Blogs

Dylan Magill, Leverhulme Interdisciplinary Network on Algorithmic Solutions Doctoral Scholar

Joshua Weston, Leverhulme Interdisciplinary Network on Algorithmic Solutions Doctoral Scholar

Motherhood During and After ‘The Troubles’ in Northern Ireland

Dr Ciaran Mulholland and Dr Michael Duffy

Siddhi Salunke

Dr David Robb

Marc Elliott, LINAS Doctoral Scholar

Dr Ciaran Mulholland and Dr Michael Duffy

Michael Maguire, Honorary Professor of Practice




Dr Jocelyn Dautel

Dr Peter McLoughlin

Dr Erika Jiménez


Tomas McInerney


Martin Burns, MA on Conflict Transformation and Social Justice Graduate

Rather than promoting reconciliation, the conditional immunity scheme runs the risk of entrenching divided narratives of the past and undermining trust in public institutions says Professor Louise Malinder.

Professor Dina Belluigi, Mitchell Institute Fellow: Legacy

Darren Colbourne, School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics

Martin Burns, MA on Conflict Transformation and Social Justice Graduate

Introducing Mitchell Institute Visiting Scholars Dr Nandita Banerjee Dhawan and Dr Asha Achuthan

Religion, Politics, and the Orange Order in Northern Ireland: Defending Protestant Britain in the Age of Secularism

Professor Michael Semple

Reframing the Past and Imagining the Future of Post-Brexit Northern Ireland

It is responses to non-state terrorism, rather than the brutal violence itself, which has tended to change history and politics the most, says Professor Richard English.

Modern “Derry Girls”: How Teens Navigate Polarization in a Post-conflict Society

Institute Honorary Professor of Practice: Dr Brian Dooley, Senior Advisor at Human Rights First

Martin Burns, MA on Conflict Transformation and Social Justice Graduate

Christian Zionism and the Apocalyptic Landscape of Gaza

The Political Theology of Traditionalism: Steve Bannon, the Far Right, and the End of Days

Can “the Ghosts of Religion Past” Rest in Peace? The Churches and Alternative Futures on the Island of Ireland

Leverhulme Interdisciplinary Network on Algorithmic Solutions Doctoral Scholar

Martin Burns, MA on Conflict Transformation and Social Justice Graduate

Leverhulme Interdisciplinary Network on Algorithmic Solutions Doctoral Scholar

Rombsala Said, Master’s degree student: Conflict Transformation and Social Justice

Leverhulme Interdisciplinary Network on Algorithmic Solutions Doctoral Scholar

Martin Burns, Masters degree student: Conflict Transformation and Social Justice


Martin Burns, Masters degree student: Conflict Transformation and Social Justice



Dr Ulrike M. Vieten

Dr Shane Brighton

Dr Peter McLoughlin

Why dialogue among Afghanistan’s democratic forces is now the priority for peace by Professor Michael Semple

Dr Brian Dooley, Senior Advisor at Human Rights First

Note in Response to Statistics attributed to the Economist

Karli Gibson, Leverhulme Interdisciplinary Network on Algorithmic Solutions Doctoral Scholar

Whitney Westbrook, Masters Degree Student: MA Conflict Transformation and Social Justice

Dr Cheryl Lawther, Mitchell Institute Fellow (Legacy) and Reader, School of Law, Queen’s University Belfast

Martin Burns, Masters degree student: Conflict Transformation and Social Justice

Leverhulme Interdisciplinary Network on Algorithmic Solutions Doctoral Scholar

Rombsala Said, Master’s degree student: Conflict Transformation and Social Justice

Mollie Sullivan, Master’s degree student: Conflict Transformation and Social Justice

Martin Burns, Masters degree student: Conflict Transformation and Social Justice

Emily Bishko, LLM student, International Human Rights Law, Queen’s University Belfast.


The Value of Deliberative and Participatory Processes in Strengthening Democracy and the Social Fabric Emma DeSouza, Civic Initiative Co-Chair and Co-Facilitator

Professor Emeritus Graham Walker and Dr James Greer

Fran Brearton, Professor of Modern Poetry, School of Arts, English and Languages

Exploring the British State-Loyalist Paramilitary Relationship Through a Loyalist Ex-combatant Lens

Practitioner Chair, Professor Michael Semple

The killing of Ayman Zawahiri in a successful US drone strike on his Kabul safe house showcases the inadequacies of policies pursued in Afghanistan.

We are delighted to announce the publication of a number of Working Papers on Afghanistan, led by Practitioner Chair, Professor Michael Semple.

Professor Lord David Trimble has been described as a ‘giant of Irish and international politics’ by Lord Paul Bew, Queen’s University’s Professor Emeritus of Irish History, on the sad news of his passing.

Professor David Connolly is Practitioner Chair at the Mitchell Institute

Professor David Connolly is Practitioner Chair at the Mitchell Institute

Professor Louise Mallinder, School of Law and Legacy Theme Lead for the Mitchell Institute


Professor David Connolly is Practitioner Chair in the Senator George J. Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice (Queen's University Belfast).

Professor Alister Miskimmon, Head of the School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics at Queen's reflects on the current conflict in Ukraine