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RTÉ Brainstorm @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
What would a language test for new Irish citizens look like? Many other countries have introduced language proficiency tests for new citizens so there is ample evidence about their effects, writes @andrewshorten.bsky.social @unioflimerick.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
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What would a language test for new Irish citizens look like?
Many other countries have introduced language proficiency tests for new citizens so there is ample evidence about their effects
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Global Political Economy Journal @gpejournal.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
New blog from our author Owen Worth (@politics-ul.bsky.social) on the politics of farce #PoliSci
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Government and Opposition @govandopp.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
New #OpenAccess - "Coalition Preferences and Party Systems" - cup.org/4a24JuL @conorlittle.bsky.social
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Politics and Public Administration, University of Limerick @politics-ul.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
New article by one of our PhD students, Eka Zuni Lusi Astuti, about resistance to neoliberalism in Indonesia. Congratulations Lusi! lawpolicyjournal.id/index.php/ha...
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Paguyuban Petani Lahan Pantai Opposing the Neoliberal Policy in the Kulon Progo Coastal Area | Jurnal HAM Jurnal HAM
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Politics and Public Administration, University of Limerick @politics-ul.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Here's an overview by @conorlittle.bsky.social of Ireland's 2024 election, recently published in @wepsocial.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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The general election of November 2024 in the Republic of Ireland: Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael renew their vows
In the 2024 Irish elections, the main governing parties emerged more-or-less unscathed, with the largest party, Fianna Fáil, growing its seat share. Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael continued to lead the ...
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Politics and Public Administration, University of Limerick @politics-ul.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Check out this recently published article by @conorlittle.bsky.social about Coalition Preferences and Party Systems in @govandopp.bsky.social www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Coalition Preferences and Party Systems | Government and Opposition | Cambridge Core
Coalition Preferences and Party Systems - Volume 61
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Politics and Public Administration, University of Limerick @politics-ul.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
New article by Andrew Shorten (UL) & Sergi Morales-Gálvez (Barcelona) about equality amongst speakers of different varieties of English. doi.org/10.1111/weng...
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Equality Amongst Speakers of English: Distributive and Relational Approaches
This article explores how egalitarians should characterise the complex and multifaceted inequalities associated with the ongoing global spread of English(es). We argue that global linguistic inequali...
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Politics and Public Administration, University of Limerick @politics-ul.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
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Politics and Public Administration, University of Limerick @politics-ul.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Owen Worth reporting on the fallout from the recent Senedd elections in Wales journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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Politics and Public Administration, University of Limerick @politics-ul.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Great new paper by @jonathanarlow.bsky.social explaining radical left electoral strategies in Ireland journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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Hot to Trot: Explaining radical left electoral strategies in Ireland - Jonathan Arlow, 2026
Since 2011, People Before Profit/Solidarity has been the most electorally successful Trotskyist movement in the Global North. This is surprising as Irish voters...
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Politics and Public Administration, University of Limerick @politics-ul.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Timely new article by Owen Worth in @gpejournal.bsky.social characterising the unravelling of the neoliberal order as an era of farce bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal...
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Politics and Public Administration, University of Limerick @politics-ul.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Come and work with us! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSI242/a...
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Assistant Professor in European Politics (0.5FTE) at University of Limerick
Recruiting now: Assistant Professor in European Politics (0.5FTE) on jobs.ac.uk. Click for details and explore more academic job opportunities on the top job board
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President of Ireland @president.ie · 15/07/2026
Tráthnóna inniu, d’óstáil an tUachtarán Connolly fáiltiú do mhic léinn as Gaza a tháinig chun staidéar a dhéanamh in ollscoileanna in Éirinn. ~~~ This afternoon, President Connolly hosted a reception for students from Gaza who have come to study at universities in Ireland.
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Politics and Public Administration, University of Limerick @politics-ul.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
new paper from Jonathan Arlow on the Irish left: Hot to Trot journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... @UL @ulresearch.bsky.social
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Politics and Public Administration, University of Limerick @politics-ul.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Maura Adshead launched her new book, Doing Community research, with @thewheelireland.bsky.social. The book is a practical guide on how to bridge the gap between universities and communities, offering a clear path toward meaningful, collaborative research. www.borupress.ie/bookshop/doi...
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Politics and Public Administration, University of Limerick @politics-ul.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Lovely profile of Joshua Ryan, one of our former graduates, here: www.ul.ie/news/univers...
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University of Limerick Alumni Spotlight: Joshua Ryan
In the latest instalment of our Alumni Spotlight series, we speak to public servant and member of the Army Reserve, Joshua Ryan, a graduate of the Bachelor of Arts and Masters in Public Administration...
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Politics and Public Administration, University of Limerick @politics-ul.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Want to know more about electoral politics in Ireland? Intrigued by the National Election and Democracy Study? Then come along to the ‘Assessing Irish Electoral Democracy’ event, part of UL’s ‘Research Week’, on Monday April 27, 4pm. Registration details: www.ul.ie/research/res...
List and pictures of participants. Gail McElroy, Jos Dornschneider-Elkink, Jane Suiter, Mary-Clare O'Sullivan, Rory Costello.
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Politics and Public Administration, University of Limerick @politics-ul.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
New paper by Bernadette Connaughton and Karl O’Connor on public administration education on the island of Ireland in Gestión y Análisis de Políticas Públicas (with Spanish abstract!) revistasonline.inap.es/index.php/GA...
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¿Un objetivo común? La formación en administración pública en la isla de Irlanda | Gestión y Análisis de Políticas Públicas
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Politics and Public Administration, University of Limerick @politics-ul.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Recently published paper by @andrewshorten.bsky.social on the justification of self-determination powers. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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Justifying self-determination: The persistent alienation principle - Andrew Shorten, 2026
This paper describes and defends a novel principle for allocating self-determination powers: the persistent alienation principle. This holds that there are pro ...
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Politics and Public Administration, University of Limerick @politics-ul.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Check out this new paper in Women's Studies International Forum by Emma Dolan, El Reid-Buckley & Kellie Morrissey on their @researchireland.ie and @unioflimerick.bsky.social Citizen’s Assembly funded project on safety and the city www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Safety and the city: (Re)Imagining the politics of public safety through queer-feminist co-design workshops
Gender-based disparities in feelings of public safety are now well documented in rich, interdisciplinary bodies of Feminist scholarship. However, unde…
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Politics and Public Administration, University of Limerick @politics-ul.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Check out this newly published research note by Frank Häge, presenting a new dataset of Roll Call Votes from the German Reichstag 1867-1918
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Politics and Public Administration, University of Limerick @politics-ul.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Along with @ulceuros.bsky.social, we look forward to welcoming Nils Ringe (Wisconsin–Madison) to talk on "Coping with Europe: EU Membership and Party System Change". Wednesday Feb 25, 2pm, CG-054.
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Politics and Public Administration, University of Limerick @politics-ul.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
**PPA Seminar** Dr Sinead Walsh from @odi.global, talking on “10 Lessons in Localisation”. Wednesday, February 18, 14:00 Main Building, room CG-054. All Welcome!
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Politics and Public Administration, University of Limerick @politics-ul.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
New article by Emma Dolan about Universal Design for Learning
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Politics and Public Administration, University of Limerick @politics-ul.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
Department of Politics and Public Administration *Online* Research Seminar. Wednesday, October 15, 14:00 Dr Florence Ndagire (Makerere University/The Enablement Foundation) “Access to maternal, sexual, and reproductive health services by persons with disabilities in Uganda”
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Politics and Public Administration, University of Limerick @politics-ul.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
New chapter on Cultural Rights as Human Rights by @andrewshorten.bsky.social in The Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy of Human Rights
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The Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy of Human Rights | Jesse Tomal
The Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy of Human Rights is an outstanding resource covering key questions, problems, and debates in scholarship on the nature,
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Politics and Public Administration, University of Limerick @politics-ul.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
New chapter by Bernadette Connaughton on developing optimal policy advisory systems in The Routledge Handbook of Policy Advisory Systems.
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The Routledge Handbook of Policy Advisory Systems
This handbook comprehensively reflects, presents and summarises both first and second wave scholarship into policy advisory systems (PAS). Bringing together leading scholars to engage persistent as we...
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Politics and Public Administration, University of Limerick @politics-ul.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
First PPA Research Seminar of 2025/26! @philip-warncke.bsky.social (UL Psychology / Freie Universität Berlin) presenting on “Boundless but Bundled: Modelling Quasi-infinite Dimensions in Ideological Space”. Wednesday, September 24, 2pm in ERB006 (Engineering Research Building). All welcome!
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Politics and Public Administration, University of Limerick @politics-ul.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
New book on What went wrong with Britain? featuring a chapter by Owen Worth about 'Covid, Brexit and the emergence of national populism' manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526170392/
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Politics and Public Administration, University of Limerick @politics-ul.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
And another recent paper from Bernadette Connaughton on policy advisory systems and crisis governance: www.emerald.com/ijpsm/articl...
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Policy advisory systems and crisis governance: the advisory committee architecture within different politicization settings
Purpose. An Advisory Committee (AC) is a particular type of crisis governance device that provides evidence to inform government decision-making. This article explores AC architecture and how it may d...
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Politics and Public Administration, University of Limerick @politics-ul.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
New paper about policy advisory systems by Bernadette Connaughton: academic.oup.com/policyandsoc...
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Change is inevitable, quality is optional, and context matters: dynamics influencing the development of an optimal policy advisory system
Abstract. Developments in the policy advisory systems (PAS) literature demonstrate how the traditional models designating key roles for internal public ser
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Politics and Public Administration, University of Limerick @politics-ul.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Department of Politics and Public Administration Spring 2025 Seminar Series Joseph Lacey (UCD) “Moral Agency in Election Campaigns: Preliminary Findings from Fieldwork” Wednesday, April 9, 15:00 on teams at eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/ap/t-59584e8...
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Politics and Public Administration, University of Limerick @politics-ul.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Today - seminar Owen Worth (UL) “‘Mobilisation without Representation?’ The Far Right in Ireland”, 15:00, Lonsdale Building, Room LG011
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Politics and Public Administration, University of Limerick @politics-ul.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
Andrew Shorten’s new paper on Alienation, equality, and multifaith establishmentAmerican Journal of Political Science - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... @andrewshorten.bsky.social @unioflimerick.bsky.social
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Religious establishment today often takes a multifaith form, whereby multiple religions are supported in different ways and to different degrees. In order to contribute to the development of a normat....
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LSE Review of Books @lsereviewofbooks.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
How can liberal #democracies respond to the rise of right-wing #populism? Politicizing Political Liberalism: On the Containment of Illiberal and Antidemocratic Views by Gabriele Badano & @alasianuti.bsky.social (Oxford Academic) reviewed by @andrewshorten.bsky.social @politics-ul.bsky.social 👇
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How liberal democracies can respond to the rise of right-wing populism
How should liberal democracies respond to the rise of right-wing populism? In this timely book, Politicizing Political Liberalism, Gabriele Badano and Alasia Nuti draw on and extend the influential…
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Politics and Public Administration, University of Limerick @politics-ul.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
The gender divide in young Irish people’s political attitudes #Irishpolitics
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The gender divide in young people’s political opinions in Ireland
Dr. Rory Costello is an Associate Professor in the Department of Politics & Public Administration at the University of Limerick. He is Director of WhichCandidate.ie and is a member of the …
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Eoin Devereux @eoindevereuxwriter.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
Delighted to see my essay on the Enniscorthy Carol is the most read today on RTE Brainstorm. #Enniscorthy @unioflimerick.bsky.social
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Politics and Public Administration, University of Limerick @politics-ul.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Congratulations to the HAPPEE project for UL Engage, School of Allied Health @unioflimerick.bsky.social and lots of Limerick schools, winner of the Innovation in Primary Healthcare award, Irish Healthcare Awards 2024
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Stefan Müller @stefanmueller.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
Initial comparison: first-preference vote shares (based on almost all tallies), Exit Poll (yellow dots) and Irish Polling Indicator estimates. Note: Subject to change! Source: work with @kevcunningham.bsky.social throughout the day #GE24
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Irish Examiner @irishexaminer.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
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Theresa Reidy: Don't be put off by naysayers who say your vote doesn't count
The Irish political system is one of the most democratic in the world. It guarantees that a diverse array of political views are represented in the Dáil and that these closely reflect the preferences of voters
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Jennifer Kavanagh @quiatimet.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Wonderful resource here from @stefanmueller.bsky.social on all the polls in case you’re trying to get your head around them. #ge24 @irishpollingind.bsky.social pollingindicator.com
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The Irish Polling Indicator combines all Irish opinion polls for the Dáil Éireann into one estimate of public support for the parties. The project is maintained by Tom Louwerse and Stefan Müller.
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Politics and Public Administration, University of Limerick @politics-ul.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Still time to find out who to vote for or to change your mind
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Politics and Public Administration, University of Limerick @politics-ul.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
What might happen in #GE24 in Limerick. @unioflimerick.bsky.social
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'The Goldilocks principle is key', says Limerick political expert
Lecturer predicts who’ll get it ‘just right’
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Theresa Reidy @theresareidy.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Who should you vote for in the 2024 general election? Use this tool to see which candidate matches your views www.irishtimes.com/politics/202... >>This is a great voter advice application run by Dr Rory Costello from @UL
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Who should you vote for in the 2024 general election? Use this tool to see which candidate matches your views
WhichCandidate voting aid tool allows voters to find out who they agree with on a range of policies
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Mark Little @marklittle.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
New report by the smart people at ISD finds echoes of “stop the steal” before the the June euro and local elections in conspiratorial chatter about “voter harvesting”, “foreign interference”, and “polling station irregularities” www.isdglobal.org/isd-publicat...
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Analysing Claims of Electoral Interference During the Irish Local and European Elections
False claims of election interference in Ireland’s June elections failed to gain traction, but November’s general election may be a new opportunity for far-right activists.
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Politics and Public Administration, University of Limerick @politics-ul.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
A cool way of seeing how the vote went in the last GE in your constituency before #GE24
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Politics and Public Administration, University of Limerick @politics-ul.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Coverage for Rory Costello’s Which Candidate voter app www.irishexaminer.com/news/politic...
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Election 2024: Can't decide who to vote for? This online tool can help
Election 2024: Can't decide who to vote for? This online tool can help : A comprehensive series of articles on this topic
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Neil Robinson @n-robinson.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
I found myself re-reading Richard Hofstader this morning and - sadly and once again - something written before I was born seems to sum up contemporary politics in the USA and Russia (probably also Hungary and Turkey and India and ... add your own cases) best.
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Politics and Public Administration, University of Limerick @politics-ul.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Public Debate with Limerick City General Election Candidates
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Ronan Gingles [ex-Mr_Ro_Jangles🐦] @ronangingles.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
A really instructive tool in separating the political wheat from the chaff.
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