Laurence Cooley
@lpcooley.bsky.social
Politics lecturer, University of Birmingham
Work on the politics of deeply divided societies (mostly Northern Ireland these days), including power-sharing, demography and the census. Currently also thinking about Lough Neagh. UCU rep. #firstgen
Work on the politics of deeply divided societies (mostly Northern Ireland these days), including power-sharing, demography and the census. Currently also thinking about Lough Neagh. UCU rep. #firstgen
I'm sure there's some interesting archive material too, including about the legal battle over fishing rights that happened in the 1960s.
Lough Neagh goes ‘back into the imagination and the history of Ireland’
The lough and its myths have been an inspiration for writers including Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney and AE Russell
www.thedetail.tv
November 25, 2025 at 4:57 PM
I'm sure there's some interesting archive material too, including about the legal battle over fishing rights that happened in the 1960s.
There are parts where you can walk the shore, such as at Rea's Wood, but I don't think it's accessible the whole way round. There's a suggested route incorporating some roads though.
Loughshore Trail
Loughshore Trail is a 113-mile circular route of Lough Neagh.
www.walkwheelcycletrust.org.uk
November 25, 2025 at 4:53 PM
There are parts where you can walk the shore, such as at Rea's Wood, but I don't think it's accessible the whole way round. There's a suggested route incorporating some roads though.
Yes, we discuss that aspect a bit in the article (but have more to say on it, hopefully in another piece that's to come at some point). We argue that the environment is a salient issue, but not in a way that makes it easy for parties across the divide to agree on solutions.
November 25, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Yes, we discuss that aspect a bit in the article (but have more to say on it, hopefully in another piece that's to come at some point). We argue that the environment is a salient issue, but not in a way that makes it easy for parties across the divide to agree on solutions.
Reposted by Laurence Cooley
This article is now out in @bjpir.bsky.social! In it, we explain why government action to tackle the ecological crisis at Lough Neagh has lagged behind the apparent rhetorical consensus about its importance. Has Muir been set up to fail? #LoughNeagh #openaccess journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
The environment as a second policy dimension in a deeply divided society: The politics of Northern Ireland’s Lough Neagh crisis - Timofey Agarin, Laurence Cooley, Elliott Hill, 2025
Environmental concerns are often marginalised in post-conflict societies. Especially under power-sharing, political parties tend to prioritise their ethno-natio...
journals.sagepub.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:39 AM
This article is now out in @bjpir.bsky.social! In it, we explain why government action to tackle the ecological crisis at Lough Neagh has lagged behind the apparent rhetorical consensus about its importance. Has Muir been set up to fail? #LoughNeagh #openaccess journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
This article is now out in @bjpir.bsky.social! In it, we explain why government action to tackle the ecological crisis at Lough Neagh has lagged behind the apparent rhetorical consensus about its importance. Has Muir been set up to fail? #LoughNeagh #openaccess journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
The environment as a second policy dimension in a deeply divided society: The politics of Northern Ireland’s Lough Neagh crisis - Timofey Agarin, Laurence Cooley, Elliott Hill, 2025
Environmental concerns are often marginalised in post-conflict societies. Especially under power-sharing, political parties tend to prioritise their ethno-natio...
journals.sagepub.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:39 AM
This article is now out in @bjpir.bsky.social! In it, we explain why government action to tackle the ecological crisis at Lough Neagh has lagged behind the apparent rhetorical consensus about its importance. Has Muir been set up to fail? #LoughNeagh #openaccess journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Reposted by Laurence Cooley
Why do people think England flags have been raised on lampposts?
White adults
National pride: 26%
Anti-migrant/minority sentiment: 49%
Both: 19%
Ethnic minority adults
National pride: 15%
Anti-migrant/minority sentiment: 55%
Both: 20%
yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
White adults
National pride: 26%
Anti-migrant/minority sentiment: 49%
Both: 19%
Ethnic minority adults
National pride: 15%
Anti-migrant/minority sentiment: 55%
Both: 20%
yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
November 21, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Why do people think England flags have been raised on lampposts?
White adults
National pride: 26%
Anti-migrant/minority sentiment: 49%
Both: 19%
Ethnic minority adults
National pride: 15%
Anti-migrant/minority sentiment: 55%
Both: 20%
yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
White adults
National pride: 26%
Anti-migrant/minority sentiment: 49%
Both: 19%
Ethnic minority adults
National pride: 15%
Anti-migrant/minority sentiment: 55%
Both: 20%
yougov.co.uk/society/arti...