Timothy J. White
@whitetimothyj.bsky.social
Professor of Political Science, Xavier University
Irish Politics, Northern Ireland, the Irish Diaspora in the US, Political Culture, US Foreign Policy, and the Politics of War and Peace
Currently working on power transition theory in Northern Ireland
Irish Politics, Northern Ireland, the Irish Diaspora in the US, Political Culture, US Foreign Policy, and the Politics of War and Peace
Currently working on power transition theory in Northern Ireland
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DUP Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly has turned down an invitation to attend Catherine Connolly’s inauguration as Irish president.
It will be the first time since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement that a serving first or deputy first minister has not attended.
jrnl.ie/6867988
It will be the first time since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement that a serving first or deputy first minister has not attended.
jrnl.ie/6867988
DUP's Deputy First Minister turns down invitation to attend Catherine Connolly's inauguration
NI’s first and deputy first ministers have attended all presidential inaugurations since the Good Friday Agreement.
jrnl.ie
November 7, 2025 at 5:19 PM
DUP Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly has turned down an invitation to attend Catherine Connolly’s inauguration as Irish president.
It will be the first time since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement that a serving first or deputy first minister has not attended.
jrnl.ie/6867988
It will be the first time since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement that a serving first or deputy first minister has not attended.
jrnl.ie/6867988
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❓ Are you a producer or creative professional interested in applying for this year's Innovation in Storytelling Development Fund?
@animationireland.bsky.social and Screen Ireland are hosting an online info session next Tuesday, 28th October from 1pm.
Register now ➡️ docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
@animationireland.bsky.social and Screen Ireland are hosting an online info session next Tuesday, 28th October from 1pm.
Register now ➡️ docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
October 22, 2025 at 3:30 PM
❓ Are you a producer or creative professional interested in applying for this year's Innovation in Storytelling Development Fund?
@animationireland.bsky.social and Screen Ireland are hosting an online info session next Tuesday, 28th October from 1pm.
Register now ➡️ docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
@animationireland.bsky.social and Screen Ireland are hosting an online info session next Tuesday, 28th October from 1pm.
Register now ➡️ docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Call for applications : France Excellence Research Residency 2026 💡
📢 Deadline extended 📢
Researchers in Ireland: ready to take your research to France?
➡️ Apply here: ie.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/relations...
📢 Deadline extended 📢
Researchers in Ireland: ready to take your research to France?
➡️ Apply here: ie.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/relations...
October 22, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Call for applications : France Excellence Research Residency 2026 💡
📢 Deadline extended 📢
Researchers in Ireland: ready to take your research to France?
➡️ Apply here: ie.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/relations...
📢 Deadline extended 📢
Researchers in Ireland: ready to take your research to France?
➡️ Apply here: ie.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/relations...
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Due tomorrow (10/3)! Apply for the APSA Public Scholarship program, a 12-month fellowship featuring trainings and presentations from #APSR editors and communication experts to develop academic scholarship to the public. @apsrjournal.bsky.social
Apply Now! buff.ly/bS1PMZw #APSApublicscholars
Apply Now! buff.ly/bS1PMZw #APSApublicscholars
Call for Applications: 2025-2026 Public Scholarship Program | Deadline: September 20 -
APSA is accepting applications to join the seventh cohort of the Public Scholarship Program fellows. This program offers remote part-time fellowships that introduces graduate students to the…
buff.ly
October 2, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Due tomorrow (10/3)! Apply for the APSA Public Scholarship program, a 12-month fellowship featuring trainings and presentations from #APSR editors and communication experts to develop academic scholarship to the public. @apsrjournal.bsky.social
Apply Now! buff.ly/bS1PMZw #APSApublicscholars
Apply Now! buff.ly/bS1PMZw #APSApublicscholars
So sorry to hear of the passing of Martin Mansergh. He was a friend and such an important actor in the Northern Ireland peace process. I hope he serves as a role model for future negotiators seeking peace.
September 26, 2025 at 4:05 PM
So sorry to hear of the passing of Martin Mansergh. He was a friend and such an important actor in the Northern Ireland peace process. I hope he serves as a role model for future negotiators seeking peace.
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#AcademicSky please amplify this is a new feminist social science journal focused o. #equality & #justice THANK YOU!
We’re looking for a new book editor. Details below. Please circulate in your networks. @bordercrim.bsky.social @daniellecitron.bsky.social @florarenz.bsky.social @illanwall.bsky.social @jenhendry.bsky.social
We seek a committed & dynamic feminist to join the existing team as a new book review editor @genderandjustice.bsky.social
Details:
✳️Deadline 1 August 2025 17:00 CEST
✳️Informal enquiries: admin@lexnetwork.org
✳️Info: www.lexnetwork.org/gender-and-j...
@lexnetwork.bsky.social
Details:
✳️Deadline 1 August 2025 17:00 CEST
✳️Informal enquiries: admin@lexnetwork.org
✳️Info: www.lexnetwork.org/gender-and-j...
@lexnetwork.bsky.social
July 23, 2025 at 6:42 PM
#AcademicSky please amplify this is a new feminist social science journal focused o. #equality & #justice THANK YOU!
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Why do rebel groups perpetrate GBV against their own members? Check out my latest article published with @jpeaceresearch.bsky.social, "Women's Roles and Reproductive Violence Within Armed Rebellions." This work debuts my original dataset on reproductive violence against rebel women. Please share!
Women’s roles and reproductive violence within armed rebellions - Lindsey A Goldberg, 2025
Why do armed rebel movements perpetrate intragroup reproductive violence? While extant research predominantly focuses on wartime sexual violence against civilia...
doi.org
May 19, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Why do rebel groups perpetrate GBV against their own members? Check out my latest article published with @jpeaceresearch.bsky.social, "Women's Roles and Reproductive Violence Within Armed Rebellions." This work debuts my original dataset on reproductive violence against rebel women. Please share!
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Academic job alert!
The political science department at Clemson University is accepting applications for a full-time lecturer position in American politics.
More details at:
apply.interfolio.com/167554
The political science department at Clemson University is accepting applications for a full-time lecturer position in American politics.
More details at:
apply.interfolio.com/167554
May 12, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Academic job alert!
The political science department at Clemson University is accepting applications for a full-time lecturer position in American politics.
More details at:
apply.interfolio.com/167554
The political science department at Clemson University is accepting applications for a full-time lecturer position in American politics.
More details at:
apply.interfolio.com/167554
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JCMS is pleased to announce that from 2027, there will be two special issues published per year. 📚
We’re currently inviting proposals for the Spring and Autumn 2027 Special Issues.
For more details, see the full call: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...
We’re currently inviting proposals for the Spring and Autumn 2027 Special Issues.
For more details, see the full call: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...
May 7, 2025 at 11:41 AM
JCMS is pleased to announce that from 2027, there will be two special issues published per year. 📚
We’re currently inviting proposals for the Spring and Autumn 2027 Special Issues.
For more details, see the full call: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...
We’re currently inviting proposals for the Spring and Autumn 2027 Special Issues.
For more details, see the full call: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...
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Be sure to check out the new spring issue of the Journal of American Ethnic History (JAEH), the official publication of the Immigration and Ethnic History Society (IEHS):
scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/jaeh
scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/jaeh
May 6, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Be sure to check out the new spring issue of the Journal of American Ethnic History (JAEH), the official publication of the Immigration and Ethnic History Society (IEHS):
scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/jaeh
scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/jaeh
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"See you in court!"
"We took on Trump and won," USDA will unfreeze money meant for Maine
Maine has reached a settlement with the Trump administration to unfreeze funding primarily used to feed schoolchildren in need.
wgme.com
May 4, 2025 at 2:23 PM
"See you in court!"
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RTE History Show tonight - The testimony of people living along the “Northern” border, in 1925.
@cormacmoorehist.bsky.social on the interviews and witness statements gathered by the Irish Boundary Commission — which reveal the hopes and fears of people living in border communities, a century ago.
@cormacmoorehist.bsky.social on the interviews and witness statements gathered by the Irish Boundary Commission — which reveal the hopes and fears of people living in border communities, a century ago.
May 4, 2025 at 12:49 PM
RTE History Show tonight - The testimony of people living along the “Northern” border, in 1925.
@cormacmoorehist.bsky.social on the interviews and witness statements gathered by the Irish Boundary Commission — which reveal the hopes and fears of people living in border communities, a century ago.
@cormacmoorehist.bsky.social on the interviews and witness statements gathered by the Irish Boundary Commission — which reveal the hopes and fears of people living in border communities, a century ago.
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New at @psjeditor.bsky.social with @johncluverius.bsky.social and @jhkirkland1.bsky.social: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
We test partisan and procedural concerns against one another and find that both drive support for and perceived legitimacy of unconstitutional legislation.
We test partisan and procedural concerns against one another and find that both drive support for and perceived legitimacy of unconstitutional legislation.
<em>Policy Studies Journal</em> | PSO Public Policy Journal | Wiley Online Library
In this research note, we examine whether public evaluations of a policy depend on the constitutionality of the process by which that policy was passed. We observe whether people's views depend on ac...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
May 4, 2025 at 1:51 PM
New at @psjeditor.bsky.social with @johncluverius.bsky.social and @jhkirkland1.bsky.social: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
We test partisan and procedural concerns against one another and find that both drive support for and perceived legitimacy of unconstitutional legislation.
We test partisan and procedural concerns against one another and find that both drive support for and perceived legitimacy of unconstitutional legislation.
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Showing up and earning media makes it easier to reach all the folks. Everywhere.
Remember, when organizing your event or protest or rally, invite local media.
www.iolaregister.com/news/local-n...
Remember, when organizing your event or protest or rally, invite local media.
www.iolaregister.com/news/local-n...
Frustration sparked woman's foray into politics - The Iola Register
Jess Piper, mother, grandmother and former teacher, spoke Thursday about how frustrations with the political process convinced her to become a legislative candidate herself. Not an empty seat could be...
www.iolaregister.com
May 2, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Showing up and earning media makes it easier to reach all the folks. Everywhere.
Remember, when organizing your event or protest or rally, invite local media.
www.iolaregister.com/news/local-n...
Remember, when organizing your event or protest or rally, invite local media.
www.iolaregister.com/news/local-n...
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This is not a popular view, but this is why I believe in more military spending across Europe. In the @irishexaminer.bsky.social today.
April 28, 2025 at 8:48 AM
This is not a popular view, but this is why I believe in more military spending across Europe. In the @irishexaminer.bsky.social today.
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oh this postdoc position at uva sounds great: www.academictransfer.com/nl/jobs/3507...
Postdoc Visual Art & Third-World Solidarities in 20th-Century Liberation Movements in Middle East
How did visual artists in the Arab liberation movements visualize, entangle, and transform their own visions of freedom in dialogue with those of the wider Third World during 20th-century decolonisati...
www.academictransfer.com
April 25, 2025 at 11:43 AM
oh this postdoc position at uva sounds great: www.academictransfer.com/nl/jobs/3507...
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🗃️ On Tues Apr 22 at 6:00pm, I will be in conversation w/ Hasia Diner & @lilacb.bsky.social about Hasia Diner's book, "Opening Doors: The Unlikely Alliance Between the Irish and the Jews in America." @panmacmillan.bsky.social @gihnyu.bsky.social Register here ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️ nyuhumanities.org/event/openin...
Opening Doors - Center for the Humanities
The Unlikely Alliance Between the Irish and the Jews in America, a conversation with Hasia Diner Join us for a scholarly discussion examining Hasia R. Diner’s “Opening Doors: The Unlikely […]
nyuhumanities.org
April 21, 2025 at 9:09 PM
🗃️ On Tues Apr 22 at 6:00pm, I will be in conversation w/ Hasia Diner & @lilacb.bsky.social about Hasia Diner's book, "Opening Doors: The Unlikely Alliance Between the Irish and the Jews in America." @panmacmillan.bsky.social @gihnyu.bsky.social Register here ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️ nyuhumanities.org/event/openin...
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Career opportunity:
Independent Human Rights Advisor
NORTHERN IRELAND POLICING BOARD
www.irishlegal.com/jobs/indepen...
Independent Human Rights Advisor
NORTHERN IRELAND POLICING BOARD
www.irishlegal.com/jobs/indepen...
Independent Human Rights Advisor - Northern Ireland Policing Board
Find the latest vacancies across both jurisdictions on the island of Ireland for solicitors, barristers and other legal professionals.
www.irishlegal.com
April 20, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Career opportunity:
Independent Human Rights Advisor
NORTHERN IRELAND POLICING BOARD
www.irishlegal.com/jobs/indepen...
Independent Human Rights Advisor
NORTHERN IRELAND POLICING BOARD
www.irishlegal.com/jobs/indepen...
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What is the role of the University in promoting and/or resisting political and social change?
Call for Papers: #POLITICAL #SCIENCE & THE #UNIVERSITY
Guest Editors: @anjaneundorf.bsky.social , Robert Pape, & Nicholas Tampio
Deadline: August 1, 2025
More info here: buff.ly/3Wfo0Cq
Call for Papers: #POLITICAL #SCIENCE & THE #UNIVERSITY
Guest Editors: @anjaneundorf.bsky.social , Robert Pape, & Nicholas Tampio
Deadline: August 1, 2025
More info here: buff.ly/3Wfo0Cq
April 18, 2025 at 5:13 PM
What is the role of the University in promoting and/or resisting political and social change?
Call for Papers: #POLITICAL #SCIENCE & THE #UNIVERSITY
Guest Editors: @anjaneundorf.bsky.social , Robert Pape, & Nicholas Tampio
Deadline: August 1, 2025
More info here: buff.ly/3Wfo0Cq
Call for Papers: #POLITICAL #SCIENCE & THE #UNIVERSITY
Guest Editors: @anjaneundorf.bsky.social , Robert Pape, & Nicholas Tampio
Deadline: August 1, 2025
More info here: buff.ly/3Wfo0Cq
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💡Ready for your next challenge?
We’re looking for a Marketing Coordinator / Executive (maternity cover) to join our team — perfect for someone passionate about #AcademicPublishing and making an impact.
#PublishingJobs #Marketing
🗓️ Apply by 22 April: buff.ly/M2I5GCv
We’re looking for a Marketing Coordinator / Executive (maternity cover) to join our team — perfect for someone passionate about #AcademicPublishing and making an impact.
#PublishingJobs #Marketing
🗓️ Apply by 22 April: buff.ly/M2I5GCv
April 17, 2025 at 3:53 PM
💡Ready for your next challenge?
We’re looking for a Marketing Coordinator / Executive (maternity cover) to join our team — perfect for someone passionate about #AcademicPublishing and making an impact.
#PublishingJobs #Marketing
🗓️ Apply by 22 April: buff.ly/M2I5GCv
We’re looking for a Marketing Coordinator / Executive (maternity cover) to join our team — perfect for someone passionate about #AcademicPublishing and making an impact.
#PublishingJobs #Marketing
🗓️ Apply by 22 April: buff.ly/M2I5GCv
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All welcome to the Dublin launch of After the Train: Irishwomen United and a Network of Change!
🗓️ Wednesday 30 April 2025
6.30pm at Chapters Bookstore (@chaptersbookstore.bsky.social)
With guest speaker Margaret Ward (@marg50.bsky.social)
🔗 Preorder After the Train at bit.ly/after-the-train
🗓️ Wednesday 30 April 2025
6.30pm at Chapters Bookstore (@chaptersbookstore.bsky.social)
With guest speaker Margaret Ward (@marg50.bsky.social)
🔗 Preorder After the Train at bit.ly/after-the-train
April 17, 2025 at 11:10 AM
All welcome to the Dublin launch of After the Train: Irishwomen United and a Network of Change!
🗓️ Wednesday 30 April 2025
6.30pm at Chapters Bookstore (@chaptersbookstore.bsky.social)
With guest speaker Margaret Ward (@marg50.bsky.social)
🔗 Preorder After the Train at bit.ly/after-the-train
🗓️ Wednesday 30 April 2025
6.30pm at Chapters Bookstore (@chaptersbookstore.bsky.social)
With guest speaker Margaret Ward (@marg50.bsky.social)
🔗 Preorder After the Train at bit.ly/after-the-train
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Check out this panel at Yale Public Humanities Working Group discussing migrant mass incarceration, with @briannanofil.bsky.social, Harold Solis, and me. The intrepid Alicia Schmidt Camacho will be moderating.
April 16, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Check out this panel at Yale Public Humanities Working Group discussing migrant mass incarceration, with @briannanofil.bsky.social, Harold Solis, and me. The intrepid Alicia Schmidt Camacho will be moderating.
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Ms Justice Tara Burns, president of the Association of Judges if Ireland: “The rule of law and the independence of the judiciary are fundamental bedrocks in a functioning democracy. The other co-equal branches of government must respect and do their utmost to protect these principles.”
Irish judges endorse international ‘deep concern’ over threats to judiciary and rule of law in US
‘Irresponsible rhetoric and disinformation’ in United States is a threat, warns global association of judges
www.irishtimes.com
April 16, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Ms Justice Tara Burns, president of the Association of Judges if Ireland: “The rule of law and the independence of the judiciary are fundamental bedrocks in a functioning democracy. The other co-equal branches of government must respect and do their utmost to protect these principles.”
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I'll be talking at the UC Berkeley Institute of European Studies @ucberkeleyies.bsky.social about Back-channel Negotiation during the N. Ireland conflict on Wed April 30th at 11am. Registration & more info here: events.berkeley.edu/ies/event/28...
@uniofgalway.bsky.social @gihnyu.bsky.social
@uniofgalway.bsky.social @gihnyu.bsky.social
Niall Ó Dochartaigh | Making peace in the shadows: back-channel negotiation in the Irish peace process
Drawing on a rich store of new evidence that has emerged in recent years Niall Ó Dochartaigh (University of Galway) examines how and why secret ba...
events.berkeley.edu
April 16, 2025 at 2:51 PM
I'll be talking at the UC Berkeley Institute of European Studies @ucberkeleyies.bsky.social about Back-channel Negotiation during the N. Ireland conflict on Wed April 30th at 11am. Registration & more info here: events.berkeley.edu/ies/event/28...
@uniofgalway.bsky.social @gihnyu.bsky.social
@uniofgalway.bsky.social @gihnyu.bsky.social
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The largest federation of unions in the U.S. has put together a pro bono legal network that aims to help federal employees whose jobs have been lost or threatened under the Trump administration.
Unions Form Pro Bono Legal Network for Federal Workers Targeted by Trump
Organized labor has taken a leading role in challenging the Trump administration’s downsizing agenda in court. A new service will offer more individualized representation.
www.nytimes.com
April 16, 2025 at 5:48 PM
The largest federation of unions in the U.S. has put together a pro bono legal network that aims to help federal employees whose jobs have been lost or threatened under the Trump administration.