Posted by Kevin Fearon
Queen's Policy Engagement
The Knowledge Exchange Seminar Series (KESS) is the first of its kind in the United Kingdom, formally partnering a legislative arm of government – the Northern Ireland Assembly – with academia. Aiming to encourage debate and improve understanding, KESS provides a forum to present and disseminate research findings in a straightforward format, making those findings easily accessible to decision-makers.
Posted by Kevin Fearon
Queen's Policy Engagement
The Knowledge Exchange Seminar Series (KESS) is the first of its kind in the United Kingdom, formally partnering a legislative arm of government – the Northern Ireland Assembly – with academia. Aiming to encourage debate and improve understanding, KESS provides a forum to present and disseminate research findings in a straightforward format, making those findings easily accessible to decision-makers.
Posted by Professor Cathal McCall
Queen's Policy Engagement
Professor Cathal McCall looks at the history of the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland and highlights the options of what the UK borders could look like post-Brexit.
Posted by Professor John Coakley
Queen's Policy Engagement
Professors John Coakley and John Garry share the results from a major new survey into how the Northern Ireland electorate voted at the recent UK referendum on EU membership.
Posted by Kevin Fearon
Queen's Policy Engagement
The Knowledge Exchange Seminar Series (KESS) is the first of its kind in the United Kingdom, formally partnering a legislative arm of government – the Northern Ireland Assembly – with academia. Aiming to encourage debate and improve understanding, KESS provides a forum to present and disseminate research findings in a straightforward format, making those findings easily accessible to decision-makers.
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 Kevin Fearon
Queen's Policy Engagement
The Knowledge Exchange Seminar Series (KESS) is the first of its kind in the United Kingdom, formally partnering a legislative arm of government – the Northern Ireland Assembly – with academia. Aiming to encourage debate and improve understanding, KESS provides a forum to present and disseminate research findings in a straightforward format, making those findings easily accessible to decision-makers.
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 Michelle Butler
Queen's Policy Engagement
Dr Michelle Butler looks at the UK policy of using specialised prison units to prevent radicalisation among Islamist extremists and challenges the wisdom of such an approach based on the use of such units for Irish Republican and Loyalist prisoners in Northern Ireland
Posted by Professor David Phinnemore
Queen's Policy Engagement
Professor David Phinnemore looks at what happens next for Northern Ireland following the leave victory in the UK referendum on EU membership.
Posted by Kevin Fearon
Queen's Policy Engagement
In the latest KESS seminar, academics from Queen’s and Ulster University will share research findings from several projects that looked at supporting NI’s growing cultural diversity
Posted by Kevin Fearon
Queen's Policy Engagement
In the run-up to the UK referendum on continued EU membership, opinions are divided and very pronounced. With such an important decision ahead, come along to Queen’s University on 7 June and hear everything you wanted to know about the EU but were afraid to ask!