SCHOOL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AND SOCIOLOGY

The School is a large, dynamic and innovative unit in the College of Arts, Social Sciences and Celtic Studies. It is internationally recognised for its research, teaching and service to students and to wider communities. In particular, the School takes pride in its long-standing student-centred ethos and approachable staff.

The School also has a well-established reputation for research on Children, Youth and Families; Power, Conflict and Ideologies; Gender, Empowerment and Globalisation; and Governance and Sustainable Development. It brings together an international, cross-disciplinary group of leading researchers and specialists in various fields across four principal disciplines. These are:

Applied Social Sciences
Head of Discipline: Dr Carmel Devaney
e: carmel.devaney@universityofgalway.ie

Gender and Women's Studies
Head of Discipline: Dr Nata Duvvury
e: nata.duvvury@universityofgalway.ie

Politics
Head of Discipline: Dr Brendan Flynn
e: brendan.flynn@universityofgalway.ie

Sociology
Head of Discipline: Dr Su-ming Khoo
e: su-ming.khoo@universityofgalway.ie

A wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes are offered by the School, providing students with the knowledge and skills required for varied career paths. We also offer regular opportunities for postgraduate research in the Social Sciences. In addition to the many U/G students who choose Sociological and Political studies as a core Arts subject each year, many others enrol in our denominated U/G and MA programmes or embark on PhD studies in the School.

We offer a warm welcome to new and continuing students in academic year 2024-2025.

– Prof Michelle Millar, Head of School