Top
Skip to Content
LOGO(small) - Queen's University Belfast
  • Our twitter
  • Our
  • Our
  • Our
LOGO(large) - Queen's University Belfast

The Senator George J. Mitchell Institute
For Global Peace, Security And Justice

  • Home
  • About us
  • Research and Impact
    • Research Areas
    • Research Impact
    • Current Funded Research Projects
    • Sharing our Expertise
    • Publications
    • Digital Events & Public Engagement
  • Podcasts
    • Mitchell Institute Conversations Podcast
    • The Partition of Ireland: Causes and Consequences
    • Postgraduate MPod Podcast
  • People
    • Academic Staff
    • Research Staff
    • GRI Fellows
    • GRI Associate Fellows
    • International Advisory Board
    • Honorary Professors
    • Honorary Professors of Practice
    • Visiting Research Staff
  • Study
    • LINAS Doctoral Training Programme
    • LINCS Doctoral Training Programme
    • DfE PhD Studentships
    • MA Conflict Transformation and Social Justice
    • Ann Browne Masters Degree Scholarship
    • Our MA Students
    • Register For More Information
  • News
  • Events
  • Live Events
  • Contact us
  • Home
  • About us
  • Research and Impact
    • Research Areas
    • Research Impact
    • Current Funded Research Projects
    • Sharing our Expertise
    • Publications
    • Digital Events & Public Engagement
  • Podcasts
    • Mitchell Institute Conversations Podcast
    • The Partition of Ireland: Causes and Consequences
    • Postgraduate MPod Podcast
  • People
    • Academic Staff
    • Research Staff
    • GRI Fellows
    • GRI Associate Fellows
    • International Advisory Board
    • Honorary Professors
    • Honorary Professors of Practice
    • Visiting Research Staff
  • Study
    • LINAS Doctoral Training Programme
    • LINCS Doctoral Training Programme
    • DfE PhD Studentships
    • MA Conflict Transformation and Social Justice
    • Ann Browne Masters Degree Scholarship
    • Our MA Students
    • Register For More Information
  • News
  • Events
  • Live Events
  • Contact us
  • Our twitter
  • Our
  • Our
In This Section
  • Home
  • About us
  • Research and Impact
  • Podcasts
  • People
  • Study
  • News
  • Events
  • Live Events
  • Contact us

  • Home
  • News

News

Masters degree graduate wins 2018 Sídh (Postgraduate) 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.

Masters Degree Student Alan McKinstry

Alan McKinstry, a graduate of Queen's MA in Conflict Transformation and Social Justice, has won the Irish Society for the Academic Study of Religion's 2018 Sídh (Postgraduate) Essay Prize.

Alan's essay, which addressed the question, To what extent should Malcolm X’s role in the Civil Rights Movement be considered one of religious peace building?, was written for Dr Gladys Ganiel's Religion and Peacebuilding Module.

Alan is now a Frontline Youth Intervention Worker for a charity in East London. Alan works with young men and women who have been exploited by gang culture to help reduce harm and transform lifestyles.

Given East London's large Bengali community, he is particularly interested in the role Islam has to play in tackling youth violence within these communities.

Alongside this, Alan continues to perform research on the relationship between trauma and recidivism amongst young people from deprived communities.

More information about the Award can be found here: https://isasr.wordpress.com/essay-competitions-2018/

Alan McKinstry
Share
Latest News
  • Why Learning Matters in Preventing Violent Conflict
    17 May, 2022
  • Reflections on a United Ireland Seminar Series
    16 May, 2022
  • Sinn Fein Is Now in the Driver’s Seat on Both Sides of the Irish Border
    11 May, 2022
  • Mitchell Institute Conversations Podcast Series
    11 May, 2022
  • Congratulations to Sibel Özkan who has been awarded a PhD by Selcuk University, Turkey
    10 May, 2022
The Senator George J. Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice
  • The Senator George J. Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice
  • Home
  • About us
  • Research and Impact
  • Podcasts
  • People
  • Study
  • News
  • Events
  • Live Events
  • Contact us
Queen's University Belfast - Logo (small)
Contact Us

The Senator George J. Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice 

Queen's University Belfast
18-19 University Square
Belfast
United Kingdom
BT7 1NN

Phone: +44 (0) 28 9097 3609/1346 
Email: mitchell.institute@qub.ac.uk

Quick Links

  • Home
  • Study with us
  • Research

 

© Queen's University Belfast 2022
Privacy and cookies
Website accessibility
Freedom of information
Modern slavery statement
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion