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Missing Links – A critical reflection on Ireland’s Citizens’ Assembly experience (by Dr Matthew Wall)

Over on the excellent British blog site Democratic Audit, Jack Bridgewater from the University of Kent cast an eye over the campaign that led to the decision to repeal the 8th amendment last month in this post. His focus is on the process that led up to the referendum and, particularly, the role of the…

June 7, 2018 in Constitution, Government reform, policy making.

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