Contemporary social democrats are deriving their own lessons from 1913
FollowOpines SPIRe’s Paul Gillespie in the Irish Times
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Workshop on Economic Development with Wuhan University, China
SPIRe, along with the UCD College of Human Sciences, will host a workshop on economic development with scholars from China’s Wuhan University. Details below: UCD Global Lounge, Gerard Manley Hopkins Centre (Downstairs of the Main Restaurant) Tuesday 8 October, 9am-1pm … Continue reading
SPIRe Wants to Know: How Will You Vote in the Oct. 4th Referendum?
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SPIRe Seminar Week 3: “HIDDEN HISTORIES: REVISITING THE SPIRIT OF 1913”
The week three seminar event will be a conference put on by SPIRe’s Institute for British-Irish Studies (IBIS) themed “HIDDEN HISTORIES: REVISITING THE SPIRIT OF 1913” with details below. Please note the RSVP. RSVP: ibis@ucd.ie Limited Space Available Session 1: … Continue reading
Why bother campaigning? Campaign effectiveness in the 2009 European Parliament elections
SPIRe’s Prof. David Farrell examines campaign effectiveness in the 2009 European Parliment elections with co-authors Maria Laura Sudulich and Matthew Wall in a new paper at Electoral Studies. Abstract This paper explores the effectiveness of European Parliament candidates’ campaigns. We … Continue reading
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Deliberative Democracy in Action Irish-style: The 2011 We the Citizens Pilot Citizens’ Assembly
SPIRe’s Prof. David Farrell reflects on the ‘We the citizens’ experiment in deliberative democracy with co-authors Eoin O’Malley and Jane Suiter in a recent paper at Irish Political Studies. Abstract The research reported here sets out in some detail an experiment … Continue reading
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Protest movements and political change: an analysis of the ‘Arab uprisings’ of 2011
SPIRe’s Dr. Vincent Durac analyses the political dynamics of the Arab Spring in a recent paper at the Journal of Contemporary African Studies. Abstract The Arab uprisings of 2011 challenge received wisdom concerning Arab political dynamics. The character of the … Continue reading
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UN Resolution 1325 in Ireland: Limitations and Opportunities of the International Framework on Women, Peace and Security
SPIRe’s Dr. Melanie Hoewer reflects on the implementation of UN Security Council resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security in Ireland in a new paper at Irish Political Studies. Abstract The development of United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325 … Continue reading
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Paradise Lost: The Cost of Removing Tax and Trade Provisions from the Compact of Free Association.
SPIRe’s Dr. Samuel Brazys examines the cost of removal of tax and trade provisions for the Federated States of Micronesia from a treaty of free association with the United States in a new paper at Asia & the Pacific Policy … Continue reading
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The far right, political control and the crisis of authority
SPIRe’s Dr. Niamh Hardiman considers the rise of the far right in Hungary and Greece in a new post at crookedtimber.org
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