School of Social Sciences and Philosophy: Recent submissions
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Quality of life in older age: Evidence from an Irish cohort study
(2013)Objectives: To compare the role of different life domains in determining quality of life (QoL) in Ireland with international results. Design: Cross-sectional study of responses to The Irish Longitudinal Study of ... -
Multi-Ethnic Communities and Religion: How Responsive are Irish Primary Schools to Cultural and Religious Diversity?
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Social Sciences & Philosophy. Discipline of Sociology, 2025)Ireland's cultural and religious identity has transformed considerably in the past three decades. Consequently, the primary school classroom has become an important platform in which to assist young people to develop the ... -
On The Relationship Between Freedom and Justice -- An Analysis of the Works of Ian Carter and John Rawls
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Social Sciences & Philosophy. Discipline of Political Science, 2025)This dissertation analyzes the relationship between freedom and justice. More specifically, this dissertation identifies two rivaling approaches to this relationship in the works of John Rawls and Ian Carter. The key ... -
Essays in the Economic History of Labour Market Institutions and Industry Location
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Social Sciences & Philosophy. Discipline of Economics, School of Social Science, 2025)This thesis explores the role of institutions, labour relations, and economic geography in shaping long-term economic outcomes. It comprises three essays that empirically analyse how organisational structures respond to ... -
Essays on the Impact of Military Recruitment Policies on Gender and Ethnic Relations
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Social Sciences & Philosophy. Discipline of Political Science, 2025)This dissertation examines the broader societal ramifications of military recruitment policies on groups that are typically, either explicitly or implicitly, excluded from military institutions: women and ethnic minorities. ... -
Education, Indoctrination and Conflict: The Role of Political Education in Shaping Combatant Behaviour and Sexual Violence in Civil War
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Social Sciences & Philosophy. Discipline of Political Science, 2025)This thesis analyses socialisation patterns within rebel groups in order to explain conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV). Researchers have dedicated extensive studies on the violent behaviour of rebel groups, investigating ... -
Essays in Empirical Macroeconomics
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Social Sciences & Philosophy. Discipline of Economics, 2025)This thesis is a collection of three independent essays. The objective of the research is to answer three major questions faced by Central Banks and policymakers in Europe that have arisen since the Global Financial ... -
Essays in International Macroeconomics and Economic Inequality
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Social Sciences & Philosophy. Discipline of Economics, 2025)This thesis consists of four essays at the intersection of international macroeconomics and economic inequality. Each chapter tackles important questions aimed at understanding the relevant macroeconomic dynamics between ... -
The impact of international trade on informality and wages
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Economics, 2016)This thesis examines the links between trade and two main outcomes: informality and wages. It contributes to a wide strand of literature examining the impacts of globalization, particularly trade. Our first chapter is ... -
Arche as energeia : a study of metaphysics Theta
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Philosophy Department, 2017)The central thesis and its significance: My central thesis in this dissertation is this: Aristotle's Metaphysics Theta is an argumentative unity, both in itself and within the overall project of the Metaphysics. What unifies ... -
Input democracy in the European Union : political representation in inputs to EU executives
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Political Science, 2017)The dissertation examines the economic left-right congruence between national parties serving in the 7th term of the European Parliament (2009-2014) and their 2009 voters. It represents an assessment of promissory input ... -
'Real and positive hurt' : an examination of justice in the writings of Adam Smith
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Philosophy Department, 2017)In this thesis, I examine the notion of justice in the writings of Adam Smith. I argue that Smith's conception of justice is broader than the commutative conception of justice. The commutative concept of justice is linked ... -
Dignity and duty : a dignity based account of human rights and their associated duties
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Political Science, 2017)This thesis is primarily motivated by a perceived gap in the literature on human rights in how that literature deals with the duties associated with human rights. I argue that we do not have a clear and coherent understanding ... -
Essays on synergies from the geographic clustering of literary artists
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Economics, 2017)This thesis consists of five chapters on synergies from the geographic clustering of literary artists. Chapter 1 provides an introduction to the thesis. Chapter 2 utilises a unique, purpose built panel dataset on prominent ... -
Essays on the transmission channels of macroeconomic policy
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Economics, 2016)This thesis consists of three empirical essays, examining the channels through which macroeconomic policy variables can affect the domestic economy. The essays analyse monetary and fiscal policy, identifying dimensions ... -
Essays on bank development, income inequality and human capital inequality
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Economics, 2016)The core of the thesis consists of three empirical papers. The first one is about the link between bank development, corruption and economic growth. The second and the third both talk about inequality and how it relates ... -
The content of EU directives and their judicial enforcement through member state courts in the EU fifteen
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Political Science, 2016)This project develops insights into the nature of the mechanism of 'decentralized enforcement'; a process that links EU rule-making to judicial enforcement of EU laws through national courts. Decentralized enforcement is ... -
Authoritarian nostalgia in post-communist Europe
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Political Science, 2017)What explains authoritarian nostalgia in post-communist Europe? My introduction justifies the selection of East Central Europe and the timeframe for study. In the second chapter, I define authoritarian nostalgia as the ... -
Essays in macroeconomics and finance
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Economics, 2017)This dissertation consists of three essays, which deal with issues relating to the financial sector. Although the three chapters are independent, a common underlying theme is financial crises. The first essay studies the ... -
Zombie International Currency: The Pound Sterling 1945-1971
(2024)This paper examines the international role of sterling during the Bretton Woods era and argues that it was not a competitor to the U.S. dollar. I construct a novel dataset to measure the reserve role of sterling in Europe ...
