Options for public debt management
Dr Dimitris P. Sotiropoulos (OU) Austerity policies in the wake of the 2008 global financial meltdown have left a host of developed capitalist economies struggling… Read More »Options for public debt management
Series 6
Unlocking Benefits and Opportunities through Social Infrastructure
Dr Sharon McClements, Prof Martin Haran and Mr Andrew McErlane (Ulster) Research has established that social infrastructure provision positively influences economic growth and social development,… Read More »Unlocking Benefits and Opportunities through Social Infrastructure
Competitiveness Scorecard for NI
Mr Richard Johnston and Miss Laura Heery (Ulster) Competitiveness is a key driver in the rate of economic growth and living standards. Ulster University’s Economic… Read More »Competitiveness Scorecard for NI
How should NI respond to Corporation Tax cuts in ROI and GB?
Dr Gareth Campbell (QUB) The Fresh Start Agreement committed the NI Executive to reducing the corporation tax rate in Northern Ireland to 12.5% from 2018.… Read More »How should NI respond to Corporation Tax cuts in ROI and GB?
Tensions in Abortion law and policy, and effects on women
Dr Lesley Hoggart, (OU) and Prof Sally Sheldon (Kent University) This presentation will focus on the tensions between the legal and policy framework for abortion,… Read More »Tensions in Abortion law and policy, and effects on women
Morality policy under the lens – evidence based policy making on abortion versus myth-usage
Dr Fiona Bloomer (Ulster) and Dr Claire Pierson (Manchester Metropolitan University) This paper considers global trends in abortion policy using the framework of morality policy.… Read More »Morality policy under the lens – evidence based policy making on abortion versus myth-usage
Beyond Article 8: The European Convention on Human Rights and Abortion in Cases of Fatal Foetal Abnormality and Sexual Crime
Dr Kathryn McNeilly (QUB) In November 2015 the Northern Ireland High Court determined prohibition of abortion in Northern Ireland in cases of fatal foetal abnormality… Read More »Beyond Article 8: The European Convention on Human Rights and Abortion in Cases of Fatal Foetal Abnormality and Sexual Crime
Northern Ireland and Brexit: Limits and Opportunities for a New Relationship with the EU
Prof David Phinnemore (QUB) The prospect of Brexit begs questions of what new relationship the UK can and should seek to establish with the EU… Read More »Northern Ireland and Brexit: Limits and Opportunities for a New Relationship with the EU
The Implications of Brexit for the Irish Border: Challenges and Options
Dr Katy Hayward (QUB) A key conundrum facing policymakers is how to realise a central ambition of the Brexit campaign (i.e. hardening the UK’s borders… Read More »The Implications of Brexit for the Irish Border: Challenges and Options
EU Policy Competences after Brexit: Issues for Northern Ireland
Dr Lee McGowan and Dr Viviane Gravey (QUB) Many aspects of public policy in Northern Ireland involved an EU dimension, being shaped in Brussels and… Read More »EU Policy Competences after Brexit: Issues for Northern Ireland