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THE CENTRE FOR OPPOSITION STUDIES
and the
HUME INSTITUTE FOR POSTGRADUATE
STUDIES, LAUSANNE
are pleased to invite you to an online webinar
“NORTHERN IRELAND: HAS SOMEONE
STEPPED ON OUR DREAMS?”
Date: 8th July 2021 Time: 5pm – 6.30pm (BST)
Northern Ireland: Has Someone Stepped On Our Dreams?
Trevor Reaney
In promoting peace and reconciliation in the run up to the Good Friday
Agreement in the late 1990’s, a Van Morrison song entitled “Days Like
This” was used in Government adverts. The song includes the line –
“When no one steps on my dreams there’ll be days like this.” After more
than two decades since the Good Friday Agreement, Trevor Reaney
reflects on whether Northern Ireland has progressed as far as was
dreamed in 1998. Trevor addresses the question from the perspective
of his experience in local and regional government in Northern Ireland,
including his time as Clerk and Chief Executive of the Northern Ireland
Assembly.
ABOUT
THE EVENT
We are delighted to present this special lecture with Trevor Reaney.
Trevor Reaney CBE MBA served as Chief Executive of three public
sector organisations, namely the Craigavon Borough Council (1996 to
2003), Northern Ireland Policing Board (2004 to 2008) and the Northern
Ireland Assembly (2008 to 2016). In 2016, Trevor received the honour of
Commander of the British Empire (CBE) for services to democracy and
the community in Northern Ireland.
Since retirement from the NI Assembly, Trevor has undertaken
assignments as a parliamentary consultant in Iraq, Uzbekistan, Lebanon,
Moldova, North Macedonia, Malaysia, Jordan and Ireland. He also served
as a Member of the Independent Remuneration Board for the Welsh
Parliament from 2015-20 and currently serves as a Member of the
Security Industry Authority and the Police and National Crime Agency
Remuneration Review Body. Trevor is a Trustee and Director of two
charities: Tree Aid and the CS Lewis Institute (Belfast).
Trevor is a graduate of the Open University, obtaining a Master’s degree
in Business Administration. He has also undertaken studies at the
Federal Executive Institute, Charlottesville, USA, and with the Institute of
Directors. He is currently studying for a Master of Arts degree in
Theology.
THE SPEAKER
THE ORGANISERS
Centre for Opposition Studies
The Centre for Opposition Studies is a cross-party research
organisation founded in 2010 to promote and advance the study of
political opposition in the UK and beyond. It has been based at the
University of Bolton since 2017, when we signed a partnership
agreement to develop postgraduate degree courses in this and
related subjects.
Hume Institute for Postgraduate Studies
The Hume Institute for Postgraduate Studies is a higher education
institution based in the Canton of Vaud, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Hume was founded to foster a commitment to world-class learning
and research in the landscape of 21st Century global education.
Hume is committed to providing contemporary teaching at a
postgraduate level with the added value of global learning through
the Swiss experience. To further its global profile, Hume has forged a
strategic partnership with the University of Bolton in the United
Kingdom. Also, Hume realises that the job market and future of work
has witnessed a paradigm shift, as a result Hume will provide
continuous education through executive courses and training
programmes for those who would like to reskill and upskill.