Brexit, Citizens’ Assemblies and the future of Democracy in the UK
Posted by Kevin Fearon
Queen's Policy Engagement
Join us for our first event of 2020 with Dr Alan Renwick from the UCL Constitution Unit. Registration from 6pm; talk starts 6.30pm.
Posted by Kevin Fearon
Queen's Policy Engagement
Join us for our first event of 2020 with Dr Alan Renwick from the UCL Constitution Unit. Registration from 6pm; talk starts 6.30pm.
Posted by Professor David Phinnemore
Queen's Policy Engagement
Professor David Phinnemore takes a closer look at the democratic consent mechanism that the UK government secured as part of the revised terms of withdrawal agreed in October 2019.
Posted by Prof Katy Hayward
Queen's Policy Engagement
The boost for Alliance shows that voting remain is not the same thing as wanting reunification, argues Dr Katy Hayward.
Posted by Professor Colin Harvey
Queen's Policy Engagement
An election that was about Brexit should not be recast as a vote for unprincipled and unconditional return to power-sharing government says Professor Colin Harvey.
Posted by Professor David Phinnemore
Queen's Policy Engagement
The UK’s withdrawal from the EU is scheduled for 11pm on Friday 31 January. Professor David Phinnemore explores the important decisions relating to Northern Ireland that will need to be taken by the UK-EU Joint Committee in 2020.
Posted by Dr Ivanka Antova
Queen's Policy Engagement
On the eve of the general election, it is doubtful that the main UK parties have taken the specific needs of Northern Ireland people into serious consideration when it comes to the NHS say Dr Ivanka Antova and Dr Mark Flear.
Posted by Dr Alexander Titov
Queen's Policy Engagement
Although Russian diplomats and officials are always careful to stress that Brexit is an internal matter for the UK, the logic of international relations as seen from Moscow shows that a loss of British influence over the EU will be beneficial to Russia says Dr Alexander Titov.
Posted by Prof Katy Hayward
Queen's Policy Engagement
In the following article, Dr Katy Hayward provides a summary of the key points contained in the Revised Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland.
Posted by Prof Katy Hayward
Queen's Policy Engagement
Perspectives from Local Communities in the Central Border Region of Ireland/Northern Ireland – a new report by Dr Katy Hayward
Posted by Alan Whysall
Queen's Policy Engagement
The Brexit issue continues to fuel speculation about the prospects of Irish unity following a border poll. Here Alan Whysall, Senior Honorary Research Associate at UCL’s Constitution Unit, warns that there are serious dangers looming here for both parts of Ireland – as well as the British government and the wider UK.
Posted by Professor Colin Harvey
Queen's Policy Engagement
The Good Friday Agreement contains a mechanism that would allow Northern Ireland to return to the European Union. The EU has confirmed that this will be automatic. Yet this remains a neglected aspect of current constitutional conversations. It is likely that the appetite for this discussion will intensify in the years ahead, linked to Brexit and other factors, says Colin Harvey
Posted by Prof Katy Hayward
Queen's Policy Engagement
With the pressure on the Prime Minister to propose a viable alternative to the backstop, Dr Katy Hayward summarises the options and challenges of alternative arrangements.