Applied Social Studies Maynooth University

Overview

Research interests of staff in the Department of Applied Social Studies span the following areas:

• Equality and human rights, and more specifically race, racism, ethnicity, Traveller culture, intercultural studies, women's studies, age and ageism

• Youth affairs, youth work and the sociology of youth, policy in respect of children

• Community development and community work, education and training for the social professions

• Criminal justice policy, juvenile justice

• Irish, comparative, and European social policy

• Social policy and older people

• Linking poverty, social inclusion and equality

• Social partnership, civil society, the third sector and public policy.

Career Options

Graduates including doctoral graduates of the Applied Social Studies programme from Maynooth University  have pursued a range of careers in community and youth work, public administration, NGOs, academic institutions and research/advisory bodies/careers in social policy consulting and teaching