Do Women Represent Women? The case for descriptive representation in politics
Guest Post from Dr. Caroline McEvoy, School of Politics and International Relations, University College Dublin [This post draws on research published in Politics & Gender available here.] 22% of...
View ArticleMuch Ado about Constitutionality and Collective Responsibility
Guest post by Ken Carty (University of British Columbia) The pundits and editorial writers have worked themselves up over a bill to provide for abortions in the case of private members fetal...
View ArticleNorthern Ireland at the Edge: What’s next after Brexit?
Northern Ireland at the Edge: What’s next after Brexit? Thursday, 15 September 2016 2.00-5.00 pm Queen’s University Belfast More information and booking here • Places are free • Booking is essential...
View ArticleAn international audit of Irish political parties
The first results of the Political Party Database project were published recently in Party Politics. Irish political parties were included in this international audit of the state of party politics in...
View ArticleThe Irish Citizens’ Assembly: yet another Irish mini-public on constitutional...
The inaugural meeting of the new Irish Citizens’ Assembly was held in Dublin Castle last Saturday. Its establishment and the fact that it follows in the wake of the 2012-14 Constitutional Convention...
View ArticleTesting times for political science
On October 15 1987 the senior and well respected BBC weatherman, Michael Fish failed to predict the onset of the worst storm to hit the South of England in three centuries. That incident is emblazoned...
View ArticleAusterity and Recovery in Ireland — book launch
Notice: Book Launch Symposium: UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School Thursday 19th January, 2017 – 4:00-6:30 pm Austerity & Recovery in Ireland: Europe’s Poster Child and the Great...
View ArticleUCD Garret FitzGerald School and Lecture
The annual UCD Garret FitzGerald School and Lecture will take place on Thursday, 30 March 2017 in the UCD Sutherland School of Law, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4. The theme of the event...
View ArticleWhat happens after a Citizens’ Assembly?
Internationally Ireland is seen as a beacon in the development of deliberative democracy. There has been plenty of positive hype (not least in international media coverage) about the outcomes of the...
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Honouring Richard Sinnott
By David Farrell Richard Sinnott30th June 1947 – 3rd January 2022 Richard Sinnott passed away on 3rd January 2022 after a long illness. An emeritus professor at the School of Politics and...
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