Events

In this seminar, we will interrogate how Ireland, the UK and the EU have responded to this crisis. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, and bringing together scholars and practitioners from the social sciences, arts and humanities and health sciences, we will explore differences in these responses, and their consequences. The seminar thus aims to provide an expansive overview of responses to the pandemic, overlaps and gaps, and what lessons may be drawn.

Covid-19 is the first major test for EU-UK relations. The vaccination race and ensuing competition for contracts and jabs had led to a first major row between the UK and its ex-EU partners.

We explore political polarisation in the UK, EU, US and on social media in light of COVID-19, and how democracy can be built back.