There are many barriers to reunification, but Irish American lobbying may move the needle a little.
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Emily Robinson from the University of Sussex and Alison Garden from Queen’s University Belfast are winner and runner up in The Conversation Prize for writers 2026.
Baptisms, schools, church services – how ordinary families navigated love and marriage across taboo lines.
The new proposals shift to a single core modern language, only required at secondary school in the 11-14 age range.
Trump waded intro controversial territory with his comments in Ireland.
The results for the UK nations are mixed.
History suggests that without legal and moral accountability, reconciliation and durable peace will remain elusive.
Young people would cross territorial boundaries for band practice, house parties or underground gigs.
Violence continued in Belfast after a man from Sudan was charged with attempted murder following a knife attack.
Families fled burning homes as violence flared in the city.
Calls for calm as tensions rise are often a case of too little, too late.
The leading parties that have dominated British politics for decades are badly wounded, and nationalism is also rising in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
The US may be experiencing democratic backsliding. Around the world, nonviolent civil movements exist to support democracy and protect fellow citizens.
World leaders like to talk up peace at Christmastime. But alongside the tales of seasonal breaks in fighting are incidents of adversaries taking advantage of the season.
One man is widely suspected of working as an IRA enforcer and a British informer at the same time. But it’s risky for the government to confirm the rumours.
Interfaith couples are still making concessions for their safety in similar ways Cushla and Michael do in Trespasses.
By systematically tracking changes in murals over time, we have gained profound insights into the dynamics of peace and conflict.
Heather Humphreys is a republican but has family ties to the Orange Order.
I’ve contributed to at least six reports assessing the tensions around flags.
Ice hockey in Belfast is a spectator sport with no deep history on either side of the Protestant-Catholic conflict. It’s a neutral ground where fans from different backgrounds come together.
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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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Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Bristol
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Associate Professor Conflict Resolution, Trinity College Dublin
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Associate Professor, Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation, Trinity College Dublin
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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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Professor of European Constitutional law, University of East Anglia
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Lecturer in Comparative Politics, University of Bath
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Senior Lecturer in Modern Irish History, Queen's University Belfast
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Lecturer, Queen's University Belfast