Article on Political Reform in Costa Rica Highlights the Irish Experience

Dr Ruth Prichard—a member of the Whitaker Institute’s Social Sciences Research Centre cluster—co-authored an article in Costa Rica’s La Nacion newspaper on 16 August that explores political reform in the Central American country with an eye on Ireland’s experience.

NUI Galway is working with the University of Costa Rica’s Centre for Research and Political Studies (CIEP), and this opinion piece, written with CIEP Director Felipe Alpízar Rodriguez, examines the role of dialogue among citizens, political parties, and social actors in helping update and reform political institutions reform in Costa Rica, particularly ahead of its bicentenary in 2021.

Read the full article here.