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UCD Politics and International Relations @ucdpolitics.bsky.social · 2d

Great session at the PSAI Workshop on Methods in Political Theory last Friday!
Huge thanks to Professor Jonathan Floyd (University of Bristol) for leading a fascinating discussion on research methods.
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UCD Politics and International Relations @ucdpolitics.bsky.social · 9d

Co. Here Launch: A new EU-funded project that is reimaging refugee integration

Glenroyal Hotel, Maynooth
Thursday 2 October 2025
5.30 – 7.30pm

Registration and Further Information ⬇️
www.ucd.ie/spire/newsan...

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UCD Library @ucdlibrary.bsky.social · 10d

Here's a great opportunity to get training in using @issda.bsky.social #ISSDADataverse, the open source platform that enhances how users access, discover & work with archived #SocialScience data.

🗓️Thurs, 16 October
12-1pm
📍💻 online via Zoom

Register at Eventbrite issda_dataverse_demo.eventbrite.ie

ISSDA Dataverse training session graphic in maroon and with mosaic of circuit board and folder icons.

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Ben Tonra @bentonra.bsky.social · 10d

Tremendous inaugural event for @ucdpolitics.bsky.social alumni association tonight… looking at the Presidency. Great Q&A after two tremendous and well moderated contributions. Make your connection via LinkedIn

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UCD Politics and International Relations @ucdpolitics.bsky.social · 11d

SPIRe's Alex Dukalskis @alexdukalskis.bsky.social talked about his new book Dictating the Agenda: The Authoritarian Resurgence in World Politics on the RTE Behind the Story podcast this weekend.

Check it out here: www.rte.ie/news/2025/09...

Podcast: Rising authoritarianism, Kneecap and Eurovision

An expert in international relations has told RTÉ's Behind the Story podcast it is "extremely alarming" that Donald Trump has the full force of the US government behind him for another three years.

www.rte.ie

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Ben Tonra @bentonra.bsky.social · 18d

This is some tremendous research… excited to see it develop here @ucdpolitics.bsky.social Delighted too to welcome @monikadesilva.bsky.social and if you have an EU foreign policy interest, give her a follow!

Monika de Silva, PhD @monikadesilva.bsky.social · 18d

I am spending this semester as a visiting researcher at @ucdpolitics.bsky.social hosted by @bentonra.bsky.social .
There is more in the making on gender and international relations. Also, stay tuned for new projects.
And say 'hi' if you are in Ireland.

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UCD Politics and International Relations @ucdpolitics.bsky.social · 23d

UCD Centre for Sustainable Development hosted the conference, which was co-organised with the African Development Bank and supported by Irish Aid and Research Ireland.
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Stefan Müller @stefanmueller.bsky.social · 23d

New paper in Computational Communication Research with James Cross, @derekgreene.bsky.social & Martijn Schoonvelde: “Mapping Digital Campaign Strategies: How Political Candidates Use Social Media to Communicate Constituency Connection and Policy Stance”

PDF (open access): doi.org/10.5117/CCR2...

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Stefan Müller @stefanmueller.bsky.social · 24d

Are you a @ucdpolitics.bsky.social graduate? Join our discussion event on the upcoming presidential election.

🎙️ Panelists: @kevinrafter.bsky.social, Art O'Leary & Sheila Naughton
🗓️ 30 Sept, 18:30
📍 Museum of Literature Ireland

Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Ireland's Presidency: More Than a Figurehead?

UCD School of Politics and International Relations

SPIRe alumni in conversation with
Art O'Leary, Executive of An Coimisiún Toghcháin/The Electoral Commission
Kevin Rafter, Full Professor of Political Communication at DCU
Moderator: Sheila Naughton, RTÉ

RSVP and join us
Tuesday, September 30 6:30pm, Museum of Literature Ireland

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UCD Politics and International Relations @ucdpolitics.bsky.social · 28d

We hope your first academic week went brilliantly! We have fantastic news to share – SPIRe has been awarded the Athena Swan Ireland Silver Award! 🏆🎖️🥳🙌

Enjoy your weekend!

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Ben Tonra @bentonra.bsky.social · Sep 10

Delighted to see a new IR/politics substack from a recent PhD graduate @ucdpolitics.bsky.social Dr Isaac Bennett. Check out politicsexplained5.substack.com

Politics Explained | Isaac Bennett | Substack

Politics Explained seeks to improve the conversation about regional and global politics through explaining core political concepts and theories and relating them to the ongoing issues which affect us ...

politicsexplained5.substack.com

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Prof David Farrell, UCD @davidfarrell-ucd.bsky.social · Sep 8

A good read in yesterday’s Sindo by my @ucddublin.bsky.social @ucdpolitics.bsky.social colleague @alexdukalskis.bsky.social

www.independent.ie/opinion/alex... Alexander Dukalskis: Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un’s show of dictator muscle in China keeps the world on edge

Alexander Dukalskis: Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un’s show of dictator muscle in China keeps the world on edge

Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un stood together in Beijing last week observing a military parade and celebrating the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II.

www.independent.ie

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University College Dublin @ucddublin.bsky.social · Sep 4

💙💛 Warmest congratulations to Assistant Professors Mary O’Keeffe, Lucía Tiscornia, Kevin Daly and Graham Benham, who have each been awarded prestigious European Research Council (@erc.europa.eu) Starting Grants worth over €1.5m.
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Four UCD early-career researchers receive coveted ERC Starting Grants

www.ucd.ie

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UCD Politics and International Relations @ucdpolitics.bsky.social · Sep 5

🎉 Comhghairdeas mór le Dr Lucía Tiscornia as Deontas Tosaigh €1.5m ón ERC a fháil dá tionscadal CRIMLATAM! Déanfaidh an tionscadal seo iniúchadh ar choireacht agus leas i Meiriceá Laidineach, ag léiriú taighde a bhfuil tionchar domhanda aige. 🙌🙌🙌

UCD College of Social Sciences and Law @ucdsocscilaw.bsky.social · Sep 4

👏 Congratulations to Dr Lucía Tiscornia,
@ucdpolitics.bsky.social
, on being awarded a €1.5m ERC Starting Grant for her project CRIMLATAM, exploring crime and welfare in Latin America. Research with global impact. #ERCStG #UCDResearch

www.ucd.ie/socscilaw/ne...

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UCD Politics and International Relations @ucdpolitics.bsky.social · Sep 5

PhD Student, Jambo Ramadhani, Awarded Biannual College Research Funding 👏🙌
Title: "Public Policy and Local Climate Adaptation: A Case Study of Drought Response Strategies in Monduli District, Northern Tanzania"

Read More: www.ucd.ie/spire/newsan...
@ucdsocscilaw.bsky.social

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UCD Politics and International Relations @ucdpolitics.bsky.social · Sep 5

SPIRe Warmly Welcomes Our New Colleagues: Dr Elisa d’Amico, Dr Nikita Khokhlov (Ad Astra Fellows) and Dr Farsan Ghassim (Assistant Professor)🤗
www.ucd.ie/spire/newsan...

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UCD College of Social Sciences and Law @ucdsocscilaw.bsky.social · Sep 4

👏 Congratulations to Dr Lucía Tiscornia,
@ucdpolitics.bsky.social
, on being awarded a €1.5m ERC Starting Grant for her project CRIMLATAM, exploring crime and welfare in Latin America. Research with global impact. #ERCStG #UCDResearch

www.ucd.ie/socscilaw/ne...

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Prof David Farrell, UCD @davidfarrell-ucd.bsky.social · Sep 5

Many congratulations to my fabulous @ucddublin.bsky.social @ucdpolitics.bsky.social colleague, @tiscornia21.bsky.social on her new @erc.europa.eu project on CRIMLATAM, on how criminal organisations operate in Argentina, Chile and Costa Rica
www.ucd.ie/newsandopini...

Four UCD early-career researchers receive coveted ERC Starting Grants

www.ucd.ie

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Stefan Müller @stefanmueller.bsky.social · Aug 25

Pleased to announce the Connected_Politics Lab Autumn Seminars:

– @profdansmith.bsky.social & Nam Pham
– Eoghan Cunningham @ucdpolitics.bsky.social
– Elissa Berwick @mcgill.ca
– @jbslapin.bsky.social
– @sabrinabarias.bsky.social
– @dpzollinger.bsky.social

All welcome!
www.ucd.ie/connected_po...

AUTUMN TERM 2025

Gender, Dynastic Ties, and Representational Style in Legislatures

Speaker: Nam Pham and Daniel M. Smith (University of Pennsylvania)
Wednesday, September 17, 14:00–14:45 (Irish time)
Measuring and Mitigating Bias in Parliamentary Discourse Summarisation

Speaker: Eoghan Cunningham (University College Dublin)
Wednesday, October 1, 14:00–14:45 (Irish time)
The Trouble with Cohorts: Reconsidering Generational Differences in Democratic Deconsolidation

Speaker: Elissa Berwick (McGill University)
Wednesday, October 22, 14:00–14:45 (Irish time)
How Descriptive Over- and Under-Representation Impacts Citizens Evaluations of Decision-making across Policy Domains

Speaker: Jonathan Slapin (University of Zurich)
Wednesday, November 5, 14:00–14:45 (Irish time)
Everything Old is New Again: Textual Recycling in UN Resolutions

Speaker: Sabrina Arias (Lehigh University)
Wednesday, November 12, 14:00–14:45 (Irish time)
‘Undeserved winners’ or ‘more deserving losers’ ? Two types of societal discontent and their relation to radical right and left voting

Speaker: Delia Zollinger (University of Zurich)
Wednesday, November 26, 14:00–14:45 (Irish time)

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Elifcan Celebi @elifcan.bsky.social · Aug 26

✨ Excited to share that the SPIRe Research Seminar Series – Autumn 2025 programme is now live! ✨We are delighted to welcome an excellent line-up of speakers who will be joining us on Wednesdays at UCD SPIRe @ucdpolitics.bsky.social soon.

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UCD Politics and International Relations @ucdpolitics.bsky.social · Aug 6

📰Tá Nuachtlitir SPIRe Samhradh 2025 díreach foilsithe.

SPIRe Newsletter Summer 2025 has just been published.

www.ucd.ie/spire/newsan...

SPIRe Newsletter - UCD School of Politics and International Relations

www.ucd.ie

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UCD Politics and International Relations @ucdpolitics.bsky.social · Jul 31

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SPIRe's PhD Student Linette Lim Wins Prestigious PSA Best PhD Paper Award 2025 - UCD School of Politics and International Relations

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UCD Politics and International Relations @ucdpolitics.bsky.social · Jul 30

Fantastic news! Our PhD student Linette (@linettelim.bsky.social) has won The 2025 Best PhD Paper Award from the PSA Autocracies and Regime Change. Huge congratulations to Linette and her supervisor, Dr Alex Dukalskis (@alexdukalskis.bsky.social)! 👏🙌🥇

PSA Autocracy & Regime Change Specialist Group @psaautocracy.bsky.social · Jul 29

The 2025 Best PhD Paper Award for the best article/chapter written by a current PhD candidate goes to...

@linettelim.bsky.social PhD candidate at @ucddublin.bsky.social for her chapter "Foreign Bogeymen: The Use of Anti-Foreign Media Propaganda in China"

Congratulations!! 🥳

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Linette Lim @linettelim.bsky.social · Jul 29

Delighted that my paper was selected for the 2025 Best PhD Paper Award @psaautocracy.bsky.social ! Thanks to the panel @emisimison.bsky.social & @scottrw630.bsky.social, to my supervisor @alexdukalskis.bsky.social for nominating me, and to @ucdpolitics.bsky.social for being a great intellectual home

PSA Autocracy & Regime Change Specialist Group @psaautocracy.bsky.social · Jul 29

The 2025 Best PhD Paper Award for the best article/chapter written by a current PhD candidate goes to...

@linettelim.bsky.social PhD candidate at @ucddublin.bsky.social for her chapter "Foreign Bogeymen: The Use of Anti-Foreign Media Propaganda in China"

Congratulations!! 🥳

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Alex Dukalskis @alexdukalskis.bsky.social · Jul 29

So proud of @linettelim.bsky.social for earning this award from @psaautocracy.bsky.social

Her work on media & authoritarianism is original, creative, rigorous, deeply researched, and informed by her previous professional experience as a foreign correspondent in China.

PSA Autocracy & Regime Change Specialist Group @psaautocracy.bsky.social · Jul 29

The 2025 Best PhD Paper Award for the best article/chapter written by a current PhD candidate goes to...

@linettelim.bsky.social PhD candidate at @ucddublin.bsky.social for her chapter "Foreign Bogeymen: The Use of Anti-Foreign Media Propaganda in China"

Congratulations!! 🥳

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