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Our Research The Department's research activity makes it one of the very top political science departments in Europe, and indeed in the world. A recent cross-national survey placed it 11th among the several hundred political science departments in Europe, and it rose to 3rd when the number of staff was taken into account. It was ranked 40th in the world and, once again, 3rd when size was taken into account. (Fuller details can be found in Simon Hix, 'European universities in a global ranking of political science departments', European Political Science 3:2 (2004), pp. 5-23, and at Simon Hix) Details of recent publications by members of staff can be found on the staff web pages. The Department has particular strengths in a number of areas. It is known world-wide for its work on the European Union, comparative politics and comparative political institutions, with an emphasis on voting behaviour, political parties, legislatures, elections, and electoral systems. It is also strong in the areas of international relations, public policy, Irish politics, democratic theory, and African politics. The list below indicates in broad terms the areas in which department staff specialise. For more detailed information, individual lecturers' own sites give an idea of the kind of research work that staff members are engaged in, and the kind of work by doctoral students that they would be able to supervise. Political Institutions, with an emphasis on Elections, parliaments and parties The Department has particular strengths in the comparative study of elections, electoral systems, voting behaviour, parliamentary behaviour and party membership studies. Members have published extensively in these areas. The Department is home to an archive of Irish survey data and to a database of electoral system indices: European Union Members of the Department are active in studying different aspects of the EU, notably the European Parliament, policy-making, implementation, and decision-making within the council. See in particular: Irish Politics Members of the Department have been heavily involved in a number of studies of aspects of politics in the Republic of Ireland, such as Ireland's first National Election Study in 2002, with a second study after the 2007 election and a third after that of 2011. Several members of the Department have contributed to the most recent edition of the standard Irish politics textbook, Politics in the Republic of Ireland and to the How Ireland Voted series of election studies including the most recent book, How Ireland Voted 2011. Other work in this area includes Days of Blue Loyalty, the first ever study of the members of an Irish political party. See in particular: - Prof Michael Gallagher - Prof Michael Marsh (now retired) International Relations and Security Members of the Department, working within the broad framework of IR, place particular emphasis on international organisation, international political economy, global governance, and trade policy. See in particular: Political Theory There is a long tradition at Trinity of research in the field of political theory. See in particular: Judicial Politics Several members of the department have published on aspects of judicial politics and the relationship between politics and the courts: Democratisation, development, and African Politics Staff and students in the Department work actively in the field of democratisation and development, with a particular emphasis on African politics and post-communist politics. See in particular: Public Policy The Department has a number of research students working in this area. See in particular:Back to Top
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Roinn na hEolaíochta Polaitiúla Tá Roinn na hEolaíochta Polaitiúla i gColáiste na Tríonóide, Ollscoil Bhaile Átha Cliath ar cheann de na ranna Eolaíochta Polaitiúla is fearr san Eoraip. Roinn bhríomhar, fad-radharcach í an Roinn a nascann dian-obair thaighde le tiomantas láidir do theagasc ardchaighdeáin céime agus iarchéime. Tá cáil den scoth ar an Roinn ó thaobh teagaisc agus taighde. De bharr í a bheith lonnaithe i lár na cathrach tá teacht ag an bhfoireann agus ag mic léinn ar lucht polaitíochta agus lucht déanta cinntí sa phróiseas déanta cinntí in Éirinn agus san AE chomh maith le saol sóisialta bríomhar a bheith ar leac an dorais i gceann de na cathracha is bríomhara san Eoraip. Léiriú ar an tiomantas atá san ollscoil de scoth an léinn ná an teacht atá ag an bhfoireann agus ag mic léinn ar cheann de na leabharlanna acadúla is breátha san Eoraip chomh maith le lear mór acmhainní leictreonacha. Féadfaidh fochéimithe tabhairt faoi chláir na hEolaíochta Polaitiúla faoi chúig chlár éagsúla: PPES (Fealsúnacht, Eolaíocht Pholaitiúil, Eacnamaíocht agus Socheolaíocht), BESS (Gnó, Eacnamaíocht agus Staidéir Shóisialta), Stair agus Eolaíocht Pholaitiúil, Dlí agus Eolaíocht Pholaitiúil agus Eolaíocht Pholaitiúil agus Tíreolaíocht. Tá dhá chlár máistreachta ar fáil ag leibhéal iarchéime, ceann sa Pholaitíocht agus Beartas Poiblí agus ceann eile i bPolaitíocht Idirnáisiúnta. Chomh maith leis sin, cuireann an clár PhD céimithe ard-oilte ar fáil a bhfuil post glactha acu in ollscoileanna mór le rá ar fud na hEorpa agus níos faide ó bhaile. De bharr obair thaighde na Roinne tá sé ar cheann de na ranna eolaíochta polaitiúla is fearr san Eoraip agus go deimhin ar fud an domhain. Tá sí láidir i réimsí mar an pholaitíocht chomparáideach, polaitíocht na hÉireann, teoiric an daonlathais, polaitíocht idirthréimhse, beartas poiblí, iompar vótála, caidrimh idirnáisiúnta, cearta daonna, córais toghchánaíochta agus an tAontas Eorpach.