Brexit debate risks exacerbating division in Northern Ireland

Katy Hayward, a Senior Lecturer in Sociology in Queen’s University Belfast, looks at how the possibility of Brexit is already exacerbating division in Northern Ireland. She shows that there are few European regions that have benefited quite so evidently from EU membership as Northern Ireland, but that these gains risk being called into question with the possibility of Brexit.

04, 27, 2016
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Katrin Hatzinger, Postcard from...

Postcard from Brussels

In this postcard from Brussels Katrin Hatzinger argues that it would be great if the Brits would get rid of their fears of being marginalized and would grip the occasion to shape the future of Europe together with their partners. There is too much at stake to remain passive and indifferent.

03, 14, 2016
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Dick Newby, The vote

Reflecting on the 1975 referendum

Dick Newby reflects on the 1975 referendum campaign and its lessons for the forthcoming referendum on June 23. He makes the case that as the referendum battle intensifies and the economic statistics fly, we should spend some time thinking about peace, freedom and human dignity. These are not the conditions in which many of the world’s people live and yet this is an area where the EU has a vital past and has a crucial current and future role in promoting them.