Dr Bronagh Byrne
Research Fellow (Children’s Rights)
Room 02.002
101 Botanic Avenue
School of Education
Queen's University Belfast
Email: b.byrne@qub.ac.uk
Fax: +44 (0)28 9097 5066
Bronagh Byrne was appointed as Research Fellow (Children’s Rights) in the School of Education in July 2009. As part of the University wide Improving Children’s Lives initiative, Bronagh’s post focuses specifically on developing expertise in relation to children’s rights-based approaches to undertaking research. Her main research interests are in the areas of international human rights law, children’s rights, equality and inclusion, and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Bronagh’s background is in disability and education in which she attained her doctorate: From ability to (dis)ability: a Bourdieudian analysis and case study of the experiences of young adults in utilising post-16 educational provision in Northern Ireland. Drawing on Pierre Bourdieu’s social theory of habitus, capital and field, this study explored the practices of domination and oppression which have prevented young people with disabilities from progressing to third-level education on the same basis as people without disabilities. Bronagh previously worked as a researcher for the Centre on Human Rights for People with Disabilities where she was responsible for coordinating and developing the Centre’s policy and research activities and developing expertise in rights-based issues for people with disabilities, including children and young people.
