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Emotions and EU Referendums: From Grexit to Brexit

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Dr John Garry examines the role that emotions play in referenda, and what this might mean for the competing campaigns in the upcoming UK referendum on EU membership.

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Out on its own: what next for marriage equality in Northern Ireland?

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Following a resounding public vote in the Republic of Ireland and the Supreme Court ruling in favour of equal marriage in the USA, Dr Nicola Carr asks whether the same could now happen in Northern Ireland.

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Brexit: Free Movement of Persons and Equal Treatment

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As part of an ongoing series looking at the possible implications of a ‘Brexit’, Professor Dagmar Schiek asks how important the equal treatment of migrants in the host state is for the principle of free movement in the EU. What would be the implications of a ‘minor’ UK exception?

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Brexit: Implications for Northern Ireland

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Dr Lee McGowan asks what the implications of a ‘Brexit’ might be for Northern Ireland. Is this the starting gun to a referendum or a ticking time bomb for Northern Ireland?

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EU Referendum: Brexit Looming?

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As the UK moves closer towards a referendum on EU membership, Professor David Phinnemore asks what chance David Cameron has of ‘renegotiating’ the UK’s membership.

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