Valesca Lima
@valescal.bsky.social
Assistant professor | Research on Housing, Governance & Citizen Participation
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When you accidentally write “no worries et al.” instead of “no worries at all” in an email reply because you’re an academic.
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February 12, 2026 at 9:45 AM
When you accidentally write “no worries et al.” instead of “no worries at all” in an email reply because you’re an academic.
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My new post @ecprtheloop.bsky.social about the need for genuine co-design at the local level.
I also speak a little but about my new @researchireland.ie project THRIVE which focus on improving democratic urban governance: thrive-project.lovable.app
@dcuresearch.bsky.social
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I also speak a little but about my new @researchireland.ie project THRIVE which focus on improving democratic urban governance: thrive-project.lovable.app
@dcuresearch.bsky.social
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🎈 #RepresentativeDisconnect No.7
📑 @valescal.bsky.social argues that Irish #LocalAuthorities tend to treat public participation as a formal administrative requirement.
✅️ However, by moving beyond performative box-ticking + toward genuine co-design, we can bridge the trust gap.
👉 bit.ly/4tsBolB
📑 @valescal.bsky.social argues that Irish #LocalAuthorities tend to treat public participation as a formal administrative requirement.
✅️ However, by moving beyond performative box-ticking + toward genuine co-design, we can bridge the trust gap.
👉 bit.ly/4tsBolB
🎈 How public consultations can spark local innovation
Valesca Lima argues that Irish local authorities tend to treat public participation as a formal administrative requirement. However, by moving beyond performative box-ticking and toward genuine co-des...
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February 9, 2026 at 10:14 AM
My new post @ecprtheloop.bsky.social about the need for genuine co-design at the local level.
I also speak a little but about my new @researchireland.ie project THRIVE which focus on improving democratic urban governance: thrive-project.lovable.app
@dcuresearch.bsky.social
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I also speak a little but about my new @researchireland.ie project THRIVE which focus on improving democratic urban governance: thrive-project.lovable.app
@dcuresearch.bsky.social
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Brooklyn Park police chief Mark Bruley: "We're hearing people being stopped with no cause & being demanded to show paperwork to determine if they're here legally. We started hearing from our police officers the same complaints. Every one of these individuals is a person of color... it has to stop"
January 20, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Brooklyn Park police chief Mark Bruley: "We're hearing people being stopped with no cause & being demanded to show paperwork to determine if they're here legally. We started hearing from our police officers the same complaints. Every one of these individuals is a person of color... it has to stop"
'Elon Musk ... He’s an idiot, very wealthy, but he’s still an idiot,” first time I agree with O’Leary on something
> www.politico.eu/article/elon...
> www.politico.eu/article/elon...
‘He’s an idiot’: Musk and Ryanair’s O’Leary trade insults in Starlink Wi-Fi row
What began as a disagreement over airline internet has turned into a full-blown war of words.
www.politico.eu
January 21, 2026 at 9:39 AM
'Elon Musk ... He’s an idiot, very wealthy, but he’s still an idiot,” first time I agree with O’Leary on something
> www.politico.eu/article/elon...
> www.politico.eu/article/elon...
Very interesting new paper about the extreme housing precarity and evictions in Dublin's private rental sector by Anushka @radicalhousing.bsky.social
👉 research-portal.uu.nl/ws/files/277...
👉 research-portal.uu.nl/ws/files/277...
research-portal.uu.nl
January 19, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Very interesting new paper about the extreme housing precarity and evictions in Dublin's private rental sector by Anushka @radicalhousing.bsky.social
👉 research-portal.uu.nl/ws/files/277...
👉 research-portal.uu.nl/ws/files/277...
So if anyone challenge the bloody and violence (32 people died in Ice custody so far) you have to be left-wing activist.
Anyone with a minimal notion of right/wrong and respect for life will reject this criminal and racist anti-migration policy
Anyone with a minimal notion of right/wrong and respect for life will reject this criminal and racist anti-migration policy
‘You’re a left-wing hack,’ Trump press secretary tells Irish journalist after Ice question
‘You’re a left-wing hack,’ Trump press secretary tells Irish journalist after Ice question
Karoline Leavitt launches tirade against Niall Stanage over the killing of Renee Good by an immigration agent
www.irishtimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 12:05 PM
So if anyone challenge the bloody and violence (32 people died in Ice custody so far) you have to be left-wing activist.
Anyone with a minimal notion of right/wrong and respect for life will reject this criminal and racist anti-migration policy
Anyone with a minimal notion of right/wrong and respect for life will reject this criminal and racist anti-migration policy
This Bushman is not funny or cleaver >> I's not performance art. It's just harassment for clicks. There’s a big difference between actual street theatre and this kind of ambush nonsense. Real performers bring something to the city. This is just jump-scares for ad money
www.reddit.com/r/Dublin/com...
www.reddit.com/r/Dublin/com...
From the Dublin community on Reddit: Harassment in a Shite Bush Costume Isn’t Street Theatre
Explore this post and more from the Dublin community
www.reddit.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:59 AM
This Bushman is not funny or cleaver >> I's not performance art. It's just harassment for clicks. There’s a big difference between actual street theatre and this kind of ambush nonsense. Real performers bring something to the city. This is just jump-scares for ad money
www.reddit.com/r/Dublin/com...
www.reddit.com/r/Dublin/com...
Despite all the negative fuss, the EU + Mercosur trade deal was approved. This is a big development as this negotiation took 25 yrs and a it's a big win for Lula, who is seeking reelection.
The deal will now need to be ratified by a majority of MEPs tho
www.irishtimes.com/world/europe...
The deal will now need to be ratified by a majority of MEPs tho
www.irishtimes.com/world/europe...
EU governments approve landmark Mercosur trade deal
Trade agreement will open up large South American market but is likely to draw fierce backlash from farmers
www.irishtimes.com
January 9, 2026 at 11:14 AM
Despite all the negative fuss, the EU + Mercosur trade deal was approved. This is a big development as this negotiation took 25 yrs and a it's a big win for Lula, who is seeking reelection.
The deal will now need to be ratified by a majority of MEPs tho
www.irishtimes.com/world/europe...
The deal will now need to be ratified by a majority of MEPs tho
www.irishtimes.com/world/europe...
What is happening in Venezuela is a fragrant violation of international law. It's about regime change and exploitation of the country's natural resources: www.bbc.com/news/article...
Trump wants Venezuela's oil. Will his plan work?
Donald Trump has said that American oil firms will invest billions to produce oil in Venezuela.
www.bbc.com
January 5, 2026 at 3:42 PM
What is happening in Venezuela is a fragrant violation of international law. It's about regime change and exploitation of the country's natural resources: www.bbc.com/news/article...
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CfP
The Social Movements Research Network of the Council for European Studies invites papers for the conference:
'Precarious Lives: Resistance, Solidarity, and Research during Catastrophes' at DCU (@dublincityuni.bsky.social) in 2026
More info: councilforeuropeanstudies.org/announcement...
The Social Movements Research Network of the Council for European Studies invites papers for the conference:
'Precarious Lives: Resistance, Solidarity, and Research during Catastrophes' at DCU (@dublincityuni.bsky.social) in 2026
More info: councilforeuropeanstudies.org/announcement...
December 2, 2025 at 3:16 PM
CfP
The Social Movements Research Network of the Council for European Studies invites papers for the conference:
'Precarious Lives: Resistance, Solidarity, and Research during Catastrophes' at DCU (@dublincityuni.bsky.social) in 2026
More info: councilforeuropeanstudies.org/announcement...
The Social Movements Research Network of the Council for European Studies invites papers for the conference:
'Precarious Lives: Resistance, Solidarity, and Research during Catastrophes' at DCU (@dublincityuni.bsky.social) in 2026
More info: councilforeuropeanstudies.org/announcement...
CfP
The Social Movements Research Network of the Council for European Studies invites papers for the conference:
'Precarious Lives: Resistance, Solidarity, and Research during Catastrophes' at DCU (@dublincityuni.bsky.social) in 2026
More info: councilforeuropeanstudies.org/announcement...
The Social Movements Research Network of the Council for European Studies invites papers for the conference:
'Precarious Lives: Resistance, Solidarity, and Research during Catastrophes' at DCU (@dublincityuni.bsky.social) in 2026
More info: councilforeuropeanstudies.org/announcement...
December 2, 2025 at 3:16 PM
CfP
The Social Movements Research Network of the Council for European Studies invites papers for the conference:
'Precarious Lives: Resistance, Solidarity, and Research during Catastrophes' at DCU (@dublincityuni.bsky.social) in 2026
More info: councilforeuropeanstudies.org/announcement...
The Social Movements Research Network of the Council for European Studies invites papers for the conference:
'Precarious Lives: Resistance, Solidarity, and Research during Catastrophes' at DCU (@dublincityuni.bsky.social) in 2026
More info: councilforeuropeanstudies.org/announcement...
Breaking News: Brazil’s top court ordered former President Jair Bolsonaro to begin a 27-year prison term for a failed plot to stay in power. nyti.ms/3LSSs2S
Bolsonaro To Start Serving 27-Year Prison Sentence Over Coup Plot
Brazil’s Supreme Court court ordered former President Jair Bolsonaro to begin serving a prison term for conspiring to remain in power after losing the last election.
nyti.ms
November 25, 2025 at 7:27 PM
“We don’t want them to grow on that fear. It is not right.” >>
Rising hostility sparks fear in Ireland’s Bangladeshi community
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
Rising hostility sparks fear in Ireland’s Bangladeshi community
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
‘Aggression in the air’: Rising hostility sparks fear in Ireland’s Bangladeshi community
As gardaí investigate numerous alleged assaults, many of the estimated 25,000 people here with Bangladeshi roots worry as they go about their day-to-day lives
www.irishtimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:34 PM
“We don’t want them to grow on that fear. It is not right.” >>
Rising hostility sparks fear in Ireland’s Bangladeshi community
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
Rising hostility sparks fear in Ireland’s Bangladeshi community
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
'The idea that X (Twitter) is some kind of counterpoint to consensus or a place for any kind of useful discourse or a spot to hang out in which is to be challenged healthily, is a complete nonsense' via @unamullally.bsky.social
That's why we are leavin X en masse
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
That's why we are leavin X en masse
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
Una Mullally: Media outlets need to break ties with X
The presence of media outlets on X does not have a diluting effect on the concentration of misinformation on the platform. If it did, then we wouldn’t be where we are
www.irishtimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:29 AM
'The idea that X (Twitter) is some kind of counterpoint to consensus or a place for any kind of useful discourse or a spot to hang out in which is to be challenged healthily, is a complete nonsense' via @unamullally.bsky.social
That's why we are leavin X en masse
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
That's why we are leavin X en masse
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
When the Headline “Did Women Ruin the Workplace? And if So, Can Conservative Feminism Fix It?” Gets It Wrong:
Feminism Isn’t the Problem—Patriarchy Is.
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msmagazine.com/2025/11/08/c...
Feminism Isn’t the Problem—Patriarchy Is.
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msmagazine.com/2025/11/08/c...
When the Headline Gets It Wrong: Feminism Isn’t the Problem—Patriarchy Is
When I saw the headline “Did Women Ruin the Workplace? And if So, Can Conservative Feminism Fix It?” in The New York Times, my heart sank.
msmagazine.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:57 PM
When the Headline “Did Women Ruin the Workplace? And if So, Can Conservative Feminism Fix It?” Gets It Wrong:
Feminism Isn’t the Problem—Patriarchy Is.
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msmagazine.com/2025/11/08/c...
Feminism Isn’t the Problem—Patriarchy Is.
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msmagazine.com/2025/11/08/c...
Simon Harris is deliberately spreading disinformation on immigration
'For Fine Gael, the small number awaiting deportation is proof inward migration has become ‘too high’, It just wants to point and shout, “Over there! Don’t look at us! Look at them!'
>> www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
'For Fine Gael, the small number awaiting deportation is proof inward migration has become ‘too high’, It just wants to point and shout, “Over there! Don’t look at us! Look at them!'
>> www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
Fintan O’Toole: Simon Harris is deliberately spreading disinformation on immigration
For Fine Gael, the small number awaiting deportation is proof inward migration has become ‘too high’
www.irishtimes.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Simon Harris is deliberately spreading disinformation on immigration
'For Fine Gael, the small number awaiting deportation is proof inward migration has become ‘too high’, It just wants to point and shout, “Over there! Don’t look at us! Look at them!'
>> www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
'For Fine Gael, the small number awaiting deportation is proof inward migration has become ‘too high’, It just wants to point and shout, “Over there! Don’t look at us! Look at them!'
>> www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
Fire at Drogheda Ipas centre was ‘started deliberately’
The minister of justice comments made it ‘seem like an accident. It’s very important that the people in that position give the correct information’ Khmabule said.
jrnl.ie/6862570
The minister of justice comments made it ‘seem like an accident. It’s very important that the people in that position give the correct information’ Khmabule said.
jrnl.ie/6862570
Gardaí investigating alleged arson believe fire at Drogheda Ipas centre was ‘started deliberately’
Firefighters rescued five people, including a baby, from the top floor of the building on Friday.
jrnl.ie
November 2, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Fire at Drogheda Ipas centre was ‘started deliberately’
The minister of justice comments made it ‘seem like an accident. It’s very important that the people in that position give the correct information’ Khmabule said.
jrnl.ie/6862570
The minister of justice comments made it ‘seem like an accident. It’s very important that the people in that position give the correct information’ Khmabule said.
jrnl.ie/6862570
I took part in this interview with @seanmoncrieff.bsky.social and it was great to speak the new research on challenges of residential licensees in Ireland
The full report can be read here: threshold.ie/wp-content/u...
The full report can be read here: threshold.ie/wp-content/u...
October 31, 2025 at 2:48 PM
I took part in this interview with @seanmoncrieff.bsky.social and it was great to speak the new research on challenges of residential licensees in Ireland
The full report can be read here: threshold.ie/wp-content/u...
The full report can be read here: threshold.ie/wp-content/u...
Reposted by Valesca Lima
On the show today: @valescal.bsky.social on unprotected renters; What do horror films tell us?; @mhallsworth.bsky.social on hypocrisy; Dating markets; The autism myth; World news; Translating Plato..
October 21, 2025 at 12:49 PM
On the show today: @valescal.bsky.social on unprotected renters; What do horror films tell us?; @mhallsworth.bsky.social on hypocrisy; Dating markets; The autism myth; World news; Translating Plato..
The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Venezuela's activist Maria Corina Machado, 'for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy"
www.rte.ie/news/world/2...
www.rte.ie/news/world/2...
Venezuela opposition leader awarded Nobel Peace Prize
The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Venezuela's opposition leader and democracy activist Maria Corina Machado, the Norwegian Nobel Committee said.
www.rte.ie
October 10, 2025 at 10:35 AM
The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Venezuela's activist Maria Corina Machado, 'for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy"
www.rte.ie/news/world/2...
www.rte.ie/news/world/2...
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Call for the 6th Conference of the German Network for Forced Migration Studies @fluchtforschung.bsky.social : "Eroding Solidarity? Forced Migration, Protection, and Inclusion in a World Beyond Order", September 28 – 30, 2026 | University of Hildesheim | Germany
www.uni-hildesheim.de/en/zbi/nwff2...
www.uni-hildesheim.de/en/zbi/nwff2...
University of Hildesheim | Zentrum für Bildungsintegration | 6th Conference of the German Network for Forced Migration Studies
www.uni-hildesheim.de
October 10, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Call for the 6th Conference of the German Network for Forced Migration Studies @fluchtforschung.bsky.social : "Eroding Solidarity? Forced Migration, Protection, and Inclusion in a World Beyond Order", September 28 – 30, 2026 | University of Hildesheim | Germany
www.uni-hildesheim.de/en/zbi/nwff2...
www.uni-hildesheim.de/en/zbi/nwff2...
Today I launched with Threshold Charity a new report on Ireland’s Residential Licence Sector — a hidden part of the rental market
🟠 Licencees = renters without RTA protections
🟠 Vulnerable to eviction with little/no notice
🟠 No deposit protection
Full report here: threshold.ie/wp-content/u...
🟠 Licencees = renters without RTA protections
🟠 Vulnerable to eviction with little/no notice
🟠 No deposit protection
Full report here: threshold.ie/wp-content/u...
threshold.ie
September 30, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Today I launched with Threshold Charity a new report on Ireland’s Residential Licence Sector — a hidden part of the rental market
🟠 Licencees = renters without RTA protections
🟠 Vulnerable to eviction with little/no notice
🟠 No deposit protection
Full report here: threshold.ie/wp-content/u...
🟠 Licencees = renters without RTA protections
🟠 Vulnerable to eviction with little/no notice
🟠 No deposit protection
Full report here: threshold.ie/wp-content/u...
Extreme deregulation of the energy sector means electricity companies can increase prices as much as they want. Ireland’s free-market approach to energy companies is clearly not working: prices are going up and not down and there’s no real competition
www.dublininquirer.com/as-profitabl...
www.dublininquirer.com/as-profitabl...
As profitable energy companies raise customers’ prices, TD says it’s time to bring back price regulation
“We are approaching the point (if we’re not already there) where we can justifiably claim that competition has failed,” says Labour energy spokesperson Ciarán Ahern.
www.dublininquirer.com
September 26, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Extreme deregulation of the energy sector means electricity companies can increase prices as much as they want. Ireland’s free-market approach to energy companies is clearly not working: prices are going up and not down and there’s no real competition
www.dublininquirer.com/as-profitabl...
www.dublininquirer.com/as-profitabl...
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📢 The International Review of Public Policy is now on Bluesky!
A huge thank you to our editors, authors, reviewers, and the IPPA community for helping IRPP grow.
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International Review of Public Policy
The International Review of Public Policy is dedicated to advance knowledge about public policy in different sectors, countries and regions of the world. – International Review of Public Policy se ...
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September 16, 2025 at 10:24 AM
📢 The International Review of Public Policy is now on Bluesky!
A huge thank you to our editors, authors, reviewers, and the IPPA community for helping IRPP grow.
🌏All our issues are available online in open access:
bit.ly/3VS9iQW
We’d love to connect with fellow #PublicPolicy scholars — join us!
A huge thank you to our editors, authors, reviewers, and the IPPA community for helping IRPP grow.
🌏All our issues are available online in open access:
bit.ly/3VS9iQW
We’d love to connect with fellow #PublicPolicy scholars — join us!
UNITED NATIONS INVESTIGATORS have concluded that Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza, becoming the latest in a growing group of experts, scholars, states and NGOs to accuse Benjamin Netanyahu’s government of committing the crime of crimes
jrnl.ie/6818101
jrnl.ie/6818101
Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, UN investigation finds
Israel has rejected the finding and called for the commission of inquiry to be abolished.
jrnl.ie
September 16, 2025 at 5:51 PM
UNITED NATIONS INVESTIGATORS have concluded that Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza, becoming the latest in a growing group of experts, scholars, states and NGOs to accuse Benjamin Netanyahu’s government of committing the crime of crimes
jrnl.ie/6818101
jrnl.ie/6818101