James Shaw
Contribution
The Demise of Diversity in Dublin’s Clubbing Scene
James Shaw argues that Dublin’s clubbing scene needs to work to diversify and expand.
Ritalin Use Stems from a Pressure to Succeed
James Shaw discusses the use and abuse of ritalin by college students desperate for success.
Essays: Due in On Time, Never Due Back
James Shaw argues that the common failure to give essays back on time is a highly problematic aspect of the Trinity education.
Analysis
Economists Agree There’s No Magic Bullet to Fund Higher Education
James Shaw explores different means by which higher education could be funded, beyond a simple yet expensive loan scheme for students.
Failing to Offer Promised Modules Jeopardises Student Degrees
James Shaw argues that failures in the provision of funding for higher education means College can’t pay for the degrees students signed up for.
Turning Off the Blue Light: Regulating Sex Work in Ireland
James Shaw argues that regulation of the industry is better, and safer, than prohibition.
Trinity and Age-Old Elitism
James Shaw questions why Trinity is often stereotyped as elitist and explores how this perception is being challenged.
99 Problems, and Bitch is One
As a genre based on ideas of self-empowerment, hip-hop urgently needs to address harmful attitudes toward gender
Reappropriating Populism
An inherently democratic term has become a weapon of social stigma
Political Accessibility in Democracies
A look at the extent to which it exists, and what can be done to promote it