Category: Politics and Democracy
-
A Word from our Experts: Trump – the first world leader to deny climate change
Professor John Barry looks at how Donald Trump’s election victory has thrown the global deal on climate change into uncertainty, heralding a reversal of America’s recent position as a leader in tackling climate change.
-
A Word from our Experts: What the US election result means for US foreign policy
Professor Beverley Milton-Edwards, currently a visiting fellow at the Brookings Doha Centre, highlights the damage that the 2016 US election campaign has done to US foreign policy in the Middle East.
-
Americans Head to the Polls Holding their Noses
With a week to go before the US election, Dr Christopher Raymond reflects on a presidential race that has been devoid of policy but dominated by personality.
-
Spain: is a third election in a year on the horizon?
After two elections and two failed attempts to choose a Prime Minister who can form a government in Spain, Mark McKinty examines the likelihood of the country heading for a third election in less than a year.
-
Swapping Sides: Role reversal for parliaments in Dublin and Belfast
Following a year of elections on both sides of the border, Dr Muiris MacCarthaigh looks at how the results of the elections have brought about not just a change of personnel in the respective parliaments but also a structural change in how they will operate.
-
NI 2016: Centenaries and Forgotten Decennials, Elections and Disenfranchised Millennials
In a follow up to his recent article on election cynicism and disaffection among the so-called Good Friday Agreement Generation, Dr Peter McLoughlin takes a look at this growing disenfranchisement and its impact on the recent Assembly election results and its potential impact on the forthcoming UK referendum on EU membership.
-
Religion, Referendum and Resentment: Labour’s new place in the Scottish Political Wilderness
Against the backdrop of the shifting sands of Scottish politics, Professor Graham Walker analyses the recent decline of the Labour party in Scotland and highlights that the reports of the party’s demise are far from exaggerated but potentially true.
-
The Good Friday Agreement Generation: the Danger of Disaffection
With the latest Northern Ireland Assembly election only days away, Dr Peter McLoughlin looks at the growing disaffection among the so-called ‘Good Friday Agreement generation’ and examines what can be done to tackle the growing election cynicism among our youngest voters.
-
Wins in New York primary favour both parties’ frontrunners (even if the final outcomes remain uncertain)
Following success for both of the frontrunners at the New York primary, Dr Christopher Raymond looks forward to the final stretch in the candidacy race and examines if it’s a foregone conclusion for Clinton and Trump or whether the challengers can close the gap.
-
Martin McGuinness – Reimagining Reconciliation for the Future
Dr Gladys Ganiel reflects on a recent event hosted by Queen’s University where Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness reflected on his own personal journey of peace and reconciliation.