Research publications
This section contains research commissioned or funded by The Executive Office.
Publications pre-2010 can be accessed via the PRONI website.
2025
Northern Ireland: International Reputation in Focus
Author: TEO Analytical Unit
Publication date: 13 November 2025
- International Reputation in Focus – Drivers of Investment Appeal in Northern Ireland
- International Reputation in Focus – Drivers of Study Appeal in Northern Ireland
- International Reputation in Focus – Drivers of Tourism Appeal for Northern Ireland
- International Reputation in Focus – Drivers of Familiarity with Northern Ireland
- International Reputation in Focus – Drivers of Favourability towards Northern Ireland
- International Reputation in Focus – Policy Brief
2023
'It’s Just What Happens’ Girls and Young Women’s Views and Experiences of Violence in Northern Ireland
Authors: Dr Siobhan McAlister, Prof. Dirk Schubotz, Dr Michelle Templeton (Queen’s University Belfast), and Dr Gail Neill (Ulster University)
Publication date: September 2023
Every Voice Matters! Violence Against Women in Northern Ireland
Authors: Dr Susan Lagdon, Prof. Dr Marcin Owczarek, Dr Ngozi Anyadike-Danes, Prof. Mark Shevlin (Ulster University) and Dr Claire McCartan, Julie-Ann Jordan (IMPACT Research Centre).
Publication date: September 2023
2022
Research with Ukrainian Guests and Hosts
Author: Business Consultancy Services, Dept. of Finance
Publication date: November 2022
2021
What Matters Most? A Qualitative Analysis
Author: NISRA Hub Research, Department of Finance
Publication date: January 2021
2017
Investigating Links in Achievement and Deprivation (ILiAD)
Author: Professor Ruth Leitch et al, QUB
Publication Date: September 2017
2016
A study exploring the experiences and barriers of young people who are NEET and measures for preventing young people becoming NEET
Author: National Children’s Bureau
Publication date: September 2016
Helping the most vulnerable out of the poverty trap and reducing inequality: Policies, Strategies and Services for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Authors: Dillenburger, K, McKerr, L, & Jordan, J-A
Publication Dates: July 2016
The Over-Representation of Disabled Children and Young People in Out-of-Home Care in Northern Ireland
Authors: Kelly, B, Dowling, S and Winter, K Queen's University Belfast
Publication Dates: March 2014 and March 2016
Growing Up On an Interface - Findings and Implications for the Social Needs, Mental Health and Lifetime Opportunities of Belfast Youth
Authors: E. Mark Cummings, Peter Shirlow, Brendan Browne, Clare Dwyer, Christine E. Merrilees, Laura K. Taylor
Publication date: 25 March 2016
An Investigation of Gender Equality issues at the Executive Level in the Northern Ireland Public Sector
Author: Professor Joan Ballantine
Publication Date: February 2016
- An investigation of Gender Equality issues at the Executive Level in the Northern Ireland Public Sector
- Executive Summary
2015
Social Exclusion and Sport in Northern Ireland
Author: Professor Owen Hargie, Dr Ian Somerville and David Mitchell
Publication date: 2 December 2015
- Social Exclusion and Sport in Northern Ireland - Main report
- Social Exclusion and Sport in Northern Ireland - Executive summary
ICT & Me - An exploration of how young people’s use of ICT impacts on GCSE attainment
Author: National Children’s Bureau NI
Publication Date: October 2015
Mind Your Health -The Physical and Mental Health of Looked After Children and Young people in Northern Ireland
Author: Dominic McSherry
Publication date: October 2015
Recession, Resilience and Rebalancing Social Economies in Northern Ireland
Author: Paul Hickman, Elaine Batty, Chris Dayson and Jenny Muir
Publication date: January 2015
2014
The dynamics of Police legitimacy among young people
Authors: Lee Devaney, Sam Pehrson, Dominic Bryan and Danielle Blaylock
Publication Date: December 2014
- The dynamics of Police legitimacy among young people
- The dynamics of Police legitimacy among young people - Research summary October 2014
Child and Working Age Poverty in Northern Ireland 2010 - 2020 report (final update)
Author: James Browne, Andrew Hood and Robert Joyce; Institute for Fiscal Studies
Publication date: November 2014
An Investigation of Gender Equality Issues at the Executive Level in Northern Ireland Public Sector Organisations
Author: Professor Joan Ballantine, Dr Graeme Banks, Professor Kathryn Haynes, Dr Melina Manochin, Mr Tony Wall
Publication Date: October 2014
Evaluation of the effectiveness of the ‘prison to peace: learning from the experience of political ex-prisoners' educational programme
Authors: Lesley Emerson, Karen Orr and Paul Connolly
Publication Date: October 2014
- Evaluation of the effectiveness of the 'prison to peace: learning from the experience of political ex-prisoners' educational programme
- Evaluation of the effectiveness of the 'prison to peace: learning from the experience of political ex-prisoners' educational programme - Executive Summary
- Evaluation of the effectiveness of the 'prison to peace: learning from the experience of political ex-prisoners' educational programme - Research Briefing
- Evaluation of the effectiveness of the 'prison to peace: learning from the experience of political ex-prisoners' educational programme - Young Person's Summary
Childcare Research final report
Author: RSM McClure Watters
Publication Date: July 2014
Economy in Transition: Future Drivers, Challenges, Impacts and Issues for Policy Consideration
Author: Oxford Economics
Publication Date: June 2014
Understanding Socio-Economic Inequalities affecting Older People
Author: Paul McGill
Publication Date: June 2014
An exploratory study of the wealth of Older People in Ireland – North and South
Author: Professor Paddy Hillyard
Publication Date: June 2014
Childminding in NI: an exploration of practice and quality issues and of the impacts of vertical placements on children
Author: National Childrens Bureau (NCB)
Publication Date: June 2014
- Childminding in NI: an exploration of practice and quality issues and of the impacts of vertical placements on children
- Childminding in NI: an exploration of practice and quality issues and of the impacts of vertical placements on children - Appendices
Financial Resilience and Security: Examining the impact of falling housing markets on low income homeowners in Northern Ireland
Author: Alison Wallace, Anwen Jones and David Rhodes
Publication Date: May 2014
The Social Economy in Northern Ireland
Author: Brendan Murtagh, Queen’s University Belfast
Publication Date: January 2014
Recession, Resilience and Rebalancing Social Economies in Northern Ireland
Author: Paul Hickman, Elaine Batty, Chris Dayson & Jenny Muir; University of Sheffield
Publication Date: January 2014
Child and Working Age Poverty in Northern Ireland over the next decade: an update
Author: James Browne, Andrew Hood and Robert Joyce; Institute for Fiscal Studies
Publication date: January 2014
2013
The Long View of Community Relations in Northern Ireland: 1989-2012
Authors: Duncan Morrow, Gillian Robinson and Lizanne Dowds
Publication Date: December 2013
- The Long View of Community Relations in Northern Ireland: 1989-2012
- The Long View of Community Relations in Northern Ireland: 1989-2012 Research update
Study of Income and Expenditure Poverty in Northern Ireland 2007-2010
Author: Professor Paddy Hillyard
Publication Date: November 2013
Measuring Young People’s Perspectives on Sharing and Integration in Northern Ireland
Author: Professor Roger Ellis OBE, Identity Exploration Ltd Belfast
Publication Date: November 2013
E-Government and Older People in Ireland – North & South
Author: Professor Irene Hardill, University of Northumbria
Publication date: October 2013
Building Stronger User Engagement in Age Research : A review of the issues in user involvement and practice guidance
Author: Brendan Murtagh, Queen’s University Belfast
Publication date: October 2013
Public and Community Transport for Older People in rural Ireland – North & South
Author: Conor Breen, The Centre for Ageing Research and Development in Ireland (CARDI)
Publication date: October 2013
Agestats website www.agestats.ie – user guide
Author: The Centre for Ageing Research and Development in Ireland (CARDI)
Publication date: October 2013
Recession, resilience and rebalancing social economies in Northern Ireland’s neighnourhoods: findings from a baseline survey of residents
Author: Paul Hickman, John Flint, Jenny Muir and Chris Dayson
Publication date: October 2013
Best practice in addressing Child Poverty
Author: RSM McClure Watters in association with Professor Geraldine MacDonald
Publication date: October 2013
Child Poverty Outcomes Framework NI September 2013
Author: The National Children’s Bureau (NCB)
Publication date: October 2013
Child Poverty Outcomes Models – An International Review
Author: Becky Fauth, Rachel Blades and Chloe Gill
Publication date: October 2013
Tackling Fuel Poverty in Northern Ireland - An Area-Based Approach to Finding Households Most in Need
Author: Christine Liddell & Susan Lagdon
Publication: August 2013
The use of Spatial Measures for the targeting of Need
Author: Dr Dermot O'Reilly
Publication: August 2013
What Works in Supporting Children and Young People to Overcome Persistent Poverty? A Review of UK and International Literature
Author: Julie Nelson, Kerry Martin and Gill Featherstone, NFER
Publication: May 2013
Child and Working-Age Poverty in Northern Ireland from 2010 to 2020 (IFS Report R78)
Author: James Browne, Andrew Hood and Robert Joyce for the Institute of Fiscal Studies (IFS)
Publication: 7 May 2013
Grasping the Nettle: The Experiences of Gender Variant Children and Transgender Youth Living in Northern Ireland
Author: Ruari-Santiago McBride, Institute of Conflict Research
Publication Date: April 2013
Universal Credit in Northern Ireland: what will its impact be, and what are the challenges?
Author: James Browne and Barra Roantree
Publication Date: 19 March 2013
2012
Attitudes to Peace Walls - Research report to the Office of First Minister and Deputy First Minister
Author: Jonny Byrne, Cathy Gormley Heenan and Gillian Robinson, University of Ulster
Publication Date: June 2012
- Attitudes to Peace Walls - Research report to the Office of First Minister and Deputy First Minister
Child Poverty - Report of research into the feasibility of a mini-job” child poverty reduction initiative in Northern Ireland
Authors - Business in the Community & Barnardo's
Publication date: April 2012
Progressing Good Relations and Reconciliation in Post-Agreement Northern Ireland
Author: Gráinne Kelly
Publication date: January 2012
2011
Economic and Policy Appraisial of the Options for the NI Childcare Strategy
Author: FGS McClure Watters
Publication date: November 2011
- Economic Appraisal of the Options for the NI Childcare Strategy
- Appendices to Economic Appraisal of the Options for the NI Childcare Strategy
Community Identities and a Shared Future for Northern Ireland? - Executive summary
Authors: Identity Exploration (Peter Weinreich, Allen Erskine, Colin McNeill and Esther O’Sullivan) and Trademark (Fiona Bloomer, Stevie Nolan, Peter Maguire, Mel Corry and Alice McLarnon)
Publication date: September 2011
Community Identities and a Shared Future for Northern Ireland? - Technical report
Authors: Identity Exploration (Peter Weinreich, Allen Erskine, Colin McNeill and Esther O’Sullivan) and Trademark (Fiona Bloomer, Stevie Nolan, Peter Maguire, Mel Corry and Alice McLarnon)
Publication date: September 2011
Review of Literature on Republican and Loyalist ex-prisoners
Author: Professor Bill Rolston
Publication date: September 2011
Public Displays of Flags and Emblems in Northern Ireland: Survey 2010
Authors: Dominic Bryan, Gordon Gillespie, John Bell and Clifford Stevenson
Publication date: June 2011