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Job Opportunity: Assistant Lecturer in Politics
We are seeking an excellent academic to join our staff on a temporary basis (5-month contract post) as an Assistant Lecturer in Politics
Date: Monday, 22 July 2024
Sociology Department welcomes visiting researcher & political activist Nadja Lüttich
Nadja joins us for a three-week research visit funded by the Technical University of Dresden. She will take part in a colloquium on social movement learning & knowledge production & collaborate with Professor Laurence Cox on a conference presentation for the IPB.
Date: Friday, 28 June 2024
Associate Professor Pauline Cullen launches research report for the NWC on women & minoritised people in local politics
Research published by Pauline Cullen & Claire McGing for the National Women's Council finds that women & minoritised people are grossly under-represented in local politics.
Date: Friday, 28 June 2024
The rise of the all-seeing smart doorbell in our towns & cities
A smart doorbell is a means of securitisation that heightens surveillance and may lead to unintended consequences writes Professor Mary Corcoran of the Sociology Department.
Date: Friday, 21 June 2024
Associate Professor Pauline Cullen publishes new article on minoritized mother politicians in Ireland
The article offers a novel assessment of the experiences of minoritized mother candidates and politicians in Ireland. Available on academic journal Gender, Work & Organization
Date: Friday, 07 June 2024
Congratulations to the Sociology Department on a very successful SAI Conference
Congratulations to the Sociology Department, Maynooth University on the very successful 51st SAI Annual Conference.
Date: Wednesday, 15 May 2024
Professor Mary Corcoran receives SAI Distinguished Member Award
Congratulations to our colleague Professor Mary Corcoran on being awarded the Sociological Association of Ireland Distinguished Member Award.
Date: Wednesday, 15 May 2024
Celebrating our Sociology Postgraduate Students
The Sociology Department hosted a social gathering celebrating our postgraduate students at the end of another productive semester.
Date: Monday, 13 May 2024
Documentary on Ui Dhammaloka, an Irish born Buddhist Monk and Anti-colonialist
Newstalk have broadcast a dramatised documentary about the life of U Dhammaloka (Laurence Carroll), an Irish-born hobo, Buddhist monk and decolonial activist rediscovered by Maynooth sociologist Laurence Cox and others.
Date: Monday, 22 April 2024
Official Release of Dublin 8 Health + Environment Dashboard
We are thrilled to announce the official release of the Dublin 8 Health + Environment Dashboard, a groundbreaking project funded by the Irish Research Council
Date: Friday, 19 April 2024