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Why would a group of people decide to spend months and years living semi-naked in squalid conditions?
An incoherent Brexit policy has ended the DUP leader’s career – but her party can’t pretend they didn’t giver her full support.
The spectre of the Troubles provides fertile drama for cop shows.
Loyalist groups stand accused of encouraging young people to riot. Research suggests paramilitary groups do continue to wield significant power in certain areas of Northern Ireland.
Brexit is only the latest episode of cynicism and scaremongering at the top of unionism
Brexit has reopened an old battle over Northern Irish identity, leading to clashes in the street. Scores have been injured in the troubled UK territory’s worst outbreak of violence in decades.
A year since the law was changed, women were still not getting access to abortion services.
The different responses to group gatherings among unionist and republican communities has caused upset.
An ill-advised threat from Brussels has heightened tensions over border checks.
Queues at borders, suspended deliveries, empty shelves: the EU-UK Trade Cooperatiion Agreement is not quite what it seemed in the brochure.
The future need not be gloomy. It is possible for Northern Ireland to emerge better off at the end of this process.
The question of the Irish border after Brexit is a more pressing matter for the next president than it has been for his predecessor.
Students must not be assessed on course material that they haven’t had the opportunity to learn.
Northern Ireland is the first UK country to impose a time-limited set of restrictions to try and get on top of the coronavirus.
The US is a key player in the Good Friday Agreement – but there’s an election to think about too.
Whether it’s bluster or not, a dangerous message has been sent to the rest of the world that the UK may be willing to backtrack on important promises.
Symbols of the Confederacy can be seen in Brazil, Ireland, Germany and beyond. While some people may not grasp their racist history, others clearly fly the ‘rebel flag’ to defend white supremacy.
A decadeslong process of recruiting a more diverse police force has led to more peaceful communities and widespread, bipartisan trust in policing in Northern Ireland.
A crisis can create divisions but it can also help heal them.
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Lecturer in Politics, Queen's University Belfast
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School of History, Anthropology, Philosohy and Politics, Queen's University Belfast
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Professor of Political Sociology, Queen's University Belfast
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Professor of International Conflict Analysis, School of Politics and International Relations, University of Kent
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Lecturer in British Politics, University of Bristol
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Assistant Professor in Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation, Trinity College Dublin
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Assistant Professor Conflict Resolution, Trinity College Dublin
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Lecturer, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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Professor of Post Conflict Studies, Queen's University Belfast
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Professor of American Studies, University College Dublin
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Professor of European Politics, Queen's University Belfast
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Associate Professor in EU law, University of East Anglia
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Senior Lecturer in Modern Irish History, Queen's University Belfast
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Lecturer in Comparative Politics, University of Bath
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Professor of Education, Queen's University Belfast
