Events and Reunions
Department of Government and Politics UCC
- Time
- 9am - 5pm
- Date
- 17 Sep 2025
- Duration
- 8 hour(s)
- Registration Required
- Yes
- Registration Information
Register by emailing government@ucc.ie
The Department of Government and Politics will hold a Research Conference on Wednesday 17th September to celebrate 25 years of the Department and of the BSc Government and Political Science at UCC and showcase the research produced by the Department’s academic staff. The conference programme is detailed below; the conference takes place in the UCC Mardyke Pavilion.
The conference is open to UCC staff, students and the general public – all are very welcome. People are welcome to attend the whole conference or just individual sessions. We ask that people wishing to attend register by emailing government@ucc.ie, so that we have an idea of numbers (- please indicate what sessions you may attend and in particular if you will stay for lunch (a sandwich lunch will be provided).
9.00-9.30 Welcome and Introduction
Prof. John O’Halloran, President, UCC
Dr. Liam Weeks, Head of Department of Government, UCC
9.30-10.30 Keynote Address: ‘Re-imagining Deliberative Democracy in Ireland’
Prof. David Farrell, School of Politics and International Relations
University College Dublin
10.30-11.00 Coffee Break
11.00-12.30 Panel 1
‘The 2024 General Election – a gender analysis’, Dr. Fiona Buckley (with Prof Yvonne Galligan of Technological University, Dublin),
‘Explaining legislative activity in a weak parliament. Why do they bother?’, Dr. Liam Weeks
‘Heroines of History’, Dr. Aodh Quinlivan
12.30-1.30 Lunch
A sandwich lunch will be provided
1.30-2.30 Panel 2
‘A Small State in Big Power Politics: Securitization/Riskification of Sino-Irish Relations’, Dr. Niall Duggan
‘Escalation Dynamics in the Russia-Ukraine War: Between Great Power Peace and World War Three’, Prof. Andrew Cottey
2.30-3.00 Coffee Break
3.00-4.30 Panel 3
‘Intergenerational discussion or deliberation? An analysis of institutional engagement with Ireland’s Children and Young Persons’ Assembly on biodiversity loss’, Dr. Clodagh Harris
‘US Presidential Politics’, Dr. Clodagh Harrington
‘The 2024 General Election: Analysing Voter Turnout’, Prof. Theresa Reidy
4.30-4.45 Close of Conference
Dr. Liam Weeks, Head of Department of Government, UCC
The conference is open to UCC staff, students and the general public – all are very welcome. People are welcome to attend the whole conference or just individual sessions. We ask that people wishing to attend register by emailing government@ucc.ie