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Dr Stephen McKay (QUB): The Northern Ireland planning system has witnessed major reform in 2015, with key responsibilities being transferred to new local authorities. There are far-reaching consequences of this relating to the future management of development and the production of a new generation of area plans. This will also have an impact on arrangements… Continue Reading Enhancing the effectiveness of planning enforcement in Northern Ireland

Dr Caroline Linse (QUB) As of 2011 there were over 50,000 migrants, who speak a language other than English or Irish at home, residing in Northern Ireland. Many of these individuals do not possess adequate levels of English language proficiency in order to access services. Research funded by the Northern Ireland Inclusion and Diversity Service… Continue Reading Formal and informal translation and interpretation for immigrants and asylum seekers

Dr Gillian Carter (QUB) – Supporting General Practitioners in Northern Ireland in the care of dementia patients as they near the end of life The general practitioner (GP) is in a pivotal position to initiate and adapt end of life care for their patients living with dementia. A postal survey was conducted to gauge GPs’ perceptions… Continue Reading Supporting General Practitioners in Northern Ireland in the care of dementia patients as they near the end of life

Dr Alastair Ruffell (QUB) – Waste management and disposal: locating illegal buried waste using remote sensing (satellites, aircraft, drones and geophysics) Buried illegal waste and uncontrolled legal waste dumps are a major problem in Northern Ireland, as well as in Scotland, Ireland, Italy, Canada. The mention of the words ‘Moubouy Road’ are enough to demonstrate… Continue Reading Waste management and disposal

Dr Cathal McCall (QUB) – Brexit and Britain’s Borders                                             A United Kingdom (UK) exit from the European Union (EU) poses significant questions for the UK’s borders, the most pertinent of which are: would… Continue Reading Brexit and Britain’s Borders

Dr Lee McGowan (QUB) – Does Europe matter? The implications of a Brexit for Northern Ireland Ahead of a now imminent referendum on the United Kingdom’s (UK) membership of the European Union (EU) this presentation addresses the specific issue of how much the EU dimension matters to Northern Ireland and considers the implications of a… Continue Reading Does Europe matter?

Prof David Phinnemore (QUB) – After the EU Referendum: The United Kingdom as a Member State with a ‘Special Status’ or Non-Member in search of a New Relationship The presentation reviews the nature and content of the outcome to the UK government’s attempt to renegotiate the terms of UK membership of the European Union (EU) as… Continue Reading After the EU Referendum

Dr Neil Matthews (QUB) This presentation outlines key findings from research on party candidate selection procedures and their impact on the number of women selected to contest elections in Northern Ireland. Relatively little is known of both the nature of the selection methods adopted by Northern Ireland’s main political parties and their role in producing… Continue Reading Candidate Selection in Northern Ireland: a cold house for women?

Dr John Garry (QUB) How can the quality of governance in Northern Ireland be enhanced? This presentation addresses this broad question by focusing on the extent to which the quality of democratic decision making in Northern Ireland may be increased by facilitating a role for the considered views of citizens. Specifically, it suggests a feasible… Continue Reading Deliberative Democracy in Northern Ireland: Enhancing the quality of governance by involving citizens in decision making