The Post-Brexit Status and Future of Northern Ireland

北爱尔兰一直是英国脱欧进程的关键，在未来英欧关系的谈判中也将继续如此。2019-2022年关于这一主题的英国在不断变化的欧洲的奖学金不仅将记录和解释北爱尔兰脱欧的影响，而且北爱尔兰将不可避免地对脱欧后英国和欧盟本身的格局产生影响。在一个特别狂热和危险的不确定环境中，该奖学金将使我们能够重申无党派知识和严格证据在政治辩论中的宝贵作用，为公众理解、政策制定和未来规划提供坚实的基础。该研究金的工作方案将足够灵活，能够对新出现的或紧迫的问题作出迅速反应，但核心活动将由两个要素构成：(1)知识交流和公众参与；(2)综合现有研究，必要时进行额外研究。阐述:1。对于知识交流和公众参与，我将做四件主要的事情：I)实际上是“随叫随到”，以满足媒体/公共信息要求的需求ii)为公众和各个部门的利益相关者（包括北爱尔兰以外的地区）组织和举办讲习班/外展活动。iii)通过各种手段将知识导向有针对性的政策制定和从业者需求iv)利用媒体和创新手段解释证据和研究。2. 对现有研究进行综合，并进行额外的研究，以保持最新状态，并满足对证据的要求。我将在五个主要主题上工作：I)治理-爱尔兰在英国和欧盟的地位ii)爱尔兰的政策挑战-从GB/ roi中学习iii)爱尔兰边境的边境管理NIv的公众舆论)英国脱欧对爱尔兰边境地区的影响。在他们之间，我将能够提供研究证据和分析，回答有关英国脱欧后北爱尔兰地位和未来的关键问题。这些问题与英国广泛关注的问题（《脱欧协议》、英国宪法、未来英欧关系、安全）以及北爱尔兰问题相关的交叉利益（如公众态度）有关。在社会科学研究证据如何与公共辩论和政策制定相联系方面，该奖学金具有令人难以置信的及时和至关重要的能力，标志着社会科学研究证据如何与公共辩论和政策制定相联系的一步变化。我通过UKICE奖学金对此的贡献将建立在我的高公众形象和模范学术声誉的基础上，并有新的机会收集信息，连接网络/专家/利益相关者，并使用新方法传播证据和质量分析。该奖学金将涉及(a)与北爱尔兰脱欧直接相关的广泛领域的关键利益相关者之间的有效联系，例如贸易商，社区工作者，以及(b)来自不同学科和英国和爱尔兰不同地区的学者。该研究金将产生高水平的产出，从合作机会中获益良多。这些将以四种形式出现：a)学术出版物：关于未来爱尔兰边境的专著（例如，OUP出版了Leary的《未经批准的路线》，2016年）和（与PDRA）共同撰写的期刊文章（例如BJIPR和Intl.Pol）。（社会学），载有对该奖学金的研究的记录和分析。b)响应性输出：将证据和学术知识应用于关键事件，例如简短的简报、报纸文章、博客和对各种形式媒体（播客、广播、电视）的贡献。c)可转移输出：这是将信息以易于广泛传播并被任何人使用的形式放置。这有多种形式，从博客到twitter线程，再到信息图。d)互动式产出：采取讲习班、讨论会、简报、会议等形式，传播和收集研究成果。

Northern Ireland has been pivotal to the process of the UK's withdrawal from the EU and will continue to be so in the negotiation of the future UK-EU relationship. A Fellowship on the UK in a Changing Europe on this subject in 2019-2022 will not only record and explain the impact of Brexit of Northern Ireland, but also the impact that Northern Ireland will inevitably have on post-Brexit landscape for the UK and EU itself. Into a particularly febrile and dangerously uncertain environment, this Fellowship will allow us to reassert the invaluable role for non-partisan knowledge and rigorous evidence in political debate, providing a solid foundation for public understanding, policymaking and future planning. The work programme of this Fellowship will be flexible enough to respond quickly to emerging or urgent issues but core activity will be constituted from two elements: (1) Knowledge exchange and public engagement and (2) Synthesis of existing research, with additional research as necessary.To elaborate:1. For knowledge exchange and public engagement, I will do four main things: i) Be, in effect, 'on call' to meet need for media/public information requests ii) Organise and host workshops/outreach events for the public and for stakeholders across various sectors, including outside Northern Ireland. iii) Direct knowledge towards targeted policymaking and practitioner need, through various means iv) Use media and innovative means to explain evidence and research. 2. For the synthesis of existing research, with additional research to keep up to date and to meet requirements for evidence as they emerge. I will work across five main themes:i) Governance - NI's place in the UK and EUii) Policy Challenges in NI - learning from GB/ROIiii) Border management at the Irish borderiv Public Opinion in NIv) Brexit-impact in the Irish border region. Between them, I will be able to produce research evidence and analysis that answers the key questions on the post-Brexit status and future of Northern Ireland. These questions connect to broad UK concerns (the Withdrawal Agreement; the UK constitution; the future UK-EU relationship; security) and to the Northern Ireland case for cross-cutting interests, such as public attitudes.There is an incredibly timely and vital capacity in this Fellowship to mark a step-change in how social science research evidence connects to public debate and policy making. My contribution to this through the UKICE Fellowship will build on my high public profile and exemplary scholarly reputation with new opportunities to gather information, connect networks/experts/stakeholders and to use novel methods to disseminate evidence and quality analysis. The Fellowship will involve productive connections between (a) key stakeholders from a wide range of areas directly connected to Brexit in Northern Ireland, e.g. traders, community workers, and (b) academics from different disciplines and various parts of the UK and Ireland.The Fellowship will produce a high level of output, benefiting greatly from the opportunities for collaboration. These will be in four forms: a)Scholarly publications: A Monograph on the future Irish border (for instance OUP who published Leary's Unapproved Routes, 2016) and (co-)authored [with PDRA] journal articles (e.g. BJIPR & Intl.Pol.Sociology) containing record and analysis of the research of the Fellowship.b) Responsive output: Applying evidence and academic knowledge to key events, e.g. short briefings, newspaper pieces, blogs, and contributions to various forms of media (podcasts, radio, TV) c) Transferable output: This is to place information in a form that can easily be distributed widely and used by anyone. This takes various forms, from blogs, to twitter threads, to infograms.d) Interactive output:This takes the form of workshops, seminars, briefings, conferences in which research can be disseminated and gathered.