Kevin Rafter

Kevin Rafter
Nationality Irish
Occupation Professor & Non-Executive Director

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

Career

Rafter is currently Head of the School of Communications[1] at Dublin City University where he is Full Professor of Political Communication.[2] He is also Chairperson of the Compliance Committee of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland [3] and Chairperson of the Independent Advisory Committee of Culture Ireland.[4]

He chaired a major independent review panel on civil service reform in 2015[5] and was the independent rapporteur to the talks that led to the formation of Ireland’s minority coalition in 2016.[6] He is an experienced non-executive director including being a board member of Dublin Bus and Oxfam Ireland.[7]

Prior to 2008, Rafter held senior 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 (This Week presenter).[8][9]

Publications

Rafter has authored/edited over a dozen books including, most recently, Political Advertising in the 2014 European Parliament Elections (2017).[10] His previous books include highly-regarded political biographies - including of Martin Mansergh (2002)[11] - and several histories of Irish political parties which received widespread praise including Clann na Poblachta (1996), Sinn Féin (2005), Democratic Left (2010),[12] and Fine Gael(2010)[13]

His extensive 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.[14]

References

  1. ↑ "DCU School of Communications". www.dcu.ie.
  2. ↑ "Kevin Rafter - Staff Profile - DCU". www.dcu.ie.
  3. ↑ "Minister Naughten announces appointments to the Board of the BAI". Dccae.gov.ie. Retrieved 2018-05-09.
  4. ↑ "Minister Madigan Announces New Members to the Culture Ireland Expert Advisory Committee". www.cultureireland.ie.
  5. ↑ "– Strengthening Civil Service Accountability and Performance". www.per.gov.ie.
  6. ↑ "Varadkar clashes with Healy-Rae as talks on coalition become heated - Independent.ie".
  7. ↑ Manus, Keith Mc (13 February 2014). "How we're governed".
  8. ↑ "Kevin Rafter - The Irish Times". www.irishtimes.com.
  9. ↑ "Rafter joins `This Week' programme".
  10. ↑ "Political Advertising in the 2014 European Parliament Elections | Christina Holtz-Bacha | Palgrave Macmillan". Palgrave.com. Retrieved 2018-05-09.
  11. ↑ "Serving on the road to peace Biography".
  12. ↑ "Review: Democratic Left -- The Life and Death of an Irish Political Party by Kevin Rafter - Independent.ie".
  13. ↑ "Charting revival of FG and enigma of its leader".
  14. ↑ "Journalists are getting younger but loss of experience brings problems".
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