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Mitchell Institute Fellow officially admitted to the Royal Irish Academy
24 May, 2022

Dr Gladys Ganiel admitted to RIA for exceptional contributions to the humanities and social sciences, as well as to public service.

The R M Jones Lecture
19 May, 2022

1320, 1776 And all That: The Declaration of Arbroath, The Declaration of Independence and the Fate of Documents

Why Learning Matters in Preventing Violent Conflict
17 May, 2022

Professor David Connolly is Practitioner Chair at the Mitchell Institute

Reflections on a United Ireland Seminar Series
16 May, 2022

Planning and Preparing for Constitutional Change: The State of the Conversation

Sinn Fein Is Now in the Driver’s Seat on Both Sides of the Irish Border
11 May, 2022

Dr Peter McLoughlin writes article on the Northern Ireland elections for World Politics Review

Mitchell Institute Conversations Podcast Series
11 May, 2022

Episode 10 - Lawyers in Conflict and Transition

Congratulations to Sibel Özkan who has been awarded a PhD by Selcuk University, Turkey
10 May, 2022

A Photo-elicitation Research on the Transformation of Social Memory: The Case of Belfast and Carrickfergus (Northern Ireland)

Despite Sinn Féin’s historic win over unionists, things may not be as they seem
9 May, 2022

Dr Peter McLoughlin casts his eye over the results from the recent Northern Ireland Assembly elections which saw Sinn Féin emerge with the most seats

Mitchell Institute Conversations Podcast Series
4 May, 2022

Episode 9 - Mícheál Ó Mainnín, Professor of Modern Languages at QUB and Associate Fellow of the Mitchell Institute

Latest edition of the Mitchell Institute monthly Newsletter is now available
3 May, 2022

Sinn Féin could become the biggest party in Northern Ireland on May 5
3 May, 2022

Dr Peter McLoughlin looks at this week's Assembly elections in Northern Ireland

LINAS team win the Best Teamwork Award at Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge
27 April, 2022

Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge
14 April, 2022

We are very excited to announce that a team from QUB will be taking part in this very prestigious competition on 21 and 22 April 2022

Annual Postgraduate Research Conference 2022
12 April, 2022

CALL FOR PAPERS

Sabbatical Fellowship Scheme 2022-2023
7 April, 2022

The Role of Transitional Justice in Ukraine
4 April, 2022

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

Second Edition of the Mitchell Institute monthly Newsletter is now available
1 April, 2022

The IRA, The Troubles & Intelligence
31 March, 2022

Doctoral Scholar, Eleanor Williams, talks to SpyCast about the intelligence war during the Troubles

Extremism: A Philosophical Analysis
30 March, 2022

Video recording of the lecture is now available to view online

Life as a first year PhD student on the LINAS Doctoral Training Programme
30 March, 2022

Karli Gibson, LINAS Doctoral Scholar, Queen’s University Belfast

Understanding ‘Negative Transitioning’ in British Ex-Service Personnel
29 March, 2022

New research, published today, calls for more support for Services leavers who face challenges transitioning from military to civilian life

International Postgraduate Summer Module
28 March, 2022

Public Arts Garage: Transnational Tinkering in Transdisciplinary, Participatory, Public Art

Advanced Introduction to the Sociology of Peace Processes
25 March, 2022

Professor John D. Brewer

Mitchell Institute Conversations Podcast Series
24 March, 2022

Episode 8 - Dr John Topping, Senior Lecturer at QUB and a Fellow of the Mitchell Institute

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Lawyers in Conflict and Transition
21 March, 2022

We are delighted to announce the release of the new book by Theme Leads, Prof Kieran McEvoy and Prof Louise Mallinder, and Institute Fellow, Dr Anna Bryson.

Institute Fellows Win British Academy Mid-Career Fellowship Awards
16 March, 2022

Congratulations to Institute Fellows Dr Anna Bryson and Dr Cheryl Lawther who have each won a highly competitive British Academy Mid-Career Fellowship

Reassessing Conflict Prevention in an Increasingly Turbulent World
15 March, 2022

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

War in Ukraine
3 March, 2022

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

The Mitchell Institute announces launch of new monthly Newsletter
1 March, 2022

Professor Christine Bell appointed Honorary Professor at the Mitchell Institute
24 February, 2022

Advanced Introduction to the Sociology of Peace Processes
15 February, 2022

Mitchell Institute Fellow, Professor John Brewer, releases new publication

Mitchell Institute YouTube Playlist
11 February, 2022

Mitchell Institute Conversations Podcast Series
10 February, 2022

Episode 7 - Dr Merav Amir, Senior Lecturer at QUB and a Fellow of the Mitchell Institute.

Mitchell Institute Honorary Professor Rory Montgomery appointed as new chair of Press Council
9 February, 2022

The Law and Practice of the Ireland-Northern Ireland Protocol
23 January, 2022

Mitchell Institute Fellow, Professor Christopher McCrudden, edits new publication

Mitchell Institute Conversations Podcast Series
20 January, 2022

Episode 6 - Professor Colin Harvey

State of Stormont: can Northern Ireland trust in Truss?
17 January, 2022

Mitchell Institute Associate Fellow and Lecturer in Politics at Queen's University Belfast, Dr Peter McLoughlin, writes article for The Conversation.

Mitchell Institute Conversations Podcast Series
11 January, 2022

Episode 5 - Amnesty, Human Rights and Political Transitions: Bridging the Peace and Justice Divide

Mitchell Institute Conversations Podcast Series
15 December, 2021

Episode 4 -The Sun is Open - Dr Gail McConnell and Professor Richard English

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The Leverhulme Lecture: 'Civil Wars: A European History'
3 December, 2021

The Leverhulme Interdisciplinary Network on Algorithmic Solutions (LINAS) Doctoral Programme
26 November, 2021

LINAS Doctoral Training Programme Virtual Information Session

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Black Spartacus: The Epic Life of Toussaint Louverture
24 November, 2021

Mitchell Institute Conversations Podcast Series
18 November, 2021

Episode 3 - Border Ireland: From Partition to Brexit - Professor Cathal McCall and Professor Richard English

Louise Haigh, Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, visits the Mitchell Institute
14 November, 2021

What is Radical Islam?
11 November, 2021

Senior Research Fellow, Dr Zaheer Kazmi, discusses the key points from his new article in British International Studies Association (BISA) journal, Review of International Studies (RIS).

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Radical Islam in the Western Academy
9 November, 2021

Senior Research Fellow, Dr Zaheer Kazmi, publishes research article in Review of International Studies

Mitchell Institute Conversations Podcast Series
28 October, 2021

Episode 2 - What Do We Know and What Should We Do about the Irish Border? - Professor Katy Hayward and Professor Richard English.

Publication of ‘Locating “Human Dignity” in Cambodia’ Research Brief
19 October, 2021

Crisis in Afghanistan - Reflections and Analysis from a Queen's University Expert
7 October, 2021

On the twentieth anniversary of the 2001 invasion of Afghanistan, and amid the crisis there in 2021, expert analysis is vital.

Mitchell Institute Conversations Podcast Series
7 October, 2021

Episode 1 - Afghanistan 2021 - Professor Michael Semple and Professor Richard English.

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Michael Semple Podcast on ‘Have the Taliban changed?’
20 September, 2021

Professor Michael Semple talks to The Hindu for their In Focus Podcast on “Have the Taliban Changed?

Professor Michael Semple speaks to The Guardian
17 September, 2021

Professor Semple comments on the the Taliban's ban on girls from secondary education in Afghanistan.

Professor Michael Semple speaks to Reuters
8 September, 2021

Professor Semple comments on the choices of the Taliban cabinet.

Michael Semple writing in The Irish Times on the Taliban Takeover
21 August, 2021

'Michael Semple on the Unravelling of Afghanistan’

The Real Thing: How Does the Taliban Keep Going?
11 August, 2021

Mitchell Institute Hon Prof Rory Montgomery on 'From Ronald to Donald'
15 July, 2021

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Pandemic Tech – Annual LINCS Conference
29 June, 2021

The fourth annual LINCS Conference took place on 16th and 17th June 2021.

US Ireland Summit 2021 Special Report
1 July, 2021

LINCS Doctoral Scholar wins AHSS Faculty 7th Annual Researcher Poster Competition
17 June, 2021

Institute Visiting Scholar publishes latest book 'A Dangerous Pursuit'
16 June, 2021

Pandemic Tech: LINCS Annual Conference 2021
'Pandemic Tech' – Annual LINCS Student-led Conference
9 June, 2021

Pandemic Tech: The Interplay of Covid-19 and Technology in Shaping the Pandemic Experience

'Ex-Combatants' Claims to Moral Legitimacy' by Prof John Brewer is now available.

The book launch and the lecture was held on 12 May 2021 for the Warwick Interdisciplinary Research Centre for International Development.

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Prof John Brewer to deliver lecture on 'Ex-Combatants' Claims to Moral Legitimacy'

This lecture uses data from research on male and female ex-combatants in Northern Ireland, Republican and Loyalist, to address the moral claims to legitimacy they make to render their decision to engage in violence as rational and inevitable.

Professor Darren Kew's talk on religion and peacebuilding is now available
14 April, 2021

Mitchell Institute Honorary Professor Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela delivers Fellows Lecture at Harvard
12 April, 2021

Mitchell Institute Honorary Professor of Practice Rory Montgomery on ‘Protocol Problems’
12 April, 2021

Dr Dina Zoe Belluigi on the work of the Council for At Risk Academics (Cara)
19 February, 2021

Dr Dina Zoe Belluigi of Queen’s University and Dr Fateh Shaban of the Academic Centre for Development and Peace Studies, in Turkey discuss the work of the Council for At Risk Academics (Cara).

Cyber Strategy Challenge
LINCS team are semi-finalists in Atlantic Council's Cyber Challenge 2021
19 February, 2021

Congratulations to our brilliant QUB_LINCS team who were semi-finalists in the Atlantic Council 4th Annual Virtual Cyber 9/12 UK Strategy Challenge on 16 and 17 February 2021.

Leverhulme Scholarships
New Queen’s scholarship opportunities will explore impact of AI on science and society
SOCIETY & TECHNOLOGY | 5 February, 2021

Thirty funded doctoral scholarships announced by Queen’s University Belfast are set to provide a unique opportunity to explore the challenges of Artificial intelligence (AI) for every area of science and society.

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Contested Resonances: Creativity, Listening and Performance in Conflict Transformation
Call for papers | 25 January, 2021

Call for papers - Virtual Conference 29th-30th July 2021

Former Institute Visiting Professor to Deliver Holocaust Memorial Day Lecture

This free event will take place on Tuesday 26 January at 12 noon via Zoom, lasting approximately one and a half hours.

Hon Prof Montgomery on 'GFA and United Ireland'

Mitchell Institute Honorary Professor of Practice Rory Montgomery last week published the attached article in a special issue of the Royal Irish Academy’s Irish Studies in International Affairs.

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Congratulations to Institute Fellow John Morison on New Leverhulme-Funded DTC

Well done to John Morison for leading on a successful application for funding for a new Doctoral Training Centre (DTC) to be known as the ‘Leverhulme Interdisciplinary Network on Algorithmic Solutions’ (LINAS).

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Former Institute Visiting Professor Jim Waller on violence in the USA

Dr James Waller, Cohen Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Keene State College and former Visiting Professor and graduate of Mitchell Institute Winter School, reflects on the escalating risk of mass violence in the United States.

Congratulations to Mitchell Institute visiting researcher Dickson Ajisafe on Fellowship

Congratulations to Mitchell Institute visiting researcher Dickson Ajisafe, who has been awarded a Global Digital Fellowship by the World Society Foundation, Switzerland and Council for European Studies, Columbia University, New York (WSF-CES).

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Michael Semple article in the latest Global Peace Index report

Mitchell Institute Practitioner Chair Michael Semple updates on the prospects of peace in Afghanistan in his article 'Terrorism and Peace in Afghanistan'.

New PhD Scholarship programme on 'Beyond Borders'

BEYOND BORDERS supports research about borders and boundaries in past and present times. It promotes interdisciplinary exchange in the social sciences and humanities.

Congratulations to the 'Sounding Conflict' Research Project Team
5 October, 2020

Fixed Term Post as Teaching Fellow In Peace and Conflict Studies

The Durham Global Security Institute has recently advertised a Teaching Fellow position which might be of interest.

Listen again to webinar on Mahatma Gandhi's 150 birth anniversary

GRI Fellow Dr Satish Kumar recently organised a webinar to mark the 150 anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi's birth.

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Richard English wins the 2020 Royal Irish Academy Gold Medal

Mitchell Institute Distinguished Professorial Fellow Richard English wins the 2020 Royal Irish Academy Gold Medal

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GRI Fellow Dr Joanne Murphy publishes latest book

Dr Murphy's latest book is called 'Management and War'.

Mitchell Institute research collaboration with Artios Global on De-mining

The Mitchell Institute and Artios Global have just completed a year-long research collaboration funded by ESRC and InvestNI on societal impacts of mining and de-mining.

Congratulations to Dr Anna Bryson and Prof Kieran McEvoy on their latest AHRC success

Many congratulations to Prof Kieran McEvoy and Dr Anna Bryson on their most recent AHRC funding application success. Their new project 'Enhancing Democratic Habits' will carry out an oral history of the Law Centres movement.

The Mitchell Institute sends all best wishes to Senator Mitchell for a speedy recovery

GRI Theme lead Prof Kieran McEvoy appointed Fellow of the British Academy

Prof Kieran McEvoy is a leading figure internationally on societies transitioning from conflict, most notably on issues such as dealing with the past, human-rights protections and reparations.

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New podcast series on conflict and peace-building launched
29 July, 2020

First two episodes available here.

COVID-19 and Peacebuilding

The Webinar on the annual Global Peace Index (GPI) and Reports on Peacebuilding are available online!

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'True' Stories: Contesting Narratives of Violence Virtual Conference Presentations

The recorded presentations from the 'True' Stories Virtual Conference are now available online!

The Virtual Fireside Chat Presentation by Dr Joanne Murphy

The presentation on ‘Management and War: How Organisations Navigate Conflict and Build Peace' by Dr Joanne Murphy is available online.

Visiting research fellow publishes new book
9 June, 2020

Visiting research fellow Dr Birgit Schippers has just published her new book, The Routledge Handbook to Rethinking Ethics in International Relations.

Knitstanbul and the Power of Social Enterprise
9 June, 2020

Institute Honorary Professors Powell and Montgomery in conversation
Podcast and Video of Institute Honorary Professors Powell and Montgomery in Conversation
18 May, 2020

Jonathan Powell and Rory Montgomery were ‘In Conversation’ with Richard English in a QUB-TCD event in The Long Room Hub at Trinity College Dublin on Monday 18 May 2020.

MPod Podcast Launch
3 April, 2020

The Mitchell Institute's student-produced podcast, MPod, is now available online!

Queen's University Students win second place in Cyber Competition

Mitchell Institute Postgraduate Student Conference - True Stories: Contesting Narratives of Violence
Call for Papers |

Call for Papers for The Annual Senator George J. Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice, Postgraduate Student Conference

Nitin Sonawane who is walking the world for peace visits Mitchell Institute
Institute Visit | 22 January, 2020

DfE PhD studentships available for September 2020 entry. Apply now!
16 January, 2020

The DfE Studentships are funded by the Department for the Economy (DFE), formerly Department for Employment and Learning (DEL).

Nursing the ‘Troubles’
BLOGPOST | 14 January, 2020

Remembering Northern Ireland’s Past through Unique, Uniting & Undisclosed Narratives

Mitchell Institute Masters Student wins 2019 Sídh Prize
Essay prize awarded | 6 January, 2020

Elizabeth Charash has won the 2019 Sídh Prize (academic year 2018-2019) from the Irish Society for the Academic Study of Religions.

Rory Montgomery appointed Honorary Professor of Practice at Mitchell Institute
3 January, 2020

Institute Fellows win Vice-Chancellor’s Research Prize
Research prize awarded | 18 December, 2019

Institute Researcher addresses Council of Europe Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy
16 December, 2019

Visiting research fellow Dr Birgit Schippers addressed a recent meeting of the Council of Europe Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy in Strasbourg, where she spoke on the need for democratic governance of artificial intelligence (AI).

Sounding Conflict Symposium
11 December, 2019

7 fully funded LINCS PhD Scholarships available for entry in September 2020. Apply now!
10 December, 2019

Leverhulme Interdisciplinary Network on Cybersecurity and Society (LINCS) at Queen’s University Belfast has been established to support pioneering research at the interface between the social sciences and electronic engineering & computer science.

Latest Working Paper now published

Dr Mamphela Ramphele
Annual Peace Lecture Transcript - Dr Mamphela Ramphele
29 October, 2019

Lecture Notes from the Annual Peace Lecture delivered by Dr Mamphela Ramphele.

Dr Eva Urban has published her latest book; La Philosophie des Lumières dans le Théâtre Breton

Mitchell Institute Senior Research Fellow Dr Eva Urban has published her latest book La Philosophie des Lumières dans le Théâtre Breton: Tradition et Influences (Enlightenment Philosophy in Breton Theatre: Tradition and Influences)

Mitchell Institute Researcher has published an article on facial recognition in The Conversation
Human Rights and Facial Recognition | 22 October, 2019

A Visiting Researcher at the Mitchell Institute highlights some of the Human Rights concerns regarding facial recognition technology.

Masters degree graduate wins 2018 Sídh (Postgraduate) Essay Prize
Queen's graduate wins Essay Prize | 15 October, 2019

A former student of Queen's University has won a postgraduate essay prize from the Irish Society for the Academic Study of Religion's.

Mitchell Institute Fellow, Prof Colin Harvey's podcast with Shared Ireland
PODCAST INTERVIEW | 10 September, 2019

Prof Rhiannon Turner British Academy
GRI Fellow Professor Rhiannon Turner to deliver British Academy Lecture
LECTURE | 5 August, 2019

Crossing the divide: promoting confidence in contact in a diverse world

Visiting Fellow at Sciences Po
FELLOWSHIP | 25 June, 2019

Institute Senior Research Fellow, Dr Zaheer Kazmi, will be a Visiting Fellow at the CERI (Centre for International Studies), Sciences Po, Paris in July.

Professor Dagmar Schiek acting as an expert consulter to the Georgian government
18 June, 2019

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