

One of our Sociology Professors Andreas Hess was recently interviewed by a journalist and producer working for Austrian public radio. This interview was conducted together with three other social scientists. The objective was to put together a one-hour feature on the contemporary relevance of Judith N. Shklar's political theory.

Here is the link to the full-length feature:

https://oe1.orf.at/player/20181121/533631