Governance Blog Archive

Here you will find an archive of Governance Blog articles published before 1 January 2020, divided into their relevant categories.

Brexit

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EU exit regulations and Northern Ireland

Reading Time: 4 minutes A high profile consequence of the continuing failure to establish an Executive and fully functioning Assembly was the legislative passage this week of the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation and Exercise of Functions) Bill 2018. A

26th October 2018

A photograph of some books showing part of the growing collection of Brexit-related publications in the Assembly Library

Brexit and Northern Ireland: Reading List #13 – approaching the endgame?

Reading Time: 2 minutes Please note: This version of the Brexit and Northern Ireland reading list has now been superseded. For the very latest version, please see here. The Assembly’s Research and Information Service (RaISe) has just published a

1st October 2018

The Flag of Europe (Image: Bob, under Creative Commons)

Brexit and Northern Ireland: A Reading List

Reading Time: 3 minutes Please note: This version of the Brexit and Northern Ireland reading list has now been superseded. For the very latest version, please see here. The Assembly’s Research and Information Service (RaISe) has just published a

7th March 2018

Democracy and Government

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European Union (Withdrawal) Bill: Back in the Commons

Reading Time: 3 minutes The European Union (Withdrawal) Bill returns to the House of Commons this week. MPs will consider the Bill in a Committee of the whole House. The Bill repeals the European Communities Act 1972 and is of

13th November 2017

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General election 2017: A detailed look at the result in Northern Ireland

Reading Time: 5 minutes The Westminster general election of 8 June 2017 resulted in a ‘hung parliament’, with the Conservatives as the largest party but without an overall majority. The result was: Conservative (318), Labour (262), SNP (35), Liberal

20th June 2017

Reference volumes on political theory in the Assembly Library

Transferred votes in the March 2017 Assembly Election

Reading Time: 2 minutes Transferred votes are an extremely important part of the Single Transferable Vote (STV) system. In the 2017 Assembly Election, only 18 MLAs had a sufficient number of first preference votes to meet the quota and

16th March 2017

Justice

After FDAC: A recent report on the outcomes of family drug and alcohol courts in England

What are ‘Family, Drug and Alcohol Courts’ and are they effective?

Reading Time: 6 minutes The draft Programme for Government contains a commitment to running a pilot family drug and alcohol court in Northern Ireland. Such courts have been used in England for some time, but what are they and

11th November 2016

The courts and the EU Referendum: a week of action

Reading Time: 3 minutes The past seven days have seen significant developments in relation to EU referendum related action in the courts at both local and UK level. This article provides an update and reflects on how they relate

30th September 2016

Image of girl using mobile phone: Increased access to social media, particularly via personal devices, presents opportunities but also risks (Image: Creative Commons Zero)

Seen but not heard: children ‘sexting’

Reading Time: 3 minutes Rapid technological changes have caused the norms and methods of children’s sexual behaviour to evolve. Much screen-based media use now involves accessing interactive social networking sites such as Facebook and Snapchat. This access, particularly via

7th September 2016

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