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Great success for 'Solidarity & Struggle' Event
Mary Murphy, Pauline Cullen (Sociology) and Mags Crean (Applied Social Studies) organised a workshop for civil society to reflect on current threats to democracy and equality and discuss strategies to move on.
Date: Friday, 13 September 2024
Ground-breaking overview of East Asian religion in Europe just published
Laurence Cox (MU Sociology), Ugo Dessì (Universities of Vienna and Cape Town) and Lukas Pokorny (Prof of Religious Studies, University of Vienna) have just co-edited “East Asian Religiosities in the European Union: Globalisation, Migration, and Hybridity” with Brill. This is the first systematic survey of a topic which affects tens of millions of people in the EU as migrants, members of diaspora communities, converts and practitioners of activities from martial arts to alternative health. Maynooth Sociology PhD graduate Dr John Ó Laoidh contributed the chapter on East Asian religions in Ireland to the volume.
Date: Wednesday, 11 September 2024
Congratulations to our 2024 graduates!
Members of our academic team were delighted to be present at the September 2024 conferring ceremonies to share the wonderful achievement with students.
Date: Wednesday, 04 September 2024
Four papers based on MU Sociology conference included in latest issue of Administration
The latest issue of Administration includes four papers based on the proceedings of the conference, 'Transformative change: unlocking institutional imagination', hosted the Department of Sociology and Maynooth University Social Science Institute in April 2024.
Date: Wednesday, 21 August 2024
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