SPIRe’s Dr. Samuel Brazys, along with Dr. Simon Lightfoot of the University of Leeds, explore the extent bilateral adoption of Aid for Trade (AfT) norms in Europe is the result of a Europeanisation process in a recent paper published in … Continue reading
SPIRE’s Vincent Durac writes in the Irish Times about recent developments in Iraq and their broader implications here
It has become common political wisdom first in Britain, and latterly in the Irish state, to say that devolution in Northern Ireland means that politicians there must sort out their own conflicts without input from the two states. This is … Continue reading
The leaders of all the political parties claim that they place high priority on growing the numbers of women in politics. Following the local elections and cabinet reshuffle how are they faring? This table shows the situation (as of today) … Continue reading
Art of the Troubles: Culture, Conflict and Commemoration Ulster Museum, Belfast Friday, 6 June 2014 Registration: 9:00am Conference: 9:30am – 16:00pm RSVP: ibis@ucd.ie Speakers include: Garrett Carr, Anne Devlin, Colin Graham, Neil Jarman, Daniel Jewesbury, John Killen, Jimmy McAleavey, Paula … Continue reading
IBIS ANNUAL CONFERENCE Constitutions and Culture Wars: Northern Ireland, the Irish State and the North-South Dimension John Hume Institute for Global Irish Studies, UCD Monday, 16 June 2014 RSVP: ibis@ucd.ie Speakers: John Coakley, Yvonne Galligan, John Garry, Melanie Hoewer, Brendan … Continue reading
The latest issue of West European Politics is dedicated to the late Peter Mair, including a paper by SPIRe’s David Farrell. This paper addresses Mair’s lament about the state of party politics and the future of representative politics itself. Farrell’s … Continue reading
SPIRe’s Vincent Durac writes in the Irish Times on the implications of the issuing of 529 death sentences in a recent court case in Egypt: Here
This post is based on a press briefing I made in the European Parliament in Brussels last week. For video footage, see here. The contents of this post will be updated as further details emerge on the member state electoral systems. … Continue reading
Here’s a link to a recent post of mine on the PSAI blog that poses questions over the 2011 election. What really changed? Why does Irish party politics appear to be reverting to type? Why have we seen no signs … Continue reading
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