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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Why we need to listen to farmers’ perspectives on lynx and wolf reintroductions
Repost: Whether in Monaghan or Malawi, Navan or Nepal, we should listen to and take seriously the perspectives of those who make their living from the land says environmental social scientist, Dr Jonny Hanson.
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The story of the first all-Ireland mapping survey 200 years ago
Article originally appeared on RTE Brainstorm.
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Beyond hospital waiting lists: the need for accountability and reform in our health system
The health system in Northern Ireland is at a critical juncture but what can be done to stop the NHS from being consigned to history asks Professor Ciaran O’Neill.
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The New EU Directive on Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence
A new EU Directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence is a landmark development says Dr Ronagh McQuigg.
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Why the US oil majors may end up doing more for the green transition than their (slightly) more progressive European rivals
Article originally appeared in The Conversation.
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25 Years of Devolution in Northern Ireland: Politics, Not Administration
This blog, by Muiris MacCarthaigh and Ka Ka Katie Tsang, is part of an IPPO series looking at how policymaking across England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland has been shaped by devolution since 1999.
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Public Policy-making in the Contested Context of Northern Ireland
This blog, by Muiris MacCarthaigh and Ka Ka Katie Tsang, is part of an IPPO series looking at how policymaking across England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland has been shaped by devolution since 1999.
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A critical response to plans for a ‘public history’ of British Policy in Northern Ireland during the Troubles
Professor Marie Coleman shares some thoughts following the latest developments in the public history of British policy during the conflict in Northern Ireland.
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Women theatremakers in Northern Ireland – New Podcast Now Available
In a new podcast series, Queen’s University researcher Dr Shonagh Hill generates a conversation across generations of women theatremakers in Northern Ireland that celebrates their work, as well as highlighting the challenges they face.
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The Catholic Church has gotten better at saying sorry – but is anyone listening?
For many years, apologies from the Catholic Church have been received as hollow, even insincere says Professor Gladys Ganiel and Dr Caoimhe Ní Dhónaill.