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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The island of Ireland and “Brexit”: a legal-political critique of the draft withdrawal agreement
Based on a legal analysis of the position of the island of Ireland in the draft withdrawal agreement, Prof Dagmar Schiek argues that the draft neither fully protects socio-economic and civic cooperation on the island of Ireland, nor do justice to the 1998 Belfast Agreement.
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EU needs to do more to lower arsenic levels in infant food
Research at Queen’s highlights that EU laws introduced in January 2016 regarding carcinogen inorganic arsenic should be revised to ensure a lowered concentration of arsenic in baby food.
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Putin is sure to win, so what’s the point of elections in Russia?
Dr Alexander Titov takes a look at the forthcoming elections in Russia and the enduring appeal of Vladimir Putin.
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Brexit: Challenges and Opportunities with Mary Lou McDonald
The latest in its series of keynote addresses on Brexit will see Sinn Féin President, Mary Lou McDonald, visit Queen’s University.
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The Nordic Council: a model for British-Irish cooperation?
Dr Peter Doran and Dr Katy Hayward highlight how it’s time to realise the scope of an ambitious vision for British-Irish cooperation inspired by the Nordic Council.
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Donald Trump, Terrorism and the Twenty-First Century
Professor Richard English takes a look at developments in the US national defence strategy and what it says about the challenge of terrorism.
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Why the Speaker’s Advisory Group at Stormont Should be Brought Back
Dr John Coulter examines the case for a reforming of the Speaker’s Advisory Group at Stormont as a first step to restoring the power-sharing Executive and the Northern Ireland Assembly.
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Bordering on protesting too much?
Professor John Barry asks how Northern Ireland remaining part of the customs union would undermine ‘the Union’.
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The Brexit Border in 4 key slides
Dr Katy Hayward gives an outline of what border controls could mean for different types of border with the EU after Brexit.
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Protocol to the Draft Withdrawal Agreement with respect to Ireland/N.Ireland
The BrexitLawNI Project at Queen’s University gives its initial reflections on the human rights and equality aspects of the Protocol to the Draft Withdrawal Agreement with respect to Ireland/N. Ireland