Secretary Hillary Clinton Visits DCU and Gives Major Foreign Policy Speech; Announces DCU Initiative on Conflict Resolution
News added Dec 20 2012
US Secretary of State, Hillary Rodham Clinton, visited DCU December 6th,and gave a wide-ranging global human rights address entitled 'Front Lines and...
Read More
Protracted conflicts in the former Soviet Union Conference
News added May 29 2012
On Friday 25 May and Saturday 26 May, CIS hosted a major international conference entitled 'Protracted conflicts in the former Soviet Union -...
Read More
CIS wins EU support for project on democratic change in the former USSR
News added May 18 2012
CIS is part of an international consortium which has been awarded a grant of €190,000 euros to explore study the interaction between civil society,...
Read More
CIS PhD student awraded prestigious Government of Ireland / IRCHSS award
News added Sep 05 2011
CIS scholar Joseph Hiney has been awarded a prestigious Government of Ireland / IRCHSS PhD scholarship to support his work on port privatisation. ...
Read More
CIS member wins annual DCU President's award for Teaching
News added May 13 2011
The winner of the 2011 award for best New Lecturer/Tutor in DCU was James Fitzgerald, a PhD student in the School of Law and Government / CIS....
Read More
US Congressman Richard Neal holds seminar on US politcs and media in DCU
News added Apr 27 2011
US Congressman Richard Neal (Democratic, Second District, Massachusetts) held a seminar with students from DCU School of Law and Government on 27...
Read More
Applications now open for MA and PhD programmes and PhD scholarships
News added Mar 11 2011
Applications are now open for our MA and PhD programes. Deadline for PhD programme including scholarships is 13 May. Deadline for full-time MA...
Read More
CIS awarded IRCHSS grant to study role of OSCE in frozen conflicts in former USSR
News added Mar 08 2011
CIS has been awarded a grant of €50,000 to examine the persistence and conflict resolution potential of frozen conflicts, employing all four relevant...
Read More
New Research Group on Women in Parliament
News added Mar 08 2011
The Representing Women Project is a new interdisciplinary project bringing the expertise of the Centre for International Studies, the Centre for...
Read More
CIS Member Recognised by IRCHSS
News added Nov 30 2010
Dr. John Doyle, Senior Lecturer in Government and Head of the School of Law and Government here at DCU has been recognised by IRCHSS for his research...
Read More
US Energy Secretary Dr Steven Chu gives the inaugural lecture in the DCU Nobel Lecture Series
News added Nov 09 2010
Nobel Laureate, Dr Steven Chu, US Secretary of Energy, gave the inaugural lecture in the DCU Nobel Lecture Series on 5 November. A full video...
Read More
New significant publication on Northern Ireland edited by Dr. John Doyle
News added Oct 18 2010
"Policing the Narrow Ground: Lessons From the Transformation of Policing in Northern Ireland" is edited by John Doyle and includes contributions...
Read More
The Role of the EU in International Peace Mediation
News added Aug 31 2010
CIS will host a one day conference at Dublin City University
on 'The Role of the EU in International Peace Mediation' on Wednesday 1st...
Read More
PhD Master Class on International Organisations
News added Jul 15 2010
CIS is hosting a PhD Master Class on International Organizations and International Political Economy, with Professor Julia Gray, (Department of...
Read More
NOW CLOSED: PhD scholarship applications now being accepted
News added Jul 15 2010
NOW CLOSED: The Centre for International Studies and the School of Law and Government in Dublin City University have PhD studentships on offer to...
Read More
Robert Elgie and semi-presidentialism in nascent democracies
News added Mar 30 2010
Robert Elgie considers the pros and cons of semi-presidentialism in nascent democracies...
Read More
How much does institutional choice matter for the success of nascent democracy?
News added Mar 30 2010
Francesco Cavatorta discusses the case of the Palestinian Authority...
Read More
Watch CIS Researcher interviewed on leading Russian English langauge TV Channel RT
News added Mar 24 2010
Follow link to see CIS researcher Donnacha O Beachain interviewed on the flagship current affairs programme Spotlight on leading English langauge...
Read More
DCU announces Paddy Moriarty Memorial Scholarship
News added Dec 08 2009
DCU Educational Trust has announced the creation of the Paddy Moriarty Memorial Scholarhip to honour the life and contribution of the late Paddy...
Read More
CIS wins grant for project on international conflict mediation from Dept of Foreign affairs, Conflict Resolution Unit
News added Dec 07 2009
CIS Researchers have won a grant of €80,000 under a new scheme from the Irish Dept of Foreign affairs Conflict Resolution Unit to examine rthe EU's...
Read More
Africa Studies Group
News added Dec 07 2009
An African Studies Group has been meeting in DCU for the last six months. Topics discussed so far have included conflict, extraction of natural...
Read More
IRCHSS Senior Fellowship Award
News added Sep 30 2009
Professor Robert Elgie receives an IRCHSS Senior Fellowship Award....
Read More
Professor Idean Saleyhan visits CIS
News added Sep 30 2009
The Centre for International Studies was delighted to host Professor Idean Saleyhan this week. Professor Saleyhan, a distinguished scholar, author of...
Read More
New Eurasia Studies Group to be formed
News added Jun 24 2009
A new Eurasia Studies Group is being formed by colleagues in DCU interested in research dealing with historical and contemporary social, economic,...
Read More
new MA in Development - part-time delivery
News added Jul 02 2009
DCU is very pleased to announce that our MA in Development will now be available on a 2 year part-time basis with classes taking place over a number...
Read More
Visiting professor Ambassador Shaharyar M. Khan, former foreign secretary of Pakistan
News added Mar 10 2009
Visiting professor Ambassador Shaharyar M. Khan, former foreign secretary of Pakistan
As part of an ongoing project on conflict...
Read More
Visiting professors from India and Pakistan
News added Nov 24 2008
CIS is pleased to welcome two visiting professors to DCU - who are here for a short visit as part of a wider EU funded research programme on...
Read More
New PhD Handbook
News added Sep 02 2008
The PhD Programme launched a new PhD handbook for incoming PhD students. It will also be useful to those considering undertaking a PhD....
Read More
European Commission Grant to support new CIS research on Colour Revolutions
News added Aug 13 2008
Dr Donnacha O Beachain will join CIS in Sept 2008, with three years financial support from the European Commission's international re-integration...
Read More
New colleagues join CIS
News added Aug 13 2008
CIS are please to welcome a number of additional colleagues for next year – broadening and deepening our expertise in key areas of interest. They...
Read More
CIS wins awards in Research Council schemes
News added May 23 2008
CIS & School of Law and Goivernment in DCU have won a number of awards from the Irish Research Council for Humanities and Social Sciences for the...
Read More
Author Podcast on New DCU Resarch on Parliament in Rwanda - 48% of its members are now women - the largest % in the world
News added Mar 13 2008
New Research on the impact of the case of Rwanda – now the country with the largest percentage of women in their national parliament has been...
Read More
EU funded project aims to strength mutual understanding of security policy in Europe and South Asia
News added Mar 12 2008
Europe and South Asia are far more nearly engaged today than they were twenty years ago, and there is growing interest in cooperative peacemaking and...
Read More
Applications now being accepted for our MA and Phd programmes for next year
News added Mar 12 2008
Applications are now being accepted for our MA programmes and our PhD programme for next academic year. For details on how to apply see the...
Read More
CIS to lead €1million programme on active citizenship in Central America
News added Feb 15 2008
CIS has been awarded grants totalling one million euro by Irish Aid to lead a project on Active Citizenship in Central America, which will bring...
Read More
Engagement with Civil Society for Poverty Alleviation and Development
News added Feb 23 2008
This research was commissioned by the Advisory Board for Irish Aid on Ireland’s engagement with civil society for poverty reduction. The Advisory...
Read More