SPIRE’s Vincent Durac writes in the Irish Times about recent developments in Iraq and their broader implications here
Today the SPIRe seminar series kicks off with a paper by Dr. Derek Greene from the Insight centre for data analytics here at UCD. The study being presented examines the information flows between actors and committees in the Council of Ministers … Continue reading
Applications are invited for up to two permanent appointments as Lecturer (above the bar) in the UCD School of Politics and International Relations (SPIRe). The person(s) appointed will be expected to contribute significantly to research and teaching within the School. … Continue reading
With the European elections fast approaching, informing voters about the politics and policies of the parties running in the election is an important undertaking. Of course, we cannot leave the provision of information to the parties themselves. The euandi project helps citizens make … Continue reading
The financial-cum-sovereign-debt crisis in the euro zone and the emergence of the troika have led to the perception that Europe is failing to deliver. There is no narrative beyond cuts, bailouts and fiscal austerity. Unemployment in the euro zone is … Continue reading
A video of the President’s address can be found here for those who missed it. We are preparing a video of the whole symposium that we hope to have up on the blog soon!
The Institute for British-Irish Studies (IBIS) hosted a discussion at the Royal Irish Academy, Dublin on Thursday, Feb 27th titled Community Relations in Northern Ireland after the Flags Protests. The discussion was focused around the findings of a report commissioned … Continue reading
The Russian invasion of Ukraine and occupation of Crimea has been identified by several European foreign ministers in the last 36 hours as the gravest threat to European security in 20 years, certainly since the dramatic collapse of the Soviet … Continue reading
SPIRe, in collaboration with the School of Politics, International Studies and Philosophy at Queen’s University Belfast, is pleased to host the: The 24th John Whyte Memorial Lecture In University College, Belfield, Dublin Room NT 1 6 pm on 19 November … Continue reading
SPIRe’s week four seminar will feature SPIRe’s Prof. Patrick Paul Walsh and Dr. Samuel Brazys presenting their paper co-authored with Peter Heaney of Irish Aid on “From the Great Lakes to the Great Rift Valley: Does Strategic Economic Policy Explain … Continue reading
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