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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Lessons from Northern Ireland: don’t put Islamist extremists in special prison units
Dr Michelle Butler looks at the UK policy of using specialised prison units to prevent radicalisation among Islamist extremists and challenges the wisdom of such an approach based on the use of such units for Irish Republican and Loyalist prisoners in Northern Ireland
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Is protecting Mosul minorities an excuse for partition?
Article first appeared on Al Jazeera English on 17 October, where Professor Beverley Milton-Edwards highlights that while appearing attractive in the abstract, partition could make matters worse, not better, in fragile states.
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Why the price of Marmite will go up!
With the current depreciation of the pound which has led to the ongoing dispute between Unilever and Tesco, Dr Sergey Popov asks why should there be a hike in prices for UK based brands such as Marmite!
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Head-hunting for Hamas
The following article first appeared on the Brookings Blog where Professor Beverley Milton-Edwards looks at the main runners and riders in next year’s election race to elect a new leader of Hamas.
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NI Festival of Social Science 2016
The Northern Ireland Festival of Social Science will take place from 5-11 November as part of the UK-wide ESRC Festival of Social Science.
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The impact of de-peering on internet provision
Dr Subhadip Chakrabarti looks at the networking agreements that connect internet networks and highlights the impact of de-peering on these agreements.
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UK government targeting employers with EU citizens on their salary lists
Following a recent article stating that foreign university academics were being banned from advising the UK government on Brexit, Professor Dagmar Schiek asks whether this would be legal while the UK is still a member of the EU.
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Highlighting a route to a healthier world
Professor Mark Lawler addresses the United Nations General Assembly in New York on precision medicine and personalised health.
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Is Jordan’s Islamist phoenix rising again?
The following article first appeared on the Brookings Blog in which Professor Beverley Milton-Edwards looks at the recent parliamentary elections in Jordan which heralded the return of the Muslim Brotherhood.
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Is a European Army coming soon? Don’t bet on it!
Brexit has opened the door for a new European defence union led by France and Germany. However, Dr Alexander Titov highlights that even between these two nations, there is very little agreement on what a European Army should be.