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SUMMARY:Economy: incentivising investment and competitiveness and managing public debt - KESS Seminar
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. 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. Seminars are free to attend. To register email raise@niassembly.gov.uk \n  \nAgenda \n1.30pm – RaISe – Welcome\n \n1.35pm – Assembly Committee Chair – Opening Remarks  \n1.45pm – Dr Gareth Campbell (QUB) – How should NI respond to Corporation Tax cuts in ROI and GB?\n\nThe Fresh Start Agreement committed the NI Executive to reducing the corporation tax rate in Northern Ireland to 12.5% from 2018. The intention was to make the tax rate in NI the same as in ROI\, and lower than in GB. However\, within the past year the Irish government has cut its tax rate on certain types of profits to just 6.25%. Meanwhile\, the British government has promised to cut its tax on profits to 17%. Further corporation tax rate cuts in ROI are possible\, and in GB are very likely. This research analyses how the NI Executive should respond. It argues that simply maintaining the 12.5% rate\, the default approach\, would be the worst possible option. Matching cuts on an ad hoc basis would be unlikely\, and suboptimal even if it happened. A much better approach would be to publicly commit now to match any cuts in the GB rate\, reducing the NI rate to 11.5% by 2020\, and possibly to 7% by 2025 if the GB rate is cut further. The best approach would be to commit to more than match any cuts in the main rate of corporation tax\, but leave the small profits tax rate unchanged. \n\n2.05pm – Mr Richard Johnston and Miss Laura Heery (Ulster) – Competitiveness Scorecard for NI\n\nCompetitiveness is a key driver in the rate of economic growth and living standards.  Ulster University’s Economic Policy Centre (UUEPC) developed the Competitiveness Scorecard on behalf of the Economic Advisory Group\, taking a similar approach to the Republic of Ireland’s National Competitiveness Council.  The Scorecard benchmarks NI’s relative competitiveness against a range of competitor nations over a five-year period in more than 150 indicators.  There are eleven pillars that make up the Scorecard\, including macroeconomic and fiscal sustainability\, quality of life\, environmental sustainability\, business environment\, business performance\, education and skills and innovation\, research and development.  The presentation will focus on outcomes (economic\, quality of life and environmental)\, the economic environment (labour supply\, productivity etc.) and policy drivers (Education and skills\, Innovation R&D etc.) \nIn overall terms\, NI’s competitiveness performance has improved marginally over the last 5 years\, but remains below average for the countries analysed within the Scorecard.  In terms of individual pillars\, NI performs well in the business environment\, quality of life and business performance elements of the Scorecard.  In contrast\, NI’s performs less well in terms of productivity\, employment & labour supply and macro and fiscal sustainability elements.  The Competitiveness Scorecard acts as a barometer of relative competitiveness\, acts as a useful tool to direct policy-makers towards the key issues that require intervention and also provides an indication of the scale of the challenge facing NI. \n2.25pm – Discussion \n2.45pm – Comfort Break  \n\n2.55pm – Dr Sharon McClements\, Prof Martin Haran and Mr Andrew McErlane (Ulster) – Unlocking Benefits and Opportunities through Social Infrastructure\n \nResearch has established that social infrastructure provision positively influences economic growth and social development\, and a review of historical spending in NI indicates an identified need to upgrade and replace social infrastructure. Yet\, as the UK Government continues to implement its austerity policies\, the NI Executive has been subject to imposed budgetary cuts and as a result\, capital budgets have been restrained. Against this backdrop\, there is a necessity to review social infrastructure provision policies and the mechanisms by which it is provided in NI. \nPublic-Private Partnerships (PPP) have been the predominant mechanism for large social infrastructure provision in the UK and will continue to be utilised through the new Private Finance 2 (PF2) model\, introduced in 2013. Similarly\, in the Scotland\, the Scottish Futures Trust approach to infrastructure investment is based on joint ventures between the Scottish Territories and private sector partners. In providing the new NI Executive solution-based recommendations\, this presentation deliberates on the application and compatibility of the strategic infrastructure investment approaches adopted by both UK and Scottish Governments as potential strategies for increased social infrastructure investment and the opportunity to enhance economic growth and social development in Northern Ireland. \n\n3.15pm – Dr Dimitris P. Sotiropoulos (OU) – Options for public debt management\n \nAusterity policies in the wake of the 2008 global financial meltdown have left a host of developed capitalist economies struggling with very high levels of sovereign indebtedness. Given that prospects for economic growth still remain anaemic\, and that financial risks have not been completely eliminated\, the recovery process is slow and fragile. Contemporary policy-making thus encounters an unusual debt overhang puzzle. How important is this issue for the European economies? Is there an easy way out? Should policy-makers continue to rely on ‘business as usual’\, or should they seek answers in the unchartered waters of unorthodox solutions? How important is central banking to tackling the problem? Drawing on my policy proposal for the resolution to the European sovereign debt overhang and my book on the political economy of contemporary financialised capitalism\, the seminar will discuss a number of policy options in relation to how public debt can be managed in a sustainable way. The key lessons to policy-makers are that economies with weak currencies are better off within monetary unions and that unorthodox central bank policies are the only means to overcome the contradictions of a monetary union in the absence of fiscal integration. \n3.35pm – Discussion\n \n4.05pm – RaISe – Closing Remarks\n \n4.10pm – Networking and Refreshments
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/economy-incentivising-investment-and-competitiveness-and-managing-public-debt-kess-seminar/
LOCATION:Long Gallery\, Parliament Buildings\, Stormont\, Belfast\, BT4 3XX\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Abortion Policy and Law: key considerations - KESS Seminar
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. 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. Seminars are free to attend. To register email raise@niassembly.gov.uk \nAgenda \n1.30pm – RaISe – Welcome\n \n1.35pm – Assembly Committee Chair – Opening Remarks  \n1.45pm – Dr Kathryn McNeilly (QUB) – Beyond Article 8: The European Convention on Human Rights and Abortion in Cases of Fatal Foetal Abnormality and Sexual Crime\n \nIn November 2015 the Northern Ireland High Court determined prohibition of abortion in Northern Ireland in cases of fatal foetal abnormality and sexual crime incompatible with Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights. This Article upholds the right to private and family life. While this was the only Article found to be violated by the High Court\, submissions were also made to the Court on two other Articles of the Convention\, namely the Article 3 right to be free from torture or inhumane or degrading treatment or punishment and the Article 14 right to non-discrimination. This presentation will outline in an accessible way the legal background and reasoning for the Northern Ireland High Court’s determination on Article 8\, but will also return to case law of the European Court of Human Rights to explain why further incompatibility may be found under Article 3. This is significant in understanding not only the potential for this case on appeal\, but also for future development and discussion of domestic law in this area. \n\n2.05pm – Dr Fiona Bloomer (Ulster) and Dr Claire Pierson (Manchester Metropolitan University) – Morality policy under the lens – evidence based policy making on abortion versus myth-usage\n \nThis paper considers global trends in abortion policy using the framework of morality policy.  The authors will explain how the controversy over abortion policy restricts legal reform\, resulting in legislative lacunae and non-decision making.  Using evidence from a British Academy funded analysis of debates in the Northern Ireland Assembly during the period 1998 to 2016\, the authors demonstrate how such trends are visible in the Northern Ireland context.  The authors present examples of myths used in political debate in Northern Ireland and counter these myths with academic evidence drawn from systematic scientific reviews to illustrate the problematic nature of basing policy on morality rather than fact. \n\n2.25pm – Dr Lesley Hoggart\, (OU) and Prof Sally Sheldon (Kent University) – Tensions in Abortion law and policy\, and effects on women\n \nThis presentation will focus on the tensions between the legal and policy framework for abortion\, and women’s abortion experiences\, throughout the UK. First\, we will report on a mixed methods study into different aspects of young women’s experiences (aged 16-24) of one or more unintended pregnancies ending in abortion in England and Wales. One key finding was that despite most abortions following contraceptive failures\, women still internalised shame and blame. This reflects the continued stigmatisation of abortion. We then draw on a recently completed study of the home use of abortion pills in Northern Ireland (and elsewhere)\, highlighting some of the ways in which the current law fails either to prevent abortion or to protect women’s health.  At a time when it is possible to end a pregnancy using pills that are readily available on line\, it assesses some of the challenges for effective regulation and poses some fundamental questions regarding the need for legal reform. \n2.45pm – Discussion\n \n3.15pm – RaISe – Closing Remarks\n \n3.20pm – Networking and Refreshments
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/abortion-policy-law-key-considerations/
LOCATION:Long Gallery\, Parliament Buildings\, Stormont\, Belfast\, BT4 3XX\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20161109T103000
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SUMMARY:History by Numbers
DESCRIPTION:This workshop will introduce A-level students to economics-based approaches to studying history\, and show how quantitative historical data and economic theory can shed light on existing historical debates. The aim of this event is to get students to look at history from beyond specific times or places: to look at the economic forces that have shaped our world in the past and will continue to shape our world in the future. \nOver the course of the day\, students will be introduced to the field of economic history and the tools of the economic historian. Students will be given an introduction to historical data through the use of graphs\, charts and tables\, and will be encouraged to get to grips with historical data through interactive games and activities. Students will also be introduced to the research carried out by staff at Queen’s University Centre for Economic History (QUCEH). \nSchools interested in participating in this event should contact Dr Alan de Bromhead at Queen’s Management School.
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/history-by-numbers/
LOCATION:Riddel Hall\, 185 Stranmillis Road \, Belfast\, Co Antrim \, BT9 5EE\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20161107T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20161107T190000
DTSTAMP:20260427T195725
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SUMMARY:Waiting for a transplant on dialysis: living while dying with kidney disease
DESCRIPTION:The event will include a presentation centred on facing mortality with chronic disease\, by Dr Jimmy McAleavey\, currently a Lecturer in Creative Writing at the Seamus Heaney Centre/School of English\, Queens University Belfast. Jimmy is an acclaimed scriptwriter and has written for feature films\, written and directed short films\, scripted TV drama and produced and directed factual TV. \nWe also plan a film viewing of a piece created by our newly established Renal Arts Group in collaboration with patients\, academics and healthcare staff. The film portrays the devastating diagnosis of renal disease\, with no cure\, and the demanding treatments to be endured as health deteriorates whilst waiting for the elusive kidney transplant\, not always available and in short supply.\nA debate around improving knowledge of kidney disease and how we might improve the kidney donor rate will be held. This will be co-facilitated by a kidney surgeon and a patient. \nFor further information or to register for this event\, please contact Dr Helen Noble at Queen’s University Belfast.
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/living-while-dying-kidney-disease/
LOCATION:The Black Box (Main Room)\, 18-22 Hill Street\, Belfast\, Co Antrim\, BT1 2LA\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20161107T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20161107T140000
DTSTAMP:20260427T195725
CREATED:20161003T105052Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161007T111551Z
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SUMMARY:Who\, what\, where\, when and why: apologies and dealing with the past
DESCRIPTION:This is the first in a series of three events from the ESRC-funded project ‘Apologies\, abuses and dealing with the past: A socio-legal analysis’. \nUsing Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland as a case study\, the event will explore the relationship between apologies\, abuses and dealing with past harms across three topics (paramilitary violence\, institutional child abuse and the economic crisis). In contrast to existing research on apologies\, this seminar focuses on the views of apologisers\, victims and the general public. \nWe will begin with an overview of our approach to this work. The first draft of our universal template for the construction of a ‘legitimate’ apology will then be circulated\, with a chance for group discussion and anonymous feedback. \nOne of the key aims of this stakeholder seminar is to inform further detailed empirical research in this area. \nFor further information and to register\, please email Dr Anna Bryson at Queen’s University Belfast.
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/apologies-dealing-past/
LOCATION:Flexible Teaching Space\, Peter Froggatt Centre\, Queen's University Belfast\, Belfast\, Co Antrim\, BT7 1NN\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20161105T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20161105T210000
DTSTAMP:20260427T195725
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SUMMARY:How can social science help community relations in Northern Ireland?
DESCRIPTION:This event will present work by researchers at Queen’s University that uses the theories and methods of political science and social psychology in order to help community relations in Northern Ireland. A series of talks will be followed by a roundtable discussion with Dr Paul Nolan\, the author of the Peace Monitoring report\, and representatives of the Community Relations Council. \nThe short talks will be introduced by Professor Orla Muldoon of the University of Limerick\, who has completed extensive research into the psychological mechanisms underpinning intergroup relations and identity in Ireland. The presentations will focus on Citizen’s Assemblies as a potential form of democratic decision-making\, inter-community trust\, the role of police in Northern Ireland\, and the ‘Northern Irish’ national identity. \nThis event will appeal to anyone with a general interest in local politics and how social scientific theories can inform the real-world practice of promoting harmonious relations. \nFor further information and to register\, please email Kevin McNicholl at Queen’s University Belfast.
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/social-science-community-relations-ni/
LOCATION:The Black Box (Main Room)\, 18-22 Hill Street\, Belfast\, Co Antrim\, BT1 2LA\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20161026T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20161026T174500
DTSTAMP:20260427T195725
CREATED:20161019T160715Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161019T160715Z
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SUMMARY:Intersectionality in Law\, Policy and Society
DESCRIPTION:This is a half-day international interdisciplinary postgraduate research workshop on intersectionality\, where Professor Sandra Fredman\, FBA\, QC (University of Oxford\, United Kingdom)\, will be giving the key note speech entitled “Intersectional Discrimination in the European Union.” \nThe full programme can be accessed here. \nAttendance is free\, but registration is required (click here to register). \nFor guidance on reaching the workshop venue or for contacts where you can reach the conference organisers\, please consult the welcome pack.
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/intersectionality-in-law-policy-and-society/
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:20161012T133000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20161012T163000
DTSTAMP:20260427T195725
CREATED:20161005T093126Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161005T093126Z
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SUMMARY:Outcome of the European referendum: a Northern Ireland perspective
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. 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. Seminars are free to attend. To register email raise@niassembly.gov.uk \nAgenda \n1.30pm – RaISe – Welcome\n \n1.35pm – Assembly Committee Chair – Opening Remarks  \n1.45pm – Prof John Garry (QUB) – The EU referendum Vote in Northern Ireland: Implications for our understanding of citizens’ political views and behaviour\n \nPolitics in Northern Ireland is typically dominated by the ethno-national divide between Catholic nationalists and Protestant unionists. The EU referendum presented an opportunity for a major political issue to cross-cut this division\, with variation in both communities on the issue of EU membership. In this presentation I use data from a large scale representative survey conducted at the time of the referendum (number of respondents = 4\,000) to investigate the following questions: What kind of citizens participated in the referendum and what kind of citizens abstained? What is the demographic profile of ‘Remain’ voters and ‘Leave’ voters? \nI investigate the relationship between vote behaviour and age\, gender\, social class\, and education. What is the attitudinal profile of ‘Remain’ voters and ‘Leave’ voters? I investigate the relationship between vote behaviour and positions on the nationalist-unionist issue area\, on economic left-right matters and on socio-moral (conservative versus liberal) issues. The data used is from a project funded by the Economic and Social Research Council on which I am the Principal Investigator.\nOverall\, the presentation provides a strong evidence-based discussion of who voted in the referendum\, how they voted and how their voting relates to demographic and attitudinal characteristics. The presentation discusses the implications of the findings for our understanding of contemporary Northern Ireland politics and the use of referendums to address political issues. \n\n2.05pm – Dr Graham Brownlow (QUB) – Opportunity Brexit? Institutional Economic Implications for Northern Ireland\n\nThe vote for Brexit has created a situation where economic policy\, to a certain extent\, is developing faster than textbook theory. Northern Ireland’s economic predicament is a combination of UK-wide processes\, more intense forms of UK-wide problems and processes unique to the region. The speed\, sequence and ‘architecture’ of regional economic policy-making\, as well as its content\, requires consideration if Brexit is to provide an economic opportunity. Designing appropriate economic policy responses requires considering not just the policies to be pursued\, but also the design of the organisations needed to implement policies. \n\n2.25pm – Dr Lee McGowan and Dr Viviane Gravey (QUB) – EU Policy Competences after Brexit: Issues for Northern Ireland\n\nMany aspects of public policy in Northern Ireland involved an EU dimension\, being shaped in Brussels and implemented locally. The return of devolved government to Northern Ireland opened up new possibilities for engagement with the EU\, provided access to specific funds and gave Northern Ireland a presence in Brussels. What does Brexit mean for Northern Ireland? Following Brexit (former) EU competences will become the responsibility of the devolved administrations but are they ready to develop\, fund and administer these aspects of public policy?  This presentation focuses on two policy areas\, namely agriculture and the environment. Both have played a significant role in Northern Ireland in terms of funding (through\, for example\, the Single Farm Payment) and legislation (Habitats Directive; Waste Directives). As the UK government prepares its negotiation strategies\, there are many questions to raise over the EU impact on both and the future shape of a Northern Irish agricultural policy and which areas of EU environmental legislation to keep or abandon. \n2.45pm – Discussion \n3.05pm – Comfort Break \n3.10pm – Dr Katy Hayward (QUB) – The Implications of Brexit for the Irish Border: Challenges and Options\n\nA key conundrum facing policymakers is how to realise a central ambition of the Brexit campaign (i.e. hardening the UK’s borders with the EU) without damaging the benefits currently ensured by the UK’s ‘soft’ borders with Ireland. This presentation will focus on the Irish border as the locus of this challenge – one which has particular implications for the cohesion of the UK and political stability within NI. It will first identify the likely fracture points and\, indeed\, yield points in cross-border cooperation on the island. It will then outline different options for managing the UK/Ireland border flows and governance in the potential context of the UK’s exit from the EU. \n\n3.30pm – Prof David Phinnemore (QUB) – Northern Ireland and Brexit: Limits and Opportunities for a New Relationship with the EU\n\nThe prospect of Brexit begs questions of what new relationship the UK can and should seek to establish with the EU and how Northern Ireland can and should position itself in that relationship. Given the remain vote and post-Brexit the challenges posed not least by its geographical location\, what if any options are there for a bespoke status for Northern Ireland? The presentation reviews established and more recent options against the backdrop of established principles underpinning the nature and content of the relationships the EU has established with European neighbours\, as well as bespoke arrangements established for specific regions within partner and member states. \n\n3.50pm – Discussion\n \n4.10pm – RaISe Closing Remarks\n \n4.15pm – Networking and Refreshments  \n 
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/eu-referendum-northern-ireland-perspective/
LOCATION:Long Gallery\, Parliament Buildings\, Stormont\, Belfast\, BT4 3XX\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20161007T123000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20161009T133000
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SUMMARY:Political Studies Association of Ireland Annual Conference
DESCRIPTION:The Annual Conference of the Political Studies Association of Ireland (PSAI) will take place in the Europa Hotel\, Belfast\, over the weekend of 7-9th October 2016. \nThe Conference starts at 12.30pm on Friday 7 October and ends at 1.30pm on Sunday 9 October. \nCheck out the Conference Programme and register here. \n 
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/psai-annual-conference/
LOCATION:Europa Hotel\, Great Victoria Street\, Belfast\, Antrim\, BT2 7AP\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20160922T173000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20160923T170000
DTSTAMP:20260427T195725
CREATED:20160914T145213Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160914T145213Z
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SUMMARY:Women and Leadership in a Changing World - International Conference
DESCRIPTION:Queen’s University Belfast presents a major international conference that explores the role of women in leadership positions in a changing world.  Organised jointly with the University of Massachusetts at Lowell\, the conference brings together an excellent line-up of speakers from across the UK\, Ireland and USA\, speakers who have broken through the glass ceiling in politics\, law\, business and higher education as well as inspirational young women breaking the mould. \nThis opportunity to learn from and take part in discussions on a range of topical issues concerning leadership and gender is not to be missed! \nFor further information and to register\, please visit the conference web site.
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/women-and-leadership-in-a-changing-world-international-conference/
LOCATION:Riddel Hall\, 185 Stranmillis Road \, Belfast\, Co Antrim \, BT9 5EE\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20160915T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20160915T170000
DTSTAMP:20260427T195725
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SUMMARY:Northern Ireland at the Edge – what next after "BREXIT"?
DESCRIPTION:This half-day symposium focuses on the consequences of the UK’s future relationship with Ireland\, north and south\, including the potential of the EU’s external border crossing the island of Ireland. \nTwo panels will discuss options of maintaining EU membership for parts of the UK\, the Common Travel Area and existing relations between the EU and other European States. \nThis event is jointly organised with the Royal Irish Academy. \nProgramme\n2.00–2.15 Opening and Introduction:\n\nJohn Morison MRIA\, Professor of Law\, Queen’s University Belfast\nDavid Phinnemore\, Professor of European Politics\, Jean Monnet Chair European Political Science\, Queen’s University Belfast\n\n2.15–3.15 Inside\, Outside and the possibilities of ‘special status’\n\nJo Shaw\, Salvesen Chair of European Institutions\, University of Edinburgh\nTrevor Redmond\, Assistant Legal Adviser\, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade\, Ireland\nUlrik Pram Gad\, Ass. Professor Cultural & Global Studies\, Alborg University\, Denmark\n\nChair Dagmar Schiek\, Professor of Law\, Jean Monnet ad personam Chair EU Law & Policy\, Queen’s University Belfast \n3.45–4.45 Alternatives to EU membership—EEA\, EFTA and special arrangements\n\nSieglinde Gstöhl\, Professor & Director of Studies\, College of Europe in Bruges\, Belgium\nUlf Sverdrup\, PhD\, Director of the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs\, Norway\nChristine Kaddous\, Professor and Director of the Centre d’études juridiques européennes (CEJE) of the University of Geneva\, Switzerland\n\nChair Lee McGowan\, PhD\, Jean Monnet Chair in European Integration\, Queen’s University Belfast \n4.45–5.00 Conclusions\nRory Montgomery\, Permanent Representative of Ireland to the EU \nThis event is co-organised by the Royal Irish Academy (RIA) and the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence Tensions at the EU Fringes (TREUP) at Queen’s University Belfast\, in cooperation with “The UK in a Changing Europe”.
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/northern-ireland-at-the-edge-what-next-after-brexit/
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:20160629T123000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20160629T140000
DTSTAMP:20260427T195725
CREATED:20160621T144123Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160627T084224Z
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SUMMARY:After the referendum – what next for the European Union and the UK?
DESCRIPTION:On 24 June\, the result of the UK’s EU referendum was announced: a slim majority voted LEAVE\, while majorities in Northern Ireland and Scotland favoured “REMAIN”. Presently\, there is no decision on whether the UK will trigger Article 50 TEU and withdraw from the EU. \nIf it does\, there are myriads of questions to be addressed: how does the process work? Should regions that voted remain be dragged out of the EU with England and Wales? What becomes of policies and laws once implemented as a result of EU membership? What does this mean for UK citizens abroad in the EU and EU citizens in the UK? What is the impact on the border of Northern Ireland? \nThe European Union will not remain the same\, whatever happens. The referendum process has highligthed  serious questions which must be addressed. How to revive the promise of improving working and living conditions in such ways that poorer citizens do not feel let down by the EU? What about planned legislation on mobile EU citizens\, the future of social Europe and EU environmental policies? How to address right wing populism and violence\, so sadly illustrated by the death of Jo Cox? These are only some of the most urgent ones…. \nExperts from Queen’s University’s Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence “Tension at the Fringes of the European Union” (TREUP) offer a first reflection in the week after the referendum\, professionally moderated by Julia Paul (QUB\, School of English\, BBC freelancer). This panel will be composed of \n\nDr Mary Dobbs (Queen’s University\, School of Law) \nProf. Yvonne Galligan (Queen’s University\, School of Politics\, International Studies and Philosophy) \nDr Lee McGowan (Queen’s University\, School of Politics\, International Studies and Philosophy)\nDr Brian Jack (Queen’s University\, School of Law)\nDr Billy Melo Araujo (Queen’s University\, School of Law)\nProf. John Morison (Queen’s University\, School of Law)\nProf. David Phinnemore (Queen’s University\, School of Politics\, International Studies and Philosophy)\nProf. Dagmar Schiek (Queen’s University\, School of Law\, leading TREUP)\n\nTo register for this event please click here.\n\nWhile we are open to spontaneous questions\, questions can also be sent in advance to treup@qub.ac.uk
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/referendum-what-next-for-uk/
LOCATION:Lanyon Building 0G/074\, Queen's University Belfast\,  University Road\, Belfast\, Antrim\, BT7 1NN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Dagmar Schiek":MAILTO:D.Schiek@qub.ac.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20160628T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20160628T203000
DTSTAMP:20260427T195725
CREATED:20160615T151252Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160615T151252Z
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SUMMARY:Hillsborough The Truth: In conversation with Phil Scraton
DESCRIPTION:Come along on Tuesday 28 June 2016 to the Great Hall in Queen’s University Belfast to listen to Professor Phil Scraton talk about the latest edition of his book “Hillsborough The Truth”\, which is widely accepted as a definitive account of the Hillsborough disaster and its aftermath. \nTo register please click here. \n\nRunning Order\n6.30pm   Refreshments \n7pm         Féile Women’s Singers \n7.15pm    Overview by Professor Phil Scraton \n7.35pm    In conversation with Professor Phil Scraton \n8.20pm    Book signing
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/hillsborough-phil-scraton/
LOCATION:Great Hall\, Queen's University Belfast\, Belfast\, BT7 1NN\, United Kingdom
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ORGANIZER;CN="QPol":MAILTO:qpol@qub.ac.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20160622T091500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20160622T160000
DTSTAMP:20260427T195725
CREATED:20160609T140904Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160609T141214Z
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SUMMARY:Supporting the education of children in care: what helps?  
DESCRIPTION:The Centre for Evidence and Social Innovation (CESI) at Queen’s University is organising a free one-day conference that will bring together carers\, professionals\, researchers and policy makers from a range of organisations and backgrounds to focus on how best to support the education of children in care. \n\nDelegates will be encouraged to share ideas\, experiences and research findings with the aim of promoting best evidence and creating a shared agenda for future action. \n\nProgramme\n08.45   Arrival \n09.15   Opening remarks – QUB Centre for Evidence and Social Innovation \n09.30   The policy context – Department for Education Northern Ireland \n10.00   Care makes a difference – Prof Sebba\, University of Oxford \n11.00   Break \n11.30   Tutoring makes a difference – Prof Flynn\, Ottawa University \n12.30   Lunch \n13.30   Fostering Network NI – Fostering achievement makes a difference \n14.00   VOYPIC – Right to learn promoting learning for children in care \n14.30   QUB – Promoting the social and emotional wellbeing in schools \n15.00   Break \n15.15   Foster Care Associates – Team parenting makes a difference \n16.00   Going forward \nPlease register here for this free conference.
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/supporting-education-children-care-helps/
LOCATION:NICVA Offices\, 61 Duncairn Gardens \, Belfast\, Antrim\, BT15 2GB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20160615T133000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20160615T160000
DTSTAMP:20260427T195725
CREATED:20160614T103948Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160614T103948Z
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SUMMARY:KESS Seminar: Understanding and supporting cultural diversity
DESCRIPTION:Understanding and Supporting Cultural Diversity \nRunning Order \n1.30pm – RaISe – Welcome \n1.35pm – Assembly Committee Chair – Opening Remarks \n1.45pm – Dr Piotr Blumczyński (Queen’s) and Prof John Gillespie (Ulster) – Translating Values: Insights from Multilingual and Multiethnic Focus Groups in Northern Ireland \nCulture revolves around values: they hold the cultural community together and underpin the mutual interests. A cultural group whose members hold opposite or otherwise incompatible values is hardly conceivable\, which demonstrates that the concept of culture is predicated on shared values. However\, values are often “invisible” (Hofstede 2001: 11)\, i.e. wrapped in thick layers of cultural material inseparable from ethnic and linguistic considerations. Changing a language (e.g. when moving to a foreign country) will affect a range of attitudes and perceptions\, including a sense of belonging (or displacement)\, fulfillment (or frustration)\, inclusion (or exclusion)\, dignity (or humiliation)\, etc.\, all translating into social integration\, cohesion\, and respectful co-existence. \nThis presentation reports on a recent collaborative research project “Translating values” (funded by Arts and Humanities Research Council) whose findings were consulted broadly with a range of multi-ethnic and multilingual communities across Northern Ireland (Belfast\, Cookstown\, Londonderry) through a series of focus groups held in 2015. It provides insights into the complex interactions between linguistic\, cultural and religious communities by exploring shared and conflicting systems of values and evaluative concepts\, with a view to improving translation and interpreting practice and informing cross-community relations as well as relevant elements of public policy. \n2.05pm – Dr Caroline Linse (Queen’s) – Formal and informal translation and interpretation for immigrants and asylum seekers \nAs 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 was conducted to determine the home-school connections of culturally and linguistically diverse families in Northern Ireland. It revealed that there are a wide variety of ways that translation and interpretation services are offered for families not fluent in English within the school settings. Drawing upon the findings from the research in Northern Ireland\, this presentation provides an overview of the types of translation and interpretation taking place in Northern Ireland; the advantages and disadvantages of each; and recommendations for agencies utilizing both formal and informal translation and interpretation. \nThe presentation also includes references to work in this area in other contexts\, as well as specific guidelines for agencies using both formal and informal translation and interpretation. These guidelines help ensure that the translations are conducted in a professional manner for all agencies providing services. \n2.25pm – Discussion\n\n2.55pm – RaISe – Closing Remarks \n3.00pm – Networking and Refreshments
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/kess-seminar-cultural-diversity/
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:20160607T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20160607T200000
DTSTAMP:20260427T195725
CREATED:20160526T105230Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160526T105633Z
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SUMMARY:The EU Referendum & Northern Ireland: ask the experts
DESCRIPTION:In the run-up to the UK referendum on continued EU membership\, opinions are divided and very pronounced. Most agree that this is one of the most important decisions in this decade for the electorate to take. The polls suggest that the referendum will be contested and each individual vote (or decision not to vote) will make a difference. \nWith such an important decision ahead\, we invite you to reflect on the EU referendum and put questions to experts from Queen’s and beyond. BBC’s Declan Lawn will chair a panel made up of the following EU specialists: \nProfessor Catherine Barnard\, Cambridge University\, Professor of European Law \nDr Lee McGowan\, Queen’s University Belfast\, Lecturer in Politics and International Studies \nProfessor Anand Menon\, The UK in a Changing Europe \nDr Angus Armstong\, National Institute of Economic and Social Research\, Economic Expert \nProfessor Dagmar Schiek\, Queen’s University Belfast\, Professor of Law\, Jean Monnet ad personam Chair for EU Law and Politics \nThis event is being organised in partnership with The UK in a Changing Europe and Queen’s University Belfast. \nWould you like to put a question to the panel? Write to Professor Dagmar Schiek  \nJoin the conversation on twitter with the hashtag #EUAsk and to register click here.
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/eu-referendum-ni-ask-experts/
LOCATION:Canada Room and Council Chamber\, Queen's University Belfast\,  University Road\, Belfast\, BT7 1NN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Dagmar Schiek":MAILTO:D.Schiek@qub.ac.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20160607T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20160607T161500
DTSTAMP:20260427T195725
CREATED:20160526T095646Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160526T095646Z
UID:1442-1465304400-1465316100@qpol.qub.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Mobility & Equality in the EU: Friend or Foe?
DESCRIPTION:Is Free Movement\, or mobility\, of Persons in the European Union still maintained as a fundamental principle under the UK’s threat to withdraw from the EU? Or will the EU betray its principles and foreswear equal treatment of free moving citizens? An afternoon seminar chaired by Professor Dagmar Schiek\, Queen’s. \nSome highlights\nKeynote \n\nThe Benefits of Benefits: the Changing Face of Free Movement in the European Union\nProf. Catherine Barnard\, University of Cambridge\, UK\n\nPapers include \n\nThe Seasonal Workers Directive: ‘… but some are more equal than others’\nDr Margarite Helena Zoeteweij\, University of Fribourg\,Switzerland\n\n\nRevision of the Posted Workers’ Directive\nDr Rebecca Zahn\, University of Strathclyde\, UK\n\n\nLocal Communities and the Protection of Rights for Intra-EU Migrants in Great Britain: A Necessary Burden\nDr Michael Johns\, Laurentian University\, Ontario\, Canada\n\nChairs / Discussants / Summary\nProfessor Dagmar Schiek\, Dr. Bal Sokhi-Bulley\, (both Queen’s University Belfast (UK); Dr. Nikos Vogiatzis\, (University of Liverpool\, UK)
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/mobility-equality-eu-friend-foe/
LOCATION:Room 27:101\, 27 University Square\, Belfast\, Antrim\, BT7 1NN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Dagmar Schiek":MAILTO:D.Schiek@qub.ac.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20160524T133000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20160524T160000
DTSTAMP:20260427T195725
CREATED:20160512T140626Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160519T160139Z
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SUMMARY:Brexit: Key Considerations for Northern Ireland KESS Seminar
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. 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 the next one is entitled Brexit: Key Considerations and will be held on Tuesday 24 May at 1.30pm in the Senate Chamber\, Parliament Buildings. \nPrinted by: \nResearch and Information Service (RaISe)\, Northern Ireland Assembly – RLS@niassembly.gov.uk \nPromoted and Published by:        \nKnowledge Exchange Seminar Series (KESS) – raise@niassembly.gov.uk \n\nAgenda \nThe agenda is as follows: \n1.30pm – RaISe – Welcome  \n1.35pm – Assembly Committee Chair – Opening Remarks   \n1.45pm – Prof David Phinnemore (Queen’s University) – Avoiding Brexit? The Renegotiated Terms of the UK’s EU Membership  \nThe presentation reviews the nature and content of the outcome of the United Kingdom (UK) government’s attempt to renegotiate the terms of the UK membership of the EU. The presentation reviews the agreement reached and assesses its significance for the nature of the UK’s membership of the EU. Particular attention is paid to the specific political\, economic and social implications for Northern Ireland. The presentation also assesses the extent to which the outcome of the negotiations addresses key political concerns and considers its implications for the “EU referendum” and the likelihood of a Brexit. \n\n2.05pm – Dr Lee McGowan (Queen’s University) – Does Europe matter? The implications of a Brexit for Northern Ireland  \nAhead 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 Brexit for this region of the UK. It is divided into two main parts. The first provides an overview considering the regional context and how the possibility of a Brexit raises particular issues for Northern Ireland\, not least given it is the only part of the UK that shares a land border with an EU member state. The second\, and main section\, explores a series of salient issues for Northern Ireland\, including the potential impact of Brexit on business\, trade and investment\, the financing of agricultural and fisheries\, university research funding and student mobility exchanges. \n  \n2.25pm – Dr Cathal McCall (QUB) – Brexit and Britain’s Borders  \nThe Brexit campaign for the UK exit from the European Union (EU) poses significant questions for the UK’s borders\, the most pertinent of which is: where would a Brexit hard border run? The goal of the Brexit campaign is to re-border Britain through recreating borders as security barriers in order to halt the influx of “outsiders.” However it is unclear where the Brexit border would run. Three Brexit bordering options present themselves: Border the UK of Great Britain and Northern Ireland\, with implications for the Irish national community and peacebuilding in Northern Ireland\, across the island of Ireland and between Britain and Ireland; Border Britain\, with implications for the unionist community in Northern Ireland; Border the British Isles\, with implications for Ireland’s continued EU membership. This presentation addresses each of these options. \n2.45pm – Discussion  \n3.15pm – RaISe – Closing Remarks  \n3.20pm – Networking and Refreshments  \n 
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/kess-brexit/
LOCATION:Senate Chamber\, Parliament Buildings\, Stormont\, Belfast\, Antrim\, 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:20160523T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20160523T200000
DTSTAMP:20260427T195725
CREATED:20160510T114252Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160510T114252Z
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SUMMARY:Do you want to know more about dementia and Alzheimer's?
DESCRIPTION:Scientists\, academics and those involved in Alzheimer’s and dementia care from across Northern Ireland will come together on Monday 23rd May in the Island Hall of Lagan Valley Island Conference Centre\, Lisburn to hold a free public meeting to discuss the latest research on dementia and Alzheimer’s\, as well as current treatments. \nThe meeting will involve short talks from clinicians and researchers\, followed by the opportunity for those attending to engage in roundtable discussions with those involved in dementia care and ask questions or have their concerns addressed. \nThe aim is an informal and informative event that benefits members of the public and anyone with an interest in dementia care and research. \nNo booking required. Refreshments will be available from 5.30pm with the discussion starting at 6pm. \n 
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/public-event-dementia/
LOCATION:Island Hall\, Lagan Valley Island Conference Centre \, Lisburn\, Antrim\, BT27 4RL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Alzheimer's Research UK":MAILTO:reception@alzheimersresearchuk.org
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20160513T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20160513T200000
DTSTAMP:20260427T195725
CREATED:20160509T162338Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160509T163738Z
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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
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20160509T173000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20160509T193000
DTSTAMP:20260427T195725
CREATED:20160504T151925Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160505T154528Z
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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
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20160318T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20160318T190000
DTSTAMP:20260427T195725
CREATED:20160222T170404Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160229T155832Z
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SUMMARY:Towards a People Powered Politics
DESCRIPTION:How could politics evolve to make the most of a population’s collective intelligence? How can expertise feed into decision-making? How can the public engage as policies are considered\, decided on and implemented? Geoff Mulgan will share his thoughts on some promising answers from around the world which could point to very different ways of organising politics in the future. \nBetween 1997 and 2004 Geoff had various roles in the UK government including director of the Government’s Strategy Unit and head of policy in the Prime Minister’s office. Before that he was the founder and director of the think-tank Demos and the first Chief Executive of the Young Foundation\, which became a leading centre for social innovation. He has also been Chief Adviser to Gordon Brown MP; a lecturer in telecommunications; an investment executive; and a reporter on BBC TV and radio. Under his leadership as CEO\, Nesta has moved out of the public sector to become a charity (in 2012)\, launched a range of new initiatives in investment\, programmes and research\, and has implemented a new strategy involving partnerships with other funders in the UK and internationally. \nHis recent books include The Art of Public Strategy – Mobilising Power and Knowledge for the Public Good (OUP\, 2008)\, Good and Bad Power: the ideals and betrayals of government (Penguin\, 2006) and Connexity (Harvard Business Press and Jonathon Cape\, 1998). His latest book The Locust and the Bee was published by Princeton University Press in March 2013. \nThis event is organised by QPol as part of Imagine: Festival of Ideas and Politics 2016 \nTo book your place click here.
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/towards-a-people-powered-politics/
LOCATION:Great Hall\, Queen's University Belfast\, Belfast\, BT7 1NN\, United Kingdom
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ORGANIZER;CN="QPol":MAILTO:qpol@qub.ac.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20160318T123000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20160318T140000
DTSTAMP:20260427T195725
CREATED:20160222T165114Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160229T160430Z
UID:974-1458304200-1458309600@qpol.qub.ac.uk
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
CATEGORIES:Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="QPol":MAILTO:qpol@qub.ac.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20160316T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20160316T210000
DTSTAMP:20260427T195725
CREATED:20160222T163733Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160229T160544Z
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SUMMARY:Everything you Wanted to Know about Economics but were Afraid to Ask...
DESCRIPTION:Do your eyes glaze over whenever you hear the word ‘economics?’ Are you by turns intimidated or impressed by the authoritative words of professional economists commenting in the media about the state of the economy\, the prospects of economic growth or investment? Are you in agreement with arguments that education or the arts have to justify themselves on ‘economic grounds?’ Has economics replaced politics in some ways or is politics simply economics by other means? \nThis interactive seminar\, led by Professor John Barry at Queen’s University Belfast\, will seek to lift the veil behind ‘economics’ by briefly tracing its historical origins\, exposing the value judgements behind dominant views of the economy\, and showing how there are multiple ways to understand the economy and many ways to organise the economy depending on different political\, moral and value positions. \nSo\, come along if you’d like to learn some of the hidden truths behind our taken for granted views of economics\, perhaps the most powerful story of our society. \nThis event is organised by the School of Politics\, International Studies and Philosophy at Queen’s University Belfast 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/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-economics-but-were-afraid-to-ask/
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:20160316T123000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20160316T140000
DTSTAMP:20260427T195725
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SUMMARY:What about a Politics of Kindness?
DESCRIPTION:In this lunchtime seminar\, historian\, author and playwright\, Philip Orr will talk about the fascinating life and work of our 18th century ‘cultural ancestor\,’ Francis Hutcheson\, suggesting ways in which his distinctive philosophy has relevance today as we seek to form ‘a politics of kindness.’ \nBorn and raised in Co. Down\, Francis Hutcheson (1694-1746) was a highly influential Irish intellectual who is regarded as a father of the Scottish Enlightenment. Schooled in Killyleagh\, Co. Down and Glasgow\, Hutcheson developed some of his thinking and moral philosophy during his time as a teacher in a Dissenting Academy in Dublin\, before going on to become Professor of Moral Philosophy at Glasgow University. This thought provoking seminar will hosted by Denis Stewart\, a member of the International Futures Forum and Chair of Voluntary Arts Ireland. \nOrganised by
 the International Futures Forum and Voluntary Arts Ireland\, in association with QPol. \nTo book your place\, click here.
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/politics-of-kindness/
LOCATION:Lanyon Building 0G/074\, Queen's University Belfast\,  University Road\, Belfast\, Antrim\, BT7 1NN\, United Kingdom
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ORGANIZER;CN="QPol":MAILTO:qpol@qub.ac.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20160314T173000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20160314T193000
DTSTAMP:20260427T195725
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SUMMARY:Imaginative Randomocracy
DESCRIPTION:A political system in which ordinary (randomly selected) citizens make crucial political decisions using their imagination. \nThis event will consist of a short film showing how a system of ‘imaginative randomocracy’ could be implemented in Northern Ireland. This will be followed by a talk from Professor John Garry outlining what imaginative randomocracy is and what its possible advantages are. Audience members will then be asked to participate in an imagination-based democratic task. This fun exercise will be followed by questions and discussion. The event concludes with a wine reception and informal discussions. \nThis event is organised by the School of Politics\, International Studies and Philosophy at Queen’s University\, 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/imaginative-randomocracy-a-political-system-in-which-ordinary-randomly-selected-citizens-make-crucial-political-decisions-using-their-imagination/
LOCATION:Old Staff Common Room\, Queen's University Belfast\, University Road\, Belfast\, BT7 1NN\, United Kingdom
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ORGANIZER;CN="QPol":MAILTO:qpol@qub.ac.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20160314T123000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20160314T140000
DTSTAMP:20260427T195725
CREATED:20160222T153958Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160229T160911Z
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SUMMARY:Controversies about the Human Right to Health
DESCRIPTION:Health advocates are increasingly arguing that there is a human right to health that must be respected by all governments. What\, though\, is the relationship between the right to health and the right to health-care? Critics of the human right to health have argued that it leads to uncoordinated and grossly inefficient health care allocation\, and is generally captured by those who are already relatively advantaged. While there is evidence that the human right to health has been used in this way\, Professor Jo Wolff from University College London\, will argue that these practices are a distortion of the human right to health as it should be understood. \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/controversies-about-the-human-right-to-health/
LOCATION:Canada Room and Council Chamber\, Queen's University Belfast\,  University Road\, Belfast\, BT7 1NN\, United Kingdom
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ORGANIZER;CN="QPol":MAILTO:qpol@qub.ac.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20160225T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20160225T200000
DTSTAMP:20260427T195725
CREATED:20160118T164631Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160118T164855Z
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SUMMARY:MSc Public Policy at Queen's - Information Evening
DESCRIPTION:An Information Evening on the MSc in Public Policy at Queen’s University will take place on Thursday 25 February 2016 from 18:30 to 20:00. \nCome along if you are interested in finding out how this innovative Public Policy programme could benefit your career as a public servant. Programme Director Dr Muiris MacCarthaigh and other programme staff will outline the content\, structure and learning outcomes of the Masters programme and there will be an opportunity to hear from the programme’s first cohort of students about their experiences so far. \nWe hope that you can join us!  Light refreshments will be available upon arrival. \n  \nAbout the MSc in Public Policy \nThe MSc in Public Policy at Queen’s provides a high-quality and multi-disciplinary programme of teaching\, professional and personal development for public servants. This part-time programme also incorporates a suite of leadership masterclasses at the William J Clinton Leadership Institute based at Riddel Hall\, Belfast. \nRecognising both a more complex policy environment and advances in the study of public policy\, the MSc provides a platform for Queen’s and international researchers to present and engage with civil and public servants across a host of contemporary public policy issues\, and to help students develop new skills and fields of expertise. The programme is tailored to fit within public service employment patterns and will make a considered contribution to the quality of public governance in Northern Ireland and beyond. \nIf you have any questions about the event or the programmes\, please contact Dr MacCarthaigh on M.MacCarthaigh@qub.ac.uk \nFurther information on the MSc Public Policy programme can be found here. \nTo register for the information evening\, click here.
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/msc-public-policy-at-queens-information-evening/
LOCATION:Riddel Hall\, 185 Stranmillis Road \, Belfast\, Co Antrim \, BT9 5EE\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20160224T133000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20160224T160000
DTSTAMP:20260427T195725
CREATED:20160219T105833Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160219T110725Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20160217T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20160217T213000
DTSTAMP:20260427T195725
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SUMMARY:Northern Ireland's Fuel and Energy Insecurity: The Bio-Energy Contribution
DESCRIPTION:Join us for this exciting event that brings together major stakeholders in the bio-energy sector in Northern Ireland\, with particular attention on the use of natural gas and renewable natural gas as a fuel for transport and energy. Themes for discussion will include current technology\, commercial needs and the economic and environmental benefits of the bio-energy sector. \nThe event will be chaired by John Barry\, Professor of Green Political Economy and Roy Douglas\, Professor of Internal Combustion Engines and Clean Energies\, as part of the Centre of Advanced Sustainable Energy (CASE) Dual Fuel Vehicle Project. \nTo attend\, please RSVP to Kevin Morgan by emailing k.morgan@qub.ac.uk
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/northern-irelands-fuel-and-energy-insecurity-the-bio-energy-contribution/
LOCATION:Canada Room and Council Chamber\, Queen's University Belfast\,  University Road\, Belfast\, BT7 1NN\, United Kingdom
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