Dr Sean L'Estrange PhD MPhil BA
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Biography:
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I joined the UCD School of Sociology in 2008, having previously taught at the Department of Politics and International Relations at Swansea University and the Departments of Sociology at NUI Maynooth and Queen's University Belfast.
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Research Interests
| Historical sociology is the style of sociological enquiry that interests me most, within which I have particular interests on states and nationalism, religion, and science and technology. |
Book Chapters
| L'Estrange, S.; (2009) 'Religion' In: G. Honor Fagan and Ronaldo Munck (eds). Globalization and Security--An Encyclopedia. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Publishing Group, Praeger International Press. [Details] |
| L'Estrange, S.; (2003) 'Historical Methods' In: Miller, R. and Brewer, J (eds). The A-Z of Social Research. London: Sage. [Details] |
Edited Books
L'Estrange, S. and O'Dowd, L (Ed.). (2008) 'Structures and Narratives of Border Change' -- Special Issue of the Journal of Borderlands Studies. Texas: Association of Borderlands Studies.  [Details] |
Peer Reviewed Journals
| L'Estrange, S.; (2010) 'Democracy: Problems and Perspectives [Review Essay]'. Parliamentary Affairs, 63 (3). [DOI] [Details] |
| L'Estrange, S. and O'Dowd, L.; (2008) 'Structures and Narratives of Border Change: Perspectives from North America, Europe and the Middle East'. Journal of Borderlands Studies, 23 (1):1-11. [Details] |
| L'Estrange, S.; (2007) 'A Community of Communities -- Catholic Communitarianism and Societal Crises in Ireland, 1890s-1950s'. Journal of Historical Sociology, 20 (4):555-578. [DOI] [Details] |
| L'Estrange, S.; (2007) 'Religious Authority, Religious Rule -- The Priesthood, Politics and the Promotion of the "Reign of Christ" in Mid-Twentieth Century Ireland'. Archives européennes de sociologie/European Journal of Sociology, 48 (2):239-261. [DOI] [Details] |
Invited Seminars
| L'Estrange, S.; (2006) 'Socialising Wittgenstein: Projects, Problems and Prospects'. Invited Seminars [Details] |
Book Reviews
| L'Estrange, S.; (2010) Border Politics: The Limits of Sovereign Power, by Nick Vaughan-Williams [Book Review]. Journal of Borderlands Studies: Book Reviews [Details] |
| Seán L'Estrange; (2009) Colonias in Arizona and New Mexico: Border Poverty and Community Development Solutions, by Adrian X. Esparza and Angela J. Donelson [Book Review]. Journal of Borderlands Studies: Book Reviews [Details] |
Working Paper
| L'Estrange, Seán (2012) Wittgenstein's Grammar: An Interpretation for the Social Sciences. Working Paper [Details] |
| L'Estrange, S.; (2006) Socialising Wittgenstein--A critical evaluation of social-scientific appropriations of Wittgenstein. Working Paper [Details] |
Policy Contribution
| Committee for Finance and Personnel, Northern Ireland Assembly; (2000) Inquiry into the European Union Structural Funds: The Peace II Programme. Belfast: Policy Contribution [Details] |
Invited Review Articles
| L'Estrange, Seán (2012) Excavating Nationalism in Archaeology. Invited Review Articles [Details] |
Conference Contributions
| L'Estrange, S.; (2010) 'The Religious Factor in Political Violence - A Critique'. [Oral Presentation], Nationalism and Organised Violence, Galway , 24-SEP-10 - 24-SEP-10. |
| L'Estrange, S.; (2009) UCD School of Sociology Seminar Series 2008-09. [Invited Oral Presentation], Religion, Human Security and Globalisation, UCD , 09-APR-09 - 09-APR-09. |
| L'Estrange, S.; (2008) 'Confessions of Small Group Teacher'. [Oral Presentation], Political Studies Association Graduate Network Conference 2008, Swansea , 31-MAR-08 - 01-APR-08. |
| L'Estrange, S.; (2008) . [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], Political Studies Association Graduate Network Conference 2008, Swansea , 31-MAR-08 - 01-APR-08. |
| L'Estrange, S.; (2008) Member of Committee liasing between the Main PSA 2008 Conference and the PSA Postgraduate Network Conference. [Conference Organising Committee Member], 58th Political Studies Association Annual Conference -- Democracy, Governance and Conflict: Dilemmas of Theory and Practice, Swansea , 01-APR-08 - 03-APR-08. |
| L'Estrange, S.; (2007) Panel 6G: The Challenge of Basque Nationalism 1. [Chaired Session], Beyond the Nation? Critical Reflections on Nations and Nationalism in Uncertain Times, Belfast , 14-SEP-07 - 14-SEP-07. | |||||||||
| L'Estrange, S.; (2005) 'The Clergy as Intellectual Vanguard--The Case of the Christus Rex Society, 1941-1972'. [Non Refereed Paper/Abstract Presented at Conference], Intellectuals and Ideology in 20th Century Ireland, St Patrick's College Drumcondra, Dublin , 07-APR-05 - 08-APR-05. | |||||||||
| L'Estrange, S.; (2007) 'Viva Andalucía Libre!--Andalusian Nationalism and the southern challenge to the Spanish State', presented on Panel 3G on 'Reconfiguring Territoriality and Identity'. [International Refereed Conference], Beyond the Nation? Critical Reflections on Nations and Nationalism in Uncertain Times, Belfast , 12-SEP-07 - 14-SEP-07. | |||||||||
| L'Estrange, S.; (2006) 'Reconceiving Religious Power in Ireland--The Case of Irish Social Catholicism, 1907-1973'. [National Refereed Conference Paper], 33rd Annual Sociological Association of Ireland Conference, Sligo Institute of Technology , 05-MAY-06 - 07-MAY-06. | |||||||||
| L'Estrange, S.; (2006) 'Socio-economic change in the Irish border region, 1971 to 2002'. [International Refereed Conference], 2006 Annual Conference of the Association of Borderlands Studies: Structures and Narratives of Border Change, Belfast , 23-MAY-06 - 25-MAY-06. | |||||||||
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