Assistant Professor in Political Science (International Relations)
At Trinity College Dublin I teach on the following undergraduate courses: Democracy and Development (PO3670), International Relations (PO4700). I also convene a Masters module in Human Rights and International Politics (PO8016). Syllabuses for these courses can be found below.
I am also a Candidate for the Postgraduate Diploma in Education at Trinity College Dublin and take a keen interest in innovative teaching methods, in particular the use of formative assessment and interactive online resources. I seek to encourage students to engage thoughtfully and critically with both the scholarship and observed practice of democracy, international politics and human rights. A detailed evaluation of the teaching method adopted for PO4700 in 2011/12 can be accessed here. The course was rated second highest for student satisfaction in the Department of Political Science in the 2012/13 Autumn Student Survey. An example of my use of online resources in teaching can be found here.
Teaching summary
| Teaching expertise: | International relations, international law and organisations, human rights, comparative politics, Latin American politics |
| Trinity College Dublin | |
| PO4700 | Contemporary International Relations |
| PO3670 | Democracy and Development |
| PO8016 | Human Rights Scholarship (Masters in International Politics) |
| PO8018 | International Human Rights Institutions (Masters in International Politics) |
| 2009 | Guest lecturer on National Human Rights Institutions, Law School, Harvard University, March 2009 |
| 2007 – 2008 | Class teacher, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford, Comparative Government (paper 201) |
| 2006 – 2008 | Tutor in Comparative Government, Department of Politics, University of Oxford, Comparative Politics 209: Politics in Latin America |
| 2007 | Guest lecturer on National Human Rights Institutions in Latin America, Law School, Alberta University, Canada, October 2007 |
| 2006 – 2007 | Guest lecturer in democratization in Latin America, Latin American Centre, St. Antony’s College, University of Oxford |
Department of Political Science
Trinity College Dublin
2–3 College Green
Dublin 2, Ireland
pegramt@tcd.ie
pegram.thomas@gmail.com