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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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.
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Affirmative consent campaign calls for sexual assault law change in England and Wales – but this approach has pitfalls, too
Article originally appeared in The Conversation.
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Innovative Justice Responses for Non-recent Institutional Abuses: Restorative, Transitional and Transformative Justice
Much of the literature indicates that current legal systems premised on retributive justice are not adequately responding to the needs of victim/survivors.
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How the Conditional Immunity Scheme of the Independent Commission on Reconciliation and Information Recovery will work (or not)
Rather than promoting reconciliation, the conditional immunity scheme runs the risk of entrenching divided narratives of the past and undermining trust in public institutions says Professor Louise Malinder.
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Post-Brexit Clinic at Queen’s February 2024
The slides and recording of our February 2024 Post-Brexit Clinic are now available.
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Do Marleys always win the Reggae Grammy?
A discussion of nationality and location in the global music industry by Dr Kim-Marie Spence.
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AI could help cut voter fraud – but it’s far more likely to disenfranchise you
By Dr Deepak Padmanabhan, Prof Muiris MacCarthaigh and Stanley Simoes. Article originally appeared in The Conversation.
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Can Starmer ‘clean up’ UK lobbying?
Drawing on a recent article, Dr Ben Worthy and Dr Michele Crepaz explore what effective UK lobbying reform would look like in light of Keir Starmer’s promise to ‘clean up politics’.
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What Policy Challenges Lie Ahead for Northern Ireland Assembly?
Devolved government has returned to Northern Ireland but Ministers are faced with tackling some of Northern Ireland’s long-standing policy challenges says Dr Ka Ka Tsang.