Neil Robinson
@n-robinson.bsky.social
“Ireland’s Most Unflappable Man of 2025”, Sunday Independent. Prof of comparative politics, University of Limerick, Ireland, interested in Russian and post-Soviet politics, hoping for an end to Putin and Putinism.
You'd have to be an idiot to fail just like the old scientific communism tests
Russia plans to roll out an app to measure how strongly university students embrace “traditional values,” the Vedomosti business newspaper reported Tuesday, citing a government procurement notice.
Russia to Test Students’ ‘Traditional Values’ With New App
- The Moscow Times
Russia plans to roll out an app to measure how strongly university students embrace “traditional values,” the Vedomosti business newspaper reported Tuesday, citing a government procurement notice.
www.themoscowtimes.com
September 30, 2025 at 11:15 AM
You'd have to be an idiot to fail just like the old scientific communism tests
Deans and assistant deans wouldn't fit in the picture
September 30, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Deans and assistant deans wouldn't fit in the picture
The next time @news.rte.ie @rteradio1.bsky.social @drivetime.bsky.social have Geoff Roberts on to spout the latest Kremlin line about Ukraine could they ask him who paid for his trip to the illegally annexed Crimea to attend a 'Congress to mark the 80th anniversary of the 1945 Yalta Conference'? 1/
March 29, 2025 at 5:06 PM
The next time @news.rte.ie @rteradio1.bsky.social @drivetime.bsky.social have Geoff Roberts on to spout the latest Kremlin line about Ukraine could they ask him who paid for his trip to the illegally annexed Crimea to attend a 'Congress to mark the 80th anniversary of the 1945 Yalta Conference'? 1/
Comedy gold from Medvedev, the samogon must have been extra strong
March 2, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Comedy gold from Medvedev, the samogon must have been extra strong
Good job @bdtaylor-su.bsky.social, very well presented digest of Russian politics
February 3, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Good job @bdtaylor-su.bsky.social, very well presented digest of Russian politics
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Andrew Shorten’s new paper on Alienation, equality, and multifaith establishmentAmerican Journal of Political Science - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... @andrewshorten.bsky.social @unioflimerick.bsky.social
American Journal of Political Science | MPSA Journal | Wiley Online Library
Religious establishment today often takes a multifaith form, whereby multiple religions are supported in different ways and to different degrees. In order to contribute to the development of a normat....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
February 2, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Andrew Shorten’s new paper on Alienation, equality, and multifaith establishmentAmerican Journal of Political Science - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... @andrewshorten.bsky.social @unioflimerick.bsky.social
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How can liberal #democracies respond to the rise of right-wing #populism?
Politicizing Political Liberalism: On the Containment of Illiberal and Antidemocratic Views by Gabriele Badano & @alasianuti.bsky.social (Oxford Academic) reviewed by @andrewshorten.bsky.social @politics-ul.bsky.social 👇
Politicizing Political Liberalism: On the Containment of Illiberal and Antidemocratic Views by Gabriele Badano & @alasianuti.bsky.social (Oxford Academic) reviewed by @andrewshorten.bsky.social @politics-ul.bsky.social 👇
How liberal democracies can respond to the rise of right-wing populism
How should liberal democracies respond to the rise of right-wing populism? In this timely book, Politicizing Political Liberalism, Gabriele Badano and Alasia Nuti draw on and extend the influential…
blogs.lse.ac.uk
January 30, 2025 at 12:24 PM
How can liberal #democracies respond to the rise of right-wing #populism?
Politicizing Political Liberalism: On the Containment of Illiberal and Antidemocratic Views by Gabriele Badano & @alasianuti.bsky.social (Oxford Academic) reviewed by @andrewshorten.bsky.social @politics-ul.bsky.social 👇
Politicizing Political Liberalism: On the Containment of Illiberal and Antidemocratic Views by Gabriele Badano & @alasianuti.bsky.social (Oxford Academic) reviewed by @andrewshorten.bsky.social @politics-ul.bsky.social 👇
It was a bomb in our house
January 24, 2025 at 10:04 PM
It was a bomb in our house
Richard Hofstadter is supposed to have once said ‘Other countries have ideologies, America is an ideology’. Perhaps a mobilised one after today.
January 20, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Richard Hofstadter is supposed to have once said ‘Other countries have ideologies, America is an ideology’. Perhaps a mobilised one after today.
I like to imagine that as Trump finished Xi picked up a phone, said ‘Release the next virus’ and then laughed maniacally.
January 20, 2025 at 5:58 PM
I like to imagine that as Trump finished Xi picked up a phone, said ‘Release the next virus’ and then laughed maniacally.
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The gender divide in young Irish people’s political attitudes
#Irishpolitics
#Irishpolitics
The gender divide in young people’s political opinions in Ireland
Dr. Rory Costello is an Associate Professor in the Department of Politics & Public Administration at the University of Limerick. He is Director of WhichCandidate.ie and is a member of the …
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January 13, 2025 at 8:54 PM
The gender divide in young Irish people’s political attitudes
#Irishpolitics
#Irishpolitics
Never, ever buy a VanMoof bike. Overpriced, badly made, poor service provision (not the local service providers, the main company’s decisions cripple them).
January 10, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Never, ever buy a VanMoof bike. Overpriced, badly made, poor service provision (not the local service providers, the main company’s decisions cripple them).
At least these was some hope when the Greens backed up FF/FG. FF/FG backed up by gobshites (damn spell check, that should have read independents) less so. #GE24
December 1, 2024 at 1:41 PM
At least these was some hope when the Greens backed up FF/FG. FF/FG backed up by gobshites (damn spell check, that should have read independents) less so. #GE24
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Academic colleagues, please consider signing this. The growing repression of academic freedom is part of the wider authoritarian moves by the election-stealing, Putin-backed government of Georgia. Our Georgian colleagues and their students need our solidarity. ruta-association.org/news/open-le...
Open Letter in Solidarity with Georgian Academics and Students - Ruta
We, the undersigned academics, stand in solidarity with the professors, researchers, and students of Georgia in their ongoing fight for democracy, justice,
ruta-association.org
November 30, 2024 at 7:58 PM
Academic colleagues, please consider signing this. The growing repression of academic freedom is part of the wider authoritarian moves by the election-stealing, Putin-backed government of Georgia. Our Georgian colleagues and their students need our solidarity. ruta-association.org/news/open-le...
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What might happen in #GE24 in Limerick. @unioflimerick.bsky.social
'The Goldilocks principle is key', says Limerick political expert
Lecturer predicts who’ll get it ‘just right’
www.limerickleader.ie
November 28, 2024 at 10:56 PM
What might happen in #GE24 in Limerick. @unioflimerick.bsky.social
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Still time to find out who to vote for or to change your mind
Rory Costello's which candidate voter app is now up and running for #GE24 www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
How do your views match with election candidates in your area? Use this tool to find out
WhichCandidate voting aid tool allows voters to find out who they agree with on a range of policies
www.irishtimes.com
November 28, 2024 at 11:05 PM
Still time to find out who to vote for or to change your mind
I’d forgotten about this lackwit but of course he’s back. A good day for the terrorists.
Trump’s Gorka pick met with outrage: he’s ‘as dangerous as he is unqualified’
Even among a host of TV personalities and alleged sex traffickers, far-right commentator is a step too far for some
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2024 at 6:01 PM
I’d forgotten about this lackwit but of course he’s back. A good day for the terrorists.
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New UL research finds that many voters who used the app WhichCandidate – founded by Dr Rory Costello, lecturer in UL’s Department of Politics & Public Administration – switched their initial voting preference in favour of a different candidate
ul.ie/news/whichca...
#GE24 #Election24 #SpeirGorm
ul.ie/news/whichca...
#GE24 #Election24 #SpeirGorm
WhichCandidate: New UL research shows voters switched preferences after using election website
New University of Limerick research has found that many voters who used a website designed to support them in making more informed decisions at the polls switched their initial voting preference in fa...
ul.ie
November 26, 2024 at 3:19 PM
New UL research finds that many voters who used the app WhichCandidate – founded by Dr Rory Costello, lecturer in UL’s Department of Politics & Public Administration – switched their initial voting preference in favour of a different candidate
ul.ie/news/whichca...
#GE24 #Election24 #SpeirGorm
ul.ie/news/whichca...
#GE24 #Election24 #SpeirGorm
More personnel problems for Moscow Russia recruits Yemeni mercenaries to fight in Ukraine
Russia recruits Yemeni mercenaries to fight in Ukraine
Mysterious Houthi-linked company duping men into joining Moscow’s war machine
on.ft.com
November 24, 2024 at 10:24 AM
More personnel problems for Moscow Russia recruits Yemeni mercenaries to fight in Ukraine
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The 2024 Irish general election is only days away.
But how did your area vote in 2020? And how does that look with the new constituency boundaries?
Find out more here ianrichardson.shinyapps.io/GE2020_Resul... with this interactive map of 1st preference votes.
But how did your area vote in 2020? And how does that look with the new constituency boundaries?
Find out more here ianrichardson.shinyapps.io/GE2020_Resul... with this interactive map of 1st preference votes.
November 21, 2024 at 9:23 AM
The 2024 Irish general election is only days away.
But how did your area vote in 2020? And how does that look with the new constituency boundaries?
Find out more here ianrichardson.shinyapps.io/GE2020_Resul... with this interactive map of 1st preference votes.
But how did your area vote in 2020? And how does that look with the new constituency boundaries?
Find out more here ianrichardson.shinyapps.io/GE2020_Resul... with this interactive map of 1st preference votes.
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The US has a much higher stake in Russia's war on Ukraine than most people think. As Americans consider the costs of continuing to help Ukraine fight the Russians in the coming years, they deserve a careful consideration of the costs of allowing Russia to win.
DEC 2023 report: isw.pub/Ukraine121423
DEC 2023 report: isw.pub/Ukraine121423
November 23, 2024 at 5:23 PM
The US has a much higher stake in Russia's war on Ukraine than most people think. As Americans consider the costs of continuing to help Ukraine fight the Russians in the coming years, they deserve a careful consideration of the costs of allowing Russia to win.
DEC 2023 report: isw.pub/Ukraine121423
DEC 2023 report: isw.pub/Ukraine121423
They have to be short of men if they are forgiving R100 mill debts, giving large leave allowances etc. www.kommersant.ru/doc/7326190
Путин подписал закон о списании долгов по просроченным кредитам участников СВО
Подробнее на сайте
www.kommersant.ru
November 23, 2024 at 5:24 PM
They have to be short of men if they are forgiving R100 mill debts, giving large leave allowances etc. www.kommersant.ru/doc/7326190
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Coverage for Rory Costello’s Which Candidate voter app www.irishexaminer.com/news/politic...
Election 2024: Can't decide who to vote for? This online tool can help
Election 2024: Can't decide who to vote for? This online tool can help : A comprehensive series of articles on this topic
www.irishexaminer.com
November 23, 2024 at 9:47 AM
Coverage for Rory Costello’s Which Candidate voter app www.irishexaminer.com/news/politic...
I found myself re-reading Richard Hofstader this morning and - sadly and once again - something written before I was born seems to sum up contemporary politics in the USA and Russia (probably also Hungary and Turkey and India and ... add your own cases) best.
November 22, 2024 at 1:35 PM
I found myself re-reading Richard Hofstader this morning and - sadly and once again - something written before I was born seems to sum up contemporary politics in the USA and Russia (probably also Hungary and Turkey and India and ... add your own cases) best.
A good translation of Putin's speech
Ok let's talk a little about the infamous "statement". kremlin.ru/events/presi.... The most interesting bit is how Putin used the word "testing" to create a certain ambiguity around Russia's actions.
Заявление Президента Российской Федерации
kremlin.ru
November 22, 2024 at 11:04 AM
A good translation of Putin's speech