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.
Latest news and views…
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Don’t Blame the Boomers for Brexit – learn from them: Vote!
Dr Gemma Carney examines how the politics of fear – that has become endemic to public debate – is responsible for the surge in disgust towards baby boomers in the Brexit fallout.
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Beyond the UK Referendum – what next for the EU?
In the aftermath of the LEAVE vote in the recent UK referendum on EU membership, Professor Dagmar Schiek looks at some of the key issues such as Article 50 and free movement of people and asks what could and should the EU do next?
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Brexit and the Promised Land of Free Trade Agreements
Dr Billy Melo Araujo examines the legal, political and even practical obstacles that the UK must contend with before being in a position to negotiate its own Free Trade Agreements.
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Brexit: What have they done?
Dr Alexander Titov examines Britain’s decision to leave the EU which he describes as a shocking blow to the post-WWII Western political order, and the most striking sign yet of dissatisfaction with the paradigm of liberal globalisation.
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How Brexit Referendum Will Impact You
In the aftermath of the recent UK referendum on EU membership, Dr Sergey Popov looks at the economic uncertainty that has happened and how it will affect many UK citizens.
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Breakdown of voting in the UK referendum on EU membership
The maps below show the breakdown of voting across the UK and by constituency in Northern Ireland in the recent UK referendum on EU membership.
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Northern Ireland prepares to enter a post-Brexit quagmire
Professor David Phinnemore looks at what happens next for Northern Ireland following the leave victory in the UK referendum on EU membership.
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EU referendum – economics, social policy and employment rights
In the last of a series of articles on the UK referendum on EU membership, Professor Dagmar Schiek looks at the impact the EU has had as regards free movement of people and the protection of workers’ rights.
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Fact Check: does Vladimir Putin really want a Brexit from the EU?
With less than a day to go before the polls open, Dr Alexander Titov questions the received wisdom in the Brexit debate that Russian President Vladimir Putin is in favour of Britain leaving the EU and asks is this really the case?
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If Britain leaves the EU, could it simply rejoin?
In the run-up to next week’s UK referendum on EU membership, Professor David Phinnemore reflects on what would happen if there were a Brexit but the UK changed its mind down the line…