The purpose of this Briefing Paper is to consider the extent to which the mechanisms established by the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland as part of the Withdrawal Agreement that formalised the United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union are open to engagement by civic society. More specifically, the objective is to assess how civic society […]
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The future for Agri-food in Northern Ireland and on the island of Ireland
This paper has been authored by CCBS Senior Research Associate Michael D’Arcy, and examines the future of the Agri-food in Northern Ireland and on the island of Ireland. Using strong examples from the Dairy Industry, Michael’s paper explores the important of all island integrated supply chains to the agri-food sector, and how the Belfast/Good Friday […]
Read MoreBriefing Paper: The UK Community Renewal Fund
The UK Community Renewal Fund (UKCRF) was launched by the UK government on 3 March 2021 as part of Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s budget. It was presented in a Ministry for Housing Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) press release as forming part of a wider package of fiscal measures the Government is taking to “support our […]
Read MoreBriefing Paper: The Impact of COVID-19 on Cross-Border Movement on the island of Ireland
In light of the current public health crisis relating to Covid-19, and as part of the Centre for Cross Border Studies’ ongoing research into the impact of the virus on the island of Ireland and the connections between the two jurisdictions, this Briefing Paper examines the pandemic’s effect on cross-border traffic flows. This analysis uses […]
Read MoreBriefing Paper: The Cross-Border Further Education and Higher Education Cluster for the North West City Region
This Briefing Paper offers an overview of the development of the Cross-Border FE HE Cluster for the North West City Region, setting it within its historical context in terms of previous cross-border collaboration in the region, and in terms of its alignment with more recent strategic and political developments. Authored by Paul Hannigan, John Andy […]
Read MoreBriefing Paper: Overview of Covid-19 Business Support Schemes for Northern Ireland (NI) and the Republic of Ireland (RoI)
In light of the current public health crisis relating to Covid-19, and as part of the Centre for Cross Border Studies’ ongoing research into the impact of the virus on the island of Ireland and the connections between the two jurisdictions, this Briefing Paper outlines the main ranges of supports that have been introduced to […]
Read MoreBorder People Briefing Paper: COVID-19: Social Security Entitlement for Frontier workers
Due to the emergency pandemic situation many frontier workers have found it necessary to seek social welfare support. The Border People project has found that Illness Benefit, Unemployment Benefit and Family Benefits are the payments most likely to be affected by changes in circumstances due to COVID-19. This Briefing Paper examines the social security supports […]
Read MoreBriefing Paper: The impacts of COVID-19 on cross-border tourism on the island of Ireland: A snapshot
In light of the current public health crisis relating to Covid-19, and as part of the Centre for Cross Border Studies’ ongoing research into the impact of the virus on the island of Ireland and the connections between the two jurisdictions, this Briefing Paper briefly examines the pandemic’s effect on all-island tourism. In order to […]
Read MoreBriefing Paper: Approaches to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Bordering on (non-) cooperation
This Briefing Paper is intended to offer some initial considerations on the extent to which existing or new channels of cross-border cooperation have been successfully activated in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, which first appeared in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December 2019. Beginning with an overview of the collaborative tendencies observable on […]
Read MoreThe need for regulatory cross-border territorial impact assessment: Challenges at the Ireland-Northern Ireland border
The purpose of this Briefing Paper is to highlight the urgent need for policy-makers, decision-makers and legislators to assess the impact of a proposed policy, regulation, strategy or law, for example, on their jurisdiction’s borders, and to assess how their implementation has affected the socio-economic conditions of citizens in a border region.1 To undertake such […]
Read MoreBriefing Paper: The UK Government’s proposals for an amended Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland
The Centre for Cross Border Studies has published a Briefing Paper setting out its assessment of the UK Government’s latest proposals to amend the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland, and the extent to which they are compatible with the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement and avoid the creation of new borders within or between these islands as the […]
Read MoreBriefing Paper: The Belfast/Good Friday Agreement and (post-Brexit) cross-border environmental cooperation
This Briefing Paper, which forms part of the Centre for Cross Border Studies’ ongoing work into the potential consequences of the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union for North-South and cross-border cooperation, has been prompted by the April 2019 publication of an important report commissioned by the Environmental Pillar in conjunction with Northern Ireland Environment […]
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