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

A glorious Florentine evening

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

The perfect view for a nightcap

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

A wee bit (so far)

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

Saving myself for tonight

Memoriale della Shoah - Wikipedia

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

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

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

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

Sheena Hyland @sheenahyland.bsky.social · 4d

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...

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

Yup

Sheena Hyland @sheenahyland.bsky.social · 4d

Milano Centrale?

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

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

Now this is a proper train station!

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Brian Gormley D7 @bgormley.bsky.social · 4d

This is a great tool for working it candidate’s stances on various issues. At the moment Heather Humphreys seems determined to say nothing on any major issues like climate and immigration. #aras25

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

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

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

VoteSmart: Which presidential candidate shares your beliefs?

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

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, 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thorsten Sterk @thorstensterk.bsky.social · 6d

„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

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

Congratulations, Tom :)

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

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European Journal of Political Research @ejprjournal.bsky.social · 7d

🎉 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 · 8d

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

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

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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Andreas Jungherr @ajungherr.bsky.social · 9d

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

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Jonathan Hopkin @jonathanhopkin.bsky.social · 10d

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 · 10d

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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UCD College of Arts & Humanities @artshumanitiesucd.bsky.social · 12d

We were delighted to celebrate our Musician in Residence, Dónal Lunny, this week with a special screening of In Time in the Trapdoor.

Dónal is one of the most iconic and influential Irish musicians of his generation, and has worked with the UCD Traditional Music Practices ensemble since 2021 🎶

University College Dublin @ucddublin.bsky.social · 14d

🎻🎬 The documentary film, In Time - Dónal Lunny, charts the life and work of one of the most influential figures in Irish folk and traditional music.

It uses the famous archival footage of Planxty performing in University College Dublin’s Theatre L in 1972.

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Prof David Farrell, UCD @davidfarrell-ucd.bsky.social · 12d

Definitely

Prof David Farrell, UCD @davidfarrell-ucd.bsky.social · 12d

Reviewer #2s are a nightmare

Will Jennings 🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 12d

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."