Is it time for a new electoral system to elect Ireland’s MEPs?

By Michael Gallagher The plethora of candidates for the European Parliament elections due in Ireland on 7 June raises the question of whether the country is using the most appropriate method of electing its MEPs. With 23 candidates in Dublin and South, and 27 in Midlands–North-West, voters will be faced with a disconcertingly lengthy ballot…

New and interdisciplinary perspectives on conflict and hunger

Dr Caitriona Dowd is an Assistant Professor in UCD’s School of Politics and International Relations (SPIRe). This post describes a workshop on Conflict & Hunger: New and Interdisciplinary Perspectives. The workshop was organised by Dr Dowd with the generous support of the PSAI’s Peace and Conflict Specialist Group. The UCD Africa Engagement Seed Fund kindly…