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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How the US government seized all citizens’ gold in the 1930s
During extreme economic crises, governments have been known to seize people’s gold says Dr Chris Colvin and Dr Philip Fliers.
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The original Sars virus disappeared – here’s why coronavirus won’t do the same
The idea that letting the coronavirus run wild would protect us is unlikely to be valid says Dr Connor Bamford.
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The truth about the death and burial of Charles Dickens – podcast
This episode of The Conversation’s In Depth Out Loud podcast, features the work of Dr Leon Litvack, a world authority on Charles Dickens, on what happened after the death of the author.
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Has #clapforcarers exposed the fundamental contradictions about how we value social care workers?
While many social care workers welcomed the weekly #clap4carers ritual and messages of support, there also existed feelings of frustrations around working and employment conditions. Dr Katharine Venter of University of Leicester, Dr Martin McCracken of Ulster University, and Dr Denise Currie of Queen’s Management School discuss how social care roles are valued by society.
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Conflict and Change: A Conversation with Rory Montgomery and Jonathan Powell
A joint initiative between Queen’s University Belfast (QUB) and the Trinity Long Room Hub chaired by Jane Ohlmeyer, Director of the Trinity Long Room Hub with a conversation facilitated by Richard English, Professor of Politics and Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Internationalization and Engagement at QUB.
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Coronavirus: drones used to enforce lockdown pose a real threat to our civil liberties
Dr Birgit Schippers looks at the increasing use of drones during the pandemic.
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How Irish clergy and faith leaders are dealing with the pandemic
A new survey of clergy, ministers and faith leaders in Ireland by Dr Gladys Ganiel has some surprising findings about online religious practice.
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Reforming Sexual Consent in Northern Ireland: Reflections on ‘Reasonable Belief’
In the second of two Queen’s Policy Engagement Briefing Papers, Dr Eithne Dowds situates Northern Ireland’s approach to sexual consent within broader trends towards ‘affirmative models of consent’.
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Sexual Consent in Northern Ireland: The Social and Legal Dimensions
This is the first of two Queen’s Policy Engagement Briefing Papers by Dr Eithne Dowds. In this paper, Dr Dowds looks at how consent, despite being a key concept in the law on sexual offences in Northern Ireland, is subject to different and competing interpretations.
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The UK Approach to the Northern Ireland Protocol
Dr Katy Hayward provides an analysis of the UK’s command paper on the Northern Ireland protocol.