The Guardian: From polling to pasta quantities: Edith Pritchett’s week in Venn diagrams – cartoonFrom polling to pasta quantities: Edith Pritchett’s week in Venn diagrams – cartoon
Shared histories: diverse images and stories of the borderlands
Shared histories: diverse images and stories of the borderlandsby Allan LEONARD21 March 2025 Images from family photo albums adorned the walls and hanging banners in an immersive pop-up exhibition that celebrated the culmination of a cultural initiative aimed at engaging communities on both sides of the Ireland–Northern Ireland border. Shared Histories: Diverse Views is a... Continue Reading →
“We all belong to many in-groups. As a …
"We all belong to many in-groups. As a result, our self-identification shifts from situation to situation." #QOTD via @readwise
@Ostrov_A @simonwaltersuk Well, @POTUS is asking @ZelenskyyUa to do exactly this with Putin.
“Without the institutions of democracy, journalists are reduced …
“Without the institutions of democracy, journalists are reduced to propagandists or entertainers.” From https://medium.com/p/e34649174166 via @readwise #journalism #democracy
‘A feasible bite out of a big apple’: outcomes from ARINS/Irish Times North–South surveys 2024 “The ARINS event in Belfast revealed important insights into public opinion on Irish unification, the willingness to plan for its possibility, and the complexities of such a…
‘A feasible bite out of a big apple’: outcomes from ARINS/Irish Times North–South surveys 2024 “The ARINS event in Belfast revealed important insights into public opinion on Irish unification, the willingness to plan for its possibility, and the complexities of such a transition.” https://mrulster.com/2025/03/14/a-feasible-bite-out-of-a-big-apple-outcomes-from-arins-irish-times-north-south-surveys-2024/ #NorthernIreland #UnitedIreland
‘A feasible bite out of a big apple’: outcomes from ARINS/Irish Times North-South surveys 2024
‘A feasible bite out of a big apple’: outcomes from ARINS/Irish Times North–South surveys 2024by Allan LEONARD13 March 2025 The ARINS (Analysing and Researching Ireland, North and South) project recently held its first event in Belfast, focusing on constitutional futures and the socio-political landscape of a potential United Ireland. After a keynote presentation by Professor... Continue Reading →
‘It’s not about quotas: integrated education adapting to new social contexts
‘It’s not about quotas’: integrated education adapting to new social contextsby Allan LEONARD4 March 2025 The 2025 Dunleath Lecture, hosted by the Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education (NICIE), delved deeply into the ongoing challenges and evolving perspectives surrounding integrated education in Northern Ireland. Held at Ulster University’s Belfast campus, the event featured key speeches from notable figures... Continue Reading →
#nerdalert I followed the development of the application of "outcomes-based accountability" to the #NorthernIreland #ProgrammeForGovernment for about a whole decade. Essentially an effort to ingrain data science for an objective, empirical analysis of high-level public policy.… https://x.com/SharedFuture/status/1897231573017096250
Monitoring peace progress in Northern Ireland: a wellbeing framework
Monitoring peace progress in Northern Ireland: a wellbeing frameworkby Allan LEONARD4 March 2025 While much of the media coverage of the launch of the Northern Ireland Executive’s latest Programme for Government (PfG) rightly focused on the specific, quantifiable targets (or lack thereof), a complementary “wellbeing framework”, with dozens of regularly updated metrics, has received little comment. The... Continue Reading →
Belfast Stories: a vision for inclusivity and growth
Belfast Stores: a vision for inclusivity and growthby Allan LEONARD13 February 2025 Organised by NICVA, about 20 members of the voluntary, community, and social enterprise sector toured the landmark art-deco former Bank of Ireland building at the top of Royal Avenue, to learn more about Belfast City Council’s Belfast Stories, a project that will be a public... Continue Reading →