Michael Potter, Author at Research Matters

A photo showing the Chairperson (Kellie Armstrong MLA) and Deputy Chairperson (Megan Fearon MLA) of the Northern Ireland Assembly Women's Caucus (photo courtesy of Politics Plus)

Who runs Northern Ireland? Taking stock of gender and power in Northern Ireland

8th March 20196th March 2020 Michael Potter Women and Equalities

Reading Time: 4 minutes Please note that more up-to-date statistics on gender representation can be found in the RaISe research paper Who Runs Northern

An image showing shelters within a refugee camp in Turkey

Immigration

Fleeing from conflict: Refugees and Northern Ireland

22nd June 201812th June 2019 Michael Potter Refugees

Reading Time: 3 minutes The most recent Global Report from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) states that over 71 million people

A set of stars in the shape of the Flag of Europe, with one missing

Brexit

After Brexit – what will remain?

10th March 20176th July 2017 Michael Potter

Reading Time: 4 minutes Following the referendum in June 2016, the UK Prime Minister has stated that Article 50, the trigger mechanism for withdrawal

The plenary chamber of the Northern Ireland Assembly

Democracy and Government

The representation of women in public life: where does Northern Ireland stand (now)?

8th March 20176th March 2020 Michael Potter Women and Equalities

Reading Time: 4 minutes Please note that more up-to-date statistics on gender representation can be found in the RaISe research paper Who Runs Northern

Peace wall graffiti, Belfast (Image by Still Burning under Creative Commons)

Community Relations

‘Good Relations’ in Northern Ireland

26th September 20166th July 2017 Michael Potter

Reading Time: 3 minutes Are we still sectarian, or the ‘race-hate capital’?

Reconciliation sculpture i nthe grounds of the Stormont Estate, by the artist Josefina de Vasconcellos.

Community Relations

Dealing with the past in Northern Ireland

22nd September 20166th July 2017 Michael Potter Dealing with the past

Reading Time: 3 minutes One area that has created considerable political division in Northern Ireland is how to deal with a contested past. Broadly,

Democracy and Government

Women in public life: Where does Northern Ireland stand?

29th June 20166th March 2020 Michael Potter Women and Equalities

Reading Time: 3 minutes Please note that more up-to-date statistics on gender representation can be found in the RaISe research paper Who Runs Northern

Equality

Human Rights in Northern Ireland: What if the Human Rights Act were repealed?

2nd May 201628th March 2018 Michael Potter Human rights

Reading Time: 3 minutes The Belfast Agreement in 1998 contained a comprehensive suite of human rights safeguards. These include the introduction of the European

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