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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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.
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Feeling safe? Violence against women and girls
In Northern Ireland, 30 women and girls were killed by men between 2019 and 2024. The prevalence and complexity of violence against women and girls has therefore gained policy and public attention in recent years, as the necessity for urgent policy and action is unquestionable say Paula Devine. Martina McKnight and Dirk Schubotz.
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Ministerial portfolio changes adding to policy pressures
This blog draws from an article published in 2023 in Irish Political Studies titled ‘Public policy accumulation in Ireland: the changing profile of ministerial departments 1922–2022’.
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The Protocol/Windsor Framework: What Next?
A new podcast from the Post-Brexit Governance NI team at Queen’s University Belfast.
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Home sweet home: achieving a Just Transition in Northern Ireland
Environmental social scientist Dr Jonny Hanson looks at the challenges and the opportunities of reaching net-zero in Northern Ireland.