Department News 2022
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Peter Stone Reviews The Enigma of Reason in Philosophy Now
Professor Peter Stone reviews The Enigma of Reason by Hugo Mercier and Dan Sperber, examining why humans reason and how it shapes understanding.
28 Nov 2022
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Political Science Students Honored with Academic Prizes
Six Political Science students—Charlotte Bull, Molly Therese Carroll, Ellen McHugh, Giorgio Bechis, Sean Cahill, and Aminata Roth—were recently recognized with academic awards.
03 Nov 2022
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Prof Sharyn O’Halloran Delivers Inaugural Lecture on AI and Public Policy
Professor Sharyn O’Halloran, Chair of Political Economy, gave her inaugural lecture on Nov. 1, exploring how artificial intelligence can enhance public policy.
03 Nov 2022
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Prof Peter Stone Discusses “Four Fallacies of Deliberation” at Vienna Roundtable
Prof Peter Stone, Head of Political Science, spoke in Vienna on Sept. 7 at a public roundtable on “Four Fallacies of Deliberation,” held alongside a COST Action CA17135 meeting on democracy in Europe.
03 Oct 2022
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Prof Peter Stone Receives Lee Eisler Service Award from Bertrand Russell Society
Prof Peter Stone, Head of Political Science, has been honored with the Lee Eisler Service Award, recognizing his distinguished service to the Bertrand Russell Society.
05 Sep 2022
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Political Science Department Ranked in QS Top 100 Worldwide
Trinity’s Political Science Department earned a Top 100 placement in the 2022 QS World University Rankings by Subject, with the university also ranking in the global Top 100 overall.
21 Jul 2022
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Prof Sharyn O’Halloran Appointed New Chair of Political Economy
Professor Sharyn O’Halloran joins the School of Social Sciences and Philosophy as the new Chair of Political Economy, a joint role funded through the HEA’s Senior Academic Leadership Initiative.
08 Jul 2022
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Peter Stone Reviews T.M. Scanlon’s Why Does Inequality Matter?
Professor Peter Stone published a Philosophy Now review of T.M. Scanlon’s Why Does Inequality Matter?, exploring Scanlon’s nuanced arguments for why people may care about equality.
28 Jun 2022
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Peter Stone Discusses Sortition & Citizen Assemblies on Finding Genius Podcast
Professor Peter Stone appeared on the Finding Genius podcast to discuss sortition and the growing use of randomly selected citizen assemblies, highlighting lessons from the Irish experience.
23 Jun 2022
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Political Science Scholars Awarded TRiSS Fellowships
PhD student Markéta Odlová and Assistant Professor Jeffrey Ziegler received TRiSS funding to support projects on conscription’s effects on political engagement and computational tools for survey experiments.
09 Jun 2022
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