Seán LOONEY

ACADEMIC DETAILS

2018 - Present

PhD Student
Law (Joint Degree)
Swansea University/University Grenoble Alpes

2017 - 2018

Postgraduate Student
MSC in Political Science
University of Amsterdam

2012 – 2016

Undergraduate Student
BA in Economics, Politics, and Law.
Dublin City University

2014 – 2015

Erasmus Student
The Berlin School of Economics and Law
(Hochschule fúr Wirtschaft und Recht Berlin)

EMPLOYMENT DETAILS

July 2018 - Present
Member
Cyberterrorism Project
Swansea University
Wales
May 2016 - August 2017
Research Assistant
VOX-Pol Network of Excellence in Violent Online Political Extremism
Dublin City University
Ireland

August 12 – May 2016

Waiting Staff
Part time,

Franzini O Briens
Trim
Meath
Ireland

February 12 – August 12

Junior Bar Staff
Part time,

July 11 – February 12   

Lounge Staff
Part time

Belgard Inn,
Tallaght
Dublin 24

DUTIES/ RESPONSABILITIES /ACHIEVEMENTS (AS RESEARCH ASSISTANT)

● Writing and researching research papers on a variety of subjects.
● General administrative duties.
● Organising conferences, training academies and summer school events.
● Running and managing the organisation’s website, blog and online library.

 

QUALIFICATIONS

University of Amsterdam

2018 MSC in Political Science
(Cum Laude)

Dublin City University

2016 BA in Economics, Politics and Law
(Second Class Honours)

PUBLICATIONS

Conway, Maura and Parker, Jodie and Looney, Sean (2017) Online Jihadi Instructional Content: The Role of Magazines. In: Conway, Maura and Jarvis, Lee and Lehane, Orla and Macdonald, Stuart and Nouri, Lella, (eds.) Terrorists’ Use of the Internet: Assessment and Response. NATO Science for Peace and Security - E: Human and Societal Dynamics, 136 . IOS Press, Amsterdam, pp. 182-193. ISBN 978-1-61499-764-1

Watkin, Amy-Louise and Looney, Sean (2017) “The Lions of Tomorrow” A News Value Analysis of Child Images in Jihadi Magazines. Studies in Conflict and Terrorism Vol 41 (Forthcoming 2018)

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

McInerney, L and Looney, S. (2017) Mapping #Twitterkurds: An International Dimension? Presentation at ‘Turkey and the Middle East Crisis: What’s the Price of Stability’, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland

McInerney, Lisa and Looney, Sean (2017) #Twitterkurds: An Analysis of Key Influencers. Presentation at Terrorism and Social Media Conference, Swansea University, Wales.

Watkin, Amy-Louise and Looney, Sean (2017) “The Lions of Tomorrow” A News Value Analysis of Child Images in Jihadi Magazines. Presentation at The Society for Terrorism Research 2nd Postgraduate Conference, Ulster University, Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Watkin, Amy-Louise and Looney, Sean (2017) “The Lions of Tomorrow” A News Value Analysis of Child Images in Jihadi Magazines. Presentation at The Society for Terrorism Research 11th Annual International Conference, New York University, New York, USA.

JOURNALISTIC PUBLICATIONS

Watkin, Amy-Louise and Looney, Sean. (2017). Children are being used as easy weapons of propaganda by terrorist organisations. The Conversation. Available from: https://theconversation.com/children-are-being-used-as-easy-weapons-of-p... [Accessed 1459 times]

Looney, Sean. (2017). Housing is a Structural Problem, Start Treating it like One. Headstuff. Available from: https://www.headstuff.org/topical/housing-is-a-structural-problem-start-...

Looney, Sean (2015). See through bad working environments with GlassDoor. The College View. Available from: https://www.thecollegeview.com/2015/11/18/see-through-bad-working-enviro... [Accessed 238 times]

Looney, Sean (2016). Striking during Centenary derailed support for Luas workers. The College View. Available from: https://www.thecollegeview.com/2016/04/06/striking-during-centenary-dera... [Accessed 257 times]