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Welcome to the Department of Sociology

In a time of crisis and uncertainty we search for an understanding of the world around us - in our teaching, research and public engagement. The oldest sociology department on the island, we are also one of the most dynamic. Fáilte!

Knowing
Sociology has a short but illustrious history. Of course centuries ago, people such as Plato, More>>
Using
 Sociology makes most sense when it moves out of academia and into the real world. Sociology More>>
Reading
 The best way to find out about the scope and breadth of the discipline is to read what More>>
Doing
 There are a myriad of ways in which the sociological perspective can be brought to bear in More>>

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  • John O' Brennan and Gavan Titley's article on the EU Fiscal Treaty
  • The Sociological Association of Ireland 39th Annual Conference
  • Sociology Staff join Maynooth town clean up
  • Postgraduate funding opportunities - Application Deadline Change and Workshop
  • NUIM Professor of Sociology contributes to debate on fiscal referendum
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  • Meet the author event
  • Transnationalism and Migration Symposium
  • Department Seminar: Milena Komarova, The Queen’s University Belfast
  • Invited Speaker Daniel Faas Event: Negotiating Political Identities: Multiethnic Schools and Youth in Europe
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Donagh Davis

PhD Researcher, European University Institute

I went abroad to get a PhD and the right to call myself a “sociologist” –...

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