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Katy Hayward serves as Professor of Political Sociology at Queen’s University Belfast and holds a Senior Fellowship at the UK in a Changing Europe think-tank, where she leads the project 'The future and status of Northern Ireland after Brexit'.
Her research specializes in the political sociology of Brexit with concentrated expertise on Irish border dynamics, Northern Ireland's post-Brexit status, and UK-EU negotiation impacts on border communities. She examines how constitutional changes affect cross-border relations and regional stability through empirical analysis of border region developments.
Her publications demonstrate consistent focus on Brexit's territorial consequences, particularly through her book and research reports analyzing institutional frameworks and community-level effects along the Irish border.
Her distinguished recognition includes:
- Political Studies Communicator of the year (2019) by the Political Studies Association (UK)
- Ewart-Biggs Memorial Prize special award (2020) for exceptional public communication of Brexit implications
Hayward provides expert advisory services including membership on the UK government's Alternative Arrangements Advisory Group technical panel (2019), contributing scholarly analysis to official Brexit implementation processes.
She leads the 'Future and Status of Northern Ireland after Brexit' research initiative at UK in a Changing Europe, directing interdisciplinary analysis of Northern Ireland's evolving constitutional position.
