Tag: Politics
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1,000 days with no Stormont
Northern Ireland has now been without a government for 1,000 days. Professor David Phinnemore explores the challenges ahead.
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2017 – a review of the year so far!
Dr Katy Hayward shares her thoughts of the year so far on Slugger TV.
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Gender and Political Leadership
In the run-up to the US presidential election, Professor Yvonne Galligan takes a look at gender equality in political leadership across the world and asks what can be done to tackle the cultural bias towards males in such leadership roles and bring about a greater level of gender balance.
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The Politics of Commemoration
Dr Margaret O’Callaghan reflects on how the commemoration of 1916 at different points in time is a snapshot of the politics and tensions of the day. (Image: GPO Dublin 1916)
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Election 2016 could be the real ‘earthquake’ Irish election
In the first of a series of QPol articles on Ireland’s Election 2016, Dr Muiris MacCarthaigh looks at the changing political landscape in Ireland and highlights some of the policy challenges the new government will face.
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‘Law and Justice’? Poland’s (re)turn to Catholic Morality and a Homogenous Society
Dr Ulrike M Vieten looks at the recent election of the ‘Law and Justice’ party in Poland and considers what this says about present day Polish society.
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Corbynomics: It’s the politics, not the economics
Dr Andrew Baker examines the rise of ‘Corbynomics’ and what that may mean for UK political and economic discourse if Jeremy Corbyn is elected Labour leader.
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The Problem with Petitions of Concern
Ahead of another divisive debate on welfare reform in the Northern Ireland Assembly, Dr Alex Schwartz examines the Petition of Concern and asks whether it is appropriate to use the procedure to protect party-political interests.
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2015 Westminster election: A small party’s dream or worst nightmare?
Smaller ‘third’ parties could play a pivotal role in this month’s election, although Dr Christopher Raymond argues that the campaign exposes some serious limits to their long-term influence.