Tracey Wilson

Prof John Garry (QUB) – The EU referendum Vote in Northern Ireland: Implications for our understanding of citizens’ political views and behaviour Politics in Northern Ireland is typically dominated by the ethno-national divide between Catholic nationalists and Protestant unionists. The EU referendum presents an opportunity for a major political issue to cross-cut this division, with… Continue Reading The EU referendum Vote in Northern Ireland: Implications for our understanding of citizens’ political views and behaviour

Prof David Phinnemore (QUB) – Northern Ireland and Brexit: Limits and Opportunities for a New Relationship with the EU The prospect of Brexit begs questions of what new relationship the UK can and should seek to establish with the EU and how Northern Ireland can and should position itself in that relationship. Given the remain… Continue Reading Northern Ireland and Brexit: Limits and Opportunities for a New Relationship with the EU

Dr Katy Hayward (QUB) – The Implications of Brexit for the Irish Border: Challenges and Options A key conundrum facing policymakers is how to realise a central ambition of the Brexit campaign (i.e. hardening the UK’s borders with the EU) without damaging the benefits currently ensured by the UK’s ‘soft’ borders with Ireland. This presentation… Continue Reading The Implications of Brexit for the Irish Border: Challenges and Options

Dr Lee McGowan and Dr Viviane Gravey (QUB) – EU Policy Competences after Brexit: Issues for Northern Ireland Many aspects of public policy in Northern Ireland involved an EU dimension, being shaped in Brussels and implemented locally. The return of devolved government to Northern Ireland opened up new possibilities for engagement with the EU, provided… Continue Reading EU Policy Competences after Brexit: Issues for Northern Ireland