As a lecturer at the School of Languages and European and International Studies at the University of Wolverhampton (1996-1996), he taught international history, modern European history and European Union integration and politics on the European Studies BA. In light of his interests in international history, International Relations, strategy and nuclear diplomacy, he contributed to the War Studies programme and developed an International Studies BA programme.
At UCC since 1999, Mervyn has developed, taught and led a wide range of modules on international history, diplomacy, modern and contemporary European history and politics, the European Union, and International Relations. These reflect his interests in international history, International Relations theory, nuclear diplomacy, Ireland's place in the world, postwar Britain, military strategy and European integration.
He has held numerous programme leadership roles including, for instance, director of the BA Politics programme from 2006 to 2009, longstanding director of the MA in International Relations (History), director of the European Studies programme (2009-11), and director of the MA in Politics (2011-12). Recently, he led the School of History's development of an innovative and broad-based History MA-centred around the importance of Public History and Memory. He is now directing that MA programme in its initial years. He also delivers core modules on the innovative online MA in Strategic Studies.
Mervyn possesses an active record of service on several School, College and University committees. He is keenly interested in graduate education and convenes the School of History's Graduate Studies Committee. He was heavily engaged in the development of Politics at BA level at UCC.
Mervyn has published extensively on Anglo-French-American nuclear diplomacy and alliance, politics, the history of European nuclear cooperation, Irish-German interactions in the 20th century, Ireland's place in the world (particularly with Western Europe and the European integration process including the general history of Ireland). His other research interests include 20th century Europe, European integration, nuclear history, the Cold War, the Anglo-American 'Special Relationship' and Anglo-French relations. He has delivered papers at many national and international conferences, including several invited and keynote addresses, throughout Ireland, the UK, Europe, China and the US. Mervyn's publications on Irish-German relations, Irish neutrality, nuclear history, and Irish-European links are critically acknowledged and well-cited. For instance, in 2014 he organised a major Irish conference on disarmament and non-proliferation attracting an international field of contributors. This resulted in a special issue of Irish Studies in International Affairs. The second edition of Ireland, Germany, and the Nazis: Politics and Diplomacy was published in early summer 2017. His new seminal Ireland, West Germany and the New Europe, 1949-73: Best Friend and Ally? is in the final stages of production and will be published by Manchester Universty Press in January 2018. Mervyn is also completing a lengthy co-authored double volume work on Ireland's path to the EEC. This will be completed in 2018.
Mervyn actively engages with several professional and academic associations. He is chair of the Royal Irish Academy’s International Affairs Standing Committee and a member of the Advisory Committee on the Dictionary of Irish Biography (published by Cambridge University Press). He has associations with many journals including memberships of several editorial and advisory boards (see journal activities). In the past decade and a half, as a sole investigator or as a member of various consortia, he has established a track record of gaining research funding from a variety of sources (external to UCC) including the Irish Research Council, the European Parliament, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, National University of Ireland, PRTLI, HEA North-South Research Programme etc. He has supervised four IRC Government of Ireland PhD Scholars and mentored one IRC Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Fellow. In sum, Mervyn has supervised 10 Ph.D.s to successful completion, 2 MPhils and over 100 MAs.
Nuclear history and politics and strategy (national programmes of America, Britain, and France; Ireland and the Non-Proliferation Treaty; Euratom - European Atomic Energy Community)
Anglo-French-American diplomacy in the fields of defence, nuclear weapons and European integration during the Cold War
International history and International Relations
History and politics of European integration
Nuclear history, politics, proliferation and statecraft
Irish foreign policy and diplomacy especially Ireland and Europe in the twentieth century, notably Irish-German interactions (bilateral, multilateral and transnational)
European integration history & politics
Foreign and defence policies of Britain, France, America and Germany since 1945
Twentieth-century Irish political and economic History
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Biography
Educated in Ireland and the UK, Mervyn gained a BA (NUI UCC) in 1990, MA (NUI UCC) in 1992 and PhD (Cambridge) in 1996. He possesses wide interests in international history, modern Europe and independent Ireland. modern Irish.As a lecturer at the School of Languages and European and International Studies at the University of Wolverhampton (1996-1996), he taught international history, modern European history and European Union integration and politics on the European Studies BA. In light of his interests in international history, International Relations, strategy and nuclear diplomacy, he contributed to the War Studies programme and developed an International Studies BA programme.
At UCC since 1999, Mervyn has developed, taught and led a wide range of modules on international history, diplomacy, modern and contemporary European history and politics, the European Union, and International Relations. These reflect his interests in international history, International Relations theory, nuclear diplomacy, Ireland's place in the world, postwar Britain, military strategy and European integration.
He has held numerous programme leadership roles including, for instance, director of the BA Politics programme from 2006 to 2009, longstanding director of the MA in International Relations (History), director of the European Studies programme (2009-11), and director of the MA in Politics (2011-12). Recently, he led the School of History's development of an innovative and broad-based History MA-centred around the importance of Public History and Memory. He is now directing that MA programme in its initial years. He also delivers core modules on the innovative online MA in Strategic Studies.
Mervyn possesses an active record of service on several School, College and University committees. He is keenly interested in graduate education and convenes the School of History's Graduate Studies Committee. He was heavily engaged in the development of Politics at BA level at UCC.
Mervyn has published extensively on Anglo-French-American nuclear diplomacy and alliance, politics, the history of European nuclear cooperation, Irish-German interactions in the 20th century, Ireland's place in the world (particularly with Western Europe and the European integration process including the general history of Ireland). His other research interests include 20th century Europe, European integration, nuclear history, the Cold War, the Anglo-American 'Special Relationship' and Anglo-French relations. He has delivered papers at many national and international conferences, including several invited and keynote addresses, throughout Ireland, the UK, Europe, China and the US. Mervyn's publications on Irish-German relations, Irish neutrality, nuclear history, and Irish-European links are critically acknowledged and well-cited. For instance, in 2014 he organised a major Irish conference on disarmament and non-proliferation attracting an international field of contributors. This resulted in a special issue of Irish Studies in International Affairs. The second edition of Ireland, Germany, and the Nazis: Politics and Diplomacy was published in early summer 2017. His new seminal Ireland, West Germany and the New Europe, 1949-73: Best Friend and Ally? is in the final stages of production and will be published by Manchester Universty Press in January 2018. Mervyn is also completing a lengthy co-authored double volume work on Ireland's path to the EEC. This will be completed in 2018.
Mervyn actively engages with several professional and academic associations. He is chair of the Royal Irish Academy’s International Affairs Standing Committee and a member of the Advisory Committee on the Dictionary of Irish Biography (published by Cambridge University Press). He has associations with many journals including memberships of several editorial and advisory boards (see journal activities). In the past decade and a half, as a sole investigator or as a member of various consortia, he has established a track record of gaining research funding from a variety of sources (external to UCC) including the Irish Research Council, the European Parliament, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, National University of Ireland, PRTLI, HEA North-South Research Programme etc. He has supervised four IRC Government of Ireland PhD Scholars and mentored one IRC Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Fellow. In sum, Mervyn has supervised 10 Ph.D.s to successful completion, 2 MPhils and over 100 MAs.
Research Interests
Modern Irish political history, especially Irish diplomacy and foreign policy. A focus on European relations, neutrality, small state diplomacy and European integration.Nuclear history and politics and strategy (national programmes of America, Britain, and France; Ireland and the Non-Proliferation Treaty; Euratom - European Atomic Energy Community)
Anglo-French-American diplomacy in the fields of defence, nuclear weapons and European integration during the Cold War
International history and International Relations
History and politics of European integration
Research Grants
| Project | Funding Body | Start Date | End Date | Award | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latin America and the Renewal of the Special Relation ship under Reagan and Thatcher 1981-1987. | Irish Research Council for Humanities and Social Sciences (IRCHSS) | 01-OCT-12 | 30-SEP-13 | €39,378.00 | |
| Publication Grant | National University of Ireland (NUI) | 01-JAN-12 | 31-DEC-13 | €2,000.00 | |
| Ireland and European Integration in a Comparative International Context, 1945- | Irish Research Council | 01-JUN-06 | 30-AUG-10 | €199,610.00 |
Publications
Books
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2018) | Ireland, West Germany and the New Europe, 1949-1973: Best Friend and Ally?. Mervyn O'Driscoll (2018) Ireland, West Germany and the New Europe, 1949-1973: Best Friend and Ally?. Manchester, UK: Manchester University Press. [Details] | |
| (2017) | Ireland, Germany and the Nazis: Politics and Diplomacy, 1919-1939 (2nd ed). Mervyn O'Driscoll (2017) Ireland, Germany and the Nazis: Politics and Diplomacy, 1919-1939 (2nd ed). Dublin: Four Courts Press. [Details] | |
| (2013) | Ireland Through European Eyes; Western Europe, the EEC and Ireland, 1945-1973. Mervyn O'Driscoll, Dermot Keogh & Jérôme aan de Wiel (2013) Ireland Through European Eyes; Western Europe, the EEC and Ireland, 1945-1973. Cork: Cork University Press. [Details] | |
| (2004) | Ireland in World War Two: Neutrality and Survival. Mervyn O'Driscoll; Dermot Keogh (2004) Ireland in World War Two: Neutrality and Survival. Cork: Mercier Press. [Details] | |
| (2004) | Ireland, Germany and the Nazis: Politics and Diplomacy, 1919-1939. Mervyn O'Driscoll (2004) Ireland, Germany and the Nazis: Politics and Diplomacy, 1919-1939. Dublin: Four Courts Press. [Details] | |
| (2002) | The European Parliament and the Euratom Treaty: Past, Present and Future. Mervyn O'Driscoll, Gordon Lake & Linda Lodge; (2002) The European Parliament and the Euratom Treaty: Past, Present and Future. : European Parliament. [Details] |
Book Chapters
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2017) | 'A Small Country's Big Responsibility: Ireland's Contribution to German Reunification and 'the Acceleration of History', 1989-1990' Mervyn O'Driscoll (2017) 'A Small Country's Big Responsibility: Ireland's Contribution to German Reunification and 'the Acceleration of History', 1989-1990' In: Michael Gehler; Maximilian Graf (eds). Europa und die deutsche Einheit: Beobachtungen, Entscheidungen und Folgen. Goettingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht. [Details] | |
| (2015) | 'The 'half-Irish' Herbert Remmel' Mervyn O'Driscoll (2015) 'The 'half-Irish' Herbert Remmel' In: Sabine Egger (eds). Cultural Translators – Selected Irish-German Biographies. Trier: WVT. [CORA Link] [Details] | |
| (2014) | 'Die Stunde Null: Appraising Irish Relief to Postwar Germany' O'Driscoll, Mervyn (2014) 'Die Stunde Null: Appraising Irish Relief to Postwar Germany' In: O'Reilly, Claire; O'Regan, Veronica (eds). Ireland and the Irish in Germany - Reception and Perception. Baden-Baden, Germany: Nomos Verlag. [Details] | |
| (2014) | 'Ireland's military engagement in Spain and Hispano-Irish military cooperation in the twentieth and twenty first centuries' Mervyn O'Driscoll; Dermot Keogh (2014) 'Ireland's military engagement in Spain and Hispano-Irish military cooperation in the twentieth and twenty first centuries' In: Hugo O'Donnell (eds). The Irish Presence in the Spanish Military - 16th to 20th Centuries/Presencia irlandesa en la milicia espanola. Madrid: Ministerio de Defensa. [Details] | |
| (2013) | 'West Germany' O'Driscoll, Mervyn (2013) 'West Germany' In: Ireland Through European Eyes: Western Europe, the EEC and Ireland, 1945-1973. Cork, Ireland: Cork University Press. [Details] | |
| (2013) | 'Introduction' O'Driscoll, Mervyn (2013) 'Introduction' In: Ireland Through European Eyes: Western Europe, the EEC and Ireland, 1945-1973. Cork: Cork University Press. [Details] | |
| (2012) | 'Multilateralism: From Plato's Cave to the European Community, 1945-73' Mervyn O'Driscoll; (2012) 'Multilateralism: From Plato's Cave to the European Community, 1945-73' In: Irish Foreign Policy. Dublin: Gill and Macmillan. [Details] | |
| (2004) | 'The 'Jewish Question', Irish refugee policy and Charles Bewley, 1933-39' O'Driscoll, Mervyn; (2004) 'The 'Jewish Question', Irish refugee policy and Charles Bewley, 1933-39' In: Racial Discrimination and Ethnicity in European History. [Details] | |
| (2004) | 'Concluding Thoughts' O'Driscoll, Mervyn; (2004) 'Concluding Thoughts' In: Ireland in World War Two: Neutrality and Survival. [Details] | |
| (2002) | 'The origins and early history of Euratom, 1955-1968' Mervyn O'Driscoll; (2002) 'The origins and early history of Euratom, 1955-1968' In: The European Parliament and the Euratom Treaty: Past, Present and Future. [CORA Link] [Details] | |
| (2000) | 'Inter-War Irish-German Diplomacy: Continuity, Ambiguity and Appeasement in Irish Foreign Policy' Mervyn O'Driscoll; (2000) 'Inter-War Irish-German Diplomacy: Continuity, Ambiguity and Appeasement in Irish Foreign Policy' In: Irish Foreign Policy, 1919-66: From Independence to Internationalism. [Details] |
Edited Books
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2013) | Ireland Through European Eyes: Western Europe, the EEC and Ireland, 1945-1973 O'Driscoll, Mervyn; Keogh, Dermot; aan de Wiel, Jérôme (Ed.). (2013) Ireland Through European Eyes: Western Europe, the EEC and Ireland, 1945-1973 Ireland Through European Eyes: Western Europe, the EEC and Ireland, 1945-1973. Cork: Cork University Press. [Details] | |
| (2004) | Ireland in World War Two: Neutrality and Survival Dermot Keogh, Mervyn O'Driscoll (Ed.). (2004) Ireland in World War Two: Neutrality and Survival Ireland in World War Two: Neutrality and Survival. Cork: Mercier Press. [Details] |
Peer Reviewed Journals
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2016) | 'A 'German invasion'? Irish Rural Radicalism, European Integration and Irish Modernisation, 1960-1973' Mervyn O'Driscoll (2016) 'A 'German invasion'? Irish Rural Radicalism, European Integration and Irish Modernisation, 1960-1973'. The International History Review, 38 (3):527-550 [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2016) | ''We are trying to do our share': the construction of positive neutrality and Irish post-war relief to Europe' Mervyn O'Driscoll (2016) ''We are trying to do our share': the construction of positive neutrality and Irish post-war relief to Europe'. Irish Studies In International Affairs, 27 :21-38 [CORA Link] [Details] | |
| (2016) | 'A Revision of 'the Irish Exception': Sean Murphy, Irish Recognition Policy and the Republic of France, 1944' Mervyn O'Driscoll (2016) 'A Revision of 'the Irish Exception': Sean Murphy, Irish Recognition Policy and the Republic of France, 1944'. Etudes Irlandaises, 41 (1):73-94 [Details] | |
| (2014) | 'Ireland and the 1975 NPT Review Conference: Norm Building and the Role of Small States' Mervyn O'Driscoll; Jamie Walsh (2014) 'Ireland and the 1975 NPT Review Conference: Norm Building and the Role of Small States'. Irish Studies In International Affairs, 25 [Details] | |
| (2014) | 'Introduction: Disarmament and Non-Proliferation: Historical Perspectives, Future Objectives' Mervyn O'Driscoll; Jamie Walsh (2014) 'Introduction: Disarmament and Non-Proliferation: Historical Perspectives, Future Objectives'. Irish Studies In International Affairs, [Details] | |
| (2011) | 'The `Unwanted Suitor' : West Germany's Reception, Response and Role in Ireland's EEC Entry Request, 1961-63' Mervyn O'Driscoll; (2011) 'The `Unwanted Suitor' : West Germany's Reception, Response and Role in Ireland's EEC Entry Request, 1961-63'. Irish Studies in International Affairs, 22 :163-186 [Details] | |
| (2010) | 'Hesitant Europeans, Self-Defeating Irredentists and Security Free-Riders? West German Assessments of Irish Foreign Policy during the Early Cold War, 1949-1959' O'Driscoll, Mervyn; (2010) 'Hesitant Europeans, Self-Defeating Irredentists and Security Free-Riders? West German Assessments of Irish Foreign Policy during the Early Cold War, 1949-1959'. Irish Studies in International Affairs, 21 :91-106 [Details] | |
| (2009) | 'A Nuclear Chimera? Anglo-French nuclear diplomacy' O'Driscoll, Mervyn; (2009) 'A Nuclear Chimera? Anglo-French nuclear diplomacy'. H-Diplo Electronic, :1-7 [Details] | |
| (2009) | 'Explosive Challenge: Diplomatic Triangles, the United Nations, and the Problem of French Nuclear Testing, 1959-1960' O'Driscoll, Mervyn; (2009) 'Explosive Challenge: Diplomatic Triangles, the United Nations, and the Problem of French Nuclear Testing, 1959-1960'. Journal of Cold War Studies, 11 (1):28-56 [Details] | |
| (2009) | 'Britain's Policy Towards the European Community: Harold Wilson and Britain's World Role, 1964-1967 by Parr, H' O'Driscoll, Mervyn; (2009) 'Britain's Policy Towards the European Community: Harold Wilson and Britain's World Role, 1964-1967 by Parr, H'. Diplomacy &Statecraft, 20 (1):169-172 [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2009) | 'Ireland, India and Empire: Indo-Irish Connections 1919 - 1964 by Kate O'Malley' O'Driscoll, Mervyn; (2009) 'Ireland, India and Empire: Indo-Irish Connections 1919 - 1964 by Kate O'Malley'. Irish Historical Studies, [Details] | |
| (2007) | 'Propaganda, Censorship and Irish Neutrality in the Second World War' Mervyn O'Driscoll ; (2007) 'Propaganda, Censorship and Irish Neutrality in the Second World War'. American Historical Review, (2):187-189 [Details] | |
| (2006) | 'Emergency Law in Independent Ireland 1922 - 1948' Mervyn O'Driscoll Seosamh Ó Longaigh; (2006) 'Emergency Law in Independent Ireland 1922 - 1948'. Saothar: Journal of the Irish Labour History Society, 31 [Details] | |
| (2006) | 'The United States and the Nuclear Dimension of European Integration' Mervyn O'Driscoll Gunnar Skogmar ; (2006) 'The United States and the Nuclear Dimension of European Integration'. The International History Review, XVIII (1):211-312 [Details] | |
| (2005) | 'Avoiding Armageddon: The United States, Europe and the Struggle for Nuclear Non-Proliferation, 1945-1970' Mervyn O'Driscoll Susanna Schrafstetter and Stephen Twigge ; (2005) 'Avoiding Armageddon: The United States, Europe and the Struggle for Nuclear Non-Proliferation, 1945-1970'. Intelligence and National Security, 20 (1) [Details] | |
| (2004) | 'Planning Armageddon: Britain, the United States and the Command of Western Nuclear Forces 1945-1964 by Susana Schraftstetter and Stephen Twigge' Mervyn O'Driscoll ; (2004) 'Planning Armageddon: Britain, the United States and the Command of Western Nuclear Forces 1945-1964 by Susana Schraftstetter and Stephen Twigge'. Intelligence and National Security, 19 (4) [Details] | |
| (2004) | 'Ireland, Europe and the Marshall Plan' Mervyn O'Driscoll Michael Kennedy and Till Geiger; (2004) 'Ireland, Europe and the Marshall Plan'. Cold War History, 6 (2):264-267 [Details] | |
| (2003) | ''To Bring Light Unto the Germans': Irish Recognition-seeking, the Weimar Republic and the British Commonwealth, 1930-2' Mervyn O'Driscoll; (2003) ''To Bring Light Unto the Germans': Irish Recognition-seeking, the Weimar Republic and the British Commonwealth, 1930-2'. European History Quarterly, 33 (1):65-100 [Details] | |
| (1999) | 'The Economic War and Irish Foreign Trade Policy: Irish-German Commerce 1932-9' Mervyn O'Driscoll; (1999) 'The Economic War and Irish Foreign Trade Policy: Irish-German Commerce 1932-9'. Irish Studies In International Affairs, 10 (*):71-89 [Details] | |
| (1999) | 'Kennedy, Macmillan and the Nuclear Test-Ban Debate by Kendrick Oliver' Mervyn O'Driscoll ; (1999) 'Kennedy, Macmillan and the Nuclear Test-Ban Debate by Kendrick Oliver'. Diplomacy &Statecraft, 10 (1):261-263 [Details] | |
| (1999) | 'Hitler's Irish Voices by David O'Donoghue; Jews in Twentieth Century Ireland by Dermot Keogh' David O'Donoghue; (1999) 'Hitler's Irish Voices by David O'Donoghue; Jews in Twentieth Century Ireland by Dermot Keogh'. History Ireland, 7 (2):51-52 [Details] | |
| (1999) | 'Nuclear Mentalities? Strategies and Beliefs in Britain, France and the FRG by Beatrice Heuser' Mervyn O'Driscoll ; (1999) 'Nuclear Mentalities? Strategies and Beliefs in Britain, France and the FRG by Beatrice Heuser'. Intelligence and National Security, 14 (2):216-218 [Details] | |
| (1998) | 'Missing the Nuclear Boat? British Policy and French Military Nuclear Ambitions during the EURATOM Foundation Negotiations, 1955-56' Mervyn O'Driscoll; (1998) 'Missing the Nuclear Boat? British Policy and French Military Nuclear Ambitions during the EURATOM Foundation Negotiations, 1955-56'. Diplomacy &Statecraft, 9 (1):135-162 [Details] | |
| (1998) | 'Les Anglo-Saxons, F-I-G and the Rival Conceptions of Advanced Armaments Research & Development Co-operation in Western Europe, 1956-58' Mervyn O'Driscoll; (1998) 'Les Anglo-Saxons, F-I-G and the Rival Conceptions of Advanced Armaments Research & Development Co-operation in Western Europe, 1956-58'. Journal of European Integration History, 4 (1):105-130 [Details] | |
| (1997) | 'Irish-German Relations 1929-39: Irish Reaction to Nazis' Mervyn O'Driscoll; (1997) 'Irish-German Relations 1929-39: Irish Reaction to Nazis'. Cambridge Review of International Affairs, XI (1):293-307 [Details] | |
| (1996) | 'The Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb by Dennis D. Wainstock' Mervyn O'Driscoll ; (1996) 'The Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb by Dennis D. Wainstock'. Cambridge Review of International Affairs, (1):100-102 [Details] |
Other Journals
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2008) | 'The MacCarthy Chieftains of Gleannacrom & Dunmanway, 1254-1688' O'Driscoll, Mervyn; (2008) 'The MacCarthy Chieftains of Gleannacrom & Dunmanway, 1254-1688' Dunmanway Doings, 3 :60-65. [Details] | |
| (2008) | 'MacCarthy Glas Commemorative Plaques' O'Driscoll, Mervyn; (2008) 'MacCarthy Glas Commemorative Plaques' Dunmanway Doings, 3 :66-70. [Details] | |
| (2005) | 'Ireland, Germany and the Nazis 1919 - 1939' Mervyn O'Driscoll ; (2005) 'Ireland, Germany and the Nazis 1919 - 1939' History Ireland, 13 (1) . [Details] |
Conference Publications
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2005) | Collective Memory in Ireland and Russia. Proceedings of a conference held on 11 - 12 November 2005 in the State Library of Foreign Literature, Moscow O'Driscoll, Mervyn; (2005) Keeping Britain sweet: Irish wartime neutrality, political identity and collective memory . In: N. Keogh & A. Sorokin eds. Collective Memory in Ireland and Russia. Proceedings of a conference held on 11 - 12 November 2005 in the State Library of Foreign Literature, Moscow State Library of Foreign Literature, Moscow, , 11-NOV-05 - 12-NOV-05 , pp.98-119 [Details] | |
| (2002) | Euratom: 'After 45 years nuclaer promotion: time for change' O'Driscoll, Mervyn; (2002) What is Euratom and how does it work? . In: Koehne, Anja eds. Euratom: 'After 45 years nuclaer promotion: time for change' European Parliament, Brussels, , 12-SEP-02 - 12-SEP-02 , pp.10-24 [Details] | |
| (2000) | Seventy Years of English and American Studies in Bulgaria O'Driscoll, Mervyn; (2000) Irish appeasement, 1933-39 . In: Z. Catalan, C. Stamenov & E. Pancheva eds. Seventy Years of English and American Studies in Bulgaria Sofia Bulgaria, [Details] | |
| (1998) | Europe Real and Imagined O'Driscoll, Mervyn; (1998) The Military Origins of the European Communities, 1955-56 . In: Paul Brett, Martin Dangerfield, Glyn Hambrook & Ludmilla Kostova eds. Europe Real and Imagined Varna, Bulgaria, , 23-JUN-97 - 24-JUL-97 , pp.173-182 [Details] |
Published Reports
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2002) | The European Parliament and the EURATOM Treaty: Past Present and Future. Mervyn O'Driscoll with Gordon Lake & Juliet Lodge ; (2002) The European Parliament and the EURATOM Treaty: Past Present and Future. European Parliament DGIV, Working paper ENER 114EN, Luxembourg. [Details] |
Book Reviews
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2017) | Review of: Fergal Lenehan, Stereotypes, Ideology and Foreign Correspondents (Oxford: Peter Lang, 2016). Mervyn O'Driscoll (2017) Review of: Fergal Lenehan, Stereotypes, Ideology and Foreign Correspondents (Oxford: Peter Lang, 2016). Konstanz, FRG: Book Reviews [Details] | |
| (2015) | Double book review of Fergal Lenehan: Intellectuals and Europe: Imagining a Europe of the Regions in Twentieth Century Germany, Britain and Ireland (Trier: Wissenschaftlicher Verlag, 2014) & Gisela Holfter (ed.): The Irish Context of Kristallnacht: Refugees and Helpers. Trier: Wissenschaftlicher Verlag, 2014. Mervyn O'Driscoll (2015) Double book review of Fergal Lenehan: Intellectuals and Europe: Imagining a Europe of the Regions in Twentieth Century Germany, Britain and Ireland (Trier: Wissenschaftlicher Verlag, 2014) & Gisela Holfter (ed.): The Irish Context of Kristallnacht: Refugees and Helpers. Trier: Wissenschaftlicher Verlag, 2014. Konstanz, FRG: Book Reviews [Details] | |
| (2009) | Guarding Neutral Ireland: The Coast Watching Service and Military Intelligence, 1939-1945 by Michael Kennedy. O'Driscoll, Mervyn ; (2009) Guarding Neutral Ireland: The Coast Watching Service and Military Intelligence, 1939-1945 by Michael Kennedy. Book Reviews [Details] |
Film or Broadcasts
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2017) | The Daniel MacCarthy Glas Archive. Mervyn O'Driscoll (2017) The Daniel MacCarthy Glas Archive. Dublin: Film or Broadcasts [Details] |
Historical Article
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2018) | Rewriting the history of Ireland's economic revolution. Mervyn O'Driscoll (2018) Rewriting the history of Ireland's economic revolution. Dublin: Historical Article [Details] | |
| (2017) | Ireland and the Nazis: A Troubled History. Mervyn O'Driscoll (2017) Ireland and the Nazis: A Troubled History. Dublin: Historical Article [Details] | |
| (2017) | Ireland and the Nazis: a troubled History. Mervyn O'Driscoll (2017) Ireland and the Nazis: a troubled History. Dublin: Historical Article [Details] | |
| (2017) | Dictatorship by the Ballot Box. Mervyn O'Driscoll (2017) Dictatorship by the Ballot Box. Dublin: Historical Article [Details] | |
| (2012) | 2012: Contributor to journal of Dunmanway Historical Society: ‘Ballabuidhe – Its Origins and Development. Mervyn O'Driscoll (2012) 2012: Contributor to journal of Dunmanway Historical Society: ‘Ballabuidhe – Its Origins and Development. Historical Article [Details] | |
| (2017) | The Rise of the Dictators. O'Driscoll Mervyn; (2017) The Rise of the Dictators. Dublin: Historical Article [Details] |
Professional Activities
Honours and Awards
| Year | Title | Awarding Body | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | IRCHSS Fellowship | Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IRCHSS) | |
| 2001 | Honorary Research Fellowship | School of Languages and European Studies, University of Wolverhampton, UK | |
| 1995 | Junior Research Fellowship | Wolfson College, University of Cambridge, UK | |
| 1992 | Cork Examiner Scholarship | ||
| 1992 | ESRC PhD Studentship | Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), UK | |
| 1992 | Chevening Scholar | Foreign and Commonwealth Office, UK | |
| 1990 | Title of College Scholar | UCC | |
| 1989 | UCC Scholarship | UCC |
Professional Associations
| Association | Function | From / To | |
|---|---|---|---|
| RIA Advisory Committee on Dictonary of Irish Biography | Member | 01-APR-14 / | |
| International Affairs Standing Committee, Royal Irish Academy | Chair | 20-NOV-16 / | |
| International Affairs Standing Committee, Royal Irish Academy | Vice-Chair | 01-JUN-14 / 20-NOV-16 | |
| Editorial Committee, Dictionary of Irish Biography, Royal Irish Academy Project | Member | 05-OCT-09 / 01-APR-14 | |
| International Affairs Committee, Royal Irish Academy | Member | 03-OCT-09 / 30-APR-14 | |
| Transatlantic Studies Association | Member | 20-JUL-17 / | |
| British International History Group | Member | 03-JAN-05 / | |
| Irish Historical Society | Member | 01-MAR-07 / | |
| British International Studies Association | Member | 01-NOV-99 / 30-DEC-99 | |
| University Association for Contemporary European Studies | Member | 01-NOV-99 / 30-DEC-99 |
Committees
| Committee | Function | From / To | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academic Council | CACSSS representative | 2015 / | |
| Academic Council Graduate Studies Committee | Member | 2014 / | |
| RIA Standing Committee on International Affairs | Vice-Chair | 2014 / | |
| CACSSS Working Group on Employability and Placement | Member | 2014 / | |
| RIA Advisory Committee, Dictionary of Irish Biography | Member | 2014 / | |
| CACSSS Graduate Studies Committee | Member | 2013 / | |
| School of History Graduate Studies Committee | Chair | 2013 / | |
| Cork University Press Editorial Sub-committee | Member | 2010 / | |
| MA in International Relations (History) committee | Successively Director (Sept. 2002 – Jan. 2003; May 2004–Sept. 2005) or Deputy Director (Oct. 2001 – Sept. 2002, Jan 2003 – May 2004) of the programme. Committee responsible for curriculum development, examining, management, and marketing of the programme. | 2000 / | |
| RIA Dictionary of Irish Biography Project Editorial Committee | Member | 2010 / 2014 | |
| Academic Council Graduate Studies Committee | Member | 2006 / 2010 | |
| Politics Board | Member | 2009 / 2011 | |
| RIA International Affairs Committee | Member | 2009 / 2014 | |
| Research Committee, School of History | Member | 2008 / | |
| Coordinating Committee of BA Politics programme | Chair | 2006 / 2009 | |
| European Studies (History) | Coordinator/Chair | 2009 / 2011 | |
| Academic Council International Education Committee | Member | 2008 / 2009 | |
| Academic Council | Member | 2006 / 2009 | |
| Admissions/Liaison Committee, Faculty of Arts | Member | 2000 / 2006 | |
| Graduate Studies Committee, School of History | Member | 2005 / 2012 | |
| Interdisciplinary Politics Programme Coordinating Committee | Member | 2003 / 2005 | |
| Early Start, Conference and Summer School Committee, Department of History | Member | 2002 / 2005 | |
| Quality Assurance Committee/Planning and Research Committee, Department of History. | Member. | 2002 / 1999 | |
| Special Committee of the Faculty of Arts on Restructuring (Nov - Dec. 2004). | Member | 2004 / 2005 | |
| Faculty of Commerce | Associate/secondary member | 2002 / 2004 | |
| Sub-working Group on Politics, Faculty of Arts | Member. Committee responsible for designing a Politics BA Joint programme. | 2001 / 2002 | |
| Politics Working Group, Faculty of Arts | Member. Working Group responsible for the development of a deliverable Politics BA programme and to report to the Faculty. | 2000 / 2002 | |
| Library Committee, Department of History | Chair; Departmental Library Representative | 1999 / 2005 |
Conference Contributions
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2018) | Strategy Workshop - German Embassy, Ireland, Mervyn O'Driscoll (2018) Irish-German Relations. [Keynote Speaker], Strategy Workshop - German Embassy, Ireland, Residence of German Ambassador, Donnybrook, Dublin , 22-MAR-18 - 22-MAR-18. [Details] | |
| (2017) | A Year Later: Issues, Challenges and Implications of 'Shared Vision, Common Action: A Stronger Europe - A Global Strategy for the European Union's Foreign and Security Policy', Bobby McDonagh (DFAT), Barrie Robinson (DFAT), Ciaran Murphy (DFAT), Marie Cross (IIEA), Professor Siobhan Wills (University of Ulster), Prof. Ben Tonra (UCD), Andrew Cottey (UCC), Mervyn O'Driscoll (UCC) (2017) An assessment of the EU's new Global Strategy, one year after its publication. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], A Year Later: Issues, Challenges and Implications of 'Shared Vision, Common Action: A Stronger Europe - A Global Strategy for the European Union's Foreign and Security Policy', Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Iveagh House, Dublin , 17-OCT-17 - 17-OCT-17. [Details] | |
| (2017) | 16th Annual Conference, Transatlantic Studies Association, Mervyn O'Driscoll (2017) The Transatlantic Roosevelts. [Chair Sessions at Symposia], 16th Annual Conference, Transatlantic Studies Association, University College Cork , 12-JUL-17 - 12-JUL-17. [Details] | |
| (2017) | Irish-German Relations 2017: Between Boell and Brexit; 20th Anniversary Conference of the Centre for Irish-German Studies, Mervyn O'Driscoll (2017) Recent historical research on Irish-German relations in the post-war period: An overview. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Irish-German Relations 2017: Between Boell and Brexit; 20th Anniversary Conference of the Centre for Irish-German Studies, University of Limerick , 14-SEP-17 - 16-SEP-17. [Details] | |
| (2017) | Winning the Western Approaches: Unrestricted Submarine Warfare and the US Navy in Ireland, 1917-18, Mervyn O'Driscoll (2017) Professor Bernadette Whelan (UL)'s plenary paper, 'Wilson War and Ireland, 1914-18'. [Chair Sessions at Symposia], Winning the Western Approaches: Unrestricted Submarine Warfare and the US Navy in Ireland, 1917-18, University College Cork , 06-JUL-17 - 06-JUL-17. [Details] | |
| (2017) | Retreat from Globalisation? Brexit, Trump and the New Populism, Numerous (2017) Annual Conference of the International Affairs Standing Committee, RIA. [Conference Organising Committee Member], Retreat from Globalisation? Brexit, Trump and the New Populism, Academy House, Royal Irish Academy , 31-MAY-17 - 31-MAY-17. [Details] | |
| (2017) | 16th Annual Conference, Transatlantic Studies Association, Mervyn O'Driscoll (2017) The Irish Anomaly: De Valera's Ireland and the Bother with Allied War Criminal Policy, 1945-5. [Oral Presentation], 16th Annual Conference, Transatlantic Studies Association, University College Cork , 11-JUL-17 - 11-JUL-17. [Details] | |
| (2017) | Retreat from Globalisation? Brexit, Trump and the New Populism, Mervyn O'Driscoll (2017) Annual Conference of the International Affairs Standing Committee, RIA. [Chair Sessions at Symposia], Retreat from Globalisation? Brexit, Trump and the New Populism, Academy House, RIA, Dawson Street, Dublin , 31-MAY-17 - 31-MAY-17. [Details] | |
| (2017) | The Home-coming of the Daniel MacCarthy Glas Archive and the MacCarthy Conference, Mervyn O'Driscoll (2017) To mark the return of the Daniel Mac Carthy Glas Archive from the US. [Chair Sessions at Symposia], The Home-coming of the Daniel MacCarthy Glas Archive and the MacCarthy Conference, Parkway Hotel, Dunmanway, Co. Cork , 27-MAY-17 - 27-MAY-17. [Details] | |
| (2017) | An Appreciation of the Daniel MacCarthy Glas Archive, Mervyn O'Driscoll (2017) To mark the return of the Daniel Mac Carthy Glas Archive from the US. [Keynote Speaker], An Appreciation of the Daniel MacCarthy Glas Archive, Parkway Hotel, Dunmanway, Co. Cork , 26-MAY-17 - 26-MAY-17. [Details] | |
| (2017) | The Mac Carthy Cultural and Historical Weekend, Mervyn O'Driscoll (2017) To mark the return of the Daniel Mac Carthy Glas Archive. [Conference Organising Committee Member], The Mac Carthy Cultural and Historical Weekend, Parkway Hotel, Dunmanway, Co. Cork , 26-MAY-17 - 28-MAY-17. [Details] | |
| (2016) | A Society of Free Nations? Identity and Values in 21st Century Foreign Policy, Mervyn O'Driscoll (2016) Irish Post-War Humanitarian Aid to Europe. [Oral Presentation], A Society of Free Nations? Identity and Values in 21st Century Foreign Policy, Royal Irish Academy, Academy House, 19 Dawson Street, Dublin , 30-MAY-16 - 30-MAY-16. [Details] | |
| (2016) | German Reunification and European Integration, 1987-1995, Mervyn O'Driscoll (2016) A Small Country's Big Responsibility: Ireland's Role in German Reunification and the 'Acceleration of History', 1989-1990. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], German Reunification and European Integration, 1987-1995, Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften Institut für Neuzeit- und Zeitgeschichtsforschung, Vienna , 22-FEB-16 - 22-FEB-16. [Details] | |
| (2015) | Nuclear Weapons: The Humanitarian Imperative to Disarm, Mervyn O'Driscoll (2015) Irish disarmament policy and the UN (20 minute paper). [Invited Seminars/Guest Lectures], Nuclear Weapons: The Humanitarian Imperative to Disarm, Mansion House, Dublin , 08-SEP-15 - 08-SEP-15. [Details] | |
| (2014) | Presencia irlandesa en la milicia española, Mervyn O'Driscoll (2014) Ireland’s military engagement in Spain and Hispano-irish military cooperation in the twentieth and twenty first centuries. [Invited Oral Presentation], Presencia irlandesa en la milicia española, Centro Superior de Estudios de la Defensa Nacional (CESEDEN), Madrid, Spain , 13-MAR-14 - 13-MAR-14. [Details] | |
| (2014) | Disarmament and Non-Proliferation: Historical Perspectives and Future Objectives, Mervyn O'Driscoll (2014) Interdisciplinary conference for academics, policy makers, practitioners and civil society actors to consider disarmament issues. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], Disarmament and Non-Proliferation: Historical Perspectives and Future Objectives, Royal Irish Academy, Dublin , 28-MAR-14 - 28-MAR-14. [Details] | |
| (2014) | The Emergency: Ireland in Wartime, Mervyn O'Driscoll (2014) The Forgotten Dimension: Positive Neutrality and Irish Post-War Relief to Europe (Invited Keynote). [Plenary Lecture], The Emergency: Ireland in Wartime, National University of Ireland, Galway, Moore Institute, Hardiman Research Building , 27-JUN-14 - 28-JUN-14. [Details] | |
| (2013) | Historical Perspectives on the Handover of the Treaty Ports, O'Driscoll, Mervyn (2013) The International Aspects. [Invited Oral Presentation], Historical Perspectives on the Handover of the Treaty Ports, Spike Island, Cork Harbour , 18-JUN-13 - 18-JUN-13. [Details] | |
| (2013) | School of History Research Seminar Series, Mervyn O'Driscoll (2013) A “German Invasion”? Managing the European Repercussions of Irish Land Policy and Rural Radicalism, 1960-1973. [Oral Presentation], School of History Research Seminar Series, School of History, UCC , 11-MAR-13 - 11-MAR-13. [Details] | |
| (2013) | Society of the historians of American Foreign Relations (SHAFR) Annual Meeting: America and the World - the World and America, O'Driscoll, Mervyn (2013) Ireland and the 1975 Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference: Norm Building and the Role of Small States. [Oral Presentation], Society of the historians of American Foreign Relations (SHAFR) Annual Meeting: America and the World - the World and America, Washington DC , 20-JUN-13 - 22-JUN-13. [Details] | |
| (2013) | Irish Association for Contemporary European Studies Conference, Mervyn O'Driscoll (2013) West Germany and Ireland's Suitability for Membership of the EEC. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Irish Association for Contemporary European Studies Conference, UCC , 29-NOV-13 - 29-NOV-13. [Details] | |
| (2013) | The MacCarthy's of Cork, O'Driscoll, Mervyn (2013) The MacCarthy's of Gleanncroim. [Oral Presentation], The MacCarthy's of Cork, Dunmanway, Co. Cork, Ireland , 31-MAY-13 - 02-JUN-13. [Details] | |
| (2011) | The History of Irish Foreign Policy and Diplomacy, O'Driscoll, Mervyn; Kennedy, Michael; Dorr, Noel; Lee, JJ; Gillissen, Christophe; Keogh, Niall; Loftus, Paul; Holmes, John; FitzGerald, Garrett; O'Malley, Kate; Martin, Micheal; Keogh, Dermot; (2011) Special Feelings for the 'Children of Eire': How Bonn saw Dublin. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], The History of Irish Foreign Policy and Diplomacy, UCC , 07-JAN-11 - 08-JAN-11. [Details] | |
| (2011) | Irish Foreign Policy, Mervyn O'Driscoll (2011) Ireland and Multilateralism, 1945-73. [Invited Lectures (Workshops)], Irish Foreign Policy, Royal Irish Academic, Dublin , 30-JUN-11 - 30-JUN-11. [Details] | |
| (2011) | 23rd Annual British International History Group (BISA) Conference, Mervyn O'Driscoll; (2011) Ireland and the Question of War Criminals, 1943-45. [Oral Presentation], 23rd Annual British International History Group (BISA) Conference, University of Stratclyde, Glasgow , 10-SEP-11 - 10-OCT-11. [Details] | |
| (2010) | Governance for a more ethical world, O'Driscoll, Mervyn (2010) --. [Conference Organising Committee Member], Governance for a more ethical world, Academy House, Royal Irish Academy, Dublin , 19-NOV-10 - 19-NOV-10. [Details] | |
| (2010) | Schuman Symposium: 60th Anniversary of the Schuman Declaration, O'Driscoll, Mervyn; (2010) The Genesis of European Unity. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], Schuman Symposium: 60th Anniversary of the Schuman Declaration, UCC , 11-MAY-10 - 11-MAY-10. [Details] | |
| (2010) | Schuman Symposium, O'Driscoll, Mervyn; (2010) Day-long symposium. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], Schuman Symposium, UCC , 18-MAY-10 - 18-MAY-10. [Details] | |
| (2010) | Taking her place among the nations of the world: New directions in Irish history, O'Driscoll, Mervyn. ; (2010) German Assessments of Irish Foreign Policy During the Early Cold War. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], Taking her place among the nations of the world: New directions in Irish history, UCC , 16-OCT-10 - 16-JAN-11. [Details] | |
| (2009) | History Faculty Research Seminar, O'Driscoll, Mervyn; (2009) Ireland and the League of Nations: Idealism and Realism - oral presentation. [Invited Seminars/Guest Lectures], History Faculty Research Seminar, History Faculty, Peking University, China , 08-DEC-09 - 08-DEC-09. [Details] | |
| (2009) | Sino-Irish Relations, Dermot Keogh & Mervyn O'Driscoll (2009) Ireland, Multi-Lateral Diplomacy and Sino-Irish Relations. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Sino-Irish Relations, Beijing . [Details] | |
| (2009) | 30th Anniversary of the Establishment of China-Ireland Diplomatic Relations, O'Driscoll, Mervyn; (2009) The Origins and Development of Ireland¿s Multilateral Diplomacy - oral presentation. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], 30th Anniversary of the Establishment of China-Ireland Diplomatic Relations, Foreign Studies University, Beijing, China , 04-DEC-09 - 05-DEC-09. [Details] | |
| (2008) | IRCHSS symposium: How Others Saw US: Ireland and Europe, 1945 - 1973, O'Driscoll Mervyn; (2008) Delivery of research papers by IRCHSS project team. [Conference Organising Committee Member], IRCHSS symposium: How Others Saw US: Ireland and Europe, 1945 - 1973, UCC , 11-SEP-08 - 12-SEP-08. [Details] | |
| (2008) | Ireland and the Liberation of France, O'Driscoll Mervyn; (2008) Ireland and Vichy: A Challenge for Neutrality?. [Oral Presentation], Ireland and the Liberation of France, TCD , 06-JUN-08 - 06-JUN-08. [Details] | |
| (2008) | IRCHSS symposium - How Others Saw Us: Ireland and Europe 1945 -1973, O'Driscoll Mervyn; (2008) German perceptions of Ireland, 1945 - 1973. [Oral Presentation], IRCHSS symposium - How Others Saw Us: Ireland and Europe 1945 -1973, UCC , 12-SEP-08 - 12-SEP-08. [Details] | |
| (2007) | UCD International Summer School, O'Driscoll Mervyn; (2007) Interwar Ireland and Germany, 1919 - 1945. [Oral Presentation], UCD International Summer School, UCD , 25-JUN-07 - 25-JUN-07. [Details] | |
| (2007) | Transatlantic Studies Association, O'Driscoll Mervyn; (2007) Eisenhower and de Gaulle: Bilateral Nuclear Sharing in 1960. [Oral Presentation], Transatlantic Studies Association, UCC , 12-JUL-07 - 12-JUL-07. [Details] | |
| (2007) | Research Symposium on Ireland during World War II, O'Driscoll Mervyn; (2007) Ireland and War Criminals, 1943 - 1945. [Oral Presentation], Research Symposium on Ireland during World War II, ucc , 08-JUN-07 - 08-JUN-07. [Details] | |
| (2007) | 19th Annual Conference of the British International History Group, O'Driscoll Mervyn; (2007) President Eisenhower and Bilateral Nuclear Sharing with France, 1960?. [Oral Presentation], 19th Annual Conference of the British International History Group, Liverpool Hope University , 07-SEP-07 - 07-SEP-07. [Details] | |
| (2005) | Ireland's Long Road to Europe, 1945-73, O'Driscoll, Mervyn; (2005) Academic one-day conference of invited speakers. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], Ireland's Long Road to Europe, 1945-73, UCC , 08-OCT-05 - 08-OCT-05. [Details] | |
| (2005) | Annual Robert Schuman, O'Driscoll, Mervyn; (2005) *. [Conference Organising Committee Member], Annual Robert Schuman, Boole Lecture Theatre , 11-MAY-05 - 11-MAY-05. [Details] | |
| (2005) | Conference at UCC, 4 February, Dermot Keogh, Mervyn O'Driscoll; (2005) The World after 9/11. [Conference Organising Committee Member], Conference at UCC, 4 February, University College Cork , 04-APR-05 - 04-APR-05. [Details] | |
| (2005) | Ireland's Long Road to Europe, 1945-1973, O'Driscoll Mervyn; (2005) Ireland and European integration. [Oral Presentation], Ireland's Long Road to Europe, 1945-1973, UCC , 08-OCT-05 - 08-OCT-05. [Details] | |
| (2005) | 17th Annual Conference of British International History Group (BIHG), O'Driscoll Mervyn; (2005) Ireland's Wartime Neutrality. [Oral Presentation], 17th Annual Conference of British International History Group (BIHG), Cambridge , 08-OCT-05 - 08-OCT-05. [Details] | |
| (2005) | Brave New Europe, O'Driscoll, Mervyn.; (2005) History of the EU. [Invited Oral Presentation], Brave New Europe, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Llubjana, Slovenia , 04-JUL-05 - 08-JUL-05. [Details] | |
| (2005) | Brave New Europe, O'Driscoll, Mervyn; (2005) Institutions of the EU. [Invited Oral Presentation], Brave New Europe, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Llubjana, Slovenia , 04-JUL-05 - 08-JUL-05. [Details] | |
| (2005) | Collective Memory in Ireland and Russia, O'Driscoll, Mervyn; (2005) 'Keeping Britain Sweet': Irish wartime neutrality, political identity and collective memory. [Invited Oral Presentation], Collective Memory in Ireland and Russia, State Library of Foreign Literature, Moscow , 11-NOV-05 - 12-NOV-05. [Details] | |
| (2003) | 5th Irish & UK Local Authorities Standing Conference on Nuclear Hazards, Nuclear Safety and Security: Issues for Local Authorities, O'Driscoll, Mervyn; (2003) 'EURATOM and the EU Commmission's Nuclear Package'. [Invited Oral Presentation], 5th Irish & UK Local Authorities Standing Conference on Nuclear Hazards, Nuclear Safety and Security: Issues for Local Authorities, City Hall, Cork , 20-MAR-03 - 22-MAR-03. [Details] | |
| (2002) | EURATOM After 45 years of nuclear promotion, time for change, O'Driscoll, Mervyn; (2002) What is EURATOM and how does it work? (keynote speaker). [Invited Oral Presentation], EURATOM After 45 years of nuclear promotion, time for change, European Parliament, Brussels, Belgium , 12-SEP-02 - 12-SEP-02. [Details] | |
| (2002) | Euratom: After 45 Years of Nuclear Promotion: Time for Change, O'Driscoll, Mervyn; (2002) What is EURATOM and how does it work. [Plenary Lecture], Euratom: After 45 Years of Nuclear Promotion: Time for Change, European Parliament, Eastman Building, Room 170, Rue Belliard, Brussels, Belgium , 12-SEP-02 - 12-SEP-02. [Details] | |
| (2001) | Ireland and World War II, Keogh, Dermot F. & O'Driscoll, Mervyn; (2001) Opening & Closing Talks. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], Ireland and World War II, University College Cork , 12-MAY-01 - 12-MAY-01. [Details] | |
| (2001) | Irish Nationalism, O'Driscoll, Mervyn; (2001) 2 two-hour lectures: The Irish national movement from the French Revolution to the Irish Revolution; De Valera and the Ulster Question. [Invited Seminars/Guest Lectures], Irish Nationalism, University of Hannover, Germany , 05-JUN-01 - 06-JUN-01. [Details] | |
| (2001) | Ireland & World War II, O'Driscoll, Mervyn; (2001) *. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], Ireland & World War II, Boole Lecture Theatre, University College Cork , 12-MAY-01 - 12-MAY-01. [Details] | |
| (1998) | Seventy Years of English and American Studies in Bulgaria, O'Driscoll, Mervyn; (1998) Idealism, Appeasement, and Self-Interest: Irish diplomacy and the German Problem, 1929-1939. [Oral Presentation], Seventy Years of English and American Studies in Bulgaria, Sofia University, Bulgaria , 01-OCT-98 - 03-OCT-98. [Details] | |
| (1997) | Second International European Studies Conference, O'Driscoll, Mervyn; (1997) Britain and EURATOM, 1955-57. [Oral Presentation], Second International European Studies Conference, Varna, Bulgaria , 03-JUN-97 - 05-JUN-97. [Details] | |
| (1995) | Ireland from the Munich Crisis to the Cuban Missile Crisis, O'Driscoll, Mervyn; (1995) The Performance of the Irish Minister in Berlin, 1933-9. [Invited Oral Presentation], Ireland from the Munich Crisis to the Cuban Missile Crisis, University College Cork , 10-MAY-95 - 10-MAY-95. [Details] | |
| (1995) | University of Cambridge International History Group, O'Driscoll, Mervyn; (1995) British policy towards the French military nuclear programme, 1954-60. [Invited Oral Presentation], University of Cambridge International History Group, Christ College, University of Cambridge , 17-MAY-95 - 17-MAY-95. [Details] |
Employment
| Employer | Position | From / To | |
|---|---|---|---|
| University College Cork | Senior Lecturer | 01-SEP-06 / | |
| UCC | College Lecturer | 01-JAN-99 / | |
| University of Wolverhampton | Lecturer in European & International Studies, Politics Division, School of Languages & European Studies | 01-OCT-96 / 30-OCT-99 | |
| Wolfson College, University of Cambridge | Junior Research Fellow | 01-OCT-95 / 01-OCT-96 | |
| Royal Historical Society, British Bibliographical Project, Faculty of History, University of Cambridge | Bibliographical Research Assistant | 01-MAR-94 / 31-AUG-96 | |
| Robinson, Selwyn and Fitzwilliam Colleges, University of Cambridge | Supervisor | 01-OCT-95 / 31-MAY-97 | |
| Wolfson College, University of Cambridge | PhD student & Chevening Fellow | 01-OCT-92 / 01-OCT-96 |
Education
| Year | Institution | Qualification | Subject | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | University College Cork | MA | Modern History | |
| 1996 | University of Cambridge | PhD | History/International Studies | |
| 1990 | University College Cork | BA | History and Geography (Joint Hons) |
Consultancy
| Client | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| European Parliament DG for Research, Directorate A |
Outreach Activities
| Description | |
|---|---|
2017 (7 June): Interviewed by Simon Moncrieff of Newstalk's The Moncrieff Show. Discussing the second edition of Ireland, Germany and the Nazis, 1919-39 | |
2017 (8 April): Interviewed by Patrick Geoghegan of Newstalk's 'Talking History' about Ireland, Germany and the Nazis (2nd edition). Broadcast: September 2017. | |
8 Sept. 2015: Invited Panel Discussant: 'Nuclear Weapons: the Humanitarian Imperative to Disarm', Irish Red Cross event. Discussants: Steve Donnelly, CBRN Technical Advisor, ICRC; Jackie O’Halloran, Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Unit, DFAT Mervyn O’Driscoll. 20 minute paper on History of the global disarmament movement; panel discussion. Venue: Oak Room, Mansion House, Dublin. Chair: Colin Smith, TCD. See: https://www.redcross.ie/news-and-events/panel-discussion-on-nuclear-weapons-the-humanitarian-imperative-to-disarm/ | |
6 Dec. 2015: Panel Discussant (1 hour) with Prof. Eunan O'Halpin (TCD) and Emeritus Prof. Ronan Fanning (UCD) on Eamon de Valera's contribution to modern Ireland (Should Ireland be remembered as a hero or hillain of Irish history?) on 'Talking History' on Newstalk 106-108fm. See: http://www.newstalk.com/podcasts/Talking_History/Highlights_from_Talking_History/116127/Eamon_de_Valera_hero_or_villain (podcast). | |
24 Nov. 2015: 'The UK, Ireland and the EU: Re-negotiation, Referendum, Repercussions'. Discussants/Presenters: UK Ambassador Dominick Chilcott, Minister Dara Murphy, Dr Andrew Cottey, Dr Mary Murphy and Mervyn O'Driscoll. 15 minute paper reviewing Anglo-Irish Relations and the EU; panel discussion. Chair: Dr Michael Murphy, President, UCC. Venue: Boole 1, UCC Main Campus. | |
July 2014: Subject specialist on Interview Board of NUI Travelling Studentships Competition for the Humanities | |
May 2014: Interviewed by Talking History, re- Irishmen in the Spanish Civil War. Occasioned by publication of co-authored chapter, ‘Ireland’s military engagement in Spain and hispano-irish military cooperation in the twentieth and twenty first centuries’ in Hugo O’Donnell (ed.) Presencia irlandesa en la milicia española/The Irish Presence in the Spanish Military – 16th to 20th Centuries (Comisión Internacional de Historia Militar, Madrid, 2014), pp. 131 – 192. | |
28 March 2014: Disarmament and Non-Proliferation symposium at RoyaI Irish Academy (co-organiser). Outreach was one of the core goals of the symposium. Dublin city second-level students, undergraduates and postgraduates from UCC, Trinity College, DCU and UCD, attended the symposium. The event also saw high-level attendance by the diplomatic corps, including at ambassadorial level, from a number of missions. Irish civil society groups, such as the Irish Red Cross, Pax Christi, Irish CND and the Peace and Neutrality Alliance were also in attendance. The Irish Times attended the morning session and conducted an interview with Ms. Thurlow, which was published on 31 March. Furthermore, an opinion piece promoting the symposium was published on TheJournal.ie giving the event wide public exposure with over 20,000 unique views. International NGOs also picked up the event on social media networks. | |
March 2014: Radio interview in Spain on occasion of publication of Presencia irlandesa en la milicia española/The Irish Presence in the Spanish Military – 16th to 20th Centuries. Podcast online: http://www.ivoox.com/ | |
3 Oct. 2013: Interviewed Emer Reynolds, Director and triple-IFTA-winning Film Editor, and chaired Question and Answer session following a screening of Here was Cuba, a documentary based on interviews with key witnesses and experts of the Cuban Missile Crisis including Ted Sorensen and Sergei Khruschev. It was part of a film festival that Suas Educational Development organised in UCC. 8x8 Documentary Film Festival was a component of its Global Campus programme which aimed to engage university students in learning about and getting involved in global issues. | |
27 Jan. 2014: Interviewed for Talking History, Newstalk 106-108 fm to discuss Ireland Through European Eyes. See: http://www.newstalk.com/podcasts/Talking_History/Talking_Historys_Book_Recommendations/ (podcast). | |
18 June 2013: Panellist in Public Conversation/Debate involving Emeritus Prof Keogh and Mr Joseph Lankford. Myles Dungan of RTE moderated the conversation on 'The Historical Perspectives on the Handover of the Treaty Ports'. Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the handover of the ports. | |
31 May 2013: Keynote, 'The MacCarthy's of Gleannacroim', Confererence organised between UCC and Dunmanway Historical Society: The MacCarthy's of Cork, held at the Parkway Hotel, Dunmanway, Co. Cork. | |
2012: Contributor to journal of Dunmanway Historical Society: ‘Ballabuidhe – Its Origins and Development’, Dunmanway Doings, 5, 2012, pp. 23 – 29. | |
June 2011: Subject specialist reviewer of applications for NUI Travelling Studentship Competition - Humanities | |
Nov. 2010: interviewed for a nuclear power feature in Geographical, the official magazine of the Royal Geographical Society. Then cited extensively in Mark Rowe, 'Growth of the nuclear family', Geographical, Feb. 2011. | |
Sept. 2010: A historical adviser to Animo TV on Ryan Tubridy's documentary JFK: A Homecoming, shown on RTE One, 25 October 2010. | |
Sept. 2010: interviewed by World Media Rights for an episoide in the series Nazi Collaborators re: IRA collaboration with Nazi Germany. Episode subsequently shown on Yesterday (formerly UKTV History) and History channel on several occasions. | |
18 May 2010: In cooperation with Alliance Francaise de Cork, co-organised the 'European Symposium 2010' to commemorate 'the 60th Anniversary of the Schuman Declaration', which was supported by the Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council. It was open to the university community as well as the wider community. Participants included the Lord Mayor of Cork, Minister of State for European Affairs (Dick Roche), Tony Brown (Institute for International and European Affairs, Dublin), Centre Européen Robert Schuman, Atelier Europe etc. in addition to students and academics (from UCC, University of Limerick, Univeristy of Paris VIII) etc. It was held on Tuesday, 18 May 2010 at UCC. | |
19 July 2009: Delivered invited keynote lecture to the Inchigeela-based 'Daniel Corkery Summer School'; 'De Valera's Ireland in the 1930s: A Foreign Policy Perspective'. | |
2008: Contributed original article to journal of Dunmanway Historical Society: 'The MacCarthy Chieftains of Gleannacrom and Dunmanway, 1254-1688', Dunmanway Doings, 3, 2008, pp. 60-65. | |
May 2008: Interviewed for Nuclear Engineering for a special issue related to the sustainability of civil nuclear industries in small East Central European countries. | |
November 2008: interviewed by Nuclear Engineering re Russian Federation's nuclear power programme. | |
2008: Contribution of historical article based on original research to Dunmanway Historical Society journal; 'McCarthy Glas Commemorative Plaques', Dunmanway Doings, 3, 2008, pp. 66-70. | |
August 2008: Invited discussant on Talking History (Newstalk Radio) on Irish Labour Party. | |
May 2008: interviewed by M. Regnier, Belgian journalist re Ireland and the referendum on the Lisbon Treaty. (Subsequently cited in Philippe Regnier, ‘Stupeur: le “non” donné gagneant’, Le Soir, 7& 8 June 2008) | |
May 2008: Invited discussant on Talking History (Newstalk Radio) on the 75th anniversary of the Fine Gael party. | |
2008: On contact and request contributed an article to widely circulated Dominican magazine, Doctrine and Life, contributing to wider debate. ‘Origins of European Integration: Conspiracy, Mythology or Complexity?’, in Doctrine & Life, 58: 1, May – June 2008, pp. 12-22. |
Journal Activities
| Journal | Role | To / From | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Economic And Social History | Referee | 01-FEB-18 - 28-FEB-18 | |
| Irish Historical Studies | Referee | 05-MAR-18 - 09-APR-18 | |
| Irish Studies In International Affairs | Referee | 04-SEP-17 - 30-NOV-17 | |
| Etudes Irlandaises | Member of Advisory Board | 01-MAY-12 - | |
| Diplomacy &Statecraft | Referee | 03-APR-17 - 02-MAY-17 | |
| Journal Of Cold War Studies | Referee | 06-JUN-16 - 25-AUG-16 | |
| Irish Studies In International Affairs | Referee | 01-APR-15 - 30-JUN-15 | |
| Journal Of Global Faultlines | Member of Advisory Board | 01-JUN-13 - | |
| Irish Studies In International Affairs | Member of Editorial Board | 01-OCT-10 - 16-JUN-14 | |
| Diplomatic History | Referee | 01-JUN-14 - 16-JUN-14 | |
| Irish Studies In International Affairs | Guest Editor | 02-JAN-14 - 19-NOV-14 | |
| Irish Historical Studies | Referee | 01-SEP-14 - 30-OCT-14 | |
| Diplomacy &Statecraft | Referee | 01-JAN-12 - 30-JAN-12 | |
| The International History Review | Referee | 01-JAN-12 - 30-JAN-12 | |
| Cold War History | Referee | 01-APR-09 - 28-JUL-09 | |
| Global Crime | Referee | 01-MAR-09 - 30-JUL-09 | |
| Review Of International Studies | Referee | 01-MAR-09 - 30-JUN-09 | |
| Journal Of British Studies | Referee | 01-APR-08 - 30-APR-08 | |
| Journal Of Contemporary European Research | Referee | 01-APR-08 - 30-APR-08 | |
| French History | Referee | 01-FEB-08 - 30-APR-08 | |
| Journal Of American Studies | Referee | 01-JAN-12 - 30-JAN-12 | |
| Diplomatic History | Referee | 01-NOV-11 - 30-NOV-11 | |
| Irish Historical Studies | Referee | 01-SEP-07 - 20-OCT-07 |
Other Activities
| Description | |
|---|---|
2017 (June): Reviewer of NUI Travelling Studentship Proposal | |
2016-17: Advisor on the historical importance of the Daniel MacCarthy Glas Family Archive. Result: Deposited in the Cork City and County Archives. | |
2016 (June): Reader, Four Courts Press, Dublin | |
2014-15: Placement Officer, School of History | |
2014 (July): Subject Specialist on Interview Board of NUI Travelling Studentship Competition for the Humanities | |
2012-16: External Examiner, Foundation Programme, Politics and International Relations, University of Keele, UK | |
2011-12: Director, MA in Politics | |
2011: Reviewer of NUI Travelling Studentship application (History) | |
2009-11: Coordinator (School of History), European Studies Programme | |
2006 (June): Assessor of an application for NUI Travelling Studentships in the Humanities and Social Sciences |
Teaching Activities
Teaching Interests
International history, International Relations theory and history, diplomacyNuclear history, politics, proliferation and statecraft
Irish foreign policy and diplomacy especially Ireland and Europe in the twentieth century, notably Irish-German interactions (bilateral, multilateral and transnational)
European integration history & politics
Foreign and defence policies of Britain, France, America and Germany since 1945
Twentieth-century Irish political and economic History
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Recent Postgraduates
| Graduation Year | Student Name | Institution | Degree Type | Thesis Title | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Steven Murphy | University College Cork | PHD | Neutral Diplomacy: An Irish Perspective, 1939-1945 | |
| 2013 | Michael Whelan | University College Cork | PhD | Anglo-Irish Relations, 1966-1975 | |
| 2012 | Pauline Beauge de la Roque | PhD | Irish Catholic Elites and European Integration, 1945-1979 | ||
| 2012 | Sally-Ann Treharne | University College Cork | PhD | Latin America and the Renewal of the Special Relationship under Reagan and Thatcher, 1981-1987 | |
| 2011 | Martin Wall | University College Cork | PhD | Ireland and the European Economic Community, 1973-1977: A Small State and European Integration | |
| 2009 | Tanya Colclough | University College Cork | PhD | From Paper Army to Military Force? European Security Challenges, the Battlegroup Concept and EU Neutrals | |
| 2006 | Fiona Creed | University College Cork | PhD | The EU and UN in the post-Cold War era | |
| 2004 | Aoife Keogh | University College Cork | M.Phil. | Ireland's Second Application for Membership of the European Economic Community - A Diplomatic History | |
| 2003 | Niall Keogh | University College Cork | PhD | Con Cremin and Irish Foreign Policy, 1935-1958 | |
| 2003 | Laurence Fenton | University College Cork | PhD | Lord Palmerston and The Times: A Victorian Rivalry | |
| 2002 | Sara Hallahan | University College Cork | M.Phil. | May 1968 |
Current Postgraduate Students
| Student | Degree Type | |
|---|---|---|
| O Corrain Breandan | Doctoral Degree | |
| Walsh Jamie | Doctoral Degree |
Modules Taught
| Term (ID)) | Title | Link | Subject | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Foreign Policy and Diplomacy: Case Studies in Crises and Decision Making | HI6035 | Foreign Policy and Diplomacy: Case Studies in Crises and Decision Making | |
| 2018 | International Relations I | HI3044 | International Relations I | |
| 2018 | Ireland & International Relations: From independence to globalisation | ES4025 | Ireland & International Relations: From independence to globalisation | |
| 2018 | Nuclear Strategy and Diplomacy | HI6066 | Nuclear Strategy and Diplomacy | |
| 2018 | International RelationsTheories and Approaches | HI6092 | International RelationsTheories and Approaches | |
| 2018 | Nuclear Politics and Proliferation | HI3125 | Nuclear Politics and Proliferation | |
| 2018 | The Making of Modern War and Strategy, 1450-1945 | HI6065 | The Making of Modern War and Strategy, 1450-1945 |
Research Information
External Collaborators
| Name | Organisation / Institute | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gisela Holfter | Centre for Irish-German Studies, University of Limerick | IRELAND | |
| Christophe Gillissen | University of Caen | FRANCE |
