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UCD Postgraduate Open Day 🎓

🗓️12-5 pm, Tuesday 24 February
🏛️O'Reilly Hall

Register here 👇
www.ucd.ie/graduateadmi...

It’s the perfect chance to chat with staff and current students about our wide range of study options.

#UCD #Postgrad #Politics #InternationalRelations
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15 years after the Arab Spring: why did people protest then, but not now?

Hot, hopeful emotions spark protest. Cool safety concerns keep people at home.

Hot Contention 👉 bit.ly/hotcontention @academic.oup.com @ucdpolitics.bsky.social

www.almendron.com/tribuna/its-...
February 10, 2026 at 6:34 PM
UCD Postgraduate Open Day 🎓

🗓️12-5 pm, Tuesday 24 February
🏛️O'Reilly Hall

Register here 👇
www.ucd.ie/graduateadmi...

It’s the perfect chance to chat with staff and current students about our wide range of study options.

#UCD #Postgrad #Politics #InternationalRelations
February 10, 2026 at 3:53 PM
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📻 @kevcunningham.bsky.social and I talked about the state of the parties, public opinion, and the nature of Irish by-elections with @mcculld.bsky.social on @rteradio1.bsky.social this morning.

➡️ www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
State of the parties
Kevin Cunningham, Lecturer in Politics at TU Dublin and Founder of Ireland Thinks and Stefan Müller, Associate Professor in the School of Politics and International Relations at UCD.
www.rte.ie
February 9, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Congratulations to Dr Stefan Müller @stefanmueller.bsky.social on being a runner-up in the Research Impact Awards! 🏆

His work on the Irish Polling Indicator turns numbers into insight for society and policymakers. Maith thú! 👏

youtu.be/rq9C_i1EWZ0?...
Irish Polling Indicator: turning numbers into insight for society and policymakers
YouTube video by UCD Research
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February 6, 2026 at 10:57 AM
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Check out this new paper by @ucdpolitics.bsky.social PhD candidate @linettelim.bsky.social on how and why Chinese authorities portray foreign media as a threat, and why it matters.
February 6, 2026 at 7:45 AM
Congratulations to our colleague, Dr Alexander Dukalskis @alexdukalskis.bsky.social on receiving the UCD Dean of Graduate Studies Award for Excellence in Doctoral Supervision! 🏆🎓

www.ucd.ie/graduatestud...

Comhghairdeas leat, a Alex 🙌
February 5, 2026 at 3:59 PM
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Everyday opposition in authoritarian settings shows that people neither fearfully endure nor loyally support the regime.

Now out in Handbook on Opposition Politics, edited by O’Malley, Cavatorta, and Baturo:

doi.org/10.4337/9781...

DM me for a copy of the chapter.
February 3, 2026 at 2:56 PM
"Will Trump expose Europe's hypocrisy?

Dr Krishna Vadlamannati explores this critical question in today's Irish Examiner.

Read the full article here:
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
Will Trump expose Europe's hypocrisy?
It seems unclear if Europe will put pressure on the rest of the world to ‘take a moral stand’ and cut off their trading ties with the US, asks Krishna Vadlamannati
www.irishexaminer.com
January 28, 2026 at 12:43 PM
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Terrific seminar @ucdpolitics.bsky.social with Dr Maksym Skrypnyk (UCD), speaking on the topic of "The Functions of Russian Food Weaponisation in Ukraine.”
January 28, 2026 at 12:07 PM
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🗳️🤖 Many congratulations to Associate Professor Stefan Müller of the UCD School of Politics and International Relations on securing a Una Europa seed funding grant for the project Democracy and AI.

👏 @stefanmueller.bsky.social @ucdpolitics.bsky.social @ucdsocscilaw.bsky.social @unaeuropa.bsky.social
January 26, 2026 at 10:40 AM
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Connected_Politics Lab Seminars, Spring Trimester ⤵️

- 28 Jan: @jessicadicocco.bsky.social
– 11 Feb: Akitaka Matsuo
– 25 Feb: @malojan.bsky.social, @luissattelmayer.bsky.social, and Noémie Piolat
– 4 Mar: @vivifabrien.bsky.social
– 1 Apr: @elisaadamico.bsky.social
– 15 Apr: @miriamsorace.bsky.social
January 21, 2026 at 11:21 AM
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An Irish journalist reflects on being in the press pool for a state visit to China:

“We were strongly warned not to attempt to interview anyone out in public and that if we did so we risked detention.”

This is the gov Ireland seems so keen to jump into bed with.

(I gave quotes for this story)
Taoiseach's China visit tests Ireland's global position
While Micheál Martin was in China for an official visit aimed at improving economic and diplomatic ties with Beijing, it ended up being events on the other side of the world that garnered much of the ...
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January 11, 2026 at 11:05 AM
Speaking to RTÉ News, Dr Alex Dukalskis @alexdukalskis.bsky.social thinks "China likes that Ireland is not in NATO, an organisation that along with Russia it dislikes".

Read the full article 👉Taoiseach's China visit tests Ireland's global position
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Taoiseach's China visit tests Ireland's global position
While Micheál Martin was in China for an official visit aimed at improving economic and diplomatic ties with Beijing, it ended up being events on the other side of the world that garnered much of the ...
www.rte.ie
January 12, 2026 at 3:51 PM
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“Mapping China’s Influence at the United Nations.”

by Shing-hon Lam & Courtney J. Fung in @the-peio.bsky.social (2025)

#WinterReading

link.springer.com/article/10.1...
January 12, 2026 at 2:27 PM
📢 A New Article📄

"The political business cycle of petroleum taxes: An analysis of Indian states" by Assoc Professor Krishna Vadlamannati

Link: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
January 12, 2026 at 12:14 PM
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@ucdpolitics.bsky.social seminar series programme for Spring 2026 is ready!
📅 Wednesdays, 12:00 (Dublin time), in a hybrid format (webinar open to all!)
👉 You can register here: bit.ly/SPIReSeminar
Please join us and feel free to share with anyone who might be interested.
January 5, 2026 at 3:16 PM
The Indo Daily: Dr Alexander Dukalskis argues that “China sees Ireland as a potentially friendly voice in the European Union... China likes that Ireland is not in NATO and is militarily neutral. China has a deep distrust and dislike for NATO.” Listen now.
January 9, 2026 at 11:23 AM
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Live from the Royal Irish Academy!

Inside the ARINS/Irish Times Survey: Origins, Approach, Insights

Chair: Professor Gail McElroy (TCD)

Panel: Prof Colin Barr (Notre Dame), Prof John Garry (QUB), Prof Brendan O’Leary (UPenn), Dr Dawn Walsh (UCD) and Dr Jamie Pow (QUB), Pat Leahy (Irish Times)
January 8, 2026 at 11:18 AM
Nollaig Shona agus Athbhliain faoi mhaise daoibh!

We are closed from 24 December and reopen on 2 January.

🎄 Applications for January-start postgraduate courses will close in mid-January.
🎄 Applications for two PhD scholarship schemes will close on 30 Jan & 6 Feb.

👉 www.ucd.ie/spire/
December 23, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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Timing matters… ⏱️
New paper in @climate-policy.bsky.social: adaptation laws don’t work the same across time… politics, finance, and global shocks shape whether they succeed or fail.

doi.org/10.1080/1469...
Timing matters: analyzing climate policies and adaptive resilience
As the world grapples with the escalating impacts of climate change, a vital question that remains for both scholars and policymakers is not just whether climate policies work, but: when do they ma...
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December 17, 2025 at 3:48 PM
SPIRe colleagues, Melanie Hoewer and Caitriona Dowd, are co-leading this initiative with colleagues at ERC-funded Coercive Injustice project. It aims to strengthen trauma-sensitivity and wellbeing for researchers working on emotionally challenging topics, including conflict, violence and coercion.
Last week, we welcomed Dr Tina Skinner, @uniofbath.bsky.social, who trained us on fostering researcher wellbeing. This is part of a wider effort our @erc.europa.eu project is helping lead at UCD: “Fostering Safety and Trauma Sensitivity for Researchers Undertaking Emotionally Challenging Research.”
December 16, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Why does it seem like good government is so hard to deliver? A new module for our students tackled these questions by bringing policy makers and shapers into the classroom.

More details about the guests and module: www.ucd.ie/spire/newsan...

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December 16, 2025 at 11:47 AM
UCD SPIRe Receives Fáilte Ireland ‘Conference Ambassador Award’🏆

Congratulations to the committee members: David Farrell (Chair) @davidfarrell-ucd.bsky.social , Caitriona Dowd, Johan Dornschneider-Elkink, Alexander Dukalskis and the administrator, Joseph Dillon!

Full story👉 shorturl.at/CGbZF
UCD SPIRe Receive Fáilte Ireland ‘Conference Ambassador Award’
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December 12, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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Join us next week!
Jongyoon Baik (CUHK-SZ), Haohan Chen (HKU), and Yiqiang Wang (HKU) will present their work on Vocal Pitch and Emotions in North Korean TV News.
@alexdukalskis.bsky.social (@ucdpolitics.bsky.social) and Yeilim Cheong (Missouri) will discuss.
December 9, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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Just ordered my copy, and copies also for our library
How Ireland Voted 2024 now available (in full colour printing) from all good bookshops and probably some bad ones too. Full of outstanding analysis and fascinating facts. 13 chapters, 6 Appendices, 33 Tables, 41 Figures, 19 pages of great photos.
December 5, 2025 at 4:13 PM