Author: QPol at Queen’s
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When in Rome do as the Romans do? Vienna and Gertrude calling!
Dr Ulrike Vieten reflects on the re-run of the recent presidential election in Austria which saw the defeat of the populist far right candidate Norbert Hofer.
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Why did Northern Ireland vote to remain?
Economists Edward Mills and Chris Colvin explore the Brexit vote in Northern Ireland in six simple correlations.
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Austria and Mr ‘Far-Right Charming’?
In the wake of the recent presidential election in Austria, Dr Ulrike Vieten reflects on the growing normalisation of pop-populist far-right parties across Europe.
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What is there for the Arts with the new Super Councils in Northern Ireland?
Dr Victoria Durrer looks at the new ‘super-councils’ in Northern Ireland and asks what opportunities the re-organisation of local government might provide for the arts.
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‘Law and Justice’? Poland’s (re)turn to Catholic Morality and a Homogenous Society
Dr Ulrike M Vieten looks at the recent election of the ‘Law and Justice’ party in Poland and considers what this says about present day Polish society.
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Upcoming event: Northern Ireland and the EU referendum
With a UK-wide referendum on remaining in or leaving the European Union (EU) on the horizon, what are the issues for Northern Ireland? This October, the School of Politics, Philosophy and International Studies is hosting an event in collaboration with QPol to look at the key issues.
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Is anywhere safe? Security challenges after the terrorist attacks in Tunisia
Following the terror attacks in Tunisia, Dr. Debbie Lisle asks why terrorists target Western tourists abroad and whether there is anything global security efforts can do to prevent further attacks.
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Lines of attack for the wicked problem of Human Trafficking
Dr Mariana Bogdanova argues that, in the fight to prevent human trafficking, it is vital that institutional actors in government and the voluntary sector are better organised than the criminals they are up against.
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Expanding Heathrow: Bad for competition and bad for passengers
As the Airports Commission reports today on where to locate London’s new runway, Edward Mills and Dr Chris Colvin explain why expanding Heathrow could be bad for its competitors, and bad for London’s air passengers.