Posted by Professor Graham Walker
Queen's Policy Engagement
Professor Graham Walker looks back over Nicola Sturgeon’s recent visit to the Seanad in Dublin as part of a two-day visit to Ireland aimed at strengthening economic links between the two countries.
Posted by Kevin Fearon
Queen's Policy Engagement
The aim of the seminar is to discuss the recent rulings delivered by the High Courts in Northern Ireland, England and Wales concerning the constitutional requirements to trigger Article 50 in order to kick-start the process of negotiating the UK’s withdrawal from the EU.
Posted by Kevin Fearon
Queen's Policy Engagement
Micheál Martin TD, leader of Fianna Fáil, visited Queen’s University last night to deliver an address entitled “Brexit: Challenges and Opportunities.”
Posted by Kevin Fearon
Queen's Policy Engagement
Micheál Martin TD will be coming to Queen’s University Belfast on Thursday 24 November to share his thoughts on the challenges and opportunities presented by Brexit.
Posted by Dr Marek Martyniszyn
Queen's Policy Engagement
Dr Marek Martyniszyn looks at the fall in sterling since the EU referendum and analyses the options available to the UK in terms of trade relations with the EU post-Brexit.
Posted by Professor David Phinnemore
Queen's Policy Engagement
As some politicians voice concern about Brexit, Professor David Phinnemore assesses some of the key challenges posed by Brexit for Northern Ireland and how Northern Ireland political parties have reacted to the result of the EU referendum.
Posted by Prof Katy Hayward
Queen's Policy Engagement
In the looming shadow of Brexit, it is the potential loss of the EU’s accommodation of nationalism, not its transcendence, that will be most missed, says Dr Katy Hayward.
Posted by Professor Dagmar Schiek
Queen's Policy Engagement
Following yesterday’s High Court ruling on the UK and Article 50, Professor Dagmar Schiek takes a look at the legal complexities behind the ruling and the reasons for the decision.
Posted by Prof Katy Hayward
Queen's Policy Engagement
Following the recent referendum on UK membership of the EU, negotiators aim to avoid a new “hard border” between Northern Ireland and Ireland. However, as Dr Katy Hayward suggests, their efforts will inevitably be shaped by a wider trend that has seen a tightening of border security around and within the EU.
Posted by Professor Dagmar Schiek
Queen's Policy Engagement
Following a recent article stating that foreign university academics were being banned from advising the UK government on Brexit, Professor Dagmar Schiek asks whether this would be legal while the UK is still a member of the EU.
Posted by Dr Alexander Titov
Queen's Policy Engagement
Brexit has opened the door for a new European defence union led by France and Germany. However, Dr Alexander Titov highlights that even between these two nations, there is very little agreement on what a European Army should be.
Posted by Kevin Fearon
Queen's Policy Engagement
This half-day symposium focuses on the consequences of the UK’s future relationship with Ireland, north and south, including the potential of the EU’s external border crossing the island of Ireland. Two panels will discuss options of maintaining EU membership for parts of the UK, the Common Travel Area and existing relations between the EU and […]