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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Policy Paper – Rethinking the Role of Good Character Evidence in Rape and Sexual Offence Trials
By Dr Eithne Dowds, School of Law at Queen’s University Belfast.
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The End of “The World” as we’ve known it – Ukraine, the US and New Importance of Irish Neutrality in a Chastened European Union
By Dr Peter Doran, School of Law at Queen’s University Belfast,
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The winner takes it all? Reflection on the election success of the Far-Right in Germany
Dr Ulrike Vieten takes a look at the recent election results in Germany, particularly the electoral success of the AfD.
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Violent Misogyny is both a Symptom and a Cause of Extremist Ideology
We need to call violent misogyny exactly what it is: an extremist ideology that is already present and operating in society says Dr Aishling McMorrow.
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What to do when you (really) can do nothing at all and how to do better in children’s participation.
Professor Laura Lundy shares a new infographic she has developed that shows what meaningful participation by children could and should look like.
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Do We Need to Raise Expectations in Order to Raise the Age of Criminal Responsibility?
A special joint contribution from representatives from VOYPIC, NIACRO, Children’s Law Centre and Include Youth.
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Omagh bombing: why a public inquiry is being held more than 25 years after the atrocity
Article originally appeared in The Conversation.
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Saving Lough Neagh: The Contribution of the ‘Rights of Nature.’
When it comes to the climate and ecological crisis in Northern Ireland, there’s a growing interest in the ‘rights of nature’ movement, which believes that nature has intrinsic values which is deserving of legal protection in itself says Erin Marrs.