Category: Politics and Democracy
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Mitchell Institute Research Workshop: Border Ireland by Professor Cathal McCall
Border Ireland: From Partition to Brexit is the third book release by Queen’s University Belfast’s Cathal McCall, Professor of European Politics and Borders, LINCS Programme Coordinator, and Fellow of The Senator George J. Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice.
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Would the Scots vote for independence? The answer could depend on the question
Could the outcome of a second Scottish independence referendum depend on the precise wording of the ballot question? John Garry, Rob Ford, Rob Johns discuss three likely wordings and their potential implications.
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Sir Jeffrey Donaldson and the DUP: Parties, Polls and Promises
Following the election of Sir Jeffrey Donaldson as DUP leader, Dr Lisa Claire Whitten looks at what’s next for the new leader, particularly in relation to the Ireland/NI Protocol.
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No break-up, but break out: upheaval in Northern Irish borderlands
Some aspects of this blog were presented as a talk at the Social Scientists Against Hostile Environment (SSAHE) 17 May Webinar: Brexit, hostile environment, and the breakup of the United Kingdom.
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Can Northern Irish parties and the British government learn from Belgium’s ‘waffle iron’ politics?
The UK government and Northern Irish politicians need to take a leaf out of the Belgian practice of ‘waffle iron’ politics, says Dr Elodie Fabre.
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Northern Ireland: Paul Givan takes over as first minister, but his party is in crisis
Dr Peter McLoughlin casts an eye over the last few turbulent days for the DUP.
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The creation of Northern Ireland: Home rule for unionists
Current debates over the future of the union, which focus on the question of Scottish independence, and what format it might take, display a noticeable ignorance of the history of the last occasion upon which the union was sundered, says Dr Marie Coleman.
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Navigating Complexity and Societal Trauma: Towards a new constitutional moment on the island of Ireland
The role of trauma is a central mediator of the connection that individuals make with collective or societal narratives says Dr Peter Doran.
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Arlene Foster: where it all went wrong for Northern Ireland’s first minister
Dr Peter McLoughlin looks at Arlene Foster’s time in office as First Minister of Northern Ireland and Leader of the DUP and highlights some of the events that have lost her the support of her party.
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Northern Ireland Assembly Committee for the Executive Office
Professor Colin Harvey and Barrister-at-Law Mark Bassett recently gave evidence to the Committee for the Executive Office at the Northern Ireland Assembly on the ongoing debate about the constitutional future of the island of Ireland. You can read their opening statement below, as well as view a recording of the session.