Monthly Archives: June 2014

Applications are invited for up to two permanent appointments as Lecturer (above the bar) in the UCD School of Politics and International Relations (SPIRe). The person(s) appointed will be expected to contribute significantly to research and teaching within the School. Note: Appointment will be made for one or two posts, first in the area(s) ofContinue reading “Two new permanent positions in UCD SPIRe”

This is a guest post from Professor Frank Schimmelfennig. Professor Schimmelfennig  is Professor of European Politics and member of the Center for Comparative and International Studies at the ETH Zurich, Switzerland. His main research interests are in the theory of international institutions and European integration and, more specifically, in EU enlargement, differentiated integration, democracy promotion,Continue reading “The Spitzenkandidaten Plot: the European Parliament as a Strategic Competence-Maximizer”