Profile of the Social Sciences in Ireland

This profile gives an overview of the social sciences in Ireland in order to highlight their value to researchers, users, government and the general public. The entries were composed by the higher-education institutions (HEIs) in collaboration with a Royal Irish Academy working group drawn from its Social Sciences Committee (SSC). These entries have been kept within a word limit of about 1,000 words in order to ensure manageability and comparability. The SSC acknowledges the significant contributions of the following:

• Linda Connolly,
• Hastings Donnan,
• Felicity Kelliher,
• Aisling Murray,
• Rosalind Pritchard,
• Maria Slowey
• Pauline McNamara (Programme Manager)

We wish to thank all of these people and hope to update the entries every six months in order to keep the profile as useful as possible.