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SUMMARY:Irish Politics 1916-2016: Continuity and Change Panel Discussion
DESCRIPTION:This Friday evening 13th May\, as part of the biennial Political Studies Association of Ireland (PSAI) Postgraduate Conference\, a plenary event will take place in conjunction with QPol\, Queen’s University’s public policy engagement initiative. \nThe theme of the overall conference is ‘Irish Politics 1916-2016: Continuity and Change’ and the plenary session will consider this theme in the context of the 2016 elections in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. \nThe panel will be chaired by Mark Devenport\, Political Editor for BBC Northern Ireland\, and speakers will include: \n\nMary Lou McDonald TD\, Deputy Leader of Sinn Féin\nJack Chambers\, Fianna Fáil TD for Dublin West\nDavid McCann\, Commentator and Deputy Editor of Slugger O’Toole news and opinion portal\nA representative of the Democratic Unionist Party\, TBC\n\nThe panel session will take place in the Lanyon Building\, 0G/074\, at Queen’s University from 6:00pm – 8:00pm and is open to all. Please register here via Eventbrite.
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/psai-1916-2016-panel-event/
LOCATION:Lanyon Building 0G/074\, Queen's University Belfast\,  University Road\, Belfast\, Antrim\, BT7 1NN\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:2016 Annual Gibson Lecture at the Gibson Institute
DESCRIPTION:The 2016 Annual Gibson Lecture at the Gibson Institute\, Queen’s University\, will be delivered by the European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development\, Mr Phil Hogan. \nThe lecture\, entitled ‘Effect of Brexit on Irish Agriculture: North and South’ takes place on Europe Day itself\, Monday 9 May 2016 at 6pm at Lecture Theatre 1\, Medical Biology Centre\, 97 Lisburn Road\, Belfast. \nReception is from 5.30pm with everyone welcome to attend this public lecture.  \nThe greatest issue facing the agriculture and food sectors in a generation will be publically discussed by Europe’s leading agricultural policymaker. This is your opportunity to hear directly the opinion of those in charge of the Common Agricultural Policy and to take part in an open question and answer session directly after Commissioner Hogan’s presentation. \n  \nThe featured image in this article has been used thanks to a Creative Commons licence.
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/2016-annual-gibson-lecture/
LOCATION:Lecture Theatre 1\, Medical Biology Centre\, 97 Lisburn Road \, Belfast\, Antrim \, BT9 7AE\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:An Opt-Out Organ Donor Register - What is it and should Northern Ireland have one?
DESCRIPTION:Now that an opt-out approach to organ donation has been adopted in Wales\, this means that\, following their death\, those who live in Wales are presumed to be willing to donate their organs to others. Those who are not willing to donate must register their objection. In surveys a high percentage of the population says that they are willing to donate but far fewer actually register their consent. The hope is that this will increase the number of organs available for transplant and\, therefore\, the number of lives saved. \nThis event will consist of a panel discussion of the opt-out approach and include a talk entitled ‘Wales: Opting In To Opt Out?’ by Dr Chris Hingston\, the Clinical Lead for Organ Donation in South Wales\, followed by short responses from a number of speakers. \nThe participatory discussion will focus on whether Northern Ireland should follow the lead of Wales and move to an opt-out system of organ donor registration. \nThis event is organised by the Northern Ireland Ethics Forum in association with QPol\, as part of Imagine: Festival of Ideas and Politics 2016. \nTo book your place\, click here.
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/an-opt-out-organ-donor-register/
LOCATION:Old Staff Common Room\, Queen's University Belfast\, University Road\, Belfast\, BT7 1NN\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20160224T133000
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SUMMARY:KESS Seminar: Improving Northern Ireland's Competitiveness: Innovation\, Skills and Marketing
DESCRIPTION:The Knowledge Exchange Seminar Series (KESS) is the first of its kind in the United Kingdom\, formally partnering a legislative arm of government – the Northern Ireland Assembly – with academia. KESS aims to encourage debate and improve understanding by providing a forum to present and disseminate research findings in a straightforward format\, making those findings easily accessible to decision-makers. \nSeminars are free and are held on Wednesday afternoons. Each seminar starts at 1.30pm in the Long Gallery\, Parliament Buildings\, located on Stormont Estate. Further information on KESS\, as well as the seminar programme for 2015-2016 programmes can be found here. \nPlease email raise@niassembly.gov.uk to reserve your place. \n  \n24 February 2016 \nIMPROVING NORTHERN IRELAND’S COMPETITIVENESS:  INNOVATION\, SKILLS AND MARKETING  \n1.30pm – RaISe – Welcome\n1.35pm – Assembly Committee Chair – Opening Remarks \n1.45pm – Prof Rob Gilles (QUB) – How can the NI economy become more competitive in the 21st century global economy?\nThe Northern Ireland (NI) economy competes in an increasingly complex global setting. Since 2007 the global economy seems to be in a perpetual state of volatility. This presentation addresses how recent developments in economics can help understand how businesses and economies compete in this global setting and how these insights can inform policy decisions to promote competitiveness of the NI economy. \nRecent research has shown that the global economy can best be understood as a complex of networks. Businesses and governments interact through relationships that make up supply-chains\, social networks and interactive platforms. Competitiveness thus aims to control\, regulate and enhance the networks one participates in. Business practices consequently focus on strategic mergers and institutional innovation\, which are observed widely in our contemporary global economy. From this perspective\, the presentation assesses issues related to attracting businesses to NI and the question whether lowering corporation tax would be beneficial. \n2.05pm – Prof Rodney McAdam (Ulster) – Developing new products using Innovation Clusters: Overcoming NI’s peripheral location limitations\nThis presentation outlines research findings demonstrating the need to examine how Northern Ireland (NI) and its constituent SME (small to medium-sized enterprises) base can overcome peripherality problems in effectively developing new innovative products to drive business growth. Based on innovation cluster research at the Ulster University over the past 5 years\, findings suggest that effective clustering policy and practice can help to make up for peripheral problems such as lack of indigenous resources. Based on this work\, with international comparisons\, findings show how clusters are an effective way of leveraging scarce resources leading to successful joint product development. This presentation explains that cluster policy and practice need to be aligned with the NI Regional Innovation Strategy (RIS) and European Union Smart Specialisation strategies\, both to ensure that clusters are formed in technology areas that are best suited to NI’s strengths and to avoid dilution of effort. The presentation delivers findings that highlight innovation clusters in key technologies\, which have been systematically developed over the past 5 years\, including aligning cluster policy with the RIS and cluster policy and practice development\, leading to new product development. \n2.25pm – Discussion\n2.45pm – Comfort Break \n3.00pm – Mr Mark Magill (Ulster) – NI Skills barometer: Developing skills for tomorrow’s economy\nThis presentation addresses the widespread consensus on the value of skills both to the individual as well as the wider economy. It highlights how qualitative evidence from employers identifies skills shortages in a number of key sectors and occupations across the Northern Ireland (NI) economy.  However\, it notes the gap in long-term quantitative forecasts to assist policy making. The presentation explains how this gap may be addressed\, setting out the development of a comprehensive NI skills model\, which is integrated within the Ulster University Economic Policy Centre (UUEPC) NI macroeconomic model. The model forecasts the number of jobs which will be created over the coming decade\, and identifies the level of qualifications required for each type of job created\, which helps to guide key questions relating to skills planning\, such as ‘are we producing enough graduates to meet expected demand?’.  The research also highlights which subjects are in greatest demand at NQF level 4 and above and identifies the demand-supply imbalances across all subject areas.  This research identifies a number of policy issues for consideration\, with choices required to ensure that NI’s skills provision meets economic needs. This presentation explains how the project aims to provide detailed labour market information that can be accessed by all relevant stakeholders\, which takes the form of a Skills Barometer designed to assist young people in making well informed career decisions\, employers to raise awareness about their skills needs\, Government to prioritise limited funding and education institutions to tailor their courses and curricula. \n3.20pm – Miss Rachel Malcolmson (Ulster) – Exploring Consumers’ Quality Perceptions of Local NI Food & Drink Produce\nThe Northern Ireland (NI) agri-food industry faces significant challenges in re-building consumer confidence in the quality and authenticity of food/drink products. However\, increasing demand for authentic\, high quality produce\, paired with a renewed sense of food patriotism\, presents new growth opportunities for local and artisan food/drink products to be promoted for their unique quality and provenance credentials. This presentation focuses on how to effectively raise the profile of local NI food/drink produce. Specifically it provides evidence-based recommendations for policy makers arising from research regarding the use of quality to market local produce. The recommendations for policy arise from a robust three stage\, mixed methods\, Department of Employment and Learning (DEL) funded PhD study. Preliminary findings indicate that packaging has a significant effect on consumer food quality perceptions and purchase decisions while shopping. The presentation therefore discusses how this evidence can be implemented by local producers as marketing strategy to engage the consumer. This research could importantly contribute to understanding about consumer perceptions regarding the marketing cues used to promote product quality\, and to assist the NI agri-food industry in its promotion of local food/drink products. This presentation also has particular relevance to the implementation of the Executive’s ‘Going for Growth Strategy’ and the development of the Agri-food Strategy Board’s emerging marketing body for the creation of a single NI brand. \n3.40pm – Discussion\n4.00pm – RaISe – Closing Remarks\n4.05pm – Networking and Refreshments
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/kess-seminar-improving-northern-irelands-competitiveness-innovation-skills-and-marketing/
LOCATION:Long Gallery\, Parliament Buildings\, Stormont\, Belfast\, BT4 3XX\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Parties\, Polls and Predictions: Who will win the Irish General Election?
DESCRIPTION:To register for this event please click here. \nThe forthcoming Irish General Election is shaping up to be one of the most contested in living memory\, with a greater number of parties and policies competing for public attention and votes\, and presenting multiple coalition options.  This free open symposium in QUB brings together some of Ireland’s most prominent political scientists to discuss their predictions for the election and the likely shape of the next government. They include: \n\nProf Gary Murphy (School of Law and Government\, DCU) General Election 2016: Parties\, polls and coalition options\nDr Liam Weeks (Department of Government\, UCC): Kingmakers? The emergence of independents and small parties\nDr Claire McGing (Department of Geography\, NUI Maynooth): ‘Changing the rules of the game? The implementation of gender quota legislation for the 2016 Dáil election‘\n\nThe event is organised and will be chaired by Dr Muiris MacCarthaigh (School of Politics\, International Studies and Philosophy\, QUB) in association with QPol – the public policy engagement initiative at Queen’s. For further details about the event please contact Dr MacCarthaigh at M.MacCarthaigh@qub.ac.uk and for information on QPol\, please contact Kevin Fearon at k.fearon@qub.ac.uk \n\nWhen\nThursday\, 11 February 2016 from 18:00 to 20:00 (GMT)  – Add to Calendar  \nWhere\nLanyon Building/01/052\, Queen’s University Belfast
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/parties-polls-and-predictions-who-will-win-the-irish-general-election/
LOCATION:Lanyon Building/01/052\, Queen's University\, Belfast\, BT7 1NN\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Northern Ireland and the EU Referendum: What are the Issues?
DESCRIPTION:To obtain tickets for this event – please go to the event’s website. \nWith a UK-wide referendum on remaining in or leaving the European Union (EU) on the horizon\, what are the issues for Northern Ireland? \nWhat should the UK government be seeking in its renegotiation of the terms of EU membership? What are the key issues for any debate on whether to remain in or to leave the EU? What would the implications of a Brexit be for Northern Ireland? Where do Northern Ireland’s interest lie? \nQPOL and the School of Politics\, International Studies and Philosophy at Queen’s are delighted to invite you to a panel discussion to explore these issues. \nOur panel includes: \nDr. Cathal McCall (Queen’s University Belfast)\nAngela McGowan (Danske Bank)\nDr. Lee McGowan (Queen’s University Belfast)\nDr. Mary Murphy (University College Cork) \nWe hope to see you at the event. \nqub.ac.uk/pisp  qpol.qub.ac.uk \nPlease note that the discussion will start at 7pm sharp. Guests are welcome to arrive from 6:45pm for refreshments.
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/northern-ireland-and-the-eu-referendum-what-are-the-issues/
LOCATION:Great Hall\, Queen's University Belfast\, Belfast\, BT7 1NN\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150624T133000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150624T150000
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SUMMARY:KESS Seminar: Innovation and Economic Growth
DESCRIPTION:The Knowledge Exchange Seminar Series (KESS) is the first of its kind in the United Kingdom\, formally partnering a legislative arm of government – the Assembly – with academia. Aiming to encourage debate and improve understanding\, KESS provides a forum to present and disseminate research findings in a straightforward format\, making those findings easily accessible to decision-makers. \nSeminars are free and are held on Wednesdays from 05 November 2014 through 24 June 2015. Each seminar starts at 1.30pm in the Long Gallery\, Parliament Buildings\, located on Stormont Estate. Most seminars cover a range of themes under one broad heading – see below for relevant dates and timings (also available to download as pdf). \nPlease email raise@niassembly.gov.uk to reserve your place at any of the seminars listed. Further information on KESS can be found here. \n24 JUNE 2015 – INNOVATION AND ECONOMIC GROWTH \n1.30pm – RaISe – Welcome\n1.35pm – Assembly Committee Chair – Opening Remarks \n1.45pm – Prof Barry Quinn\, Ms Lynsey McKitterick\, Dr Adele Dunn and Prof Rodney McAdam (Ulster) – The effectiveness of the policy and support environment for local food production competitiveness\, innovation and growth\nThis presentation focuses on the effectiveness of policy for SME (small and medium enterprises) innovation in the food chain. Specifically it provides evidence-based recommendations for policy-makers arising from research into the effectiveness of the policy and support environment in fostering innovation\, competitiveness and growth among small and micro-sized food producers. A competitive local food production sector contributes to the fabric of the rural economy and leads to greater transparency and traceability in the supply chain. The findings and recommendations for policy arise from the EU funded INTERREG IVC LOCFOOD (Local Food as an Engine for Local Business) project which consists of 13 partners across 9 EU regions. The research indicates relatively high levels of innovation among food small/micro food producers\, but a lack of involvement in support programmes\, particularly collaborative programmes. The evidence suggests that these enterprises are engaging with introductory levels of support\, but indicates various barriers to engagement\, such as a lack of understanding of available support and lack of critical networking capabilities. Policy implications include the need for government and support agencies to engage more with these businesses to communicate available support\, to provide more specialist support\, and to formulate a strategy for collaborative networks. \n2.05pm – Prof NJ Hewitt & Dr P Griffiths (Ulster) – The Need for Energy Storage in Northern Ireland as a mechanism for Efficient Electrical Network Use\nWind energy is the large scale renewable energy electricity provider of choice with a marriage of a mature cost effective technology and an excellent wind resource in Northern Ireland. However\, given the variability of wind energy\, its availability does not always coincide with our electricity needs. Furthermore the wind resource tends to be in the west of Northern Ireland\, while the major demands are in the east. Finally\, the electricity network has been designed for power stations in the north and east of Northern Ireland\, with the network radiating outwards\, with the consequential drop in capacity as it delivers electricity to the traditional lower demands of the west of Northern Ireland. Thus energy storage can meet a number of needs. For example\, it can manage the variability of wind. It can also manage the load/demand relationship at certain points on the network ensuring the transmission network operates optimally and safely. Bearing these benefits in mind\, this presentation discusses the technologies potentially of use in Northern Ireland\, as well as their likely benefits. This presentation seeks to explore more cost effective integration of wind power (or other variable renewables) onto the electricity network\, as the network is at a cross-roads. It explains that significant investment in capacity may be partially alleviated by energy storage and also may allow more renewable energy penetration onto the electricity market. It also discusses how market changes may have to reward flexibility management which storage can provide. \n2.25pm – Discussion\n2.55pm – RaISe – Closing Remarks\n3.00pm – Networking and Refreshments \n 
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/kess-seminar-innovation-and-economic-growth/
LOCATION:Long Gallery\, Parliament Buildings\, Stormont\, Belfast\, BT4 3XX\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Britain and Europe: The Endgame – An Irish Perspective
DESCRIPTION:Roundtable Discussion and Book Launch followed by wine reception \n  \nSpeakers: \n  \nDáithí O’Ceallaigh\, former Irish Ambassador in London \nPaul Gillespie\, Irish Times columnist \nTom Arnold\, Director General\, Institute for International and European Affairs \nJohn Bradley\, research consultant \n  \nThe roundtable will discuss some of the key findings and arguments contained in the latest publication of the Institute for International and European Affairs (IIEA) on the United Kingdom’s fraught relationship with the European Union: Britain and Europe: The Endgame – An Irish Perspective. The major new publication from the IIEA examines the consequences of a possible ‘Brexit’ – British withdrawal from the EU – from a number of perspectives\, including: the political and economic future of the United Kingdom; options for an external relationship with Europe; the impact on the EU as a whole and especially Ireland of Brexit\, with particular reference to the political\, economic and business dimensions of Irish-British relations. The volume pays particular attention to the possible implications of Brexit for Northern Ireland. Britain and Europe: The Endgame – An Irish Perspective can be downloaded from the IIEA:  http://www.iiea.com/publications/britain-and-europe-the-endgame—an-irish-perspective-now-availabl \n 
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/britain-and-europe-the-endgame-an-irish-perspective/
LOCATION:Old Staff Common Room\, Queen's University Belfast\, University Road\, Belfast\, BT7 1NN\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:KESS Seminar: National Identity
DESCRIPTION:The Knowledge Exchange Seminar Series (KESS) is the first of its kind in the United Kingdom\, formally partnering a legislative arm of government – the Assembly – with academia. Aiming to encourage debate and improve understanding\, KESS provides a forum to present and disseminate research findings in a straightforward format\, making those findings easily accessible to decision-makers. \nSeminars are free and are held on Wednesdays from 05 November 2014 through 24 June 2015. Each seminar starts at 1.30pm in the Long Gallery\, Parliament Buildings\, located on Stormont Estate. Most seminars cover a range of themes under one broad heading – see below for relevant dates and timings (also available to download as pdf). \nPlease email raise@niassembly.gov.uk to reserve your place at any of the seminars listed. Further information on KESS can be found here. \n13 MAY 2015 – NATIONAL IDENTITY \n1.30pm – RaISe – Welcome\n1.35pm – Assembly Committee Chair – Opening Remarks \n1.45pm – Mr John Garry (QUB) and Mr Kevin McNicholl (QUB) – Understanding the ‘Northern Irish’ Identity\nThis presentation outlines key findings of research that used census and survey data to examine the ‘Northern Irish’ identity. The presentation first provides a demographic profile of Northern Irish identifiers: are they different from ‘Irish’ and ‘British’ identifiers in terms of gender\, age\, social class\, educational qualifications and religious background? Second\, it focuses on attitudinal factors: are Northern Irish identifiers notably moderate or centrist in their political beliefs? Third\, it focuses on behavioural factors: are Northern Irish identifiers particularly likely to engage in ‘cross community’ contact and activities? How has Northern Irish identity (and associated demographic\, attitudinal and behavioural profiles) changed over time? Linking the analysis to Priority 4 of the Executive’s Programme for Government\, the presentation assesses the extent to which the emerging Northern Irish identity may enhance efforts in ‘building a strong and shared community’. Is ‘Northern Irish’ a genuinely and meaningfully distinct identity associated with shared values and behaviour and potentially a shared community? Or\, is ‘Northern Irish’ identity simply another way of expressing traditional identities\, with substantial differences between ‘Northern Irish’ Catholics and ‘Northern Irish’ Protestants? The findings shed light on the relationship between shared identity and shared community. \n2.05pm – Dr Ian Shuttleworth (QUB) – Religion and National Identity in Northern Ireland: A Longitudinal Perspective 2001-2011\nReligious denomination is a key element in understanding Northern Ireland society and politics\, as it is often equated with national identity and voting intentions. It is also significant in informing debates about equality and resource allocation. Usually it is understood as a two-group ‘green and orange’ issue – Protestants/Unionists and Roman Catholics/Irish Nationalists. However\, the 2011 Census showed that there was an appreciable number of ‘nones’ and ‘not stateds’. Moreover\, in 2011\, there was also a sizeable group who reported a Northern Ireland identity. The ‘nones’\, ‘not stateds’ and Northern Irish do not appear to fall easily into the ‘green and orange’ categories and are little understood. The presentation therefore explores the social and demographic backgrounds of the ‘nones’\, the ‘not stateds’ and the Northern Irish in 2011 and relates this to their individual background and where they lived in 2001. It examines who changed religious denomination between 2001 and 2011\, and focusses on the religious affiliation in 2001 of those who reported they were ‘none’ or refused to state a religion in 2011. It also answers questions about whether those who became ‘nones’ or ‘not stateds’ by 2011 tended to be better-off and more residentially mobile than those who reported the same denomination in 2001 and 2011. \n2.25pm – Discussion\n2.55pm – RaISe – Closing Remarks\n3.00pm – Networking and Refreshments
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/kess-seminar-national-identity/
LOCATION:Long Gallery\, Parliament Buildings\, Stormont\, Belfast\, BT4 3XX\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:KESS Seminar: Youth Justice
DESCRIPTION:The Knowledge Exchange Seminar Series (KESS) is the first of its kind in the United Kingdom\, formally partnering a legislative arm of government – the Assembly – with academia. Aiming to encourage debate and improve understanding\, KESS provides a forum to present and disseminate research findings in a straightforward format\, making those findings easily accessible to decision-makers. \nSeminars are free and are held on Wednesdays from 05 November 2014 through 24 June 2015. Each seminar starts at 1.30pm in the Long Gallery\, Parliament Buildings\, located on Stormont Estate. Most seminars cover a range of themes under one broad heading – see below for relevant dates and timings (also available to download as pdf). \nPlease email raise@niassembly.gov.uk to reserve your place at any of the seminars listed. Further information on KESS can be found here. \n6 MAY 2015 – YOUTH JUSTICE \n1.30pm – RaISe – Welcome\n1.35pm – Assembly Committee Chair – Opening Remarks \n1.45pm – Ms Lesley Emerson\, Dr Karen Orr and Prof Paul Connolly (QUB) – Engaging young people with the conflict and its legacy: findings from an evaluation of the ‘Prison to Peace’ educational programme\n‘Prison to Peace’ is an educational programme which assists young people in exploring the conflict and its legacy through the narratives of politically motivated former prisoners. A cluster randomised controlled trial evaluation of the initiative\, funded by the Office of First Minister and deputy First Minister and conducted by QUB School of Education\, demonstrates that the programme has the following significant positive effects on young people: reduction in sectarian prejudice; reduction in support for violence; and increase in likeliness to participate positively in school and community\, as indicated by measures of information seeking behaviour\, interest in talking to others about politics. Further\, the programme increases young people’s knowledge and understanding of the conflict\, and its complexity\, and processes of transition to peace. Moreover\, the results demonstrate the programme’s potential to increase young people’s optimism for permanent peace. This presentation draws on the findings from the cluster RCT\, interviews with young people\, teachers\, principals\, parents and educational stakeholders to discuss more generally how education can contribute to the ongoing debate regarding dealing with the legacy of the past. It also discusses how best to co-ordinate this and other educational programmes seeking to address issues of conflict and division in Northern Ireland within the current policy context. \n2.05pm – Dr Nicola Carr and Dr Siobhán McAlister (QUB) – Experiencing Youth Justice: Process\, Meaning and Legitimacy\nReform of the youth justice system\, including the wide incorporation of restorative justice approaches\, was a central component of the Criminal Justice Review (2000). Following the devolution of policing and justice powers to the Assembly\, the Youth Justice Review (2011) made a series of recommendations for further reforms. These included proposals for the introduction of a statutory time limit in youth cases to tackle avoidable delay. Strengthening legitimacy and advancing rights-based approaches are key themes underpinning the recommendations of Youth Justice Review (2011). Young people’s views of justice within the system are critical to our understanding of how such aims can be achieved. This presentation is based on findings from a longitudinal qualitative study exploring young people’s experiences of transitions into and from custody in the Juvenile Justice Centre. Using a life-history approach young people’s experiences of justice at various stages of the criminal justice process and in the wider context of their lives is explored. Key issues such as social contexts\, legitimacy and perceptions of fairness are highlighted and the implications of this for system reform are critically examined. \n2.25pm – Discussion\n2.55pm – RaISe – Closing Remarks\n3.00pm – Networking and Refreshments
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/kess-seminar-youth-justice/
LOCATION:Long Gallery\, Parliament Buildings\, Stormont\, Belfast\, BT4 3XX\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:KESS Seminar: Social Isolation and Inclusion
DESCRIPTION:The Knowledge Exchange Seminar Series (KESS) is the first of its kind in the United Kingdom\, formally partnering a legislative arm of government – the Assembly – with academia. Aiming to encourage debate and improve understanding\, KESS provides a forum to present and disseminate research findings in a straightforward format\, making those findings easily accessible to decision-makers. \nSeminars are free and are held on Wednesdays from 05 November 2014 through 24 June 2015. Each seminar starts at 1.30pm in the Long Gallery\, Parliament Buildings\, located on Stormont Estate. Most seminars cover a range of themes under one broad heading – see below for relevant dates and timings (also available to download as pdf). \nPlease email raise@niassembly.gov.uk to reserve your place at any of the seminars listed. Further information on KESS can be found here. \n29 APRIL 2015 – SOCIAL ISOLATION AND INCLUSION \n1.30pm – RaISe – Welcome\n1.35pm – Assembly Committee Chair – Opening Remarks \n1.45pm – Dr Paula Devine (QUB) et al – Social isolation and older men: meeting the need? \nIn Northern Ireland\, as elsewhere\, there has been a growing recognition of the needs of older people within a range of policies and strategies. Within these\, the prioritisation of social inclusion for older people acknowledges that social inclusion and active ageing have strong links to health and well-being. At the same time\, men’s health is a growing concern internationally. Social isolation\, loneliness and depression are increasingly identified as major issues for men throughout the life course. Men often have less involvement in support and friendship networks than women do. Alongside this\, service provision has been criticised for being ‘feminised’. This presentation – jointly presented by The Men’s Working Group and researchers from Queen’s University – outlines a recent review of services for socially-isolated older men aged 50 years or over living in Belfast. The introduction explores the impact of social isolation on men’s mental and physical health. Key findings from an audit of current service provision aimed at this group are highlighted\, followed by case studies of individual service members. This followed by an assessment of how these services are meeting current levels of need\, and ways in which they may be developed to meet future requirements. \n2.05pm – Dr Sarah Eardley-Weaver (QUB) – Including all: Improving arts accessibility for people with varying visual and hearing ability\nMedia accessibility and social inclusion are increasingly prominent issues in today’s rapidly developing technological and multicultural world\, as reflected in legislation and in a growing social awareness of inclusion as a fundamental human right. However\, there remains a lack of promotion and awareness of the accessibility facilities for the blind and partially-sighted\, as well as the deaf and hard-of-hearing\, especially within the arts such as theatre\, cinema\, opera and museums. This presentation discusses findings from pioneering research into translation and accessibility issues in the arts\, focusing on audio description\, touch tours\, sign language interpreting and subtitles/captioning. It includes examination of the production and reception of these innovative facilities which push the boundaries of current perceptions of the notions of accessibility and disability. \n2.25pm – Discussion\n2.55pm – RaISe – Closing Remarks\n3.00pm – Networking and Refreshments \n 
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/kess-seminar-social-isolation-and-inclusion/
LOCATION:Long Gallery\, Parliament Buildings\, Stormont\, Belfast\, BT4 3XX\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event
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