Category Archives: SPIRe Announcements
SPIRe Seminar Week 7 “How has nationalism developed in contemporary England?”
SPIRe’s Week seven seminar will feature SPIRe PhD student, Mr. Justin Sinnott presenting on his research “How has nationalism developed in contemporary England? A case study of elite attitudes in local authorities in three English regions” from 12:00-13:00 Wednesday, March … Continue reading
SPIRe Seminar EXTRA: “Pathways to Peace”
SPIRe Seminar Week 6: “African Waters: The Cooperation Question.”
SPIRe’s Week six seminar will feature SPIRe PhD student, Mr.Paul Quinn presenting on his research “African Waters: The Cooperation Question” from 12:00-13:00 Wednesday, February 27th in G316 Newman Building, UCD Belfield. All are welcome. Abstract Natural resource management poses challenges at … Continue reading
SPIRe Seminar Week 5 – Michelle Bachelet UNDP/EC Kapuscinski Lecture
SPIRe is pleased to host the UNDP/EC Kapuscinski Lecture for its week 5 seminar featuring Ms. Michelle Bachelet, the director of UN Women, presenting on “Women in Development”. The lecture run from 18:30 on Thursday, February 21st in the Clinton … Continue reading
SPIRe Announces Spring Seminar Series
SPIRe is please to announce its Spring 2013 Seminar Series. The series will feature 12 seminars, 10 of which focus on the recent work of SPIRe faculty and students. Two additional events will see SPIRe host Dr. Daniel Butt of … Continue reading
SPIRe’s Prof. Paul Walsh to Speak at “Feeding the World in 2050”
SPIRe’s Prof. Paul Walsh will speak on “Global economic growth and global food: prices – implications for food security” tomorrow (January 15th) from 10:15-11:00 at the “Feeding the World in 2050: A Policy Symposium” being held at UCD’s O’Reilly hall … Continue reading
UCD GARRET FITZGERALD SPRING SCHOOL: IRELAND IN EUROPE AFTER 40 YEARS
8/9 February 2013 Dr. Garret FitzGerald had a pronounced impact on Ireland not only as an active politician but as a thinker and commentator. An annual series of ‘Spring Schools’ named in his honour was initiated by UCD in … Continue reading
Fiscal Politics In Time: Pathways to Fiscal Consolidation, 1980-2012
SPIRe’s Dr. Niamh Hardiman examines “Fiscal Politics In Time: Pathways to Fiscal Consolidation, 1980-2012” in a recent working paper with co-author Sebastian Dellepiane of the University of Strathclyde. Abstract below: The comparative study of debt and fiscal consolidation has acquired a … Continue reading
Structural violence and the struggle for state power in Rwanda: What Arusha got wrong
SPIRe’s Dr. Andy Storey discuses structural violence and state power in a recently published paper at the African Journal on Conflict Resolution. Dr. Storey argues that the 1994 Rwandan genocide occurred despite the existence of a peace and power sharing … Continue reading