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BJPIR @bjpir.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

📝 Don't miss this article! 'The politics of abstentionism: Comparing Sinn Féin’s Westminster abstentionism to the Basque Nationalist Left’s engagement with the Spanish Parliament, 1979–2025' by @thomasdmleahy.bsky.social & @ikererdocia.bsky.social 🔗 buff.ly/15x6FSO @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

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John Doyle @johndoyle.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Cork Launch. "Before the Vote: Planning for a United Ireland". Sat 17 October, 7pm, Metropole Hotel, Cork City. Delighted to be joined by Cork's own Prof Gary Murphy & @jontonge.bsky.social (University of Liverpool. Thanks to @psaireland.bsky.social for hosting. www.eventbrite.com/e/before-the...

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Before the Vote: Planning for a United Ireland

Book launch and signing by Prof John Doyle

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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 29/09/2026

Submissions are now invited for the Society's 2027 First Book and Early Career Article Prizes - covering monographs and articles published in 2026 bit.ly/4z45bD8 The closing date for submissions is 14 December 2026. Judging begins in early 2027 with winners announced next July #Skystorians 1/2

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Royal Historical Society Book and Article Prizes, 2027: submissions now invited - RHS

The Royal Historical Society invites applications for its First Book Prize, 2027 and Early Career Article Prize, 2027. The call for submissions opened on Monday 28 September 2026 and runs to Monday 14...

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John Doyle @johndoyle.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Last chance. Belfast Book Launch. Thursday 1 October, 6pm. The Mac, Exchange St. Belfast. All welcome. The book is not arguing for or against a United Ireland. It looks at the evidence and what needs to be done to avoid the chaos of a Brexit-style referendum. www.eventbrite.com/e/before-the...

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John Doyle @johndoyle.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Before the Vote: planning for a united Ireland" is finally available to buy or download on the link below. DCU Press is a fully open access, peer-reviewed, academic press - you can download the book for free, or come to a book launches and get a 33% discount. dcupress.dcu.ie/book/before-...

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Before the Vote: Planning for a united Ireland | DCU Press

Before The Vote FlyerThe UK’s departure from the European Union threatened a hard border on the island of Ireland, aggravated social and political tensions and undermined key aspects of the 1998 peace...

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Daniel Wincott @danielwincott.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Delighted to see this paper out in the wild. Diolch yn fawr to the editors @bjpols.bsky.social to our anonymous referees and, especially, to my fantastic co-authors @jamesdgriffiths.bsky.social and @jaclarner.bsky.social

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Wales Governance Centre | Canolfan Llywodraethiant Cymru @walesgovernance.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

"...there will be a "backlog of things for Burnham to do" including dealing with [Northern Ireland] legacy issues. And public opinion in England, Scotland, Wales just wouldn't be on the pulse of that really. So I think that would continue" @thomasdmleahy.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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What will an Andy Burnham premiership mean for Northern Ireland?

Devolution, the budget and legacy are all on the agenda for Andy Burnham when it comes to Northern Ireland.

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BJPIR @bjpir.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

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Daniel Wincott @danielwincott.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

As well as folk interested in Cymru, everyone interested in UK politics, Labour and Social Democratic parties or bloc politics needs to make sense of the Senedd election. A weekend watch of @jaclarner.bsky.social , your indispensable guide, here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bcH...

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Welsh Parliament Election 2026 – What Happened and Why?

YouTube video by School of Law and Politics

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Conor J. Kelly @conorjkelly.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Definitely a career highlight to get these in the post! Thanks @routledgebooks.bsky.social Available for pre-order here: www.routledge.com/Explaining-N... Please encourage your university library to purchase a copy :)

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James David Griffiths @jamesdgriffiths.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 New Blog 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 A short piece on how the new Senedd voting system worked! How many votes did it take to win a seat? Was it proportional? Who benefitted? Where did parties win support? And what would it take to win one more seat? If you're interested: blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/thinking-wal... 🧵👇

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All change! The 2026 Senedd Election

Showcasing current research, comments and analysis on the law, politics, history, culture, government and political economy of Wales from the Wales Governance Centre.

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Daniel Wincott @danielwincott.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Some wider thoughts on this research. A (not so) wee 🧵. The UK experienced a series of high stakes events between 2014 and 2020. Thanks to @britishelectionstudy.com for asking a pre and post referendum NatID question. Without panel data on this q, we could never have known about this change. 1/n

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Jac Larner @jaclarner.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Notable that much of the variation in Welsh polling has disappeared in the final days of the campaign. The standard deviation in Plaid Cymru estimates across firms fell from 4.3 to 1.8 percentage points since autumn; for Labour, from 5.6 to 2.3 Most convergence happening in last 10 days (1/2)

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Daniel Wincott @danielwincott.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Delighted this paper is coming out in the @bjpols.bsky.social Working with @jamesdgriffiths.bsky.social and @jaclarner.bsky.social is a pleasure and privilege. (Anyone who gets the chance to work with either should grab it with both hands!) Diolch to my coauthors, the BJPS editors and our referees.

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James David Griffiths @jamesdgriffiths.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

🚨 New Research Recently accepted at the @bjpols.bsky.social, our paper shows that Brexit led to weaker British 🇬🇧 identities among Remainers! You can read the paper by @jaclarner.bsky.social, me, and @danielwincott.bsky.social here: tinyurl.com/mrj96ywu

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Jac Larner @jaclarner.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Lots of misunderstanding about Wales’s new electoral system — how it works, what it takes to get elected, and especially around tactical voting. Partly to sort my own thinking, I put together something that tries to make sense of it. Proper write-up coming soon. jaclarner.github.io/jaclarner/bl...

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Wales Governance Centre | Canolfan Llywodraethiant Cymru @walesgovernance.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

🚨Today, Wales Fiscal Analysis published our fifth & final manifesto analysis on Senedd powers and reforms to the way that Wales is funded. 🚨Heddiw, cyhoeddodd Dadansoddi Cyllidol Cymru ein dadansoddiad maniffesto olaf ar bwerau newydd a diwygiadau i gyllid Cymru. blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/thinking-wal...

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2026 Senedd Election manifesto analysis: Devolution of more powers and the fiscal framework

Showcasing current research, comments and analysis on the law, politics, history, culture, government and political economy of Wales from the Wales Governance Centre.

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BJPIR @bjpir.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

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Thomas Leahy @thomasdmleahy.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

New article out with Iker Erdocia ‘The politics of abstentionism: Comparing Sinn Féin’s Westminster abstentionism to Basque Nationalist Left’s engagement with the Spanish Parliament’ with @bjpir.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... thanks reviewers, colleagues, interviewees.

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Thomas Leahy @thomasdmleahy.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

New article out on the purpose of the IRA campaign with ‘Innovation’. It’s free to read too. Thanks to those who reviewed it, the Divided Societies conference organisers/attendees and to those who assisted the research. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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“Tactical use of armed struggle”: the IRA’s purpose in Irish Republican strategy, 1969–2005

Between 1969 and 1997, the Irish Republican Army (IRA) fought against British rule in Northern Ireland. Some scholars suggest Republicans saw the IRA as vital to achieving Irish unification. They a...

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Iker Erdocia @ikererdocia.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Just published! A new open access article with my great colleague Thomas Leahy, taking a fresh detour from my usual research areas. Collaborating across fields is always fun, especially this time. With thanks to our generous funders @ria.ie & @britishacademy.bsky.social. @dublincityuni.bsky.social

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Thomas Leahy @thomasdmleahy.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

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Sinisa Malesevic @sinisamalesevic.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

1 postdoc position on ERC Advanced Grant project IDEO-YEMEN. Focus on Yemen under Ansar Allah (Houthis). The position starts September 1, 2025 and runs for 56 months. www.oeaw.ac.at/jobs?jh=ul2v...

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Offene Stellen an der ÖAW

Aktuelle Stellenausschreibungen aus den Instituten und der zentralen Verwaltung der ÖAW

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Thomas Leahy @thomasdmleahy.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

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Sinisa Malesevic @sinisamalesevic.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

My new book "Nationalism as a Way of Life" has been published and I have just received my copies.

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History & Policy @historyandpolicy.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

In the wake of Wes Streeting’s announcement of a review of mental health ‘over-diagnosis’ we have published this new policy paper by Prof Lucy Delap arguing that the government’s priority should be to address the historic stigma against sick & disabled people. historyandpolicy.org/policy-paper...

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Stigma, trust and the history of UK disability policy - History & Policy

The numbers of people who are physically impaired, neurodivergent, chronically sick or experiencing mental distress have increased to around one in four of the UK population. Government ministers have...

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Thomas Leahy @thomasdmleahy.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

On BBC Radio Wales after 6pm talking about the Kenova report

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Thomas Leahy @thomasdmleahy.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

On BBC Radio Wales after 6pm talking about the Kenova report

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RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 09/12/2025

The findings of an inquiry into the activities of a loyalist gang alleged to have been responsible for more then 120 murders, including the 1974 Dublin and Monaghan bombings, will be published later today.

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Findings of inquiry into loyalist gang to be published

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NationCymru @nation.cymru · 07/12/2025

Disability Wales has unveiled a wide-ranging manifesto calling for urgent legislative and policy reform to address what it describes as the ‘systemic barriers’ facing disabled people across the country

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Disability Wales launches manifesto ahead of 2026 Senedd election

Disability Wales has unveiled a wide-ranging manifesto calling for urgent legislative and policy reform to address what it describes as the “systemic barriers” facing disabled people across the countr...

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Thomas Leahy @thomasdmleahy.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

My new article is out with Irish Political Studies ‘The Rocky Road to Decommissioning: Revisiting the Decommissioning of Irish Republican Army Weapons Part 1 – August 1994 to October 2001’. Thanks all interviewees, reviewers and archive staff. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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The Rocky Road to Decommissioning: Revisiting the Decommissioning of Irish Republican Army Weapons Part 1 – August 1994 to October 2001

Decommissioning of paramilitary weapons formed a crucial part of Northern Ireland’s peace process. But the decommissioning of Irish Republican Army (IRA) weapons (the most prominent paramilitary gr...

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The Rocky Road to Decommissioning: Revisiting the Decommissioning of Irish Republican Army Weapons Part 1 – August 1994 to October 2001

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Richard Wyn Jones @richardwynjones.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Braint cael cyhoeddi yn Fortnight. Llyfr Philip Stephens yn werth chweil hefyd. Real pleasure/privilege to get the opportunity to contribute to Fortnight, one of the other island’s best publications. And ‘These Divided Isles’ is well worth your time.

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Thomas Leahy @thomasdmleahy.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

And Episode Two is here with me featuring on Dan Snow‘s History Hit podcast and our tour through Irish history (about the N.Ireland conflict specifically this episode) - podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/t...

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The Troubles Explained (Part 2)

Podcast Episode · Dan Snow's History Hit · 09/09/2025 · 1h 4m

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Thomas Leahy @thomasdmleahy.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

I’ll be on @BBCRadioWales tomorrow around 8.30am discussing the latest British-Irish Governments plan for N.Ireland conflict legacy

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Thomas Leahy @thomasdmleahy.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Many thanks for listening and the kind words

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Thomas Leahy @thomasdmleahy.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Great to feature with Dan Snow on his HistoryHit podcast for two episodes on Irish History up to the present involving N.Ireland - part one below podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

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The Origins of The Troubles (Part 1)

Podcast Episode · Dan Snow's History Hit · 07/09/2025 · 1h 19m

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Thomas Leahy @thomasdmleahy.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Great to feature with Dan Snow on his HistoryHit podcast for two episodes on Irish History up to the present involving N.Ireland - part one below podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

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The Origins of The Troubles (Part 1)

Podcast Episode · Dan Snow's History Hit · 07/09/2025 · 1h 19m

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Maja Davidović @majadav.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

I am giving away one *free copy* of my new book "Governing the Past: 'Never Again' and the Transitional Justice Project". Simply repost to enter the draw. I will randomly select the lucky reader on Friday 5 September. The book can be shipped within the UK or internationally!

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Thomas Leahy @thomasdmleahy.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

Thank you and all the bet to you too

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Thomas Leahy @thomasdmleahy.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

Round 2 #Mavenclad Year 1 for #MultipleSclerosis - good timing as had a weekend of ms face pain too! Fingers crossed it works - no more until 2026 and hopefully no new lesions (damage) spine nor brain in the meantime

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Thomas Leahy @thomasdmleahy.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Thank you and that’s great to know. Brilliant to hear you’re doing well on it too 😊

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