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International Perspectives on Trans Rights and Policy in the context of the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland and the Netherlands
Dr Jamie Hagen highlights key issues in international trans rights and insights from a Just Talk(s) event organised by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the UK
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NI ESRC Festival of Social Science 2022
The ESRC Festival of Social Science in Northern Ireland is now open for registrations.
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Raise the Minimum Age of Criminal Responsibility in Northern Ireland
The Centre for Children’s Rights (CCR) at Queen’s University Belfast are delighted to host this blog series in partnership with the Children’s Law Centre, Include Youth, NIACRO and VOYPIC. Academics within the CCR, in partnership with some of these organisations, co-hosted a seminar at Queen’s in 2015 attended by the then Minister for Justice, David…
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The Passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
A message from President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Ian Greer.
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How we Understand Conflict Prevention Shapes our Ability to Prevent
Mainstream approaches to understanding violent conflict have hindered the practice of conflict prevention at the local level says Professor David Connolly.
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It’s About Time the International Community Approaches Sexual Violence in the Invasion of Ukraine
Now is the right time to reframe conflict-related sexual violence as violence says Emily Mitchell-Bajic.
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Neil Jordan’s Michael Collins (1996): (Re)Imagining the ‘Post’-Conflict Nation on the Global Stage
In the final of three articles on the 100th anniversary of Michael Collins’ death, Claire Smith discusses the significance of the 1996 film for ‘post-conflict’ Ireland
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Remembering ‘Mick’: the contested legacies of Michael Collins, 1922-2022
In the second of three articles on the 100th anniversary of Michael Collins’ death, Dr Conleth McCloskey reflects on the commemorations and contested legacies of Collins
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How significant was the death of Michael Collins?
In this first of three articles on the 100th anniversary of Michael Collins’ death, Professor Marie Coleman reflects on how Irish history might have been different had the revolutionary leader lived
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Negotiating with militias and criminal groups: What the Colombian government negotiations with paramilitary groups can tell us about possible peace talks with Clan del Golfo/AGC
Militia and criminal groups in Colombia, excluded from previous peace agreements, have called a ceasefire. The new President Gustavo Petro has vowed to pursue “total peace” with these groups.