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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Border Poll or Bust?
Alan Whysall, former Northern Ireland office civil servant, now research fellow at the Constitution Unit at University College London discusses the operation of border polls.
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A touch of Frost to a heated atmosphere: Weeks 6-12 of implementing the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland
This blog by Milena Komarova, Katy Hayward and Ben Rosher, is the second of a series that will be published every other month as part of a ‘temperature gauge’ of Brexit and 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…
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Understanding the role of European Council summits in reaching the Good Friday Agreement
One of the most sensitive issues during the Brexit process has been the impact of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU on Northern Ireland. Darren Litter argues that against this backdrop, the important role that European Council summits played in the Northern Ireland peace process has largely been overlooked.
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Solidarity and Marginality: Family Care in a Pandemic
Throughout the pandemic, more attention should have been paid to those caring for a vulnerable family member at home and to their everyday anxieties says Dr Lisa Smyth.
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Comparing Living Standards: North and South
Guest contributor Professor John Doyle from Dublin City University responds to Dr Graham Gudgin’s recent article comparing living standards in the North and South of Ireland.
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(Non-)Religion and Abortion at Stormont
Dr Christopher Raymond looks at the recent debate in the Assembly on the Severe Fetal Impairment Abortion (Amendment) Bill which will likely see the implementation of new restrictions on abortion in Northern Ireland.
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Community Wealth Building: Belfast’s Missed Opportunity
In this special long read article, guest contributor Mary McManus looks at how the Community Wealth Building model has been used in the fight against worsening levels of poverty across the UK.
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Why large-scale anti-body testing could lower contagion of COVID-19
Dr Luis Guimaraes highlights how largescale antibody testing is vital in the fight against COVID and could lead to an increase in social interaction.
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Engaging with Complexity: the Common Purpose Framework for the Prevention of Youth Violence and Criminal Exploitation
Dr Colm Walsh outlines the issues associated with violence that continue to affect communities across NI. He also looks at developments in the science of prevention, including the potential utility of a public health framework, and through an effective research, policy and practice partnership, he highlights the development of a process framework and training called…
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A ‘super-wicked’ policy problem: the cross-border challenges of responding to COVID-19
Dr Muiris MacCarthaigh, Northern Ireland project lead for the recently-formed International Public Policy Observatory, looks at why taking a trans-national approach to pandemic responses has proved so difficult – for the island of Ireland as elsewhere.