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How the experience of Black people freed from slavery set a pattern for African Americans today
Date published - 14/10/2021
Author - Nik Ribianszky, Lecturer in US History, Queen's University Belfast
Read articlePandora papers: as ordinary Lebanese suffer, elite secretly drain off billions
Date published - 07/10/2021
Author - John Nagle, Professor in Sociology, Queen's University Belfast and Tamirace Fakhoury, Associate Professor of Political Science and Global Refugee and Migration Studies, Aalborg University
Read articleHere's what happens when two very different respiratory viruses infect the same cell – new study
Date published - 10/09/2021
Author - Connor Bamford, Research Fellow, Virology, Queen's University Belfast
Read articleTokyo 2020: how did the latest Olympics rank against others for sustainability?
Date published - 11/08/2021
Author - John Karamichas, Lecturer in Sociology and Green Criminology, Queen's University Belfast
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What do voters in Northern Ireland think about the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland?
As part of a three-year research project on the Protocol on Ireland/ Northern Ireland, a series of regular surveys has been commissioned to ‘temperature test’ voter attitudes on a range of issues relating to Brexit, the Protocol, and their implications for Northern Ireland.
The post What do voters in Northern Ireland think about the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland? appeared first on Queen's Policy Engagement.
Date published - 28/10/2021 Read article
Mitchell Institute Research Workshop: Border Ireland by Professor Cathal McCall
Border Ireland: From Partition to Brexit is the third book release by Queen's University Belfast's Cathal McCall, Professor of European Politics and Borders, LINCS Programme Coordinator, and Fellow of The Senator George J. Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice.
The post Mitchell Institute Research Workshop: Border Ireland by Professor Cathal McCall appeared first on Queen's Policy Engagement.
Date published - 28/10/2021 Read article
The Border after Brexit
The question of how to avoid a hard Irish border drew a lot attention during the UK-EU withdrawal negotiations, resulting in the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland. 10 months after the end of the transition period, a new study from the central border region shows that Brexit remains a live topic of concern on both sides of the border, and that uncertainty and anxiety still persist.
The post The Border after Brexit appeared first on Queen's Policy Engagement.
Date published - 22/10/2021 Read article
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