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NewsAs it becomes available, you can find here brief news items from the PSAI such as details of upcoming PSAI events, information on how PSAI can support its members, prizes and new publications by PSAI members. PSAI Teaching and Learning Award 2011 PSAI Annual Conference PSAI Basil Chubb Prize The 2011 Basil Chubb prize for best PhD thesis at an Irish university in 2011 has been awarded to Dr. Michael Breen for his thesis 'The Political Logic of IMF Lending and Conditionality'. Michael completed his PhD on the politics of IMF adjustment programmes at University College Dublin.
More details can be found here The Political Studies Association of Ireland has submitted the response paper below to the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment on the current proposal to establish a new Leaving Certificate course in social and political education: The PSAI offers several schemes designed to support members of the Association:
The Brian Farrell book prize 2012 The PSAI awards an annual prize for the best book published in political science by a member of the Political Studies Association of Ireland. The prize is awarded each year at the annual conference. The 2011 Brian Farrell Book Prize was awarded to Peter Shirlow, Jonathan Tonge, James McAuley and Catherine McGlynn, for their book 'Abandoning Historical Conflict? Former Political Prisoners and Reconciliation in Northern Ireland The 2012 competition is open to single-authored and jointly-authored books written by PSAI members and published in 2011. Nominations for the book prize are sough each year in May. A wide range of back issues of PSAI publications are now available for purchase by members. Subject to availability, the following publications can be obtained:
Copies of the journal cost €10 each, or 3 issues for €25. Anyone wishing to find out more or to order publications can contact Michael Courtney at courtnmj@tcd.ie. |
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