UCD Politics and International Relations

Official account of the UCD School of Politics and International Relations (SPIRe). University College Dublin @ucddublin | Bluesky: @ucdpolitics.bsky.social

[UCD Politics and International Relations @ucdpolitics]

📣 Alumni Event | Holding the EU Presidency: Ireland’s role in the European Union

🗓️ Tuesday, Oct 20, 2026 at 6 PM
👥 Panelists: John Bell, Brigid Laffan & Andrea Pappin, Moderated by Gavan Reilly

🔗 Info & Registration: https://t.co/TN3uEhNZJg

[UCD Politics and International Relations @ucdpolitics]

📣 Public Talk: "Why does intelligence ethics vary? The conditions that shaped the variation in ethicality of British intelligence during the Troubles"

👤 Speaker: Dr Eleanor Leah Williams (DCU)
📅 When: Tue 13 Oct, 2:00 PM
✉️ RSVP: [email protected]
🔗 https://t.co/vysuKZwd5J

[Aidan Regan @Aidan_Regan]

We're hiring at @ucdpolitics! Two permanent Assistant Professor posts in Politics & IR, open to any subfield.

€66k–€104k, starting Aug 2027. Closes noon (Irish time) on 9 Nov.

Everything you need, plus a direct apply link:
https://t.co/4aJuIqFdz5

Please share widely.

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📢Job Opportunities: Applications are open for 2 permanent Assistant Professor/Lecturer positions in Politics & International Relations.

🔗 Details & Application: https://t.co/nv8HTuibSU

⏰ Closing Date: 9 November 2026 (12:00 noon Irish time)
🗓️ Start Date: 30 August 2027

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Our colleague, Prof Supriya Garikipati, was invited to speak at the Institute for Human Development (IHD), New Delhi.

Further details ⬇️
https://t.co/uMe1ITieW4

[UCD Politics and International Relations @ucdpolitics]

Yesterday, Prof Aidan Regan @Aidan_Regan gave a talk for the SPIRe seminar series titled "Winner-Takes-All: Corporate Tax Erosion and Wealth Concentration in the United States."

The SPIRe seminar series continues throughout the term 👇
https://t.co/ML5GoKXkP6

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We have an extra helper on site to get us through another busy week! 🐶🐾

🗓️ Wed 23: SPIRe Seminar by Prof Aidan Regan https://t.co/ML5GoKXSEE

🗓️ Thu 24:
• Final Master's grades released (2025–26 cohort)
• Internship Workshop for current Master's students (4 pm)

[UCD Politics and International Relations @ucdpolitics]

SPIRe Newsletter 2026 is now live! Read our latest event reports, upcoming event info, and more.

https://t.co/Ywkvz3tdSO

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Our SPIRe Outreach Initiative recently introduced DEIS school pupils to the study of Politics & International Relations! Interested in bringing this initiative to your school? We’d love to connect with you.

📖 Read the full report & get in touch: https://t.co/unw9yLSLq8

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Join authors Lucía Tiscornia (UCD) and Juan Albarracín (UIC) for a conversation with Roger Mac Ginty (Durham)
Thursday September 10 at 5pm, Institute for International and Economic Affairs (IIEA)
Register to attend:
https://t.co/wB6J3Fr8c7

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Why do some new democracies transition peacefully, while others descend into criminal wars?
This book, "Accountability Shock: Why Transitional Justice Prevents Criminal Wars in New Democracies" (Guillermo Trejo, Lucia Tiscornia, Juan Albarracin, CUP 2026), offers an answer.

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Out now! 📄 "When Illness Becomes Debt: Catastrophic Health Expenditures and Financial Distress—Evidence From India's Healthcare System"

Co-authored by our PhD student Neha Parikh and Dr Krishna Vadlamannati.

🔗 https://t.co/RLAf6ksnIW

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📢 Seminar: Political Economy, Implementation Science and the Environment

Co-hosted by @SETI_Energy, @EconomicsUCD , @UCDEarth, & UCD Centre for Sustainable Development.

🗓️ Tue, 15 Sept | 1:00–2:30 pm
📍 D201, Newman Building

Everyone welcome!

https://t.co/aXcHZlfhE7

[Alex Dukalskis @AlexDukalskis]

Always fun to be on podcasts w/ @CooleyOnEurasia - this time we're discussing global authoritarian influence on @DemParadox

https://t.co/33h8K2ccMq

[Aidan Regan @Aidan_Regan]

Two papers at #APSA2026 this week, both on the same big question: how corporate profits become concentrated wealth, & what that does to democracy.

Abstracts below. I'm presenting Sunday 10am in the Firms, Finance & Corporate Governance panel (Marriott, Tufts room) Come along👇

[Brigid Laffan @BrigidLaffan]

Henry Farrell is an outstanding political economist/scientist who did his undergraduate degree @ucddublin @ucdpolitics Proud of him. Excellence is an overused word in academia but Henry Farrell is truly outstanding

[UCD Politics and International Relations @ucdpolitics]

📢 WE'RE HIRING! Senior Postdoctoral Research Fellow

💼 Part-Time (0.6 FTE) | Fixed-Term through March 2030

📚 Focus: Defence industrial policy, procurement & security governance

⏰ Deadline: 18 August at 12:00

Apply here👇
https://t.co/XlD1xNwlN7

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From imagination to action 💡🌍
Looking back at #DSA2026, Prof Supriya Garikipati & Dr Caitiona Dowd reflect on how plenaries by Kaushik Basu, Naila Kabeer & Mark Graham built a powerful case for reimagining development.

Read their reflections 👇
https://t.co/JZFpX4xINL

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The Centre for Sustainable Development is pleased to announce that Dr Caitriona Dowd and Professor Supriya Garikipati have been appointed guest editors of a forthcoming special issue of the Journal of Development Studies, dedicated to the theme of Reimagining Development.

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New RTÉ Brainstorm Article by Dr Stefan Müller: Does an interest in Gaelic games predict how you will vote?

"Income levels, education and gender may not predict an interest in the GAA, but it's different with voting intentions and left-right positions"
https://t.co/DJRJ8i6fdM

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The sun is setting on our first full day of #DSA2026 conference at University College Dublin and what a day it has been!

See the full article and more photos: https://t.co/JHon9RWGDB

#DSA2026 #DevelopmentStudies #SustainableDevelopment #UCD #CSD #Dublin