The Fiscal Treaty and the EU’s Social Bargain
FollowDiscussed by SPIRe’s Prof. Daniel Thomas in a new post at europedebate.ie.
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Euro Crisis Debate
The Euro-Crisis debate continues at europedebate.ie with new thoughts by SPIRe’s Prof. Daniel Thomas and Dr. Andy Storey.
The Greek ‘Bailout’
SPIRe’s Dr. Andy Storey shares his thoughts on the legitimacy of Greek opposition to a “pro-Bailout” government at europdebate.ie.
“A Reluctant and Bitter ‘Yes'”
SPIRe’s Prof. Ben Tonra shares his thoughts on the “Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union” at europedebate.ie.
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New Textbook on Irish Foreign Policy
Gill and Macmillan have just published a contemporary and authoritative textbook presenting major themes and analysis of Irish foreign policy within a contextual framework of history, political science, economics and international relations. UCD SPIRe Associate Professor Ben Tonra led an … Continue reading
European Security in the 21st Century
The European security environment which prevails in the early 21st century has evolved over more than twenty years, with transnational threats emerging, new security actors active at sub-state and international level and a changing discourse which focuses increasingly on human … Continue reading
The politics of “austerity” vs. “growth”
By Dr. Samuel Brazys Renowned US economist Lawrence Summers adds his voice to the European “austerity” vs. “growth” debate in a recent Financial Times piece that is correct in recognizing that the sovereign situation in Greece is different from other … Continue reading
Polititcal Parties and Democratic Linkage
David Farrell summarizes the core argument of his recent book: Russell J. Dalton, David M. Farrell and Ian McAllister, Political Parties and Democratic Linkage: How Parties Organize Democracy(Oxford University Press, 2011) In the academic literature on political parties, which argues that … Continue reading
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Tagged Comparative Politics, Legislative Studies, Political Parties, Research
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The Future of Intergovernmentalism
SPIRe’s Professor Daniel Thomas discusses the implications for Ireland of the future of intergovernmentalism in Europe in a new post at europedebate.ie
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Foreign Aid in Times of Crisis: Can Ireland Give too Much?
With austerity-mongers looking for further turnips to squeeze, foreign aid appears to be a natural choice with a budget in Ireland of over €650 million in 2011. The debate over contemporary foreign aid funding essentially boils down to a discussion … Continue reading
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Tagged Austerity, Foriegn Aid, International Relations, IPE, Research
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