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Veronica Anghel @vanghel.bsky.social · 8d

The EU is a geopolitical actor.

In a new article, just published in the @jeppjournal.bsky.social, I introduce the SI 𝘞𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘌𝘯𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘙𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮.

I argue for a framework of 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐠𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬: the EU’s way of wielding power.

👉 Read here: bit.ly/4mvKnh6

Why the EU is a geopolitical power: wartime enlargement, integration, and reform

The European Union is undergoing strategic redefinition through wartime conditions and shifting global orders, seeking to position itself as a geopolitical power. Enlargement and deeper integration...

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TG4 @tg4.bsky.social · 8d

Manchán 🕯️

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Michael Tobin @michaeltobin.bsky.social · 9d

Living Wage 2025/2026 increases to €15.40.

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European Journal of Political Research @ejprjournal.bsky.social · 19d

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@legalmusings.bsky.social, @klueserthan.bsky.social & M.Haselmayer address how left‑wing parties have prioritised social progress over economic equality 💱 in recent decades.

#PoliSky #OA

Social progress at the expense of economic equality? New data on left parties' equality preferences

ALEXANDER HORN, K. JONATHAN KLÜSER, MARTIN HASELMAYER

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Michael Tobin @michaeltobin.bsky.social · 24d

Without a doubt the best in the show.

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Michael Tobin @michaeltobin.bsky.social · Sep 10

You would need to update lecture slides weekly with the speed of change!

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Michael Tobin @michaeltobin.bsky.social · Sep 8

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

The Job Market Is Hell

Young people are using ChatGPT to write their applications; HR is using AI to read them; no one is getting hired.

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Nessan Vaughan @nessanvaughan.bsky.social · Aug 18

www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...

Older renters face rising costs on slim pensions, while the Government is silent on the issue

Lorcan Sirr: How are people with disposable income of €20,067 to afford the average rent of €17,280?

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Michael Tobin @michaeltobin.bsky.social · Aug 15

When in Inistoige.

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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · Jul 1

Government ‘pandering to whims of employers’ by choosing VAT cut over ending child poverty, Ictu conference told

Housing crisis causing huge problems for workers, conference hears

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Valesca Lima @valescal.bsky.social · Jun 27

Just published #OpenAccess:

"Knowledge production and learning in housing struggles"

I examine how knowledge is produced and learned within housing struggles, particularly how non-housing issues spill over into housing movements.

Full paper here 👉 doi.org/10.1007/s435...

Knowledge production and learning in housing struggles - SN Social Sciences

This article examines the impact of advocacy for non-housing issues and its spillover onto housing movements. Adopting the viewpoint that activism is a social practice that generates knowledge, this s...

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Michael Tobin @michaeltobin.bsky.social · Jun 14

Leinster are URC champions!

Michael Tobin @michaeltobin.bsky.social · Jun 11

The former Waterford Crystal manufacturing site is to be transformed to form part of the country’s first co-located university enterprise quarter in a €130 million initiative.

@setupresident.bsky.social

www.wlrfm.com/news/waterfo...

Waterford Crystal site set for €130m transformation | WLRFM.com

The former Waterford Crystal manufacturing site is to be transformed to form part of the country’s first university enterprise quarter.

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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · Jun 10

“Nick O’Brien has made a thought-provoking contribution to the literature on administrative justice, powerfully arguing that democratic participation should be at the core of official responses to citizen grievances.” - Paul Daly, University of Ottawa

Politics and Administrative Justice

Politics and Administrative Justice - Postliberalism, Street-Level Bureaucracy and the Reawakening of Democratic Citizenship; This book argues there is urgent need for a radical reassessment of the way...

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Michael Tobin @michaeltobin.bsky.social · Jun 2

Thanks Gerry.

Michael Tobin @michaeltobin.bsky.social · Jun 2

Happy to finish my first marathon yesterday alongside my brother. Love the little Oscar statuettes from my boys 🤗

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John Holbein @johnholbein1.bsky.social · May 27

Families' wealth in 1427 predicts their wealth in 2011.

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Nessan Vaughan @nessanvaughan.bsky.social · May 27

Looking forward to attending this lecture this evening.

www.tasc.ie/news/2025/04...

Latest News & Events | TASC - Think-tank for Action on Social Change

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Prof Linda Connolly @lindaconnolly.bsky.social · May 24

Gaza has been failed by silence and impunity - The Lancet www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Gaza has been failed by silence and impunity

Gaza is on the brink of famine. The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, a multistakeholder global initiative aimed at enhancing food security and nutrition analysis, reports that the entire...

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Luiza Jarovsky, PhD @luizajarovsky.bsky.social · May 19

🚨 New study reveals that when used to summarize scientific research, generative AI is nearly five times less accurate than humans.

Many haven't realized, but Gen AI's accuracy problem is worse than initially thought.

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Antoinette Jordan @ajordanresearch.bsky.social · May 10

Researchers from SETU Carlow and Waterford at the Sociological Association of Ireland Annual Conference 2025 at UCC
#SAIcon25 #SociologyIreland
@setu-research.bsky.social #SETU #SETUResearch

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Michael Tobin @michaeltobin.bsky.social · May 10

Thanks Antoinette and ditto!

Michael Tobin @michaeltobin.bsky.social · May 9

Really enjoyed the SAI annual conference. Fantastic papers and discussions. @sociologyireland.bsky.social

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RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · Apr 29

Two weeks on from the publication of the near decade-long Farrelly commission investigation into the 'Grace' foster home abuse case, and questions are still being asked about its findings, writes Fiachra Ó Cionnaith

'Grace' report: Questions after unprecedented statement

Two weeks on from the publication of the near decade-long Farrelly commission investigation into the 'Grace' foster home abuse case, and questions are still being asked about its findings, writes Fiac...

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RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · Apr 24

The prison population across Ireland exceeds 5,000 in a system with bed capacity for over 4,600, leaving the Irish Prison Service operating at 14% over capacity

Prison overcrowding 'extremely concerning', says IPRT

The prison population across Ireland exceeds 5,000 in a system with bed capacity for over 4,600, leaving the Irish Prison Service operating at 14% over capacity.

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