Category: Politics
How to Prevent Social Nimbyism?
Colm O'Doherty 15/11/2019
The Problem Social nimbyism and social exclusion as witnessed in Achill, Ballinamore and Oughterard are not new occurrences in this country. Attempts …
Reflections on the TASC Ahead
Gail Irvine 21/10/2019
In October, TASC (the Think Tank for Action on Social Change) held the first of a number of planned events to mark their 20th anniversary, billed as …
How to defeat the politics of division and polarisation
Shana Cohen 08/10/2019
Over the next few weeks we will see if the political tactic of accelerating divisiveness triumphs over calls to restore civility in the UK. Neither …
Think Tanks Should Put 'Public' Back in Policy
Shana Cohen 23/08/2018
According to the University of Pennsylvania’s Think Tanks and Civil Society Program, “think tanks are public policy research, analysis, and …
Male breadwinner activation, wifely labour and the Irish patriarchy
Mary Murphy 23/05/2018
Writing in the week of the referendum to repeal the 8thReferendum, the cervical check debacle and the shocking violent deaths of two women it …
Should Ireland Stay in the EU?
Nat O'Connor 04/07/2017
Former Irish ambassador Ray Bassett has written a detailed report for the UK think-tank Policy Exchange entitled After Brexit, Will Ireland be Next …
Economic Inequality and Populism
Nat O'Connor 09/06/2017
On 31 May, I delivered a paper on economic inequality and the rise of populism at the RIA's annual international affairs conference (Retreat from …
Ethics law needs to set the tone for standards in public life
Nuala Haughey 12/01/2017
Issues of ethics in public office are enjoying a rare moment in the spotlight with the ongoing discussion over US President-elect Donald Trump’s …
Is an Irish Trump possible?
Rory Hearne 25/11/2016
Trump’s election should make us reflect about our own national and regional economic and political situations and contexts. Trump’s success has …
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Paul Sweeney
Paul Sweeney is former Chief Economist of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions. He was a …
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Vic Duggan
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Shana Cohen
Dr. Shana Cohen is the Director of TASC. She studied at Princeton University and at the …