Queen’s Policy Engagement is the ‘front door’ for public policy engagement at Queen’s University Belfast
Supporting academics and policymakers in sharing evidence-based research and ideas on the major social, cultural and economic challenges facing society regionally, nationally and beyond. Our over-arching vision is to share the University’s independent expertise with policymakers so they can make informed decisions about the most effective and sustainable ways to tackle these challenges, now and in the future.
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Engaging with Cultural and Heritage Organisations in a Covid World – Programme
This webinar is a valuable opportunity for Queen’s academics to hear from key figures in the UK’s cultural and heritage sector about what has changed due to Covid-19 and what space, if any, there is for academic research to assist the sector.
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Changed Lives: Voices from 9/11 in the Classroom
In the second of our 9/11 anniversary commemoration articles, Professor Joe Duffy shares his experience of working with some of the survivors of that tragic day.
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And Burnt the Topless Towers of Manhattan: Reflecting upon 9/11 at 20
To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, guest contributor and Queen’s Alumnus Dr Tim Wilson, Director of the Handa Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence at the University of St Andrews, reflects on what has been called the world’s most outrageous terrorist attack.
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Integrated Education Policy: where is the political will?
As support for integrated education in Northern Ireland continues to grow, Jessica Johnston asks why has there been such political reticence to move integrated education policy forward.
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What caused the wave of rioting this Spring?
Commentators were quick to blame Brexit or fallout from the Storey funeral. But how close are these explanations to the truth and to what extent can they help us understand how such events could be prevented?
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Broadcasting as Usual as the Planet Burns: Recent Media Coverage of Climate Breakdown
One of the most notable issues to observe about the media coverage of climate breakdown in general and the latest IPCC report on the Climate Science in particular, has been how it has been by turns, terrible, biased and lacking in recognising the urgency of the climate crisis says Professor John Barry.
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The latest terrifying Climate Report: Fiddling while the planet burns? ‘Code Red’ for humanity…. or capitalism and carbon?
Commenting on the latest IPCC report on climate change, Professor John Barry says that climate breakdown is the overarching context within which all policy issues need to be placed.
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Generational legacies and feminist futures: Researching women’s embodied histories
Our bodies hold our stories but women’s experiences remain untold within societies that silence and shame feminised bodies says Dr Shonagh Hill.
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The Istanbul Convention – Ten Years On
The Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (commonly known as the Istanbul Convention) was adopted by the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe in April 2011, and was opened for signature in Istanbul the following month. A decade on, it is an appropriate juncture to reflect on the…
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Finding Ways Forward for the long awaited Bill of Rights…
The Bill of Rights process in Northern Ireland has been stuck since at least 2008 says Professor Colin Harvey.