Kevin Rafter Explained

Kevin Rafter
Nationality:Irish
Occupation:Professor and non-executive director

Kevin Rafter is an Irish academic and non-executive director. He is the author of numerous books on media and politics topics, having previously worked as a political journalist.[1]

Career

Rafter is currently Head of the School of Communications[2] at Dublin City University where he is Full Professor of Political Communication.[3] He is also Chairperson of the Compliance Committee of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland[4] and Chairperson of the Independent Advisory Committee of Culture Ireland.[5]

He chaired an independent review panel on civil service reform in 2015[6] and was the independent rapporteur to the talks that led to the formation of Ireland's minority coalition in 2016.[7] He is a board member of Dublin Bus and Oxfam Ireland.[8]

In June 2019 Rafter was appointed Chair of the Arts Council.[9]

Prior to 2008, Rafter held editorial positions with the Irish Times (political reporter), Sunday Times (political correspondent), Sunday Tribune (political editor/assistant editor), Magill magazine (editor) and RTÉ, the Irish national broadcaster (Prime Time reporter and This Week presenter).[10] [11]

Publications

Rafter has authored/edited over a dozen books including, most recently, Political Advertising in the 2014 European Parliament Elections (2017).[12] His previous books include biography Martin Mansergh (2002)[13] - and several histories of Irish political parties including Clann na Poblachta (1996), Sinn Féin (2005), Democratic Left (2010),[14] and Fine Gael(2010)[15]

His list of academic publications include numerous book chapters and research journal articles with a specific focus on media and politics including a study of Irish journalists in 2016.[16]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Council Memvers . 24 July 2010.
  2. Web site: DCU School of Communications. 7 October 2019. www.dcu.ie.
  3. Web site: Kevin Rafter - Staff Profile - DCU. www.dcu.ie. 7 October 2019.
  4. Web site: Minister Naughten announces appointments to the Board of the BAI. Dccae.gov.ie. 7 October 2019.
  5. Web site: Minister Madigan Announces New Members to the Culture Ireland Expert Advisory Committee. Culture Ireland. 16 March 2018. 7 October 2019.
  6. Web site: Strengthening Civil Service Accountability and Performance. www.per.gov.ie.
  7. News: Varadkar clashes with Healy-Rae as talks on coalition become heated. O'Connor, Niall. Ryan, Philip. Irish Independent. 30 March 2016. 7 October 2019.
  8. Web site: How we're governed. Manus, Keith Mc. Oxfam Ireland. 13 February 2014. 7 October 2019.
  9. Web site: Professor Kevin Rafter Chair of the Arts Council . www.artscouncil.ie . 24 July 2020.
  10. News: Kevin Rafter. The Irish Times. 22 August 2001. 7 October 2019.
  11. News: Rafter joins `This Week' programme. The Irish Times. 22 August 2001. 7 October 2019.
  12. Book: Political Advertising in the 2014 European Parliament Elections. Palgrave Macmillan. Holtz-Bacha, Christina. Novelli, Edoardo. Rafter, Kevin. 2017. 9781137569806.
  13. News: Serving on the road to peace Biography. The Irish Times. 9 November 2002. 7 October 2019.
  14. News: Review: Democratic Left -- The Life and Death of an Irish Political Party by Kevin Rafter. Delaney, Eamon. Irish Academic Press. Irish Independent. 10 April 2011. 7 October 2019.
  15. News: Charting revival of FG and enigma of its leader. Delaney, Eamon. The Irish Times. 3 December 2009. 7 October 2019.
  16. News: The Irish Times. 27 July 2016. Journalists are getting younger but loss of experience brings problems. Rafter, Kevin. 7 October 2019.

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