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Full Professor UCD Politics. Member of the Royal Irish Academy. Member of the Academia Europaea. Representative politics, electoral systems, deliberative minipublics https://people.ucd.ie/david.farrell he/him. Personal account. .. more

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David M. Farrell is a political scientist. He was appointed to the Chair of Politics at University College Dublin in 2009, having returned to Ireland after two decades working at the University of Manchester, where from 2006-09 he was Head of the School of Social Sciences. A specialist in the study of electoral systems, elections and parties, he has published 15 books and over 90 articles and book chapters. His most recent books include: Political Parties and Democratic Linkage (2011), which was awarded the GESIS Klingemann Prize for the Best Comparative Study of Electoral Systems (CSES) Scholarship, and Electoral Systems. He is the founding co-editor of Party Politics, the President of the Political Studies Association of Ireland and the Speaker of the Council of the European Consortium for Political Research. In 2013 he was elected a Member of the Royal Irish Academy. In March 2019 he and Dr Jane Suiter were awarded the Brown Democracy Medal for the Irish Citizens' Assembly Project. .. more

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Prof David Farrell, UCD @davidfarrell-ucd.bsky.social · 3h

The first slide of our first session this morning already indicates the start of a fascinating day of discussions about 21st century constitutional design at the @univbordeaux.bsky.social

Prof David Farrell, UCD @davidfarrell-ucd.bsky.social · 18h

Reminiscent of It’s A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

ICE getting tailed like it’s a heist movie. Chicago is turning the tables.

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Prof David Farrell, UCD @davidfarrell-ucd.bsky.social · 18h

VoteSmart now adapted to reflect a two-candidate race

www.independent.ie/irish-news/e... VoteSmart: Which presidential candidate shares your beliefs?

VoteSmart: Which presidential candidate shares your beliefs?

VoteSmart, the Irish Independent’s election tool, is back for the presidential campaign and set to help voters see how their personal convictions line up against candidates’ positions.

www.independent.ie

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Reposted by David M. Farrell, Cécile Canut, W. Andy Knight , and 2 more David M. Farrell, Cécile Canut, W. Andy Knight, Nathan P. Kalmoe, Martin S. Flaherty

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

ICE getting tailed like it’s a heist movie. Chicago is turning the tables.

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Prof David Farrell, UCD @davidfarrell-ucd.bsky.social · 1d

Terrific opening remarks by
Xavier Philippe on the reasons why a country might write a new constitution

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Prof David Farrell, UCD @davidfarrell-ucd.bsky.social · 1d

Looking forward to two days of discussion about constitutional reform

Prof David Farrell, UCD @davidfarrell-ucd.bsky.social · 2d

Someone needs to work on their parking

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Prof David Farrell, UCD @davidfarrell-ucd.bsky.social · 4d

A glorious Florentine evening

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

The perfect view for a nightcap

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

A wee bit (so far)

Prof David Farrell, UCD @davidfarrell-ucd.bsky.social · 6d

Saving myself for tonight

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Prof David Farrell, UCD @davidfarrell-ucd.bsky.social · 6d

What else to do on a train from Milan to Florence ?

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Prof David Farrell, UCD @davidfarrell-ucd.bsky.social · 6d

Thanks for the tip. Might try that on my return journey

Sheena Hyland @sheenahyland.bsky.social · 6d

Ha. The unmistakable architectural glory & outstanding brioche combo gave it away. If you have time, there’s a memorial to Binario 21: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memoria...

Memoriale della Shoah - Wikipedia

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Sheena Hyland @sheenahyland.bsky.social · 6d

Ha. The unmistakable architectural glory & outstanding brioche combo gave it away. If you have time, there’s a memorial to Binario 21: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memoria...

Memoriale della Shoah - Wikipedia

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Prof David Farrell, UCD @davidfarrell-ucd.bsky.social · 6d

Yup

Sheena Hyland @sheenahyland.bsky.social · 6d

Milano Centrale?

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Sheena Hyland @sheenahyland.bsky.social · 6d

Milano Centrale?

Prof David Farrell, UCD @davidfarrell-ucd.bsky.social · 6d

Now this is a proper train station!

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Prof David Farrell, UCD @davidfarrell-ucd.bsky.social · 6d

Want some help deciding who to vote for in the presidential election?

www.independent.ie/irish-news/e... VoteSmart: Which presidential candidate shares your beliefs?

VoteSmart: Which presidential candidate shares your beliefs?

VoteSmart, the Irish Independent’s election tool, is back for the presidential campaign and set to help voters see how their personal convictions line up against candidates’ positions.

www.independent.ie

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Reposted by Cas Mudde, David M. Farrell, Steve Peers , and 10 more Cas Mudde, David M. Farrell, Steve Peers, Pierre Bataille, Juan Cole, Nancy T. Ammerman, Jonathan Hopkin, Alan Richardson, Stephen Jones, Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò, Nathan P. Kalmoe, Dan Immergluck, Dunlap

Prof David Farrell, UCD @davidfarrell-ucd.bsky.social · 7d

For those of you still unsure how you might vote in the Presidential election.....

www.independent.ie/irish-news/e...

VoteSmart: Take our election test to find out which presidential candidate align with your views

www.independent.ie

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

This is a superb interview. As always, David is exactly on point.

Thorsten Sterk @thorstensterk.bsky.social · 8d

„One-off assemblies are like one healthy meal. Better than nothing, but it won’t give you a healthy lifestyle. To rebuild trust in democracy, we need something lasting.“

Read @cchwalisz.bsky.social interview with David Van Reybrouck on the future of citizens‘ assemblies.

#CitizensAssembly

Democracy’s next wave: A conversation with David Van Reybrouck

From sortition to preferendums, Van Reybrouck speaks with Claudia Chwalisz about why citizens must be at the heart of 21st-century democracy

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Thorsten Sterk @thorstensterk.bsky.social · 8d

Democracy’s next wave: A conversation with David Van Reybrouck

From sortition to preferendums, Van Reybrouck speaks with Claudia Chwalisz about why citizens must be at the heart of 21st-century democracy

substack.com

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

Congratulations, Tom :)

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Reposted by David M. Farrell, Robert Huber, Alessandro Nai

European Journal of Political Research @ejprjournal.bsky.social · 9d

🎉 Thanks to our incredible authors, reviewers & readers for your patience and support as we move to @universitypress.cambridge.org

📘 @ejprjournal.bsky.social is now live with Cambridge!
💡 And more @ecpr.bsky.social journals to join 🧵

Together towards an #OpenAccess future in #PoliticalScience 🫱🏾 🫲

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Luke Field 🌃🦉 @lukefield.ie · 10d

Link to article here: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/GNTUN...

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Prof David Farrell, UCD @davidfarrell-ucd.bsky.social · 10d

Delighted that my paper with @lukefield.ie and @shane-martin.bsky.social has been published in @psaireland.bsky.social Irish Political Studies. This article uses data from a recent survey of Dáil deputies to examine how electoral change has impacted on TDs' representative behaviour

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Reposted by David M. Farrell, Alexander Wuttke

Andreas Jungherr @ajungherr.bsky.social · 10d

📢 New Journal Article: AI & Deliberation 📢

What impact does #AI have on democratic deliberation? Together with @adrauc.bsky.social, I explore this question in a new article in Government Information Quarterly. Findings in the thread 🧵👇

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Artificial Intelligence in deliberation: The AI penalty and the emergence of a new deliberative divide

Advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) promise help for democratic deliberation, such as processing information, moderating discussion, and fact-che…

www.sciencedirect.com

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Jonathan Hopkin @jonathanhopkin.bsky.social · 12d

This is great. Being a political scientist at the moment is a bit like being a climate scientist a few years back. You can see clearly catastrophe is coming, but most people seem blithely unaware of it

Monica Marks @monicamarks.bsky.social · 12d

An outstanding interview. Patrick Iber of Dissent Magazine has interviewed the legendary Polish political scientist Adam Przeworski about de-democratisation in the USA, and what lessons he’s gleaned from Chile, Peru & beyond.

Iber’s questions are stellar. Przeworski’s answers, chillingly candid.

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Prof David Farrell, UCD @davidfarrell-ucd.bsky.social · 14d

Definitely

Prof David Farrell, UCD @davidfarrell-ucd.bsky.social · 14d

Reviewer #2s are a nightmare

Will Jennings 🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 14d

Received a truly classic Reviewer #2 comment today: "Having read the revised manuscript and my review from the first round, I am surprised that my first review was as positive as it was."