Category: Democratic accountability
Diverse Thinking and Coalition Government
David Jacobson 18/08/2020
In her article in yesterday’s Irish Times, Shana Cohen extols the virtue of diverse thinking, especially for “devising solutions to difficult and complex issues”. She writes of the delay in introducing lockdown in response to the pandemic in Texas as an example of where slavish compliance with central Republican policy was inappropriate. …
Build Back Better or Back to Business as usual?
Gerry Mitchell 30/06/2020
Build Back Better Guiding Principles Originating in the aftermath of the 2004 Asian tsunami, ‘Build Back Better’ has been a United Nations …
The Ireland We Want
Shana Cohen 05/05/2020
Since TASC was founded in 2001, we have strived for a more equal and fairer Ireland and European Union. The pandemic and recession have provided us …
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 …
A Critical Election, A Crucial Choice
Shana Cohen 22/05/2019
This week, citizens in EU countries will go to the polls to elect MEPs. These elections are widely considered to be the most important for some …
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