15 years after the Arab Spring: why did people protest then, but not now? Hot, hopeful emotions spark protest. Cool safety concerns keep people at home. Hot Contention 👉 bit.ly/hotcontention @academic.oup.com @ucdpolitics.bsky.social www.almendron.com/tribuna/its-...

UCD Postgraduate Open Day 🎓 🗓️12-5 pm, Tuesday 24 February 🏛️O'Reilly Hall Register here 👇 www.ucd.ie/graduateadmi... It’s the perfect chance to chat with staff and current students about our wide range of study options. #UCD #Postgrad #Politics #InternationalRelations

📻 @kevcunningham.bsky.social and I talked about the state of the parties, public opinion, and the nature of Irish by-elections with @mcculld.bsky.social on @rteradio1.bsky.social this morning. ➡️ www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

Congratulations to Dr Stefan Müller @stefanmueller.bsky.social on being a runner-up in the Research Impact Awards! 🏆 His work on the Irish Polling Indicator turns numbers into insight for society and policymakers. Maith thú! 👏 youtu.be/rq9C_i1EWZ0?...

Check out this new paper by @ucdpolitics.bsky.social PhD candidate @linettelim.bsky.social on how and why Chinese authorities portray foreign media as a threat, and why it matters.

Congratulations to our colleague, Dr Alexander Dukalskis @alexdukalskis.bsky.social on receiving the UCD Dean of Graduate Studies Award for Excellence in Doctoral Supervision! 🏆🎓 www.ucd.ie/graduatestud... Comhghairdeas leat, a Alex 🙌

Everyday opposition in authoritarian settings shows that people neither fearfully endure nor loyally support the regime. Now out in Handbook on Opposition Politics, edited by O’Malley, Cavatorta, and Baturo: doi.org/10.4337/9781... DM me for a copy of the chapter.

"Will Trump expose Europe's hypocrisy? Dr Krishna Vadlamannati explores this critical question in today's Irish Examiner. Read the full article here: www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

Terrific seminar @ucdpolitics.bsky.social with Dr Maksym Skrypnyk (UCD), speaking on the topic of "The Functions of Russian Food Weaponisation in Ukraine.”

🗳️🤖 Many congratulations to Associate Professor Stefan Müller of the UCD School of Politics and International Relations on securing a Una Europa seed funding grant for the project Democracy and AI. 👏 @stefanmueller.bsky.social @ucdpolitics.bsky.social @ucdsocscilaw.bsky.social @unaeuropa.bsky.social

Connected_Politics Lab Seminars, Spring Trimester ⤵️ - 28 Jan: @jessicadicocco.bsky.social – 11 Feb: Akitaka Matsuo – 25 Feb: @malojan.bsky.social, @luissattelmayer.bsky.social, and Noémie Piolat – 4 Mar: @vivifabrien.bsky.social – 1 Apr: @elisaadamico.bsky.social – 15 Apr: @miriamsorace.bsky.social

An Irish journalist reflects on being in the press pool for a state visit to China: “We were strongly warned not to attempt to interview anyone out in public and that if we did so we risked detention.” This is the gov Ireland seems so keen to jump into bed with. (I gave quotes for this story)

Speaking to RTÉ News, Dr Alex Dukalskis @alexdukalskis.bsky.social thinks "China likes that Ireland is not in NATO, an organisation that along with Russia it dislikes". Read the full article 👉Taoiseach's China visit tests Ireland's global position www.rte.ie/news/analysi...

“Mapping China’s Influence at the United Nations.” by Shing-hon Lam & Courtney J. Fung in @the-peio.bsky.social (2025) #WinterReading link.springer.com/article/10.1...

📢 A New Article📄 "The political business cycle of petroleum taxes: An analysis of Indian states" by Assoc Professor Krishna Vadlamannati Link: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

@ucdpolitics.bsky.social seminar series programme for Spring 2026 is ready! 📅 Wednesdays, 12:00 (Dublin time), in a hybrid format (webinar open to all!) 👉 You can register here: bit.ly/SPIReSeminar Please join us and feel free to share with anyone who might be interested.

The Indo Daily: Dr Alexander Dukalskis argues that “China sees Ireland as a potentially friendly voice in the European Union... China likes that Ireland is not in NATO and is militarily neutral. China has a deep distrust and dislike for NATO.” Listen now.

Live from the Royal Irish Academy! Inside the ARINS/Irish Times Survey: Origins, Approach, Insights Chair: Professor Gail McElroy (TCD) Panel: Prof Colin Barr (Notre Dame), Prof John Garry (QUB), Prof Brendan O’Leary (UPenn), Dr Dawn Walsh (UCD) and Dr Jamie Pow (QUB), Pat Leahy (Irish Times)

Nollaig Shona agus Athbhliain faoi mhaise daoibh! We are closed from 24 December and reopen on 2 January. 🎄 Applications for January-start postgraduate courses will close in mid-January. 🎄 Applications for two PhD scholarship schemes will close on 30 Jan & 6 Feb. 👉 www.ucd.ie/spire/

Timing matters… ⏱️ New paper in @climate-policy.bsky.social: adaptation laws don’t work the same across time… politics, finance, and global shocks shape whether they succeed or fail. doi.org/10.1080/1469...

SPIRe colleagues, Melanie Hoewer and Caitriona Dowd, are co-leading this initiative with colleagues at ERC-funded Coercive Injustice project. It aims to strengthen trauma-sensitivity and wellbeing for researchers working on emotionally challenging topics, including conflict, violence and coercion.

Why does it seem like good government is so hard to deliver? A new module for our students tackled these questions by bringing policy makers and shapers into the classroom. More details about the guests and module: www.ucd.ie/spire/newsan... @ucddublin.bsky.social @ucdsocscilaw.bsky.social

UCD SPIRe Receives Fáilte Ireland ‘Conference Ambassador Award’🏆 Congratulations to the committee members: David Farrell (Chair) @davidfarrell-ucd.bsky.social , Caitriona Dowd, Johan Dornschneider-Elkink, Alexander Dukalskis and the administrator, Joseph Dillon! Full story👉 shorturl.at/CGbZF

Join us next week! Jongyoon Baik (CUHK-SZ), Haohan Chen (HKU), and Yiqiang Wang (HKU) will present their work on Vocal Pitch and Emotions in North Korean TV News. @alexdukalskis.bsky.social (@ucdpolitics.bsky.social) and Yeilim Cheong (Missouri) will discuss.

Just ordered my copy, and copies also for our library

The 5th chapter of the new book "How Ireland Voted 2024" was contributed by our colleague Stefan Müller. @stefanmueller.bsky.social Stefan will teach a module "Quantitative Text Analysis" in the Spring term. The module alone can be taken as a Professional Certificate. www.ucd.ie/spire/study/...

Exactly one year to the day after the general election, “How Ireland Voted 2024: The New Normal?” is now available in bookshops. ➡️ link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

📢 SPIRe Newsletter Autumn 2025 issue has just been published! This issue includes "Lucía Tiscornia receives ERC starting grant", "NUI Awards an Honorary Doctorate to Maurice Manning", "Elizabeth Meehan Prize for Dawn Walsh" and more! www.ucd.ie/spire/newsan...

SPIRe held an award ceremony on December 3 to recognise our top students🥇 A huge congratulations to the winners for such a significant achievement! 🙌 Maith sibh! Winners and the criteria 👇 www.ucd.ie/spire/study/...

Check out this @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social discussion in which @cooleyoneurasia.bsky.social and I talk about our new book Dictating the Agenda: The Authoritarian Resurgence in World Politics. newbooksnetwork.com/dictating-th...

📢 New research out! Based on a thesis by former MA International Development student (2022-23) Derek Nolan and his supervisor, Krishna Vadlamannati. Derek is an Economist with the Dept. of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration & Youth, Gov. of Ireland. doi.org/10.1111/sjpe... #Research

Zelensky to pay first official visit to Ireland tomorrow

The chapter with @gailmcelroy.bsky.social analyses issue salience and positions. Housing and health were among the most salient issues for nearly all parties. Interestingly, immigration barely featured in the manifestos. Chapter: hdl.handle.net/10197/29172 Book: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

Happy Friday and Happy End of Term, everyone! 🤩

This issue includes articles by our colleague, Dr Dawn Walsh @dawnwalsh.bsky.social , and our former PhD student, Dr Emma Murphy @emmamurphy.bsky.social , including: "Gender quota adoption for commissions in post-conflict societies" by Dawn Walsh and Emma Murphy journals.sagepub.com/toc/ipsa/46/5

Interested in the MA/MSc International Relations, Politics & Data Science, Human Rights, Gender, International Development, European Politics, Conflict Studies, Political Theory, Political Economy, etc.? 🗓️ Wed, Nov 26 | 3:30 pm. We hope to see you there! www.ucd.ie/socscilaw/st...

Information session on careers in the Political Risk Consulting industry for our current students: - What the Political Risk Consulting job entails - What skills are needed - Where to look for opportunities Interested? Please contact Dr Krishna Vadlamannati directly at [email protected].

Opening conversation on maritime security this evening @ucddublin.bsky.social in collaboration with French Embassy. Irish and French interests, Irish and French collaboration bilaterally and as EU partners to defend our shared waters.

CPCR Public Lecture: The burden of memory’ – collective identity, narrative and re-writing the past in Northern Ireland by Professor Jim McAuley ⏲️ 4pm, 19th November 📨 RSVP by email to [email protected] by 1pm on the 17th November www.ucd.ie/cpcr/newsand...

It was wonderful to have been able to do the honours as 'introducer' for my former lecturer and old friend @ucddublin.bsky.social www.ucd.ie/spire/newsan...

🎖️Our former colleague, Dr Maurice Manning, received an Honorary Doctorate by the National University of Ireland on 6 November. SPIRe Professor, David Farrell @davidfarrell-ucd.bsky.social was invited to introduce him at his conferral. www.ucd.ie/spire/newsan...

Applications are open for two UCD Ad Astra Doctoral Scholarships💫 It covers: ☑️ Tuition fees (up to the non-EU rate) ☑️ A yearly stipend of €25,000 ☑️ An annual research budget of €4,000 Deadline: 6 February 2026 @elisaadamico.bsky.social www.ucd.ie/spire/study/...

📢 Applications are open for the UCD Ad Astra Doctoral Scholarship in Environmental and Climate-Related Risk! Fully funded PhD under my supervision at @ucddublin.bsky.social @ucdpolitics.bsky.social. Please reach out to me with any questions! 😊 Deadline: Feb 6, 2026 🔗 www.ucd.ie/spire/study/...

Join us for UCD Open Day this Saturday, 8 November!🤩 Our current students and staff will be there to answer all your questions. We hope to see you there! Tá súil againn tú a fheiceáil ag Lá Oscailte UCD. ucdopenday.ie

If you're in Paris this week join me & @cooleyoneurasia.bsky.social at @ceri-sciencespo.bsky.social on Thursday where we'll talk about our new book Dictating the Agenda: The Authoritarian Resurgence in World Politics Details here:

Applications are now open for the UCD Iseult Honohan Doctoral Scholarship 2026. Closing Date: 30 January 2026 ✔️Covers full fees (EU and Non-EU) ✔️Provides a living stipend of €25,000 per year for up to four years ✔️Is open to EU and non-EU applicants 👇 www.ucd.ie/spire/study/...

🌐 Join @unsdsn.org at #SocialSummit2025 to learn about cross-border certification, skills mobility, and lifelong learning initiatives transforming the global labor market. Register: bit.ly/wssd2_labor_... #GreenSkills #CircularEconomy #VET #TVET

📢 LEVEL UP YOUR SKILLS! Applications are open for our January Start Postgraduate Courses. Short Courses: 🏫On-Campus Professional Certificates (4 Months) ⏲️2 hours of lectures per week 🔹Prof Cert in Quantitative Text Analysis 🔹Prof Cert in Programming for Social Scientists

Thanks so much for having us - it was a great conversation!

If you’re in New York join me & @cooleyoneurasia.bsky.social at @columbiauniversity.bsky.social as we talk w/ @adamtooze.bsky.social about our new book Dictating the Agenda: The Authoritarian Resurgence in World Politics Register here: harriman.columbia.edu/event/book-l...