SPIRe Seminar Series Programme - Spring 2026
All seminars are on Wednesdays, 12–1pm, in a hybrid format: in the SPIRe Boardroom (F301 Newman) and via Zoom ((opens in a new window)Register here).
| Date | Speaker(s) | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Jan | Neha Hui (University of Reading) | Occupations, Contracts, and Autonomy: Conjoint Evidence on Job Preferences in Bihar |
| 28 Jan | Maksym Skrypnyk (UCD) | The Functions of Food Weaponisation in Ukraine |
| 4 Feb | Neha Parikh (UCD) | Uninsured and Unprotected: An Empirical Analysis on Financial Distress and Catastrophic Health Spending in India |
| 11 Feb | Louis Alexandre Berg (Georgia State University) | From Purges to Protest Repression: Politicized Armed Forces and the Escalation of Violence |
| 18 Feb | Mohammed Alshamisi (UCD) | The Arab Spring’s Impact on the Gulf Cooperation Council: a case study of the Critical Rifts of 2014 and 2017 |
| 25 Feb | Conor Twomey (UCD) | Home and Away: Diverging Coverage of Irish Corporation Tax Policy |
| 4 Mar | Thomas Zeitzoff (American University) | The Politics of the Future: Cognition, Moral Urgency, and Elite Threats |
| 25 Mar | Melanie Hoewer (UCD) | The Presence of Everyday War in Peace. Exploring the Impact of War Violence and Resilience on Women in Post- WWII Germany |
| 1 Apr | Lise Esther Herman (University of Exeter) | Politicising Deliberation? A comparative analysis of the media coverage of Climate Assemblies in France and the UK |
| 8 Apr | Yoo Sun Jung (UCD) | Multinational Firms and the Impact of Trade Disputes on Investment Decisions |
| 15 Apr | Graham Finlay (UCD) | Computing Thoughtful Rules for Migrants: the COTHROM Project |
| 22 Apr | Pınar Dokumacı (UCD) | Feminist Relations: Rethinking Autonomy, Solidarity, and Civil Society in an Uncertain World |
SPIRe Seminar Series Programme - Autumn 2025
All seminars are on Wednesdays from 12-1pm in the SPIRe boardroom, F301 Newman.
| Date | Speaker(s) | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Sep | Monika de Silva (University of Gothenburg) | The stigma of European colonialism in EU's external relations |
| 17-Sep | Emine Ay (Dublin City University) | The Politics of Denunciations in Authoritarian Hybrid Regimes: State Control and Citizen Participation in Turkey |
| 24-Sep | Farsan Ghassim (UCD) | How the world wants to be governed: International public opinion on global issues and governance |
| 1-Oct | Sara M. Hassan (Cranfield University) | Integrating ESG into SME Strategy: A Framework for Overcoming Barriers in Innovation-Driven Enterprises |
| 8-Oct | Elisa D'Amico (UCD) | From Drought to Dispute in the DRC: Climate’s Role in Resource Wars |
| 15-Oct | Pauline Cullen (Maynooth University) | Pathways to Political Candidacy for Minoritized Women in Ireland : From Exclusion to Inclusion |
| 22-Oct | Aykut Ozturk (Glasgow University) | Keep Positive and Defend Democracy: Building Democratic Support Under Authoritarianism |
| 5-Nov | Matti Ylönen (University of Helsinki) | From exchange of access goods to power resources: Conceptualizing Big Tech lobbying in the European Union |
| 12-Nov | David Farrell & Jos Dornschneider-Elkink (UCD) | The differing impacts of knowledge of citizens’ assemblies on referendum outcomes: A difficult Irish case |
| 19-Nov | Volkan Yilmaz (Ulster University) | What does a longue durée lens reveal about the politics of healthcare reform? The Turkish Health Transformation Programme (2003–2023) |
| 26-Nov | Lucas de Melo Prado (UCD) | How Liberal Are Political Elites in Western Democracies? An Assessment of Electoral Discourses of Inequality in the USA and Brazil |