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Reflecting on Community-Engaged Scholarship in Canada
By Eaton Fellow Lucia Klencakova and guest contributor Dr. Matt Rogers from the Muriel McQueen Fergusson Centre for Family Violence Research.
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David Trimble was an unusual Ulster Unionist leader: academic, intellectual, and far-seeing
Emeritus Professor Graham Walker, Queen’s University Belfast, is author of A History of the Ulster Unionist Party: Protest, Pragmatism and Pessimism. In this article, he reflects on the political life of the late Lord David Trimble.
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The Promise and Perils of a Humanitarian Ceasefire in Ukraine
Professor David Connolly is Practitioner Chair at the Mitchell Institute at Queen’s University.
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June Post-Brexit Clinic at Queen’s – Recording and Presentations
The recording and presentations from the June Post-Brexit Clinic at Queen’s are now available.
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Minimum Age of Criminal Responsibility [MACR] – Why it should be raised 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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Northern Ireland protocol explainer: Why the UK government’s plan to change it violates international law
Dr Billy Melo Araujo looks at the implications of the UK government’s Northern Ireland protocol bill.
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Jubilee reflections: The changing nature of Elizabeth’s realm, 1952-2022
In this suite of commentary on the upcoming Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, scholars from the School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics reflect on the historical and current significance of Elizabeth’s reign. In our fourth and final article, Marie Coleman identifies the challenges facing the monarchy in the face of emerging opposition…
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Jubilee reflections: Scotland and the Monarchy
In this suite of commentary on the upcoming Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, scholars from the School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics reflect on the historical and current significance of Elizabeth’s reign. In our third article, Coree Brown Swan identifies the challenges facing the monarchy in the face of growing support…
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Jubilee reflections: Regal Diplomacy: Elizabeth II and the Northern Ireland Peace Process
In this suite of commentary on the upcoming Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, scholars from the School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics reflect on the historical and current significance of Queen’s Elizabeth’s reign. In this second article, Peter McLoughlin explores the Queen’s recent historically symbolic visits to both Northern Ireland and…
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Jubilee reflections: Princess Elizabeth and Northern Ireland
In this suite of commentary on the upcoming Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, scholars from the School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics reflect on the historical and current significance of Elizabeth’s reign. Beginning with a local focus, Katie Tate explores how Princess Elizabeth’s relationship with Northern Ireland developed prior to her…