PSAI Conference 2017: Paper Previews
With PSAI Conference 2017 due to take place this coming weekend at Dublin City University, the Irish Politics Forum will be hosting a series of posts this week from participants at the conference.
Architecting a United Ireland: A Federal Solution?
Guest post by Dr Anthony Costello, lecturer in EU Politics and Comparative Government at the Department of Government, University College Cork. Following the United Kingdom’s (UK) 2016 Brexit Referendum, regional disparities in referendum results inspired fresh questions regarding the future make-up of the United Kingdom.
The Conservative-DUP Partnership: a path to a soft Brexit
Guest post by Dr Anthony Costello, lecturer in EU Politics and Comparative Government at the Department of Government, University College Cork. Following the recent General Election in the United Kingdom, the prospect of a soft Brexit now appears to be more achievable than previously anticipated; albeit under the most unlikely and controversial circumstances.
How well do Irish political parties represent the views of voters?
Guest post by Dr Rory Costello, Lecturer in Politics and Public Administration at the University of Limerick. Ireland now has a decidedly fragmented party system, which brings a number of challenges but also potential benefits. Party fragmentation can make effective government difficult, as we have seen in Ireland over the past year. On the plus…
Climate politics in Ireland
Guest post by Conor Little (University of Copenhagen) and Diarmuid Torney (Dublin City University). Ireland’s climate policy process has again reached a crucial stage. The publication of a draft National Mitigation Plan is one of the final steps towards formulating Ireland’s climate policy for the next five years.
Northern Irish Clergy and Support for Irish Unification
Guest post by Elizabeth A. Oldmixon, Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of North Texas and editor of the Religion in Public blog.
Should Mr Kenny Go to Washington?
In the wake of President Donald Trump’s travel ban on people from certain Muslim-majority countries entering the USA, there have been calls for Taoiseach Enda Kenny to abstain from the traditional St Patrick’s Day trip to the White House. Should he stay or should he go?
Vacancy for the role of Republic of Ireland Editor at Irish Political Studies
Irish Political Studies (IPS) is seeking expressions of interest in a co-editor position, tenable for three years from 2017. A specialist background in the politics of the Republic of Ireland would be an advantage, while editorial experience and a clear vision for the future of the journal are highly desirable. Interested candidates should send their…
Democracy Can be Silly: Or, the US Presidential Elections 2016
Guest post by Peter Emerson, director of the deBorda Institute in Belfast. (If you ask a silly question, you get either a silly answer… or nothing. That was Brexit, and we still don’t know what the answer was, is, or will be.)
32 Minutes: Did broadcast news do its duty in the 2016 US Presidential Election?
If you felt that media coverage of the recent US Presidential Election appeared to lack focus on policy issues, you may well be correct.
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