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 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 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 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 […]
Posted by Dr Alan Fernihough
Queen's Policy Engagement
Dr Alan Fernihough looks at the role of demographics, particularly in terms of education levels and age, to see what it can tell us about how people voted in the recent UK referendum on EU membership.
Posted by Dr Elena Basheska
Queen's Policy Engagement
Academics from across Queen’s University gathered recently to discuss the fallout of the UK referendum and to discuss what’s next for the UK and the EU.
Posted by Professor Dagmar Schiek
Queen's Policy Engagement
In the aftermath of the LEAVE vote in the recent UK referendum on EU membership, Professor Dagmar Schiek looks at some of the key issues such as Article 50 and free movement of people and asks what could and should the EU do next?
Posted by Dr Billy Melo Araujo
Queen's Policy Engagement
Dr Billy Melo Araujo examines the legal, political and even practical obstacles that the UK must contend with before being in a position to negotiate its own Free Trade Agreements.
Posted by Dr Alexander Titov
Queen's Policy Engagement
Dr Alexander Titov examines Britain’s decision to leave the EU which he describes as a shocking blow to the post-WWII Western political order, and the most striking sign yet of dissatisfaction with the paradigm of liberal globalisation.