Prof Colin Harvey
Human Rights, Constitutional Law, Migration
QUB Constitutional Futures Podcast Series
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/queens-university-belfast-constitutional-futures/id1582449200
This podcast series brings together leading contributors to conversations about constitutional change on the island of Ireland. As this discussion gathers further momentum, the reflections gathered in this series may be of interest to students.
The following associated work may also be of interest:
Harvey, C., & Bassett, M. (2022). Making the case for Irish Unity in the EU. GUE/NGL European Parliamentary Group. https://left.eu/new-academic-paper-on-irish-unity-in-the-eu/
Harvey, C. (2021). Let ‘the people’ decide: Reflections on constitutional change and ‘concurrent consent’. Irish Studies in International Affairs, 32(2), 382-405. https://doi.org/10.3318/isia.2021.32b.37
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