Centre for Democracy Research - Past Events
05Mar
Independents in politics and Government - a good development?
Independents are playing a greater role in government than ever before, and their numbers are growing in the Dáil. But is that a good thing? Is the row over Dáil speaking time for independents a case of over-reach - and if so who’s to blame - the Government or the opposition? These questions were debated by our panel of experts in the latest public discussion brought to you by the Centre for Democracy Research.
Panelists
Sean Defoe, Newstalk (Moderator)
Finian McGrath, Minister of State in the 2016-2020 minority Government
Sinead Gibney TD, Social Democrats
Brian Murphy, Chief of Staff in the 2016-2020 minority Government
05Mar
Affective polarization and citizens’ views of political discrimination Seminar
A seminar from Markus Wagner, Professor, Department of Government, University of Vienna. The talk examined the extent to which people feel that they are treated unfairly due to their political stances and partisan affiliation.
18Nov
Inside General Election 2024
Just ahead of the Irish general election a panel of Eoghan Murphy (former Housing Minister and OSCE Election Monitor), Mary Regan (RTE), Deirdre Grant (Red Flag), Margaret Ward (OSCE Election Monitor), hosted by Bryan Dobson (formerly RTE) discussed the big issues of General Election 2024.
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22Oct
Inside US Elections 2024
Attendees were addressed with insights on the upcoming US elections from Biko Koenig (Franklin
and Marshall College) and Shane Greer (Campaigns and Elections magazine).
11Dec
Rethinking currency internationalisation: Offshore euro creation and the EU’s international monetary governance
A seminar on rethinking currency internationalisation from Jens van t’Klooster, Assistant Professor of Political Economy at the University of Amsterdam’s Department of Political Science.
