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Cera Murtagh

@CeMurtagh

Asst Professor of Comparative & Irish Politics at Villanova University interested in post-conflict societies

 Philadelphia, PA
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Joined February 2012
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Irish unity: Why ‘others’ and ‘neithers’ matter, North and South irishtimes.com/politics/2026…
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Mary C. Murphy@MaryCMurphyMar 17
Delighted that this piece by Cera Murtagh @VillanovaU and I is published on St Patrick's Day as interest in all things Irish assumes center stage here @BostonCollege Irish unity: Why ‘others’ and ‘neithers’ matter, North and South irishtimes.com/politics/2026…
Irish unity: Why ‘others’ and ‘neithers’ matter, North and South

Irish unity: Why ‘others’ and ‘neithers’ matter, North and South

Identity shifts across the island changing landscape in a way that may impact constitutional debate

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Marie Berry@marieeberry10 Apr 2024
It has been a minute since I've been on here, but #ISA2024 made me miss it and there is so much happening that feels important to share. Top of that list is that we are hosting a Feminist Peace Summit in Denver in a few weeks and you can still register: feministpeacesummit.org/
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Consider submitting a paper or panel to the @psaitweets peace and conflict specialist group for the 2023 annual conference in Belfast
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Absolute scenes/shade of the day award goes to Alliance Party leader Naomi Long’s “one seat wonder” jibe to TUV leader Jim Allister. #stormont #onthehill – at Belfast, Northern Ireland
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Northern Ireland’s atheists: ‘We’re a sizeable section of the population’ irishtimes.com/ireland/socia…
Northern Ireland’s atheists: ‘We’re a sizeable section of the population’

Northern Ireland’s atheists: ‘We’re a sizeable section of the population’

Latest census has revealed a marked increase in those with no faith

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LSE Gender Studies @LSEGenderTweet is looking for a Fellow (1 year contract) to teaching on its Gender, Peace and Security and core Gender Theories courses jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/1…
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Feile an Phobail: Brexit and the North: ‘Middle-grounders will decide future of Union’ belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/…
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Good Authority@goodauth13 Jul 2022
A civic party in Northern Ireland is demanding change from within. Analysis by @CeMurtagh. washingtonpost.com/politics/…
Analysis | Northern Ireland is politically divided. Maybe that’s changing.

Analysis | Northern Ireland is politically divided. Maybe that’s changing.

A non-aligned party is winning voters from both sides.

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What does the rise of non-aligned parties mean for Northern Ireland? washingtonpost.com/politics/…
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Are things changing in Northern Ireland politically? @CeMurtagh dives into the growing power of "civic" parties via @monkeycageblog. buff.ly/3xLFTwH
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John Nagle@JohnNagle7118 May 2022
Some thoughts by @Tamyfakhoury and I on elections (apologies for seguing N.Ireland into this). Lebanese election sees significant gains for independent non-sectarian politicians theconversation.com/lebanese… via @ConversationUK @QUBSSESW
Lebanese election sees significant gains for independent non-sectarian politicians

Lebanese election sees significant gains for independent non-sectarian politicians

The election of independent parliamentarians in Lebanon is a move away from sectarian politics, say experts.

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"Breaking one international agreement to appease those who are in the course of breaking another international agreement – under the auspices of protecting the integrity & objectives of both." The multiple dangers in UK Govt's current #Protocol tactics 👇 irishtimes.com/opinion/conse…
Conservatives’ big lie is that the NI protocol is a threat to peace

Conservatives’ big lie is that the NI protocol is a threat to peace

British government is giving succour to those who want to destroy the Belfast Agreement

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‘The age of entitlement is over’: Alliance surge represents major societal shift irishtimes.com/news/politics… via @IrishTimes
‘The age of entitlement is over’: Alliance surge represents major societal shift

‘The age of entitlement is over’: Alliance surge represents major societal shift

Rise of the party will lead to a radical shake-up in how the North is governed

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BJPIR@BritJPIR9 May 2022
5. @laurence_cooley on the politics of the Northern Ireland census. journals.sagepub.com/doi/ful…
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4. @CeMurtagh & @allimcculloch on the extent to which dominant parties reach beyond their core ethnic constituencies, how and why. journals.sagepub.com/doi/ful…
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With Alliance more than doubling its seats in #AE22 to 17/90, will be interesting to see how this shapes debate about future of power-sharing in NI. I’ll take opp to plug this article about how non-aligned parties navigate power-sharing in NI & Bosnia :) journals.sagepub.com/doi/ful…
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And if you can't wait, there's a chapter in here (utterly shameless plug) 😜 agendapub.com/books/160/a-tr…
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Looking good for the next book anyway - on Alliance... (early shameless plug)
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Dr Dawn Walsh@dawnwalsh5 May 2022
Organising some panel proposals for @isanet 2023. Panels will look at the role of different types if commissions (DDR, TRC, Election etc.) in peace and reconciliation. A special issue proposal will follow. See call for paper below!
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Drawing on semi-structured interviews with parties from #NorthernIreland, @CeMurtagh and @allimcculloch examine the extent to which dominant parties reach beyond their core ethnic constituencies, how and why. @PolStudiesAssoc @PSA_IrishPol journals.sagepub.com/doi/ful…
Beyond the core: Do ethnic parties ‘reach out’ in power-sharing systems? - Cera Murtagh, Allison...

Beyond the core: Do ethnic parties ‘reach out’ in power-sharing systems? - Cera Murtagh, Allison...

While power-sharing arrangements are often commended for establishing peaceful relations between major ethnic groups, they are also criticised for excluding ‘Ot...

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