Brexiting Party Politics in Northern Ireland – Civil Society Alternatives Cillian McGrattan (Ulster University)   The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) topped the poll in the recent Northern Ireland local government…

Event Report: ‘Brexit and the European Parliament Elections 2019’ Tom McDonald (DCU Brexit Institute) The conference room at Europe House in Dublin city center was full on 16th of May…

European Parliament elections in times of (delayed) Brexit Patrick Bijsmans (Maastricht University)   At the time of writing, we are nearing the third anniversary of the Brexit referendum of 23 June…

The Ireland/European Election Conundrum Gary Murphy (Dublin City University)   Ever since Ireland first held contested elections to the European Parliament in 1979 conventional political wisdom has suggested that attitudes…

European Parliament Elections 2019 and the European demos in the midst of difficult challenges Anastasia Deligiaouri (Dublin City University) The European Parliament (EP) is the only institution in the EU, which…

The Composition of the 2019-24 EU Parliament – Challenges in Light of Brexit Rebecca Schmidt (Dublin City University) The decision by the European Council to grant a further extension under…

The Good Friday Agreement and Brexit Rory O’Connell (Ulster University)   The murder of the journalist Lyra McKee on the eve of Good Friday 2019 is a tragic reminder of…

Will Brexit Return Northern Ireland to War or Reinforce the Status Quo? Carolyn Gallaher and Kimberly Cowell-Meyers (American University, Washington, DC.)   A lot has been written about what Brexit may…

Belated Brexit and Groundhog Talks in Northern Ireland Cillian McGrattan (Ulster University)   Fumbled Beginnings The latest round of talks in Northern Ireland to restore devolved power-sharing has not begun…

What your vote in the European elections will and won’t change on Brexit Simon Usherwood (University of Surrey and UK in a Changing Europe) One of the less-noticed side-effects of…