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Assoc ProfessorIarfhlaith Watson

Associate Professor

School of Sociology

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  • Associate Professor
    School of Sociology
  • 01 716 8569
  • University College Dublin, School of Sociology, Newman Building Belfield Dublin 4

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Dr Watson's primary research interest is the Sociology of Nations, within which he is most interested in national identity, particularly as it pertains to solidarity and exclusion. His supervisory interest is also in this area. Over the past two decades his work on nations has focused primarily on the connection between languages and national identity. In his recent publications he has focused on broadcasting in Irish in the context of national identity. He is currently exploring the tensions between national and cosmopolitan phenomena.

GRANTS

  • GRANT
    Incoming Visiting Professor Anthony Elliott Seed funding: Artificial Intelligence Technology and Mobility inter-disciplinary collaboration
    University College Dublin (UCD)1 Jul 2020 - 30 Sep 2022
  • GRANT
    School Account
    University College Dublin (UCD)1 Oct 2016 - 30 Sep 2018
    People funded by this grant:
    • Watson I
  • GRANT
    International Social Survey Programme Modules 2005 2006 2007
    Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences (Irchss)1 Apr 2005 - 31 Dec 2008
    People funded by this grant:
    • Nic Ghiolla Phadraig M,
    • Watson I
  • GRANT
    International Social Survey Programme Modules 2003 2004
    Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences (Irchss)1 Apr 2004 - 31 Mar 2006
    People funded by this grant:
    • Nic Ghiolla Phadraig M,
    • Watson I
  • GRANT
    International Social Survey Programme, Modules 2005, 2006, 2007
    Irish Research Council1 Jan 2004
    People funded by this grant:
    • Phádraig MNG,
    • Watson I