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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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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.
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Outside Looking In – Another Report from an Expert Panel on Educational Underachievement
Guest contributor Emma Shaw looks at the long-standing issue of educational achievement within working class communities in Northern Ireland.
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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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Queen’s Policy Engagement Post-Brexit Clinic 2021
The presentations and the recording of the 30 June Post-Brexit Clinic are now available.
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Hamming it up: sausage wars, porky pies and party roastings
This blog by Milena Komarova, Katy Hayward and Ben Rosher, is the fourth of a series published for the first 6 months of implementing the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland, with a particular focus on its impact on borders and cross-border cooperation. The research behind it is funded by the Reconciliation Fund of the Department of…
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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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Polling shows public wants better rights protections following Covid-19 pandemic
New public polling commissioned in collaboration by Queen’s University, Ulster University, and the Human Rights Consortium has found significant cross-community support for the inclusion of a range of rights in a Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland.
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Ten Years of the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights: Much done, plenty more to do
Dr Ciarán O’Kelly and Dr Ciara Hackett review the last ten years of the United Nations’ work in embedding corporate responsibilities for human rights into an international legal instrument.
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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.