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against Irish unity: Voters are able to distinguish between wanting something to happen and planning for it Brendan O'Leary CV
Historians Pay Tribute [to John Hume] Brendan O'Leary CV
President Leads Tributes to Seamus Deane Brendan O'Leary CV
2025 Emotional response to outcomes of possible referendums on unity ranges from pride to hate: Expectations of positive feelings are more prevalent than negative ones, surveys show Brendan O'Leary CV
2025 From majority-rule to inclusive coalitions: five possible models for governing a united Ireland Brendan O'Leary CV
2025 Governing a United Ireland: ‘Inclusive coalition’ all-Ireland government may emerge as model with broadest support: ‘Inclusive’ coalition government proves least unpopular in survey and after deliberation Brendan O'Leary CV
2025 How the deliberative forums, North and South, worked Brendan O'Leary CV
2025 How to connect Ireland and Britain after unity? Once mothballed institution may be key: Unification could sever North’s ties to Nato and Commonwealth, but Belfast Agreement provides for maintaining British–Irish links Brendan O'Leary CV
2025 Sharp divides in attitudes to immigration within Northern Ireland, and either side of Border: Northern unionists are far more likely to be anti-immigration compared with their nationalist counterparts, while southern nationalists sit somewhere in between Brendan O'Leary CV
2025 Southerners and northern nationalists dislike Commonwealth more than Nato: North’s Protestants strongly favour membership of the Europe-North America military alliance in event of Irish unity Brendan O'Leary CV
2025 Trends show rise in support for Irish unity among Northern voters: Northern Protestants remain overwhelmingly against unity but show growing losers’ consent Brendan O'Leary CV
2025 What did voters say about governing a united Ireland? Brendan O'Leary CV
2024 Can the Red Hand of Ulster Be Transformed into a Unifying Image for the Island of Ireland? Brendan O'Leary CV
2024 Cost of Irish reunification overblown, and benefit underplayed. Brendan O'Leary CV
2024 Imperial Hangover or Club of Independent Republics? How the Commonwealth Is Sold Impacts Irish Responses Brendan O'Leary CV
2024 Northern Voters’ Views on Irish Symbols Pose Interesting Challenges to Advocates of Unification Brendan O'Leary CV
2024 The Learned Forgetting and Remembering of a Brexiteer (review of JW Foster, Ireland Out of England and Other Inconveniences). Brendan O'Leary CV
2024 Westminster elections leave Northern Ireland parties with choices and questions. Brendan O'Leary CV
2023 Irish Unity Moves up List of Priorities but Lags Behind Health, Housing and Economy: United Ireland Growing in Importance in South and among Northern Catholics Brendan O'Leary CV
2023 Just one big political party registers strongly with voters North and South: The latest findings of the North and South poll explore what an all-island party system might look like Brendan O'Leary CV
2023 Money a Big Consideration for Many in Possible Vote on Irish Unity Brendan O'Leary CV
2023 Money a Big Consideration for Many in Possible Vote on Irish Unity: Arins/Irish Times Surveys Asked Voters to Assess How Their Vote Would Be Influenced by Positive or Negative Impact on Their Personal Finances Brendan O'Leary CV
2023 Most Think Irish Unity Will Benefit High-Income Groups Brendan O'Leary CV
2023 North and South: the priorities that need to be addressed over the next ten years: The three most important issues are housing, health and economic growth Brendan O'Leary CV
2023 Northerners are more connected to the South than southerners are to the North: North and South: We examined whether North-South connections decreased with distance from the border Brendan O'Leary CV
2023 Northern Ireland Identity May Serve as Less Adversarial for Politically Moderate Catholics and Protestants Brendan O'Leary CV
2023 Northern Protestants Pessimistic on Benefits of Irish Unity: Slim Majority of People in the Republic Believe Irish Unification Would Be Costly in the Short Term but Beneficial in the Long Term Brendan O'Leary CV
2023 North-South Study: Could the Republic’s Budget Surplus Pay for a United Ireland Fund? Brendan O'Leary CV
2023 Signs That ‘Losers’ Consent’ among Protestants for Irish Unity Is Increasing in Northern Ireland: Public Opinion in North and South Has Remained Largely Stable on the Idea of Unification Brendan O'Leary CV
2023 United Ireland: Southern Voters Open to Discussion on Flags and Anthem Brendan O'Leary CV
2023 Would a New Office of Vice-President Help Inclusivity in an United Ireland? Brendan O'Leary CV
2023 Would a United Ireland Require a New Constitution? Brendan O'Leary CV
2022 Avoiding a rerun of Brexit by planning ahead: Voters want to know what a united Ireland means before any referendum, but unionist politicians won’t want any such discussions until after a referendum Brendan O'Leary CV
2022 Debate over symbols of a united Ireland shows up a big North-South difference Brendan O'Leary CV
2022 Health service, economy and peace are key concerns about united Ireland Brendan O'Leary CV
2022 Integrated vs devolved: two possible forms for united Ireland that divide opinion North and South: North favours a devolved model, while southern voters prefer an integrated model within which Northern Ireland would cease to exist as a political unit Brendan O'Leary CV
2022 Northern Ireland’s ‘persuadables’: A pivotal demographic for future referendums Brendan O'Leary CV
2022 Poll: Less enthusiasm for unity among Catholics in North than among Republic’s respondents: Majorities in North and South favour referendums but number of undecideds in North is very high Brendan O'Leary CV
2022 Protestants who find Irish unity ‘impossible to accept’ more likely to be male and working class Brendan O'Leary CV
2022 Resistance to Accepting United Ireland driven by Fear of Losing Identity Brendan O'Leary CV
2022 The World: A Family History. Around the World in 13,000+ crazed dynasties (Review) Brendan O'Leary CV
2022 Unionist-dominated Ulster is over: Are we on a demographic march towards Irish reunification? Major demographic consequences of the Troubles are the brain drain from all communities and the reinforcement of voluntary segregation. Brendan O'Leary CV
2022 Want to understand the Northern Ireland Protocol? Just read these 25 essays. Brendan O'Leary CV
2022 Who benefits from a united Ireland? Expectations are mixed. Advocates must convince Northern voters of economic benefits and future growth prospects. Brendan O'Leary CV
2021 A referendum on Irish unity is coming, whether we like it or not Brendan O'Leary CV
2021 Review of Linda Colley, “The Gun, the Ship and the Pen,” Brendan O'Leary CV
2021 What people in the Republic actually think about Irish unification Brendan O'Leary CV
2018 Brexit or UKExit? Twelve Predictions about Northern Ireland’s Future. Brendan O'Leary CV
2017 How Obama and Trump built their brand by writing books media Martin Puchner CV
2003 Agreement Review Could Circumvent DUP Veto. Brendan O'Leary CV
2002 One More Bold Step Required on Path to Policing Reform. Brendan O'Leary CV
2001 Agreement Is Not Devolution in Unitary State. Brendan O'Leary CV
2001 Reid Should Not Allow a New Unionist Boycott. Brendan O'Leary CV
2000 Letter on Patten Report and Police Bill. Brendan O'Leary CV
2000 Suspension Could Be a Fatal Blow. Brendan O'Leary CV
2000 Suspension Would Be a Potentially Fatal Blow Brendan O'Leary CV
2000 The Patten, the Whole Patten, and Nothing but the Patten. Brendan O'Leary CV
1997 Unionists Will Lose Electoral Dominance Brendan O'Leary CV