Andrew Shorten
@andrewshorten.bsky.social
Political theorist in Limerick
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The Court Service pays €40/hour for interpreting and I cannot stress enough how poor that money is for the level of skill involved and the high stakes. Also the right to interpretation is a basic requirement of the right to a fair trial.
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Interpreters' bill for the Courts Service set to exceed last year's
This year’s bill is on track to be much larger than last year, with €2.09 million spent in the six-month period between January and June.
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October 19, 2025 at 2:10 PM
The Court Service pays €40/hour for interpreting and I cannot stress enough how poor that money is for the level of skill involved and the high stakes. Also the right to interpretation is a basic requirement of the right to a fair trial.
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First PPA Research Seminar of 2025/26!
@philip-warncke.bsky.social (UL Psychology / Freie Universität Berlin) presenting on “Boundless but Bundled: Modelling Quasi-infinite Dimensions in Ideological Space”.
Wednesday, September 24, 2pm in ERB006 (Engineering Research Building).
All welcome!
@philip-warncke.bsky.social (UL Psychology / Freie Universität Berlin) presenting on “Boundless but Bundled: Modelling Quasi-infinite Dimensions in Ideological Space”.
Wednesday, September 24, 2pm in ERB006 (Engineering Research Building).
All welcome!
September 21, 2025 at 10:24 AM
First PPA Research Seminar of 2025/26!
@philip-warncke.bsky.social (UL Psychology / Freie Universität Berlin) presenting on “Boundless but Bundled: Modelling Quasi-infinite Dimensions in Ideological Space”.
Wednesday, September 24, 2pm in ERB006 (Engineering Research Building).
All welcome!
@philip-warncke.bsky.social (UL Psychology / Freie Universität Berlin) presenting on “Boundless but Bundled: Modelling Quasi-infinite Dimensions in Ideological Space”.
Wednesday, September 24, 2pm in ERB006 (Engineering Research Building).
All welcome!
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New chapter by Bernadette Connaughton on developing optimal policy advisory systems in The Routledge Handbook of Policy Advisory Systems.
The Routledge Handbook of Policy Advisory Systems
This handbook comprehensively reflects, presents and summarises both first and second wave scholarship into policy advisory systems (PAS). Bringing together leading scholars to engage persistent as we...
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September 21, 2025 at 10:38 AM
New chapter by Bernadette Connaughton on developing optimal policy advisory systems in The Routledge Handbook of Policy Advisory Systems.
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New chapter on Cultural Rights as Human Rights by @andrewshorten.bsky.social in The Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy of Human Rights
The Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy of Human Rights | Jesse Tomal
The Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy of Human Rights is an outstanding resource covering key questions, problems, and debates in scholarship on the nature,
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September 21, 2025 at 10:39 AM
New chapter on Cultural Rights as Human Rights by @andrewshorten.bsky.social in The Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy of Human Rights
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Happy #jazzsky birthday to Sonny Rollins. (The sole survivor of “Great Day in Harlem” photo.) 95 years young!
Sonny Rollins: 'You Can't Think And Play At The Same Time'
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Sonny Rollins: 'You Can't Think And Play At The Same Time'
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Sonny Rollins: 'You Can't Think And Play At The Same Time'
"Jazz improvisation is supposed to be the highest form of communication," says the 83-year-old sax legend, who is about to release the third volume in his prized Road Shows series.
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September 8, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Happy #jazzsky birthday to Sonny Rollins. (The sole survivor of “Great Day in Harlem” photo.) 95 years young!
Sonny Rollins: 'You Can't Think And Play At The Same Time'
www.npr.org/2014/05/03/3...
Sonny Rollins: 'You Can't Think And Play At The Same Time'
www.npr.org/2014/05/03/3...
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While this might seem like a low number of acceptances, it is justified by the overwhelming danger posed by publishing even a single bad or wrong philosophy paper
There were a number of articles accepted by one top philosophy journal in the first six months of 2025, and that number is...
Philosophy’s Journal Problem Captured in One Number? - Daily Nous
The number of articles accepted by a top philosophy journal in the first six months of 2025: 1. So reports The Journal of Philosophy. Here are the journal's 2025 statistics through July 1st, as report...
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September 8, 2025 at 1:15 PM
While this might seem like a low number of acceptances, it is justified by the overwhelming danger posed by publishing even a single bad or wrong philosophy paper
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UNSR on Minority Issues launches new network with a call for student-led research www.eurac.edu/en/blogs/und...
UNSR on Minority Issues launches new network with a call for student-led research
The UN Special Rapporteur on minority issues Nicolas Levrat has launched a new academic network to identify and elevate student-directed research. The network is currently running the first edition of...
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August 25, 2025 at 2:29 PM
UNSR on Minority Issues launches new network with a call for student-led research www.eurac.edu/en/blogs/und...
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"You've got to learn your instrument. Then, you practice, practice, practice. And then, when you finally get up there on the bandstand, forget all that and just wail..."
Remembering Charlie Parker, one of the 20th century's greatest musical innovators, born on this day 1920.
Wail on Bird X
#jazzsky
Remembering Charlie Parker, one of the 20th century's greatest musical innovators, born on this day 1920.
Wail on Bird X
#jazzsky
August 29, 2025 at 6:39 AM
"You've got to learn your instrument. Then, you practice, practice, practice. And then, when you finally get up there on the bandstand, forget all that and just wail..."
Remembering Charlie Parker, one of the 20th century's greatest musical innovators, born on this day 1920.
Wail on Bird X
#jazzsky
Remembering Charlie Parker, one of the 20th century's greatest musical innovators, born on this day 1920.
Wail on Bird X
#jazzsky
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*Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy of Human Rights* - now published! Hurrah!
Very proud of this and immensely grateful to my co-editor, Jesse Tomalty, and to all the contributors.
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Very proud of this and immensely grateful to my co-editor, Jesse Tomalty, and to all the contributors.
www.routledge.com/The-Routledg...
The Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy of Human Rights
The Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy of Human Rights is an outstanding resource covering key questions, problems, and debates in scholarship on the nature, justification, authority and relevance o...
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August 22, 2025 at 2:28 PM
*Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy of Human Rights* - now published! Hurrah!
Very proud of this and immensely grateful to my co-editor, Jesse Tomalty, and to all the contributors.
www.routledge.com/The-Routledg...
Very proud of this and immensely grateful to my co-editor, Jesse Tomalty, and to all the contributors.
www.routledge.com/The-Routledg...
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Opinion: Kneecap trial spotlights challenges for Irish speakers in British and Irish courts
Opinion: Kneecap trial spotlights challenges for Irish speakers in British and Irish courts
Many would rather use the language they know best to answer questions on which their liberty or livelihood could depend
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August 20, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Opinion: Kneecap trial spotlights challenges for Irish speakers in British and Irish courts
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New book on What went wrong with Britain? featuring a chapter by Owen Worth about 'Covid, Brexit and the emergence of national populism' manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526170392/
Manchester University Press - What went wrong with Britain?
What went wrong with Britain? - Browse and buy the Hardcover edition of What went wrong with Britain? by Steven Kettell
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August 12, 2025 at 3:43 PM
New book on What went wrong with Britain? featuring a chapter by Owen Worth about 'Covid, Brexit and the emergence of national populism' manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526170392/
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And another recent paper from Bernadette Connaughton on policy advisory systems and crisis governance: www.emerald.com/ijpsm/articl...
Policy advisory systems and crisis governance: the advisory committee architecture within different politicization settings
Purpose. An Advisory Committee (AC) is a particular type of crisis governance device that provides evidence to inform government decision-making. This article explores AC architecture and how it may d...
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August 12, 2025 at 9:41 AM
And another recent paper from Bernadette Connaughton on policy advisory systems and crisis governance: www.emerald.com/ijpsm/articl...
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New paper about policy advisory systems by Bernadette Connaughton: academic.oup.com/policyandsoc...
Change is inevitable, quality is optional, and context matters: dynamics influencing the development of an optimal policy advisory system
Abstract. Developments in the policy advisory systems (PAS) literature demonstrate how the traditional models designating key roles for internal public ser
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August 12, 2025 at 9:39 AM
New paper about policy advisory systems by Bernadette Connaughton: academic.oup.com/policyandsoc...
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Hey, this is not even a joke #AcademicWriting #AcademicChatter
August 1, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Hey, this is not even a joke #AcademicWriting #AcademicChatter
A few days remaining to apply for this temporary post. Open to specialisms in Irish Politics, EU Politics, International Relations or Political Theory:
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Assistant Professor in Politics at University of Limerick
Discover an exciting academic career path as a Assistant Professor in Politics at jobs.ac.uk. Don't miss out on this job opportunity - apply today!
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July 7, 2025 at 8:04 AM
A few days remaining to apply for this temporary post. Open to specialisms in Irish Politics, EU Politics, International Relations or Political Theory:
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"The most violent element in society is ignorance." - Happy Birthday to Emma Goldman, once known as 'the most dangerous woman in America', who passionately devoted her thought to issues such as the law, labor, feminism, sexuality - to only name but a few.
#womeninphilosophy #anarchism #polphil
#womeninphilosophy #anarchism #polphil
June 27, 2025 at 12:00 PM
"The most violent element in society is ignorance." - Happy Birthday to Emma Goldman, once known as 'the most dangerous woman in America', who passionately devoted her thought to issues such as the law, labor, feminism, sexuality - to only name but a few.
#womeninphilosophy #anarchism #polphil
#womeninphilosophy #anarchism #polphil
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We are hiring an Assistant Professor in Politics at Limerick, on a specific purpose contract, open to candidates with expertise in *any* of the following: Irish Politics, EU Politics, International Relations, Political Theory www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNN443/a...
Assistant Professor in Politics at University of Limerick
Discover Assistant Professor in Politics jobs and more in higher education on jobs.ac.uk. Apply for further details on the top job board.
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June 17, 2025 at 11:20 AM
We are hiring an Assistant Professor in Politics at Limerick, on a specific purpose contract, open to candidates with expertise in *any* of the following: Irish Politics, EU Politics, International Relations, Political Theory www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNN443/a...
We are hiring an Assistant Professor in Politics at Limerick, on a specific purpose contract, open to candidates with expertise in *any* of the following: Irish Politics, EU Politics, International Relations, Political Theory www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNN443/a...
Assistant Professor in Politics at University of Limerick
Discover Assistant Professor in Politics jobs and more in higher education on jobs.ac.uk. Apply for further details on the top job board.
www.jobs.ac.uk
June 17, 2025 at 11:20 AM
We are hiring an Assistant Professor in Politics at Limerick, on a specific purpose contract, open to candidates with expertise in *any* of the following: Irish Politics, EU Politics, International Relations, Political Theory www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNN443/a...
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Le Monde has a livestream of the national philosophy exam 😆 commentator "can we say that these exam questions are difficult this year?" ; expert "no, they are perfectly doable". The breaking news is that RAWLS makes its first appearance in the history of the exam LETSGO
June 16, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Le Monde has a livestream of the national philosophy exam 😆 commentator "can we say that these exam questions are difficult this year?" ; expert "no, they are perfectly doable". The breaking news is that RAWLS makes its first appearance in the history of the exam LETSGO
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The launch of ChatGPT polluted the world forever, like the first atomic weapons tests
The launch of ChatGPT polluted the world forever, like the first atomic weapons tests
Academics mull the need for the digital equivalent of low-background steel
Feature For artificial intelligence researchers, the launch of OpenAI's ChatGPT on November 30, 2022, changed the world in a way similar to the detonation of the first atomic bomb.…
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June 15, 2025 at 10:36 AM
The launch of ChatGPT polluted the world forever, like the first atomic weapons tests
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Donald Trump has declared English the official language of the U.S. But there is no evidence suggesting that English is under threat; a large majority of immigrants learn English, and more than 90 per cent of Americans speak it very well.
Does the United States Need an Official Language?
Donald Trump’s executive order succeeds where decades of right-wing efforts have failed.
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June 11, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Donald Trump has declared English the official language of the U.S. But there is no evidence suggesting that English is under threat; a large majority of immigrants learn English, and more than 90 per cent of Americans speak it very well.
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'These are the times that try men’s souls … Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered: yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.' – Thomas Paine, The American Crisis, No. 1 (19 Dec. 1776)
Not to forget: the death of Thomas Paine, 8 June 1809, in New York City.
June 8, 2025 at 7:11 PM
'These are the times that try men’s souls … Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered: yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.' – Thomas Paine, The American Crisis, No. 1 (19 Dec. 1776)
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I... oh my god.
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Diabolus Ex Machina
This Is Not An Essay
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June 3, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I... oh my god.
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Spain has revived a push for Basque, Catalan and Galician to be made official EU languages, despite a less-than-enthusiastic response from fellow European countries fearing a domino effect
Spain seeks EU recognition for regional languages
Spain has revived a push for Basque, Catalan and Galician to be made official EU languages, despite a less-than-enthusiastic response from fellow European countries fearing a domino effect.
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May 27, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Spain has revived a push for Basque, Catalan and Galician to be made official EU languages, despite a less-than-enthusiastic response from fellow European countries fearing a domino effect