UCD Politics and International Relations

📣Job Opportunities: Applications are open for 2 permanent Assistant Professor/Lecturer positions in Politics & International Relations. 🔗 Details & Application: my.corehr.com/pls/coreport... ⏰ Closing Date: 9 November 2026 (12:00 noon Irish time) 🗓️ Start Date: 30 August 2027

Public Talk marking the 10th Anniversary of the Colombian Peace Agreement One decade of peace accord implementation in Colombia: Achievements, Gaps and the Road Ahead by Prof Prof Josefina Echavarría Álvarez 12pm Thurs 5 November RSVP & Further Info: www.ucd.ie/cpcr/newsand...

20 years on from the St Andrews Agreement, Dr Dawn Walsh and Prof David Farrell partnered with colleagues from Queen’s University Belfast and the University of St Andrews to host a landmark 2-day conference on Northern Ireland’s peace process. 🕊️ www.ucd.ie/spire/newsan...

A massive congratulations to Dino on being awarded the prestigious Basil Chubb Prize! 🏆👏 Past awardees among our alumni include: • Dr Dave Banks • Dr Mary Brennan • Dr Jessica Doyle • Dr Jennifer Carroll MacNeill • Dr Erin Baumann • Dr Michael Breen

📰 New Opinion Piece: "For Houthis, war in Gaza is a chance to strengthen role in Iran’s ‘axis of resistance’" by Dr Vincent Durac in The Irish Times. Read the full article: www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...

Alumni Spotlight | Austin Gregory From the US to Taiwan, Dublin, and Vienna: Austin Gregory (MA International Relations 2025) shares why he chose UCD SPIRe and how his studies transformed his perspective on global affairs. 🎓 Read the full interview: www.ucd.ie/alumni/q-alu...

Our colleague, Prof David Farrell, attended an event marking 20 years of the St Andrews Agreement. He teaches POL20250 Irish Politics & POL40540 Comparative European Politics this Spring! 🎓

New on The Conversation: Why Yemen Has Returned to Conflict by Dr Vincent Durac. Dr Durac examines the recent escalation in Yemen as Houthi forces seize control of key Red Sea locations, including the port city of Mocha. Read full article: theconversation.com/why-yemen-ha...

📣 Public Talk: "Why does intelligence ethics vary? The conditions that shaped the variation in ethicality of British intelligence during the Troubles" 👤 Speaker: Dr Eleanor Leah Williams (DCU) 📅 When: Tue 13 Oct, 2:00 PM ✉️ RSVP: dawn.walsh@ucd.ie 🔗 www.ucd.ie/cpcr/newsand...

Our School of Politics and International Relations at @ucddublin.bsky.social is hiring two permanent (!) Assistant Professors in any field of political science, international relations, political theory, or development. Deadline: 9 November Start date: 30 August 2027 my.corehr.com/pls/coreport...

My department - @ucdpolitics.bsky.social - is hiring two PERMANENT posts in any area of politics, international relations, theory, or development studies. Please apply if you are on the academic job market, and if you're not, please do us a solid & spread the word! Deadline NOV 9.

👩‍🎓📃 Analysis of almost 40,000 review reports for research funding reveals that female researchers provide longer, more positive assessments than their male counterparts and cover the formal evaluation criteria more comprehensively. 🧵 @stefanmueller.bsky.social @ucdpolitics.bsky.social

New paper on gender and disciplinary differences in grant proposal peer review published in @plosone.org. We use supervised machine learning to analyse almost 40,000 review reports submitted to the @snsf.ch. @ucddublin.bsky.social summarised the paper in the thread below. ➡️ doi.org/10.1371/jour...

We have an extra helper on site to get us through another busy week! 🐶🐾 🗓️ Wed 23: SPIRe Seminar by Prof Aidan Regan ucd.ie/spire/newsan... 🗓️ Thu 24: • Final Master's grades released (2025–26 cohort) • Internship Workshop for current Master's students (4 pm)

SPIRe Newsletter 2026 is now live! Read our latest event reports, upcoming event info, and more. www.ucd.ie/spire/newsan...

With Ireland hosting the EU Presidency, Prof Ben Tonra of @ucdpolitics.bsky.social explores what it means in practice and how research can inform EU policy. @ucddublin.bsky.social Footage: European Commission Audiovisual Portal

Associate Professor Vincent Durac of @ucdpolitics.bsky.social examines why conflict has returned to Yemen and what the Houthi advance could mean for Saudi Arabia, regional security and global energy supplies. Read his latest analysis in The Conversation: theconversation.com/why-yemen-ha...

Great opening session of our @ucddublin.bsky.social @ucdpolitics.bsky.social seminar series with my colleagues @karendublin.bsky.social James Cross, @bentonra.bsky.social and @dawnwalsh.bsky.social Lots of home truths about Ireland’s EU presidency

Our SPIRe Outreach Initiative recently introduced DEIS school pupils to the study of Politics & International Relations! Interested in bringing this initiative to your school? We’d love to connect with you. 📖 Read the full report & get in touch: www.ucd.ie/spire/newsan...

Out now! 📄 "When Illness Becomes Debt: Catastrophic Health Expenditures and Financial Distress—Evidence From India's Healthcare System" Co-authored by our PhD student Neha Parikh and Dr. Krishna Vadlamannati. 🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Always great to be on podcasts w/ @cooleyoneurasia.bsky.social - this time we're discussing global authoritarian influence on The Democracy Paradox Podcast

📣 Alumni Event | Holding the EU Presidency: Ireland’s role in the European Union 🗓️ Tuesday, Oct 20, 2026 at 6 PM 👥 Panelists: John Bell, Brigid Laffan & Andrea Pappin, Moderated by Gavan Reilly 🔗 Info & Registration: www.ucd.ie/spire/newsan...

We're hiring @ucdpolitics.bsky.social - deadline for applications 18 August

📢 WE'RE HIRING! Senior Postdoctoral Research Fellow 💼 Part-Time (0.6 FTE) | Fixed-Term through March 2030 📚 Focus: Defence industrial policy, procurement & security governance ⏰ Deadline: 18 August at 12:00 Apply here👇 my.corehr.com/pls/coreport...

From imagination to action 💡🌍 Looking back at #DSA2026, Prof Supriya Garikipati & Dr Caitiona Dowd reflect on how plenaries by Kaushik Basu, Naila Kabeer & Mark Graham built a powerful case for reimagining development. Read their reflections 👇 www.devstud.org.uk/2026/07/17/f...

For totally 100% completely unrelated reasons I will just link to information about the @ucdpolitics.bsky.social phd programme here in Ireland www.ucd.ie/spire/study/...

Does an interest in Gaelic games predict how you will vote? Analysis by @stefanmueller.bsky.social @ucddublin.bsky.social and Liam Kneafsey @tcddublin.bsky.social @researchireland.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

New RTÉ Brainstorm Article by Dr Stefan Müller: Does an interest in Gaelic games predict how you will vote? "Income levels, education and gender may not predict an interest in the GAA, but it's different with voting intentions and left-right positions" ⬇️Further Analysis & Full Article ⬇️

Great start to #DSA2026! @ucdpolitics.bsky.social's Supriya Garikipati issued a rallying call to have wonderfully different conversations, ask difficult questions & think of solutions that don't exist yet! Keynote Kaushik Basu: we need new thinking & novel policy interventions for our new reality.

The sun is setting on our first full day of #DSA2026 conference at University College Dublin and what a day it has been! See the full article and more photos: www.linkedin.com/posts/dsa202... #DSA2026 #DevelopmentStudies #SustainableDevelopment #UCD #CSD #Dublin

🇺🇸🇪🇺 Congratulations to postdoctoral researcher Dr Giovanni Parente, who has become the first UCD-affiliated academic to receive a Fulbright Association Schuman Fellowship, one of the world's most prestigious and competitive international fellowship awards. @giovanniparente.bsky.social

Very excited to be attending @ecprsgeu.bsky.social conference in Sicily next week and to chair a phenomenal roundtable on @mariannalovato.bsky.social new book based on her PhD research @ucdpolitics.bsky.social looking at informal diplomacy within EU foreign policy security and defence policy.

Our colleague Prof Supriya Garikipati and her co-author just published a new opinion piece: "Digital financial inclusion works for women in India only when it is socially embedded." Read it here: gender.cgiar.org/news/digital...