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2020

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

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.

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