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local politics

14th March 2022 local politics

Elections, near and far

Nicholas Whyte speaking ahead of his talk on 25th March.

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29th March 2019 local politics the festival voting

a post about election posters

Imagine! 2019’s mock election posters… what was that all about?

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11th March 2019 events local politics

politics beyond politicians: time we shifted our horizon

Northern Slant asks: is it time we shifted our horizon on politicans?

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21st March 2016 local politics the festival

‘a better way of being governed’: what is the state of democracy in northern ireland?

Examining the state of NI’s democracy and the role of civil society within it.

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20th March 2016 local politics the festival

biting the hand: is the voluntary sector ‘still in the business of doing good?’

A discussion of the role of the community and voluntary sector in contemporary NI.

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28th February 2016 local politics the festival

imagine… the great big politics quiz is back

The Great Big Politics Quiz returns next month as part of the fantastic Imagine Festival of Ideas & Politics!

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18th February 2016 local politics

open government

People can re-engage with politics and politicians may be able to break the deadlock.

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3rd April 2015 local politics the festival

an alternative manifesto for northern ireland

The results of an online civic engagement campaign conducted by the Imagine! Belfast festival in March 2015.

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10th February 2015 local politics

dealing with our dis-ease

Our democratic systems seem to be ailing and unfit for purpose. There is a sense of ‘dis-ease’.

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