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Conferences and Debate
A beacon of hope for divided nations

The many conferences and events hosted by The Senator George J. Mitchell Institute aim to foster open and critical discussions about the challenges of uniting war-torn communities.

Recent events include:

  • Twenty Years of Peace, part of a series of conversations about pursuing progress in Northern Ireland, held at Yale University in the United States.
  • Building Peace: The Belfast/Good Friday Agreement 20 Years On, which united key figures from the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement.
  • Global Conflict: The Human Impact, co-ordinated in partnership with The Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflicts at the University of Chicago to address the human cost of violent conflict.
  • The annual Harri Holkeri Lecture series at Queen’s, with recent guest speakers including Michael D Higgins and former Irish Taoiseach Bertie Ahern
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Professor John Paul Lederach 'In Conversation' with Dr Gladys Ganiel

Lecture / Talk / Discussion

Date: 3/02/2021
Time: 5:00PM - 6:30PM
Location: Online event

Past Events

Dreamworlds of Race: Book Launch and Panel Discussion

Lecture / Talk / Discussion

Date: 11/01/2021
Time: 2:00PM - 3:30PM
Location: Online event via MS Teams

Decolonising War and Peace

Lecture / Talk / Discussion

Date: 18/12/2020
Time: 1:00PM - 2:15PM
Location: Online event via MS Teams

Fireside Chat – Participatory Filmmaking on the subject of the state killings in Rio de Janeiro

Lecture / Talk / Discussion

Date: 16/12/2020
Time: 5:00PM - 6:00PM
Location: Online Event via MS Teams

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Martin McDonagh’s Writings Through the Lens of Justice

Lecture / Talk / Discussion

Date: 27/11/2020
Time: 1:00PM - 2:00PM
Location: Virtual session via MS Teams

Interdisciplinary invitation to anthropology-led conference on 'Ending'

Lecture / Talk / Discussion

Dates: 26/11/2020 - 27/11/2020
Time: 9:00AM - 8:00PM
Location: Virtual Conference

Fireside Chat – The Normalisation of the Global Far-Right

Lecture / Talk / Discussion

Date: 25/11/2020
Time: 5:00PM - 6:00PM
Location: Virtual Session via MS Teams

The Centre Cannot Hold

Lecture / Talk / Discussion

Date: 18/11/2020
Time: 6:30PM - 8:00PM
Location: Online Event

ANNUAL SENATOR GEORGE J. MITCHELL PEACE LECTURE

Lecture / Talk / Discussion

Date: 29/10/2020
Time: 5:00PM - 6:30PM
Location: Online

The Drone Age: Technology, War and Peace

Lecture / Talk / Discussion

Date: 22/10/2020
Time: 4:00PM - 5:15PM
Location: Online event via Microsoft Teams

Fireside Chat – Si vis pacem, para bellum: Everyday women, militarised behaviours, and opportunistic

Lecture / Talk / Discussion

Date: 21/10/2020
Time: 5:00PM - 6:00PM
Location: Virtual Session via MS Teams

Fireside Chat – Being Palestinian: What to Do When a People Are Not Mentioned in the Law?

Lecture / Talk / Discussion

Date: 30/09/2020
Time: 5:00PM - 6:00PM
Location: Virtual Session via MS Teams

Professor Richard English on ‘Religion and Terrorism’

Lecture / Talk / Discussion

Date: 29/07/2020
Time: 1:00PM - 1:30PM
Location: YouTube

The Impact of Covid-19 on Global Peace, Stability and the Economic Outlook

Lecture / Talk / Discussion

Date: 2/07/2020
Time: 11:00AM - 12:00PM
Location: Online Event via Zoom

Fireside Chat - How Organisations Navigate Conflict and Build Peace - Dr Joanne Murphy

Lecture / Talk / Discussion

Date: 27/05/2020
Time: 5:00PM - 6:30PM
Location: Virtual Session via Zoom

'True' Stories: Contesting Narratives of Violence Virtual Conference

Lecture / Talk / Discussion

Dates: 25/05/2020 - 26/05/2020
Time: 2:00PM - 6:00PM
Location: Virtual Conference via Zoom

Institute Honorary Professors Powell and Montgomery in conversation

Institute Honorary Professors Powell and Montgomery in conversation

Lecture / Talk / Discussion

Date: 18/05/2020
Time: 7:30PM - 9:00PM
Location: The Long Room Hub at Trinity College Dublin

Fireside Chat - Not Business as Usual - Dr Rosie Burrows

Lecture / Talk / Discussion

Date: 29/04/2020
Time: 5:00PM - 6:30PM
Location: Virtual Session via Zoom

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Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Human Rights

Date: 14/02/2020
Time: 2:00PM - 3:00PM
Location: 0G/005, Mathematics & Physics Teaching Centre

Fireside Chat - Northern Ireland and the Norm of Self-Determination – Professor Adrian Guelke

Date: 29/01/2020
Time: 5:00PM - 6:00PM
Location: Common Room, Mitchell Institute, 18-19 University Square

Religion and Dealing with the Past in Northern Ireland

Date: 23/01/2020
Time: 2:30PM - 3:45PM
Location: Room TR6, Graduate School, Queen's University Belfast

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Rebel Music: Peace, Conflict and (Counter-) Culture Beyond the Troubles

Date: 9/12/2019
Time: 3:00PM - 4:30PM
Location: Room TR6, Graduate School, Queen's University Belfast

Bureaucracies in Transition

Date: 6/12/2019
Time: 9:00AM - 4:30PM
Location: Main Site Tower, Room 8.014, Queen's University Belfast

Sounding Conflict Symposium

Dates: 28/11/2019 - 29/11/2019
Time: 9:15AM - 5:45PM
Location: Sonic Lab, Sonic Arts Research Centre, Cloreen Park. QUB

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Gandhi Against the Human Race, Mitchell Institute Speaker Event

Lecture / Talk / Discussion

Date: 15/11/2019
Time: 3:00PM - 4:15PM
Location: Old Staff Common Room, Queen's University, Belfast

Fireside Chat - Commemoration and Social Memory in Northern Ireland - Deirdre MacBride

Date: 11/11/2019
Time: 5:00PM - 6:00PM
Location: Common Room, Mitchell Institute, 18-19 University Square

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An Evening with Damian Gorman

Date: 8/11/2019
Time: 8:00PM - 9:30PM
Location: Mitchell Institute Common Room, Queen’s University Belfast, 18-19 University Square

Book launch - Considering Grace: Presbyterians and the Troubles

Dates: 5/11/2019 -
Time: 12:30PM
Location: Presbyterian Church Assembly Buildings Conference Centre, Fisherwick Place, Belfast

Fireside Chat - Common Ground in Divided Communities - Jan King

Date: 30/10/2019
Time: 5:00PM - 6:00PM
Location: Common Room, Mitchell Institute, 18-19 University Square, Queen's University, Belfast

Fireside Chat -Community Activism in a Contested Society - Avila Kilmurray

Date: 4/11/2019
Time: 12:30PM - 1:30PM
Location: Common Room, Mitchell Institute, 18-19 University Square

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Cultures of War and Peace in Afghanistan - Mitchell Institute Speaker Event

Lecture / Talk / Discussion

Date: 22/10/2019
Time: 4:15PM - 5:30PM
Location: Room TR6, Graduate School

Professor Gerard Toal,Geopolitical Orientations in Russia’s Border States

Lecture / Talk / Discussion

Date: 22/10/2019
Time: 1:00PM - 2:00PM
Location: Room 0G.006, Elmwood Building (Geography), Queen's University Belfast

When aid is not enough: integrating conflict prevention in humanitarian resilience programmes

Lecture / Talk / Discussion

Date: 21/10/2019
Time: 12:00PM - 1:30PM
Location: Old Staff Common Room, Queen's University Belfast

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Senator George J.Mitchell Peace Lecture 2019: Dr Mamphela Ramphele

Lecture / Talk / Discussion

Date: 8/10/2019
Time: 5:00PM - 7:30PM
Location: Canada Room & Council Chamber Queen's University Belfast University Road Belfast BT7 1NN

Keynote Lecture: Thinking Alongside the Stranger You Imagine Hears You: A précis on method

Conference / Symposium

Date: 4/10/2019
Time: 2:00PM - 5:00PM
Location: Canada Roon, QUB

Keynote Lecture: Anthropological Methods for documenting human rights violations and genocide

Conference / Symposium

Date: 3/10/2019
Time: 5:30PM - 7:30PM
Location: Venue: Canada Room, QUB

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Populism in New Media Democracies: the Case of Germany and the AfD

Lecture / Talk / Discussion

Date: 30/09/2019
Time: 3:00PM - 4:15PM
Location: Queen's University Belfast, Room 01/004, Main Site Tower

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Renaissance of the Peace Process Conference. What kind of society do we need?

Conference / Symposium

Date: 27/09/2019
Time: 9:30AM - 4:30PM
Location: Canada Room, Queen’s University Belfast

Constitutional Conversations Group

Lecture / Talk / Discussion

Date: 6/08/2019
Time: 1:00PM - 2:30PM
Location: Mary’s University College

The Conversation about Irish Unity

Lecture / Talk / Discussion

Date: 7/08/2019
Time: 1:00PM - 2:30PM
Location: Mary’s University College

New Romantics: Performing Ireland and Cosmopolitanism on the Anniversary of Human Rights

Conference / Symposium

Dates: 4/07/2019 - 5/07/2019
Time: 1:00PM - 8:00PM
Location: Brian Friel Theatre, 20 University Square, Queen's University Belfast

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