Category Archives: Opinion/Debate

Europe’s kaleidoscope of electoral systems for electing MEPs

by dfarrell Posted on February 26, 2014

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 →

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Ukraine, Is This Civil War?

by UCDSPIRe Posted on February 24, 2014

Ukraine: Is This Civil War? Dr. Erin Baumann: School of Politics & International Relations, UCD To say the situation in Ukraine is developing rapidly is a vast understatement. Since Monday the country has gone from promising calm to rapidly descending … Continue reading →

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Testimony on Irish Foreign Policy Review: Oireachtas Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs.

by UCDSPIRe Posted on January 20, 2014

SPIRe’s Prof. Ben Tonra recently testified to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs on the Irish Foreign Policy Review. Professor Tonra’s remarks focused on the role of Ireland as a small state in a global context, particularly focusing on … Continue reading →

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SPIRe wants to know: How will Budget 2014 affect you?

by UCDSPIRe Posted on October 15, 2013

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World View: Nations and their nuclear motivations

by UCDSPIRe Posted on October 14, 2013

The EU Non-Proliferation Consortium annual conference revealed just how much work remains to be done opines SPIRe’s Prof. Ben Tonra in the Irish Times.

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Contemporary social democrats are deriving their own lessons from 1913

by UCDSPIRe Posted on October 8, 2013

Opines SPIRe’s Paul Gillespie in the Irish Times

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The far right, political control and the crisis of authority

by UCDSPIRe Posted on September 27, 2013

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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Unpicking the “Triple-Lock” of Ireland’s Defence Green Paper

by UCDSPIRe Posted on July 17, 2013

By: Prof. Ben Tonra The Minister of Defence, Alan Shatter, has just published a long-awaited Green Paper on Irish Defence – precursor to a White Paper due in 2014. Interestingly, the immediate response from the largest opposition party has been … Continue reading →

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Where’s Ireland’s political earthquake now?

by dfarrell Posted on June 15, 2013

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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Greece’s trap

by UCDSPIRe Posted on April 28, 2013

SPIRe’s Dr. Niamh Hardiman discusses “Greece’s trap” in a recent post on Crooked Timber.

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Category Archives: Opinion/Debate

Europe’s kaleidoscope of electoral systems for electing MEPs

Ukraine, Is This Civil War?

Testimony on Irish Foreign Policy Review: Oireachtas Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs.

SPIRe wants to know: How will Budget 2014 affect you?

World View: Nations and their nuclear motivations

Contemporary social democrats are deriving their own lessons from 1913

The far right, political control and the crisis of authority

Unpicking the “Triple-Lock” of Ireland’s Defence Green Paper

Where’s Ireland’s political earthquake now?

Greece’s trap

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