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Article: On the Irish border, the speed of a compromise will determine future Article: On the Irish border, the speed of a compromise will determine future : News article ID 1388912
City AM | 17 May, 2022

Katy Hayward discusses The Protocol and its implementation

Article: Managing a harder border: The bare essentials for an independent Scot Article: Managing a harder border: The bare essentials for an independent Scot : News article ID 1388918
Centre on Constitutional Change February 2022 | 7 February, 2022

In a new report launched last week, Professors Katy Hayward and Nicola McEwen consider the prospect of an independent Scotland within the EU and what that might mean for Scotland's borders.

Report: The Border after Brexit: Experiences of Local Communities in the Central Border Region Report: The Border after Brexit: Experiences of Local Communities in the Central Border Region : News article ID 1388913
Irish Central Border Area Network, 2021 | 1 October, 2021

These are results from the ‘The Border after Brexit’ project run by Queen’s University Belfast in conjunction with the Irish Central Border Area Network (ICBAN) of 8 local authorities in the Central Border Region of Ireland/Northern Ireland.

Blog: Four non-papers and a command paper Blog: Four non-papers and a command paper : News article ID 1388919
Queen’s Policy Engagement blog | 1 November, 2021

An overview of UK-EU moves on the Protocol from July to October 2021 by Dr Milena Komarova and Prof Katy Hayward.

Article: A Social Scientist Looks at the Irish Border and Its Future Article: A Social Scientist Looks at the Irish Border and Its Future : News article ID 1388916
Social Science Space | 7 August, 2021

Prof Katy Hayward a few questions about what it takes to study issues like the Irish border and what we might expect to see centered on the border in the coming years.

Blog: Hamming it up: sausage wars, porky pies and party roastings - implementing the Protocol Blog: Hamming it up: sausage wars, porky pies and party roastings - implementing the Protocol : News article ID 1388915
Irish Central Border Area Network | 1 July, 2021

This blog by Milena Komarova, Katy Hayward and Ben Rosher, is the fourth of a series published for the first 6 months of implementing the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland, with a particular focus on borders and cross-border cooperation

Article: Northern Ireland, 1921-2021: new borders, old tensions Article: Northern Ireland, 1921-2021: new borders, old tensions : News article ID 1388917
Heinrich Boell Stiftung | 1 June, 2021

Prof Katy Hayward discusses how, a century on from the creation of Northern Ireland, its society is once again deeply divided about the need for, and implications of, a border being drawn around it.

Blog: 100 Years On: Something Old, Something New… Blog: 100 Years On: Something Old, Something New… : News article ID 1388911
Queen's Policy Engagement Blog | 18 May, 2021

This blog by Milena Komarova, Katy Hayward and Ben Rosher, is the third of a series that will be published every 6 weeks as part of a ‘temperature gauge’ of Brexit and the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland.

Blog: A touch of Frost to a heated atmosphere: Implementing the Protocol Blog: A touch of Frost to a heated atmosphere: Implementing the Protocol : News article ID 1554059
Queen's Policy Engagement Blog | 1 April, 2021

This blog by Milena Komarova, Katy Hayward and Ben Rosher, is the second of a series that will be published every other month as part of a ‘temperature gauge’ of Brexit and the Protocol.

Blog: Predictable uncertainty: The first six weeks under the Protocol Blog: Predictable uncertainty: The first six weeks under the Protocol : News article ID 1554063
Queen's Policy Engagement Blog |

This blog by Milena Komarova, Katy Hayward and Ben Rosher, is the first of a series that will be published every other month as part of a ‘temperature gauge’ of Brexit and the Protocol.

Report: ‘The Border into Brexit: Perspectives from Local Communities Report: ‘The Border into Brexit: Perspectives from Local Communities : News article ID 1554070
Irish Central Border Area Network | 9 November, 2019

These are results from the ‘The Border into Brexit’ project run by Queen’s University Belfast in conjunction with the Irish Central Border Area Network (ICBAN) of eight local authorities in the Central Border Region of Ireland/Northern Ireland.

Report: Brexit at the Border: Voices of communities in Central Border Region Report: Brexit at the Border: Voices of communities in Central Border Region : News article ID 1554076
Irish central Border Area Network | 9 November, 2018

ICBAN is the cross-border network for the area known as the Central Border Region of Ireland / Northern Ireland. The members of the organisation are the eight local authorities who together make up the Region and ICBAN has been working since 1995.

Article: I’ve walked the Irish border – Brexit and fragile territory Article: I’ve walked the Irish border – Brexit and fragile territory : News article ID 1554078
5 March, 2018

The good health of the frontier is rooted in the Good Friday agreement, and threatened by the contempt of those who don’t understand its emotional landscape.

Report: Bordering on Brexit: Views from Communities in Central Border Region Report: Bordering on Brexit: Views from Communities in Central Border Region : News article ID 1554081
Irish central Border Area Network | 9 November, 2017

After generations of severe social, political, and economic challenges in the Central Border Region, not to mention the experience of violent conflict, the 21st century has begun to prove the viability and value of cross-border cooperation.