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Feargal Cochrane
@feargalc.bsky.social
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Professor (Emeritus) University of Kent. Also Prof at University of Warwick.
Have taught & written about political conflict & peacebuilding for last 30 years. Still learning. Living in Peak District England but FROM Belfast in NI.
Politics nerd .. more

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Feargal Cochrane @feargalc.bsky.social · 2d
A masterpiece- well ahead of its time.

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Feargal Cochrane @feargalc.bsky.social · 3d
That time you were interviewing and the candidate kept spouting on about themselves and clearly hadn’t thought one jot about how they would add value to your department!

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Feargal Cochrane @feargalc.bsky.social · 7d
Those sweat glands be tested

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Feargal Cochrane @feargalc.bsky.social · 8d
Top project with a top scholar -what’s not to like? A 3 yr post doc will set up an academic career -so don’t be shy, do apply 👍💪

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Rosaleen Duffy @rosaleenduffy.bsky.social · 8d
1/ 📣 Jobs alert! 3x 3 year post docs & 2 PhD studentships on the Global Methane Project with Jan Selby at Leeds Uni cordis.europa.eu/project/id/1...
Global Methane Politics | METH-POL | Project | Fact Sheet | HORIZON | CORDIS | European Commission
The ambition of the Global Methane Politics project is to produce a pioneering body of research that simultaneously establishes the distinctiveness of methane politics, investigates and demonstrates t...
cordis.europa.eu

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Hanna Nielson @hannaswork.bsky.social · 9d
It’s here! It’s magic (realism)!

Thanks everyone who already snagged a copy of my debut novel, set in wintry, Celtic Tiger era Belfast.

Link in bio or below.

Want to review it? Get in touch for an ARC.

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Feargal Cochrane @feargalc.bsky.social · 15d
Generational change is polite way of saying deaths v new voters -& from these figs supporting #Brexit was def bad for your health as 56% more Leavers have died than Remainers.
3.2M leave voters have died since 2016 v 1.8m remainers. 🤔
I expect Reform to blame migrants for the disparity!

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Feargal Cochrane @feargalc.bsky.social · 15d
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Ryan Bernardoni @dangercart.bsky.social · 15d
Stealworkers

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Feargal Cochrane @feargalc.bsky.social · 15d
Quite an intervention from JB over the last few days -not just about Stakeknife and NCND but also the implications for current and future credibility of UK gov & its legacy reforms/planned Legacy Commission.
(Hope CAJ makes a transcript/recording available for the non locally based.)
colinmurray.bsky.social Colin Murray @colinmurray.bsky.social · 15d
The @cajni.bsky.social annual lecture sees PSNI Chief Constable Jon Boutcher excoriate the application and practice of Neither Confirm Nor Deny policy in NI as an "implacable dogma" in cases like Stakeknife which does not recognise the need for "flexible and nuanced" application in Legacy cases.

Reposted by Rory O’Connell, Feargal Cochrane

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Colin Murray @colinmurray.bsky.social · 15d
The @cajni.bsky.social annual lecture sees PSNI Chief Constable Jon Boutcher excoriate the application and practice of Neither Confirm Nor Deny policy in NI as an "implacable dogma" in cases like Stakeknife which does not recognise the need for "flexible and nuanced" application in Legacy cases.

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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 16d
New analysis from Peter Kellner suggests the UK now has a clear pro-Rejoin majority – driven by generational change and millions of Leave voters switching sides.

@eastangliabylines.co.uk @stephenmcnair.bsky.social
Brexit: can Starmer seize this demographic opportunity?
Demography and disillusion join to give the government a real opportunity to transform our relations with the EU. Will Starmer dare seize it?
eastangliabylines.co.uk

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Feargal Cochrane @feargalc.bsky.social · 16d
While perhaps a second level issue the clear exasperation of the PSNI Chief Constable at the continuing role of MI5 in NI surely renders the publicly funded project focused on writing Britain's 'Official' History of the Troubles untenable now?
They've been promised full access to gov archives! LOL 🤣

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Belfast Telegraph @belfasttelegraph.co.uk · 16d
PSNI chief Jon Boutcher has said MI5’s “relationship with Northern Ireland is a challenge” after a landmark report into the activities of IRA double agent Stakeknife exposed significant failures across the intelligence agencies during the Troubles.
Details of IRA double agent's recruitment revealed as police chief admits MI5’s relationship with NI is ‘a challenge’
PSNI chief Jon Boutcher has said MI5’s “relationship with Northern Ireland is a challenge” after a landmark report into the activities of IRA double agent Stakeknife exposed significant failures acros...
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk

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Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 16d
Stakeknife: UK government urged to confirm identity of IRA spy

www.channel4.com/news/stakekn...
Stakeknife: UK government urged to confirm identity of IRA spy
A final report into an army spy known as 'Stakeknife' operating in the IRA during the Troubles, claims MI5 concealed  what it knew about the spy.
www.channel4.com

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Feargal Cochrane @feargalc.bsky.social · 16d
Congrats and looks great @allimcculloch.bsky.social & @drsiobhanbyrne.bsky.social just in time for my Christmas list 🎅 👍
allimcculloch.bsky.social Allison McCulloch @allimcculloch.bsky.social · 16d
Our book now has a cover and a preorder link! In it, @drsiobhanbyrne.bsky.social and I trace the rise of the WPS agenda & power-sharing as conflict resolution norms, chart their intersections, and reckon with the possible decline of both norms utpdistribution.com/978104980435...
Gender, Peace, and Power-Sharing
Gender, Peace, and Power-Sharing examines the rise of two powerful norms in international conflict resolution and post-conflict governance: power-sharing as ...
utpdistribution.com

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Allison McCulloch @allimcculloch.bsky.social · 16d
Our book now has a cover and a preorder link! In it, @drsiobhanbyrne.bsky.social and I trace the rise of the WPS agenda & power-sharing as conflict resolution norms, chart their intersections, and reckon with the possible decline of both norms utpdistribution.com/978104980435...
Gender, Peace, and Power-Sharing
Gender, Peace, and Power-Sharing examines the rise of two powerful norms in international conflict resolution and post-conflict governance: power-sharing as ...
utpdistribution.com

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Feargal Cochrane @feargalc.bsky.social · 17d
Ludicrous situation that UK government refuses to allow Kenova to release the identity of Stakeknife -despite everyone knowing his identity, while clinging on to secrecy norms such as NCND is undermining government credibility over new Troubles legacy legislation.
news.rte.ie RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 17d
The latest chapter of the dirty war has been written, with a state-sponsored serial killer as its main character, writes Vincent Kearney.
State-sponsored killer main character in dirty war
The latest chapter of the dirty war has been written, with a state-sponsored serial killer as its main character.
www.rte.ie

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Feargal Cochrane @feargalc.bsky.social · 17d
Must be serious questions for UK government to answer now over current NI Troubles Bill (to establish new Legacy Commission) over secrecy and lack of accountability highlighted by Kenova. If the PSNI Chief Constable thinks there is a lack of accountability how does gov expect to convince others?

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Feargal Cochrane @feargalc.bsky.social · 17d
Most interesting aspect of this is the clear tension between PSNI chief constable & UK government. The lack of accountability & secrecy that remains will undermine efforts to address legacy.
It is not just about the past, it is about the future & the lack of UK government credibility on legacy.

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RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 17d
The latest chapter of the dirty war has been written, with a state-sponsored serial killer as its main character, writes Vincent Kearney.
State-sponsored killer main character in dirty war
The latest chapter of the dirty war has been written, with a state-sponsored serial killer as its main character.
www.rte.ie

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 17d
MI5 impeded inquiry into Stakeknife agent who murdered for IRA, says official report
MI5 impeded inquiry into Stakeknife agent who murdered for IRA, says official report
Nine-year investigation paints highly critical picture of MI5’s handling of double agent Britain’s security services allowed a top agent inside the IRA to commit murders and then impeded a police investigation into the affair, according to a damning official report. MI5 helped the double agent known as Stakeknife to evade justice from a perverse sense of loyalty that outlasted Northern Ireland’s Troubles, the police investigation known as Operation Kenova said on Tuesday. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com

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Belfast Telegraph @belfasttelegraph.co.uk · 17d
BREAKING | The Kenova Report has shed light on the recruitment of Freddie Scappaticci, detailing how he “wanted to assist security forces for some time” but “didn't know how to make contact"
Kenova report sheds light on Stakeknife recruitment as Scappaticci ‘wanted to assist security forces for some time’
Information provided by IRA double agent Stakeknife was housed in a unit called the Rat Hole, a new report into his activities has revealed.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk

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Feargal Cochrane @feargalc.bsky.social · 18d
Interesting figures -NI trailing behind on most of the key economic and social benchmarks -not least life expectancy!
Starting to give off some East Germany vibes!

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RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 18d
Living standards in the Republic are higher than in Northern Ireland, a new report by the Economic and Social Research Institute has found
Living standards higher in Republic than in NI - report
Living standards in the Republic are higher than in Northern Ireland, a new report by the Economic and Social Research Institute has found.
www.rte.ie

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Eladio Bobadilla @eladiobobadilla.com · 19d
Me when I cite myself:

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Feargal Cochrane @feargalc.bsky.social · 20d
I think she is now at a level that is more to be pitied than mocked…. This has become a mental health issue I think?

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 20d
“And so she’s resigned to this, ranting in a shoebox on the internet, like the first person to die in a disaster film. It’d be tragic if it wasn’t so deeply stupid.”

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
The Liz Truss Show review – hapless ravings from a cupboard
Britain’s briefest PM kept her fans waiting before launching her latest plea for Maga attention in the form of a ham-fisted YouTube talk show
www.theguardian.com

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Feargal Cochrane @feargalc.bsky.social · 20d
Once you see it -you can’t unsee it 😂 outstanding work 👏👏👏
pwnallthethings.bsky.social Pwnallthethings @pwnallthethings.bsky.social · 20d
Person who actually deserves a trophy is the artist who made the FIFA peace prize trophy look like everyone in the entire world holding their head in their hands out of secondhand embarrassment
FIFA peace prize

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Pwnallthethings @pwnallthethings.bsky.social · 20d
Person who actually deserves a trophy is the artist who made the FIFA peace prize trophy look like everyone in the entire world holding their head in their hands out of secondhand embarrassment
FIFA peace prize