Professor Richard English (Director of the Senator George J. Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice at Queen’s University Belfast) speaks with experts working in the areas of conflict resolution, peace-building, security and justice.
The interviewees offer insights, perspectives and analysis regarding some of the world's most major challenges, and how best to meet them.
What Do We Know and What Should We Do about the Irish Border?
In the second episode of this new podcast series, Professor Richard English speaks with Professor Katy Hayward, Professor of Political Sociology and Fellow of the Senator George J. Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice at Queen's University Belfast.
The discussion focuses on her book What Do We Know and What Should We Do about the Irish Border? (Sage, 2021)
Themes discussed include:
- the experience of those who live in border areas
- the best ways to avoid further polarization regarding border disagreements
- the relationship between the Irish border and political identities and legitimacy
- the role of contingency or inevitability in political devlopments regarding the border
Podcast produced by Colm Heatley.
Professor Katy Hayward
Professor Katy Hayward is a sought-after expert on Brexit, the Irish border and the peace process, and a leading political sociologist on the island of Ireland.
Afghanistan 2021
In the first episode of this new podcast series, Professor Richard English speaks with Professor Michael Semple about the recent Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, examining the causes of the upheaval and asks what the future might hold:
- the effects of Taliban rule on people's lives
- the policy failures that led to the recent crisis
- the factional divisions within the current Taliban
- and the likelihood of ongoing conflict in the country
Professor Michael Semple is Practitioner Chair at the Senator George J. Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice. He is an acknowledged world leader on the Afghan conflict. He collaborates with international peace-related NGOs and think tanks, and engages with policy makers. Michael is active in the public and policy debate around conflict transformations and Afghanistan.
Podcast produced by Colm Heatley.
Professor Michael Semple
Professor Michael Semple works on innovative approaches to peace-making and engagement with militant Islamic movements in Afghanistan and South Asia.
Professor Richard English
Director of the Senator George J. Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice, Professor Richard English is an internationally recognised historian, academic and author having conducted extensive research in Irish politics and history, political violence and terrorism.
Professor Richard English
Director of the Senator George J. Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice, Professor Richard English is an internationally recognised historian, academic and author having conducted extensive research in Irish politics and history, political violence and terrorism.