Research Interests
Open to PhD applications in:
- The Sustainable Development Goals and Agenda 2030
- The climate emergency
- The rights of nature
- The commons and commoning
- The wellbeing economy
- The attention economy
- Ecological civilization
- Law and the pluriverse
- The lawscape and critical approaches to law and environment
Public outreach & key achievements
- Founding member of the Environmental Justice Network Ireland (ejni.net)
- Founding member/research associate of the Wellbeing Economy Ireland Hub (wellbeingeconomy.org)
- Leader, QUB School of Law-Carnegie UK Trust Roundtable on Wellbeing in Northern Ireland
- Advisor to Zero Waste North West Circular Economy/Zero Waste campaign for a Circular Economy strategy at Derry City and Strabane District Council
Research students
| PhD area | The phenomenon of surveillance in the digital age: A comparative perspective. The past, the present and the future of surveillance |
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| Name | Tomasz Persche |
Alumni: Where are they now
| PhD area | Towards an ambitious plant health protection policy in Northern Ireland- Learning from past failures and capitalizing post-Brexit opportunities |
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| Name | Dr Rebecca Stevenson |
| Years of study | PhD awarded 2022 |
| PhD area | Systems thinking, complexity and community relations in Northern Ireland |
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| Name | Dr Jacqueline Irwin |
| Years of study | PhD awarded 2021 |
| Current Position | Chief Executive Officer, Community Relations Council, Belfast |
| Quote | "I was lucky to have Peter Doran as my supervisor. His experience and understanding of the intellectual, practical and emotional 'thesis journey' meant he always had sound advice to offer me. As my thesis developed and I explored the intersection between ideas from different disciplines, I greatly valued our discussions because he is always encouraging, enquiring and open minded in his approach. His experience of governance at all levels of society was also helpful, as I thought about the challenges of moving from theory to practical impact in real world situations." |
| PhD area | Post-privatisation problems in the Nigerian electricity sector: The roles of sector specific regulation and antitrust law |
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| Name | Dr Kabiru Adamu |
| Years of study | PhD awarded 2020 |
| Current Position | Faculty of Law, Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria |
| PhD area | Unconventional gas exploration and regulating risks: What can Nigeria learn from western countries? |
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| Name | Dr Alozie Nwabughuogu |
| Years of study | PhD awarded 2020 |
| Current Position | Senior Policy and Product Development Officer, UK Export Finance |
Discover More
- Human Rights Centre
- The Senator George J. Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice
- Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
- School of Law
Get ahead: tips on how to prepare your application to study for a PhD at QUB Law
Read our guidance on the steps in our PhD applications process and how to present your research proposal.
Interested in a postdoctoral fellowship at QUB Law?
If you have already completed a PhD or are about to do so, and you are looking for a mentor for a postdoctoral fellowship in one of my areas of expertise, please get in touch via email. The School of Law has a strong track record in supporting able candidates who are working towards fellowship applications to funders such as the British Academy, EU Marie Sklodowska-Curie scheme, ESRC NINE and the Leverhulme Trust.