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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Reflection, Renewal and Restoration
Reflecting on the current impasse with power-sharing here in Northern Ireland, Professor Colin Harvey calls on all concerned to turn round and start facing each other again.
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Why true horror movies are about more than things going bump in the night
Aislinn Clarke takes a look at her latest film release “The Devil’s Doorway” and asks what exactly is a horror film.
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Orthodox Church: biggest split in a thousand years triggered over Ukraine
Dr Alexander Titov looks at what is being called the biggest split in the Orthodox Church in a thousand years.
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Extending the Brexit transition period: what does it mean for a deal?
Professor David Phinnemore looks at the implications for the UK and for Theresa May of the proposed extension to the transition period.
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Queen’s Policy Engagement September Brexit Clinic Slides
The slides are available for September’s Brexit Clinic at Queen’s, which took place on 20 September 2018.
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Queen’s Policy Engagement October Brexit Clinic Slides
The slides are available from this month’s Brexit Clinic at Queen’s, which took place on Wednesday 17 October.
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Russia’s Pension Reform: Beginning of the End of Putin’s Regime?
With Putin’s approval ratings falling, losses in the local elections, and street protests taking place across Russia, Dr Alexander Titov asks whether the pension reform was really worth it for the authorities.
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Still here: Brexit and human rights in Northern Ireland
Professor Colin Harvey highlights what will remain and what might be lost in terms of rights and equality during and after the Brexit process.
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The island of Ireland and ‘Brexit’: a new approach
The following article is based on Professor Dagmar Schiek’s original analysis of Ireland’s and the UK’s common EU membership in the light of Brexit which appeared in the Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly.
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Surveying the Papal Visit to Ireland: A Francis Effect?
Following the recent papal visit to Ireland, Dr Gladys Ganiel carried out a survey in conjunction with market research agency Amárach to gauge the views of those who had, and hadn’t, attended events as part of Pope Francis’s first visit to Ireland.