Human rights lawyer Conor Gearty cites Plato’s Republic and Aristotle’s Politics taught in a UCD Politics course taught by Fr. Fergal O’Connor as the most inspiring books he read in university: “Plato’s Republic and Aristotle’s Politics had such a dramatic … Continue reading
SPIRe’s Professor Jennifer Todd details of process of institutional change in Northern Ireland in the 2000s in a recent article in Political Studies. Abstract A long process of state-institutional change underlay an eventual swift restructuring of Northern Ireland on a … Continue reading
Workshop at the University of Freiburg, Germany October, 23-24 2014 Organization: Prof. Dr. Diana Panke (University of Freiburg) & Dr. Samuel Brazys (University College Dublin) The study of foreign policy has a long-standing tradition within International Relations, due to its … Continue reading
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
Organised by: UCD Volunteers Overseas and the Dublin Sustainable Development Solutions Lab Description: An informal discussion forum for UCD students, staff and visitors interested in international development. This will operate through interactive, roundtable workshops one evening per month in UCD’s … Continue reading
SPIRe is pleased to announce its Spring 2014 Seminar Series. The series will feature 9 seminars, 8 of which focus on the recent work of SPIRe faculty and students, including new faces at SPIRe, Dr. Adrian Regan and Dr. Tamara … Continue reading
A special issue of Critical Review of Social and Political Philosophy 17.1 (2014) on ‘Domination, migration and citizenship’ has just appeared, available here, jointly edited by SPIRe’s Dr. Iseult Honohan. The articles examine what light the republican concept of domination … Continue reading
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