Lecturer, School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics, Queen's University Belfast
Jamie Pow is a Lecturer in Political Science at Queen's University Belfast. His research focuses on the way citizens interact with democratic decision-making, including through elections, mini-publics and referendums. His doctoral thesis investigated the perceived legitimacy of citizens' assemblies in the deeply divided context of Northern Ireland. He has worked on an ESRC project investigating public opinion towards Brexit in Northern Ireland. Before coming to Queen's Jamie was a postdoctoral researcher at KU Leuven, where he worked on an ERC project analysing the extent to which democratic innovations meet citizens' expectations.
Election 2019: what's at play in Northern Ireland?
Dec 10, 2019 05:18 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Northern Ireland is well known for its deep divisions. But as the 2019 general election approaches its five main political parties are united on at least one thing strong opposition to the Brexit deal negotiated by Boris...
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