Category: Politics and Democracy
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Good Friday Agreement at 20: a reflection twenty years on
In the latest in a series of QPol articles marking the 20th anniversary of the 1998 Good Friday Agreement, Dr Peter McLoughlin reflects on how far Northern Ireland has come in the last 20 years and how much work is still to be done.
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Good Friday Agreement at 20: The Return of the Bill of Rights?
In the first of a series of QPol articles marking the 20th anniversary of the 1998 Good Friday Agreement, Prof Colin Harvey and Dr Anne Smith from Ulster University reiterate their call for a Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland.
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The Nordic Council: a model for British-Irish cooperation?
Dr Peter Doran and Dr Katy Hayward highlight how it’s time to realise the scope of an ambitious vision for British-Irish cooperation inspired by the Nordic Council.
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Why the Speaker’s Advisory Group at Stormont Should be Brought Back
Dr John Coulter examines the case for a reforming of the Speaker’s Advisory Group at Stormont as a first step to restoring the power-sharing Executive and the Northern Ireland Assembly.
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What’s the plan for governing Northern Ireland?
Prof John Garry and Jamie Pow look at the recent failure by the Northern Ireland parties to reach an agreement.
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The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association: Is there a role for it in the Northern Ireland Peace Process?
The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association may well hold the realistic political and economic key to salvaging the Northern Ireland peace process and ensuring that Ireland as an island survives the challenges of Brexit post March 2019 says Dr John Coulter.
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Hundred years of votes for women – but they still remain on the fringes of Irish politics
A century after suffrage, the goal of gender equality in representative politics on the island of Ireland has advanced, but has not been achieved says Dr Marie Coleman and Professor Yvonne Galligan.
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Measuring gerrymandering: How a new statistical construct made it all the way to the US Supreme Court
Dr John Moriarty looks at the role the study of efficiency gaps played in a recent case on the redrawing of electoral districts in the state of Wisconsin.
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Ensnared in the ‘Brexit’ Trap: reflections on the future of Northern Ireland
As the Brexit negotiations continue and there’s still no sign of a deal at Stormont, Professor Lee McGowan reflects on what lies ahead for Northern Ireland and its main parties.
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How democratic are the institutions of devolved government in Northern Ireland?
As part of the 2017 Audit of UK Democracy, guest contributor Alan Whysall and the Democratic Audit team explore how democratically and effectively the institutions of government have performed in Northern Ireland.