Tag: Northern Ireland
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Borders of the Future: Brexit and Bordering Ireland
If nobody wants a return to the borders of the past, then what will the borders of the future look like asks Professor Cathal McCall.
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How Northern Ireland voted in the EU referendum – and what it means for border talks
As the UK seeks to negotiate its way out of the EU, one particularly thorny problem will be the nature of the border the UK will have with the EU, and specifically how this will affect Northern Ireland and Ireland.
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Martin McGuinness: the IRA commander who walked down a political path
Following the death of former Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness, Dr Peter McLoughlin takes a look back over his path from IRA Commander to political negotiator and leader.
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Northern Ireland: how will the political stalemate end, and will there be a referendum to leave the UK?
Northern Ireland likely to have no government for the foreseeable future? Will direct rule from London be implemented? And are demands for a referendum on leaving the UK and uniting with the Republic of Ireland becoming harder to resist in the context of Brexit? Professor John Garry gives an overview of how events could unfold.
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Advice for Colombia from countries that have sought peace – and sometimes found it
After 55 years of civil conflict that killed some 220,000 citizens, Colombia is indubitably on the path to peace. As such, the Conversation Global invited several scholars to reflect on recent peace processes from around the globe and to offer lessons that Colombia could take away from other nations’ transitions from civil war to peace.…
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Where Next for Cultural Policy in Northern Ireland?
One year on from the closure of the consultation on the proposed new culture and arts strategy for Northern Ireland, Dr Steven Hadley asks why are we are no closer to having one?
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Hard Brexit – perspectives for the island of Ireland?
In the event of a hard Brexit, Professor Dagmar Schiek looks at some of the areas where the withdrawal of the UK from the EU will impact on life on the island of Ireland.
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Northern Ireland after the election
The Northern Ireland Assembly election on 2 March is likely to be followed by a difficult political negotiation. Alan Whysall from UCL’s Constitution Unit argues that it must not be a mere political sticking plaster and that people in Northern Ireland outside politics need to get involved in setting the agenda.
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The RHI Debacle: What Happens Next?
Dr David Capper looks at the recent developments in the RHI Scheme and asks if a hardship clause could be used in the regulations to help control the costs of the scheme.
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Fortress island Britain? What could happen to UK borders after Brexit
Professor Cathal McCall looks at the history of the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland and highlights the options of what the UK borders could look like post-Brexit.