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SUMMARY:Queen's Policy Engagement Brexit Clinic February 2019
DESCRIPTION:The next Brexit Clinic from Queen’s Policy Engagement will take place on the following date: \n\nFriday 22 February at 12.30pm in the Moot Court Room\, Main Site Tower\, Main Campus\, Queen’s University Belfast.\n\nTo register\, please click here.  \nSince our last Clinic\, Theresa May’s deal has been voted down in Parliament\, she has survived a vote of no confidence and been given a mandate by Parliament to seek alternative arrangements from the EU with particular reference to the backstop. \nWill a deal be secured before 29 March? Will there be an extension to Article 50\, or will the UK fall over the cliff edge of a no-deal Brexit? And what are the implications for the Good Friday Agreement? \nJoin our panel from Queen’s as they talk through the latest developments in the Brexit process which\, given what has been happening to date\, will no doubt be changing by the day! \nChaired by Professor Lee McGowan\, with Professor David Phinnemore\, Dr Viviane Gravey and Dr Katy Hayward. \nWe look forward to welcoming you then.
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/queens-policy-engagement-brexit-clinic-february-2019/
LOCATION:Moot Court Room\, School of Law\, Tower Building\, Belfast\, Antrim \, BT7 1NN\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190214T173000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190214T190000
DTSTAMP:20260426T102053
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SUMMARY:The Purpose of Universities Today - Public Lecture
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: \nProfessor Shane O’Neill \nShane O’Neill is a Visiting Research Professor at the Senator George J. Mitchell Institute for Global Peace\, Security and Justice at Queen’s University Belfast. He is a political philosopher and critical social theorist who worked at Queen’s from 1994 to 2016. He served for an extended term on the University Executive\, as Dean of the Faculty of Arts\, Humanities and Social Sciences\, and he was instrumental in establishing the Institute. Since 2016 he has been Professor of Political Theory at Keele University in England\, where he also serves as Pro Vice-Chancellor for Planning and Advancement and Executive Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. \nAbout the Lecture \nPublic debates about the role of universities have tended to be polarised in recent years. On the one hand neo-liberal views present universities as institutions with a singular focus\, which is to compete with each other by demonstrating how effective they are at equipping students or research partners to succeed in market society. On the other hand\, traditional accounts of the intrinsic value of university education and research that have challenged such neo-liberal thinking can often appear to be either nostalgic or elitist. We need to reconstruct the purpose of the university today by moving beyond this unhelpful debate. The argument presented here suggests that the most fruitful way to do this is to present universities as instruments of social freedom. \nTea and coffee will be served in the Canada Room from 5.00pm. \nThe lecture will take place in the Council Chamber at 5.30pm.
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/the-purpose-of-universities-today-public-lecture/
LOCATION:Canada Room and Council Chamber\, Queen's University Belfast\,  University Road\, Belfast\, BT7 1NN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190130T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190130T193000
DTSTAMP:20260426T102053
CREATED:20190104T111551Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190117T084501Z
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SUMMARY:Public Event: ‘Brexit’ – Trade Union Perspectives
DESCRIPTION:Trade Union panel and open floor discussion on the UK withdrawal from the EU. To register\, click here.  \n(Tea/coffee served from 5.30pm – car parking available in the car park at the back of the QUB main building) \nAs part of the university’s ongoing contribution to the debates around UK withdrawal from the EU\, there will be an event open to the public exploring the views within the trade union movement on how best to defend and advance the interests of their members in the present state of relations between the UK and the EU. \nThe event will be chaired by Merav Amir\, President of the University & College Union at Queen’s. \nKaty Hayward (leading Queen’s expert on ‘Brexit’) will start off the discussion by giving a brief ‘user friendly’ technical summary of where negotiations and future prospects are at the time of the event. \nThat will be followed by opening comments from a panel of leading trade union speakers representing a range of positions within the trade union movement on ‘Brexit’\, including the Irish and GB dimensions alongside the focus on Northern Ireland: \n\nOwen Reidy – Assistant General Secretary\, Irish Congress of Trade Unions\nDavy Thompson – Regional Coordinating Officer\, Unite\nAlex Gordon – Past President\, RMT\nPaddy Mackel – President\, Belfast & District Trades Union Council\n\nSpeakers will give their views (10 minutes each) on how to protect and advance trade union interests in the coming year . \nThe discussion will then be opened up to the floor.
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/public-event-brexit-trade-union-perspectives/
LOCATION:Canada Room and Council Chamber\, Queen's University Belfast\,  University Road\, Belfast\, BT7 1NN\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190109T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190109T200000
DTSTAMP:20260426T102053
CREATED:20181218T092700Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181218T092719Z
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SUMMARY:Simon Coveney: 'Maintaining the habit of Co-operation'
DESCRIPTION:Queen’s University Policy Engagement Lecture Series provides a platform for meaningful discussion\, engaged debate\, and open dialogue on a range of today’s most pressing issues. It honours the commitments made in the University’s Social Charter to engage civic conversations\, knowledge exchange and intercultural dialogue.
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/simon-coveney-maintaining-the-habit-of-co-operation/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Queen's Policy Engagement":MAILTO:qpol@qub.ac.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20181212T123000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20181212T140000
DTSTAMP:20260426T102053
CREATED:20181204T152445Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181204T152445Z
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SUMMARY:Queen's Policy Engagement Christmas Brexit Clinic
DESCRIPTION:The next Brexit Clinic will take place on the following date: \nWednesday 12 December at 12.30pm in Room 01/052\, above the Senate Room\, Main Campus\, Queen’s University Belfast. \nThe Clinic will take place just before the December meeting of the European Council and it will be an opportunity to reflect on where we will be by that stage in the Brexit process. Will Theresa May have managed to make any final changes to the draft Withdrawal Agreement? What about Parliament’s reaction to the deal? What are the EU Member States thinking about it? \nChaired by Professor Lee McGowan\, Professor David Phinnemore\, Dr Viviane Gravey and Dr Katy Hayward will present their analysis on the Withdrawal Agreement and the likely implications for Northern Ireland. And seeing as it’s Christmas\, we’ll even throw in a mince pie or two! \nWe look forward to welcoming you then. To register\, please click here.
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/queens-policy-engagement-christmas-brexit-clinic/
LOCATION:LAN 01/052\, Lanyon Building\, QUB\, Belfast\, Antrim\, BT7 1NF\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20181122T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20181122T200000
DTSTAMP:20260426T102053
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SUMMARY:Lecture by Conor McGinn MP\, Labour Party
DESCRIPTION:As part of Queen’s University Belfast’s Policy Engagement Lecture Series\, Mr Conor McGinn MP will be visiting Queen’s on Thursday 22 November to deliver a lecture entitled “Rights\, Responsibilities and Respect: Building the Common Good.” \n 
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/lecture-conor-mcginn-mp-labour-party/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20181109T143000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20181109T153000
DTSTAMP:20260426T102053
CREATED:20181023T204810Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181023T204810Z
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SUMMARY:Thinking in time: the developmental psychology of future-thinking
DESCRIPTION:Following a discussion about how future-related decision-making changes as children get older\, we invite you to take part in a live experiment where you can try out a variety of the computer-based tasks used in our research. \nWith Professor Teresa McCormack from Queen’s University Belfast. To register please click here. 
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/thinking-time-developmental-psychology-future-thinking/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20181107T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20181107T203000
DTSTAMP:20260426T102053
CREATED:20181023T203330Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181023T203330Z
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SUMMARY:Climate change: how do we respond?
DESCRIPTION:Are you passionate about combatting climate change? \nThis public event offers a space for shared learning and dialogue around climate change and societal responses to the key challenges facing our society and planet. \nWith Dr Amanda Slevin. To register please click here. 
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/climate-change-respond/
LOCATION:Canada Room and Council Chamber\, Queen's University Belfast\,  University Road\, Belfast\, BT7 1NN\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20181107T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20181107T190000
DTSTAMP:20260426T102053
CREATED:20181023T204038Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181023T204038Z
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SUMMARY:Best practice in Arts Management and Cultural Policymaking
DESCRIPTION:Calling all arts and cultural professionals! \nJoin us as we showcase new research that questions the notion of ‘best practice’ in the arts and cultural sector. \nWith Dr Victoria Durrer. To register please click here\,
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/best-practice-arts-management-cultural-policymaking/
LOCATION:Brian Friel Theatre\, 20 University Road\, Belfast\, Antrim\, BT7 1NN\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20181107T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20181107T150000
DTSTAMP:20260426T102053
CREATED:20181023T210115Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181023T210115Z
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SUMMARY:History counts: Using numbers to understand the past
DESCRIPTION:Ever wondered how data can shine a light on the past? Data is a very important part of studying history. For example\, the UK census has been collected every 10 years since 1801\, and reading it can tell us a huge amount about what life was like a hundred years ago. It can tell us how many people lived in different places\, what jobs they did\, how long they lived for and how cramped their houses were. \nThis workshop aims to introduce A-level history students to economics-based approaches to studying history\, and show them how quantitative historical data can be used to shine a light on historical debates. \nThe event will consist of a one-day workshop divided into three sessions. The first session will introduce students to the field of economic history\, and explain how it can improve our understanding of the past. The second session will talk about the power of numbers\, and how data can be used to investigate historical phenomena and long-term trends. After lunch\, the third session will focus on the economic history research conducted at Queen’s University Centre for Economic History (QUCEH). Academics will talk to students about their own research\, and encourage them to comment and ask questions. \nThis event is for young people\, schools and colleges and is invitation only. 
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/history-counts-using-numbers-understand-past/
LOCATION:Riddel Hall\, 185 Stranmillis Road \, Belfast\, Co Antrim \, BT9 5EE\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20181106T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20181106T163000
DTSTAMP:20260426T102053
CREATED:20181023T205415Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181023T205415Z
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SUMMARY:Where are the ethics in business?
DESCRIPTION:The news is full of examples of businesses behaving badly. Construction giant Carillion built up huge debts\, Cambridge Analytica hoovered up personal data without consent\, and Facebook and Apple have dodged taxes. Reading about these scandals may well make you ask the question: Can a business ever be ethical? Does succeeding in business mean ‘survival of the fittest’ and making a profit at any cost? \nThis interactive workshop will explore what ethics can and does mean in a business environment. What is the relationship between ethics\, integrity\, trust\, and business sustainability and competitiveness? Drawing on local\, national and international examples of both best practice and very poor behaviour\, this interactive workshop will explore these themes. There will be short interactive lectures\, group discussions\, mini-case studies and videos. The workshop will conclude with an analysis of the role and purpose of ethics in business\, and how businesses can ‘do well by doing good’. \nThis event is for young people\, schools and colleges and is invitation only. 
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/where-are-the-ethics-in-business/
LOCATION:Riddel Hall\, 185 Stranmillis Road \, Belfast\, Co Antrim \, BT9 5EE\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20181106T123000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20181106T123000
DTSTAMP:20260426T102053
CREATED:20181011T134903Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181023T202759Z
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SUMMARY:November Brexit Clinic - Borders\, Backstops and Brexit
DESCRIPTION:Not bored yet with Brexit? Then come along and join in the discussion around the issues facing the UK and the particular challenges that Brexit poses for Northern Ireland. \nWith academics from the Queen’s on Brexit initiative and part of the 2018 ESRC Festival of Social Science. \nTo register\, please click here. 
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/november-brexit-clinic/
LOCATION:LAN 01/052\, Lanyon Building\, QUB\, Belfast\, Antrim\, BT7 1NF\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20181106T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20181106T123000
DTSTAMP:20260426T102053
CREATED:20181023T205759Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181023T205759Z
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SUMMARY:Corporate social responsibility: A force for good
DESCRIPTION:Consumers consider more than just the quality of goods and services when choosing a brand. Many people also want to know that the company they are buying from is ethical\, and take into account the social\, human\, economic and environmental impact of their business. In fact\, some will even turn their back on their favourite companies if they believe they’re not taking a stand on societal and environmental issues. \nThis workshop looks at the issue of corporate social responsibility (CSR)\, which is a way for companies to take responsibility for the social and environmental impacts of their business operations. The workshop will in particular explore the relationship between a business’s social responsibility and an individual’s personal responsibility. For example\, if we want businesses to be a force for good\, then we need to have a clearer understanding of the impact and influence of business leaders in shaping their organisation’s role in society. \nAt the session a panel of senior managers and business leaders will talk briefly about both corporate and personal responsibility. After this there will be a small group exercise relating to the panel discussion. The session will conclude with a question and answer session. \nThis event is for young people\, schools and colleges and is invitation only. 
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/corporate-social-responsibility-force-good/
LOCATION:Riddel Hall\, 185 Stranmillis Road \, Belfast\, Co Antrim \, BT9 5EE\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20181023T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20181023T140000
DTSTAMP:20260426T102053
CREATED:20181011T133445Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181011T133445Z
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SUMMARY:Exploring a "Blue" Brexit
DESCRIPTION:What are the possible impacts of Brexit on the marine environment? \nThe McClay Library are hosting a lunchtime talk which looks to explore some of the known unknowns in a post Brexit world as well as highlighting the importance of international agreements and environmental targets. \nEllen MacMahon coordinates the Northern Ireland Marine Task Force (NIMTF)\, a coalition of 10 non-government environmental organisations with the support of approximately 100\,000 local people. NIMTF are working towards healthy\, productive and resilient seas for Northern Ireland. \nThe talk will take place in The Auditorium. \nTea and Coffee will be provided. To register\, please click here. 
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/exploring-blue-brexit/
LOCATION:The McClay Library\, 10 College Park Avenue\, Belfast\, Antrim\, BT7 1LP\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20181017T123000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20181017T140000
DTSTAMP:20260426T102053
CREATED:20181011T132853Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181011T132853Z
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SUMMARY:October Brexit Clinic
DESCRIPTION:Queen’s Policy Engagement (QPol ) invites you to the latest in its series of ‘Brexit Clinics’ bringing together academic experts and stakeholders to discuss the issues facing the UK\, to consider the particular challenges the process poses for Northern Ireland and to provide informed insights into the process. \nWhatever your particular interest is in Brexit and the EU\, come along to the October Brexit Clinic on Wednesday 17 October at 12.30pm. The Clinic will consist of introductory comments on the process by senior Queen’s academics Professor David Phinnemore\, Dr Viviane Gravey and Dr Mary Hobbs and will be followed by a Q+A session and discussion addressing issues raised by participants. \nPlaces are limited so please register early. Coffee and sandwiches from 12 noon.
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/october-brexit-clinic/
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ORGANIZER;CN="QPol":MAILTO:qpol@qub.ac.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180920T123000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180920T140000
DTSTAMP:20260426T102053
CREATED:20180903T154749Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180903T154749Z
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SUMMARY:QPol September Brexit Clinic
DESCRIPTION:The next QPol Brexit Clinic will take place on Thursday 20 September at 12.30pm in the Moot Court Room\, Main Site Tower\, Queen’s University. \nTo register\, please click here. 
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/qpol-september-brexit-clinic/
LOCATION:Moot Court Room\, School of Law\, Tower Building\, Belfast\, Antrim \, BT7 1NN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="QPol":MAILTO:qpol@qub.ac.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180831T133000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180831T150000
DTSTAMP:20260426T102053
CREATED:20180822T145709Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180822T145709Z
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SUMMARY:Public Seminar: The Future of UK Borders after Brexit
DESCRIPTION:The Centre for International Borders Research at Queen’s University Belfast is delighted to host Shanker Singham (Institute of Economic Affairs) and Tony Smith (Fortinus Global) for a public seminar on The Future of UK Borders after Brexit on Friday 31 August 2018 at 1.30pm. \nTo register\, please click here.  \nThe event will begin with opening comments from Dr Katy Hayward (Queen’s University Belfast) followed by a presentation from our two guests. There will be substantial time for a Question and Answer session. \nA sandwich lunch will be provided at 1.00pm. \nTime: 1pm lunch for 1.30pm start. The event will conclude by 3pm. \nDate: Friday 31st August 2018 \nVenue: Moot Law Court\, 2nd floor\, Main Tower\, Queen’s University Belfast \nThe speakers: \nShanker Singham is the Director of the International Trade and Competition Unit (ITCU) of the Institute of Economic Affairs. The ITCU is focused on providing advice to the UK government\, industry and media on the Brexit negotiations\, among other trade policy issues. As one of the world’s leading trade and competition lawyers\, he has worked on the privatisation of the UK electricity market\, the transition of the Soviet\, Central and Eastern European economies and the apertura in Latin America. He has worked on the accession of Poland and Hungary to the EU\, the WTO accessions of a number of countries\, including China and Russia. https://iea.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Shanker-Singham-about.pdf \nTony Smith CBE is the former Director General of UK Border Force. Tony has the unique distinction of having served as Head of Borders in two different countries – Citizenship and Immigration Canada (2000 – 2003) and the UK Immigration Service (2005 – 2007). He played a significant role in the operational response to the terrorist attacks in North America on 9/11 and in the UK on 7/7. Since retiring from government service\, Tony has provided strategic and operational advice to senior officials and Ministers on modern border management techniques and immigration reform programmes and strategies in Australia\, Malaysia\, Canada\, and the United Kingdom. https://www.fortinusglobal.com/our-team/ \nKaty Hayward is Reader in Sociology and a Fellow of the Senator George Mitchell Institute for Global Peace\, Security & Justice at Queen’s University. She has 20 years’ research experience on the impact of the EU on the Irish border and peace process\, including as a partner on the current Canadian SSHRC-funded ‘Borders in Globalization’ programme. She is the author of over 130 publications\, including the most recent report Brexit at the Border: voices from local communities in the Central Border Region of Ireland/Northern Ireland (2018). \nQueen’s is pleased to acknowledge funding support from the ESRC UK in a Changing Europe initiative.
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/public-seminar-future-uk-borders-brexit/
LOCATION:Moot Court Room\, School of Law\, Tower Building\, Belfast\, Antrim \, BT7 1NN\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180723T094500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180723T160000
DTSTAMP:20260426T102053
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LAST-MODIFIED:20180703T150148Z
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SUMMARY:The Future of Environmental Governance in Northern Ireland
DESCRIPTION:Queen’s University Belfast in Association with Nature Matters NI\nMoot Court Room\, School of Law\, QUB\, 23rd July 2018\nThis workshop will discuss environmental governance in Northern Ireland in the context of the challenges and opportunities posed by Brexit.  The aim of the workshop will be to gather views on the proposed environmental governance arrangements as set out by UK Department for Environment and Rural Affairs (DEFRA).  Perspectives are sought from all interested stakeholders\, including eNGOs\, academics\, policy and decision makers. \nEach topic’s discussion will start with a short presentation to set the scene (5-10 min)\, then opening up to round table discussion among all participants. Key points will be teased out and summarized at the end of each session – including areas of agreement\, differences of opinion and where matters are left unresolved. \nDiscussions will be under Chatham House Rules in order to facilitate open discussions\, whereby no comments will be attributable to any individual. \nDiscussions will inform the development of a sectoral position on environmental governance options for NI and the specific Defra consultation on environmental governance and principles (closing date: 2nd August)\, as well as the broader QUB Environment and Brexit research agenda. A workshop report will be created and made available online. \nTo register\, please click here.
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/future-environmental-governance-northern-ireland/
LOCATION:Moot Court Room\, School of Law\, Tower Building\, Belfast\, Antrim \, BT7 1NN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180719T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180719T170000
DTSTAMP:20260426T102053
CREATED:20180710T095033Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180710T095033Z
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SUMMARY:QPol Public Lecture: ‘The People's Vote: Why we must have a public vote on Brexit
DESCRIPTION:The Rt Hon. the Lord Andrew Adonis will be coming to Queen’s University Belfast on Thursday 19 July to deliver a lecture as part of the Queen’s University QPol Policy Engagement lecture series. The lecture is entitled The People’s Vote: Why we must have a public vote on the final Brexit deal. \nLord Adonis is a politician and former journalist who held several key roles in government during the Labour party’s time in government. He joined the Financial Times in 1991\, before moving to the Observer as a political columnist. \nPrime Minister Tony Blair appointed Lord Adonis to work with the Number 10 Special Policy Unit as an adviser\, before later becoming head of the unit. Lord Adonis held further roles in government\, including Minister for State Education\, Minister of State for Transport\, before joining Gordon Brown’s cabinet as Secretary of State for Transport. \nLord Adonis was an important figure for the Labour party in trying to broker a deal with the Liberal Democrats after the 2010 election. He later published the book 5 Days in May: The Coalition and Beyond\, describing the period from an insider perspective. \nAppointed to chair the new National Infrastructure Commission in 2015\, Lord Adonis resigned in late 2017 protesting the manner of the management of Brexit by HM Government and at the re-negotiation of the Virgin Trains East Coast rail franchise. \nYou can register for this lecture here.  \nYou can follow the conversation on Twitter at @QUBEngagement and @QPolAtQueens
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/qpol-public-lecture-peoples-vote-must-public-vote-brexit/
CATEGORIES:Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="QPol":MAILTO:qpol@qub.ac.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180627T123000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180627T140000
DTSTAMP:20260426T102053
CREATED:20180510T115328Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180510T115328Z
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SUMMARY:QPol Brexit Clinic June 2018
DESCRIPTION:QPol Policy Engagement at Queen’s invites you to the latest in its series of ‘Brexit Clinics’ bringing together academic experts and stakeholders to discuss the issues facing the UK\, to consider the particular challenges the process poses for Northern Ireland and to provide informed insights into the process. \nWhatever your particular interest is in Brexit and the EU\, come along to the next Clinic on Wednesday 27 June at 12.30pm. The Clinic\, led by Professor David Phinnemore\, will consist of introductory comments on the process by senior Queen’s academics Professor Dagmar Schiek\, Dr Katy Hayward and Dr Viviane Gravey and will be followed by a Q+A session and discussion addressing issues raised by participants. \nPlaces are limited so please register early here.
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/qpol-brexit-clinic-june-2018/
LOCATION:Moot Court Room\, School of Law\, Tower Building\, Belfast\, Antrim \, BT7 1NN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="QPol":MAILTO:qpol@qub.ac.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180620T133000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180620T150000
DTSTAMP:20260426T102053
CREATED:20180530T093632Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180530T093632Z
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SUMMARY:KESS Seminar -  Enabling Society through Interaction
DESCRIPTION:1.30pm – RaISe – Welcome and Opening Remarks \n1.45pm – Prof Roger Austin (Ulster) and Prof Rhiannon Turner (QUB) – New evidence and new approaches for shared education  \nThis presentation focuses on how new research evidence can be used to make shared education more sustainable and more accessible for more children. Shared education has been adopted as policy by the Northern Ireland Assembly and Executive. It is based on the hope that the sharing of resources and expertise between schools can improve community relations and raise educational outcomes (DE 2016). Most of the 300 schools currently involved in shared education projects (25% of the total number of schools) do so through the Shared Education Signature Programme. Children meet face to face and spend time together on joint curricular projects either in neutral venues or in each other’s schools. \nThe presentation considers new research evidence on a different approach to shared education –  blended contact – a combination of online interaction and face to face work which can inform future policy development. It includes findings of a study with 28 primary schools in Northern Ireland with marked socio-economic and educational disadvantage\, which suggest that blended contact has striking advantages\, not just in terms of children’s better understanding of each other\, but also in the skills of teachers with regard to use of ICT communication tools\, such as Virtual Learning Environments and video-conferencing. Since the online element of the contact is already available in schools in Northern Ireland there would be no additional cost to schools or to government. Making better use of existing technology resources in schools for shared education has the added advantage that it helps teachers meet the new statutory requirements for the assessment of Using Information Communication Technology. This presentation explains how this kind of alignment\, between two different policy areas in schools\, is likely to make shared education more sustainable. Moreover\, it explains that the use of online contact provides a better chance to include ALL schools\, irrespective of their geographical location and in this sense makes shared education more accessible by more schools. \n2.05pm – Mr David Coyles\, Prof Brandon Hamber and Dr Adrian Grant (Ulster) – Hidden barriers and divisive architecture: the case of Belfast  \nThe “peace-walls” are particularly symbolic of the role that architecture plays in separating residential communities and a comprehensive scholarship continues to assess their effects. This presentation outlines original findings from a three-year multi-disciplinary academic research project funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council\, which extends this current understanding of physical and social division. It reveals new evidence of a distinct and important\, yet largely unrecognised\, body of divisive architecture; an extensive range of ‘hidden barriers’ embedded in various architectural forms across Belfast’s residential communities. The presentation draws on six distinctive case-study communities that have been subjected to the implementation of ‘hidden barriers’ during the comprehensive redevelopment of social-housing during the Troubles: all six communities fall within the top ten percentile of the most deprived electoral wards in Northern Ireland with comprehensive\, evidence-based examples of less visible and undervalued forms of social and physical division. The case studies provide a rigorous and reliable evidence base drawn from qualitative fieldwork that includes architectural mapping\, photography\, community focus groups and in excess of 100 community interviews. This data is underpinned by new and extensive archival research and analysis of NINIS statistical data. The presentation explains how emerging findings from the research reveal complex and multi-layered impacts that these “hidden barriers” have on community relations and community regeneration policy aspirations that are central to the implementation of the Executive’s ‘Together: Building a United Community Strategy’. It concludes by outlining recommendations on how these issues could be addressed within current policy frameworks\, presenting the case for the development of novel and bespoke approaches to issues of concern\, with a focus on housing\, tourist development\, and infrastructural investment. \n2.25pm – Discussion \n2.55pm – RaISe – Closing Remarks\n\n3.00pm – Networking and Refreshments
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/kess-seminar-enabling-society-interaction/
LOCATION:Long Gallery\, Parliament Buildings\, Stormont\, Belfast\, BT4 3XX\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Knowledge Exchange Seminar Series (KESS)":MAILTO:raise@niassembly.gov.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180615T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180615T163000
DTSTAMP:20260426T102053
CREATED:20180508T074644Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180508T074644Z
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SUMMARY:Human Rights in a Changing Europe – Colliding Spheres of Justice
DESCRIPTION:Join key note speakers Dr. Evelyn Collins (NI Equality Commission\, EQUINET) and Dr. Daniel Sarmiento (Universidad Complutense Madrid)\, in panels on “Equality and Social Justice” and “Human Rights versus Criminal Justice?”. \nUsing the image of colliding spheres\, this day conference (10 am – 4.20 pm) at the School of Law\, Queen’s University Belfast\, invites debate on the state of human rights protection in Europe under the legal regimes of the European Union and the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR). \nRegistration now open. \nTo view the programme\, click here.
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/human-rights-changing-europe-colliding-spheres-justice/
LOCATION:Moot Court Room\, School of Law\, Tower Building\, Belfast\, Antrim \, BT7 1NN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180606T133000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180606T150000
DTSTAMP:20260426T102053
CREATED:20180530T093229Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180530T093229Z
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SUMMARY:KESS Seminar - Social Welfare Issues Relating to Poverty
DESCRIPTION:1.30pm – RaISe – Welcome and Opening Remarks  \n1.45pm – Dr Mark Simpson (Ulster) – Protecting dignity\, fighting poverty and promoting social inclusion in devolved social security  \nThe protection of human dignity and poverty reduction are core functions of social security. Changes to working age benefits since 2010 have reduced claimants’ incomes\, putting more people at risk of poverty and arguably reducing the ability of the system to support a dignified standard of living. Human rights law has been used to challenge key policies and pressure has grown for a different approach in Scotland and Northern Ireland\, resulting in Northern Ireland’s mitigations programme and the devolution of new powers to Scotland. The Scottish Government has given a commitment to develop a devolved system on the basis of a distinctive set of principles\, notably respect for the dignity of claimants\, and plans to reinstate statutory targets for the reduction of child poverty. The Northern Ireland Executive has a legal duty to publish a strategy for tackling poverty and social exclusion. There are also proposals for enhanced protection of social and economic rights in both regions. These objectives could be undermined by benefit cuts. Limiting the child element of universal credit to two children per household is projected to increase child poverty and merits particularly close attention. Recent judicial reviews show senior judges are increasingly prepared to hold governments accountable for the impact of social security regulations on children’s rights. It is therefore likely that this change will be challenged in the courts. However\, the devolved regions need not wait for legal action. The two-child limit works against Scottish policy on child poverty\, while Northern Ireland’s larger average family size and higher rates of socio-economic disadvantage mean it will be among the most affected United Kingdom (UK) regions: parity in social security provision does not mean parity of living standards. Drawing on research for the Equality and Human Rights Commission\, the seminar examines how social security system can protect dignity. It then assesses the impact of recent reforms in the UK\, with a focus on child-related benefits. Finally\, it suggests that dignity and child poverty can help devolved administrations identify priority areas where limited resources can be targeted to improve social security at the regional level. \n2.05pm – Dr Paul McKenzie (Ulster) – Mapping Fuel Poverty Across Northern Ireland \nFuel poverty is a significant issue across Europe and a particular problem within the UK and Ireland. Fuel poverty occurs when insufficient funds are available to pay for a warm and comfortable home. Households affected by fuel poverty are at risk of physical and mental health difficulties and are linked with excess winter mortality. While strategies exist to reduce fuel poverty\, there is a pressing need to allocate assistance to those most in need. As fuel poverty is influenced by various socio-economic indicators\, an area-based targeting approach was developed to identify households most at risk of fuel poverty. \nGeographic Information Systems (GIS) can be used to integrate variables that are key determinants of fuel poverty including temperature\, the price of home heating oil\, data on benefits (e.g. Disability Living Allowance) and deprivation. GIS enabled variables to be combined and weighted for each Census Output Area (COA) to create a fuel poverty risk score for every household in Northern Ireland. \nThis presentation highlights findings of research undertaken in relation to fuel poverty risk model\, which received further funding from OFMDFM and the Department for Social Development (DSD) to liaise with local councils to determine the efficiency of the area-based model to identify those households most at risk. Questionnaires were conducted in partnership with 18 District Councils to identify the extent of fuel poverty within targeted COAs. The area-based approach proved very successful in identifying households at risk of fuel poverty. \nThe research found that the ability to combine\, analyse and visualise many socio-economic datasets means that this technique is transferable to many other areas of application. This presentation explains that the approach enables planners and policy makers to visualise “at-risk” groups which in turn facilitates targeting of resources and assistance of those most in need. It also explains that the approach developed for fuel poverty has considerable potential for wider poverty mapping and research is currently underway at Ulster University on an area-based algorithm for mapping food poverty in Northern Ireland. \n2.25pm – Discussion  \n\n2.55pm – RaISe – Closing Remarks  \n\n3.00pm – Networking and Refreshments
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/kess-seminar-social-welfare-issues-relating-poverty/
LOCATION:Long Gallery\, Parliament Buildings\, Stormont\, Belfast\, BT4 3XX\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Knowledge Exchange Seminar Series (KESS)":MAILTO:raise@niassembly.gov.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180530T133000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180530T150000
DTSTAMP:20260426T102053
CREATED:20180530T092751Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180530T092751Z
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SUMMARY:KESS Seminar - Business of Sport
DESCRIPTION:1.30pm – RaISe – Welcome and Opening Remarks  \n1.45pm – Dr Damian Gallagher (Ulster)\, Dr Ann Pegoraro (Laurentian University\, Canada)\, Prof Audrey Gilmore (Ulster) and Mr Ryan Bell (Ulster) – Government Policy & the Business of Sport in Northern Ireland. \nThe principal aim of this presentation is to highlight a current gap in the government policy of Northern Ireland in relation to the business of sport.  It seeks to stimulate debate and aid understanding of how greater attention to this additional strategic priority at a local-domestic level has the potential to realise self-sustaining economic benefits – beyond the existing £867 million per annum that sport in Northern Ireland currently generates. \nAs government spending faces increasing pressures and monies to government departments are being reduced\, it is imperative that greater attention is paid by sports teams and bodies to developing their own self-sustaining revenue streams.  However\, with limited resources\, and much of the existing government funding dependent on fulfilling the 3 existing strategic priorities of Participation\, Performance and Places\, it is difficult to envisage how the local domestic sports teams and bodies in Northern Ireland will develop the alternative revenue streams that will help them become less reliant on government funding. \nSocial media (SM) provides opportunities that are crucial for the survival of many sports teams and bodies. SM use by sport organisations has been recognised to be largely driven by two key factors: the relatively inexpensive cost of SM when compared to traditional marketing tools and the ability to connect with millions of fans with ease. SM is a unique marketing communications tool that sport organisations can use to attempt to overcome the challenges related to budgets\, media coverage\, and fan interaction all while providing the means to increase the key revenues of match day and non-match day revenues and realising the activation needs of sponsors. \nThis presentation reports the findings of an investigation into the social media activities of football clubs within the Northern Irish Football League\, highlighting the findings of a multimethod study that employed a netnography study\, in-depth interviews with key sector informants and a wide ranging fan survey (n=1049).  It provides support for growing calls that greater attention be paid to the strategic development of local domestic sports teams and bodies via the increased prioritisation of the business of sport at a policy level. \n2.05pm – Discussion \n2.35pm – RaISe – Closing Remarks \n2.40pm – Networking and Refreshments
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/kess-seminar-business-sport/
LOCATION:Long Gallery\, Parliament Buildings\, Stormont\, Belfast\, BT4 3XX\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Knowledge Exchange Seminar Series (KESS)":MAILTO:raise@niassembly.gov.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180530T121500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180530T154500
DTSTAMP:20260426T102053
CREATED:20180510T114821Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180510T115350Z
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SUMMARY:QPol Brexit Clinic May 2018
DESCRIPTION:QPol Policy Engagement at Queen’s invites you to the latest in its series of ‘Brexit Clinics’ bringing together academic experts and stakeholders to discuss the issues facing the UK\, to consider the particular challenges the process poses for Northern Ireland and to provide informed insights into the process. \nWhatever your particular interest is in Brexit and the EU\, come along to the next Clinic on Wednesday 30 May at 12.15pm. The Clinic\, led by Professor David Phinnemore\, will consist of introductory comments on the process by senior Queen’s academics Dr Katy Hayward and Dr Viviane Gravey and will be followed by a Q+A session and discussion addressing issues raised by participants. \nPlaces are limited so please register early here. 
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/qpol-brexit-clinic-may-2018/
CATEGORIES:Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="QPol":MAILTO:qpol@qub.ac.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180524T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180524T123000
DTSTAMP:20260426T102053
CREATED:20180510T115826Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180510T115826Z
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SUMMARY:Queen’s Public Lecture: Rt Hon Jeremy Corbyn MP\, Leader of the Labour Party
DESCRIPTION:Queen’s University Belfast is delighted to annouce that the Rt Hon Jeremy Corbyn\, Leader of the Labour Party will visit the university on Thursday 24 May ay 11am. \nThis special event will be hosted by Professor Richard English\, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Internationalisation and Engagement at Queen’s University. \nUnfortunately all available tickets for this event have now been allocated. Those on the waiting list will be automatically allocated tickets\, if they become available\, on a first-come first-served basis.
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/queens-public-lecture-rt-hon-jeremy-corbyn-mp-leader-labour-party/
LOCATION:Whitla Hall\, University Road\, Belfast\, Antrim\, BT7 1NN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180426T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180426T150000
DTSTAMP:20260426T102053
CREATED:20180411T151604Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180411T151604Z
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SUMMARY:The Independent Commission on Referendums: who\, what\, why and how - Belfast Seminar
DESCRIPTION:In October the Constitution Unit launched an Independent Commission on Referendums\, to review the role of referendums in British democracy and consider how their rules and practice could be improved. The Commission is meeting monthly\, and intends to report in the summer of 2018. At this seminar the chair and members of the Commission will discuss their task\, how they are setting about it\, and the input they need from other experts and the public to ensure the Commission draws on the widest possible evidence base. They will make particular reference to recent Irish experience of referendums. \nThe speakers are: \nChair: Dr Paul Nolan\, Independent researcher\, author of Northern Ireland Peace Monitoring Reports\, a recent study of loyalist flag protest and member of Northern Ireland Policing Board \nAnn Watt\, Head of Electoral Commission\, Northern Ireland \nSir Joe Pilling\, Chair of the Independent Commission on Referendums \nDr Alan Renwick\, Research Director for the Independent Commission on Referendums \nThe Rt Rev. the Lord Eames OM\, member of the Independent Commission on Referendums\, former Anglican Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of all Ireland and crossbench peer in the House of Lords. \nTo register for this event\, please click here. 
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/independent-commission-referendums-belfast-seminar/
LOCATION:The Senate Room\, Lanyon Building\, QUB\, Belfast\, BT7 1NN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="The Constitution Unit":MAILTO:constitution@ucl.ac.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180425T143000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180425T170000
DTSTAMP:20260426T102053
CREATED:20180417T093535Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180417T093535Z
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SUMMARY:Twenty Years after the Belfast Agreement 1998: A Young Person’s Guide to the Future
DESCRIPTION:The Royal Irish Academy is organising a conversation about the main issues facing young people in Ireland twenty years after the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement. A panel made up of young people from both sides of the border\, along with a variety of other speakers\, will discuss the challenges facing those born around the year 1998\, as Ireland seeks to move on into a post peace process future. \nSpeakers include: \n\nDr Dirk Schubotz\, School of Social Science\, Education\, and Social Work\, Queen’s University Belfast. Director Annual Young Life and Times (YLT) Survey.\nSiobhán Fenton\, writer and freelance journalist. She writes investigations and features on social justice issues\, with a particular focus on gender and politics.\nKoulla Yiasouma\, NI Commissioner for Children and Young People (NICCY).\nBronagh Hinds\, Senior Associate and co-founder of DemocraShe\, an organisation for the advancement of women’s leadership in politics\, civic society and peace-building.\nProfessor John Morison\, MRIA\, School of Law\, Queen’s University Belfast. Chair of the RIA Ethical\, Political\, Legal and Philosophical Studies Committee.\n\nFull programme here \nThe RIA acknowledges and thanks Donegal Youth Service\, which is funded by the Department of Children & Youth Affairs\, the International Fund for Ireland through the Reactiv-8 Program\, and the School of Law at Queen’s University Belfast for their support and cooperation in organising this event. \nTo register\, please click here. 
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/twenty-years-belfast-agreement-1998-young-persons-guide-future/
LOCATION:Moot Court Room\, School of Law\, Tower Building\, Belfast\, Antrim \, BT7 1NN\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180418T133000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180418T153000
DTSTAMP:20260426T102053
CREATED:20180412T095530Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180412T095530Z
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SUMMARY:KESS Seminar - Dealing with the past - key themes
DESCRIPTION:To register for this seminar\, please click here. \n  \n1.30pm – RaISe – Welcome and Opening Remarks \n1.45pm – Dr Cheryl Lawther\, Prof Kieran McEvoy and Dr Lauren Dempster (QUB) – Voice\, Agency and Blame: Victimhood and Dealing with the Past in Northern Ireland \nThis presentation presents the preliminary findings of an Arts and Humanities Research Council funded project entitled ‘Voice\, Agency and Blame: Victimhood and the Imagined Community in Northern Ireland’. The project is based on qualitative interviews over 2016/17\, with over 70 victims and survivors\, lawyers\, NGO activists\, journalists and others. Asking questions concerning the three themes of voice\, agency and blame\, this project was designed to critically explore the construction and meaning of victimhood in post-conflict Northern Ireland. Drawing on the research findings and focusing on the five overlapping themes of (1) Victimhood\, Innocence and Blame; (2) Victimhood\, Agency and Imagining Legitimacy; (3) Victimhood\, Agency and the Mobilization of Empathy; (4) Victimhood\, Voice and Discomfort; and (5) Victimhood\, Voice and (Political) Responsibility\, this presentation discusses how competing interpretations of victimhood have mapped onto and influenced discussions on how best to deal with the legacy of the past. \n2.05pm – Dr Lauren Dempster (QUB) – The ‘Disappeared\,’ the ICLVR\, and ‘dealing with the past’ in Northern Ireland \n2014’s Stormont House Agreement (SHA) states that the Independent Commission on Information Retrieval (ICIR) will build ‘on the precedent provided by the Independent Commission on the Location of Victims’ Remains’. This presentation explores how the Independent Commission for the Location of Victim Remains (ICLVR) mechanism works and why it provides a useful precedent for the development of the ICIR.  It is based on findings from research which explored the response to the ‘disappearances’ that occurred during the conflict in Northern Ireland through a transitional justice lens. The presentation sets out finding that show the ICLVR has been relatively successful\, and considers why this is the case. It also considers that\, while the mechanism that facilitates information recovery is in itself instructive\, further lessons can be learned from the response to the ‘disappearances’ and the ICLVR process for dealing with the past in Northern Ireland. \n2.25pm – Prof Kieran McEvoy and Dr Anna Bryson (QUB) – Apologies\, Abuses and Dealing with the past \nWithin the academic literature\, the concept of apology is diversely theorised and almost always focused on the state.  Despite widespread acceptance that apologies are key to dealing with past wrongs\, in practice there has been relatively little detailed empirical assessment of the views of apologisers\, victims or the general public. By exploring the perspectives of perpetrators\, victims and the wider community\, this presentation seeks to provide a roadmap for a more comprehensive and rigorous analysis of the role of apologies in dealing with the past.  Taking the island of Ireland\, as a case-study\, it examines the relationship between apologies\, abuses and dealing with the past in the context of harms associated with paramilitary violence\, institutional child abuses and the recent economic crisis. Deliberation and debate on apologies by government\, civil society and other actors. The presentation could help inform in various contexts\, such as the Northern Ireland political conflict negotiations\, child abuse by religious authorities inquiries and Irish banking crisis inquiries. \n2.45pm – Discussion   \n3.15pm – RaISe – Closing Remarks  \n3.20pm – Networking and Refreshments
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/kess-seminar-dealing-past-key-themes/
LOCATION:Long Gallery\, Parliament Buildings\, Stormont\, Belfast\, BT4 3XX\, United Kingdom
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ORGANIZER;CN="Knowledge Exchange Seminar Series (KESS)":MAILTO:raise@niassembly.gov.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180326T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180326T203000
DTSTAMP:20260426T102053
CREATED:20180314T123903Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180314T123903Z
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SUMMARY:Brexit: Challenges and Opportunities with Mary Lou McDonald
DESCRIPTION:Mary Lou McDonald TD\, President of Sinn Féin\, will deliver an address entitled “Brexit: Challenges and Opportunities” at Queen’s University Belfast on Monday 26th March at 7.30pm. The event will take place in the Peter Froggatt Centre\, Room PFC 0G/007. \nThe address will be followed by a question and answer session moderated by Professor Richard English CBE\, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Internationalisation and Engagement at Queen’s University. \nTo reserve your free ticket for this special event\, please register here. \n\nAbout Mary Lou McDonald \nMary Lou McDonald became President of Sinn Féin in February this year and is TD for the Dublin Central constituency. She is also the party’s spokesperson on Public Expenditure and Reform. \nMs McDonald was MEP for Dublin from 2004 until 2009 and during her time in the European Parliament\, she was a prominent member of the Employment/Social Affairs and Civil Liberties Committees. \n\nRunning Order \n7.15pm     Guests arrive: tea and coffee served \n7.30pm    Welcome by Professor Richard English \n7.40pm    Address by Mary Lou McDonald TD \n8.00pm   Question and Answer Session \n8.25pm   Closing Remarks by Professor Richard English
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/brexit-challenges-opportunities-mary-lou-mcdonald/
LOCATION:Room PFC/0G/007\, Peter Froggatt Centre\, Queen's University\, Belfast\, Antrim\, BT7 1NN\, United Kingdom
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