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2024

Senator George J. Mitchell Masterclass News article ID 3161561
MASTERCLASS | 30 September, 2024

Teaching the art of compassionate inquiry: involving survivors from 9/11 in social work education News article ID 3161469
ARTICLE | 30 September, 2024

Professor Joe Duffy

Rethinking human rights: critical insights from Palestinian youth News article ID 3161447
BLOG | 29 September, 2024

Dr Erika Jiménez

Mitchell Institute Co-Hosts Major Conference with Harvard University News article ID 3161457
CONFERENCE | 28 September, 2024

The Senator George J. Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice recently co-hosted a major international conference at Queen's 'Leaders Making Peace: Incentives towards Post-Conflict Peacebuilding'.

First in-person meeting of the IMAGIN_IRL project at Université de Lille News article ID 3143870
BLOG | 25 September, 2024

Report by Dr Síobhra Aiken & Dr Mark O’Rawe

The End of the World is Nigh? Researching Apocalypses in Heidelberg News article ID 3143864
BLOG | 25 September, 2024

Dr Tristan Sturm

Visiting Student summer research exchange News article ID 3102600
BLOG | 15 September, 2024

Peyton Marone

Implementing "Two Peoples One Future": Conceptualizing Mutual Self-Determination in Israel-Palestine News article ID 3102063
ARTICLE | 13 September, 2024

Professor Brad R. Roth

The Protocol/Windsor Framework and the 2024 Democratic Consent Vote News article ID 3098764
BLOG | 12 September, 2024

Professor David Phinnemore

Reconceptualising acts of ‘academic freedom’ post-Cold War News article ID 3098745
PAPER | 12 September, 2024

Professor Dina Belluigi

Rocket attack kills 12 children in Golan Heights – who are the Druze who live there? News article ID 3095101
ARTICLE | 11 September, 2024

Dr Erika Jiménez

State Impunity in Northern Ireland News article ID 3087370
PODCAST | 9 September, 2024

Professor Brian Dooley features in the latest LawPod podcast

Series 3 / Episode 7 - Taliban, Turbans and the Smartphone News article ID 3087298
PODCAST | 9 September, 2024

Speaking Up and Pushing Back – Is There Space for Civic Resistance in Afghanistan?

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Activists in Kharkiv Fight for Truth Against Russian Disinformation News article ID 3065652
BLOG | 3 September, 2024

By Professor Brian Dooley and Maya Fernandez-Powell

Professor Kieran McEvoy Delivers Plenary Address at the British Criminology Conference in Glasgow News article ID 2955416
LECTURE | 2 August, 2024

The Amnesties, Conflict and Peace Agreement Database News article ID 2945298
DATABASE | 30 July, 2024

LINAS End of Year Event News article ID 2921636
BLOG | 23 July, 2024

Anna Hollis (LINAS Doctoral Scholar, QUB)

Sabbatical Fellowship Scheme 2024-25 News article ID 2876179
APPOINTMENTS | 9 July, 2024

We are pleased to announce the recipients of the Senator George J. Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice Sabbatical Fellowships for 2024-25.

Tory wipeout delivers landslide Labour victory: what the experts say News article ID 2873053
ARTICLE | 8 July, 2024

Dr Peter McLoughlin

Election 2024: the view from the UK’s most marginal constituency News article ID 2861135
ARTICLE | 4 July, 2024

Dr Peter McLoughlin

Richard English Podcast on Does Counter-Terrorism Work? News article ID 2858120
PODCAST | 3 July, 2024

A podcast by Mitchell Institute Director Professor Richard English, on the arguments and approach of his new book Does Counter-Terrorism Work?

“Not just a place where I studied but a place that shaped me”- inspiring Japanese student earns PhD News article ID 2858116
GRADUATION | 3 July, 2024

Yumi Omori is graduating today with a PhD in Sociology from the Mitchell Institute at Queen’s and a deep love for the island of Ireland after 10 years of living here.

The Mitchell Institute hosts its 2024 Postgraduate Conference News article ID 2829673
EVENT | 24 June, 2024

Annual Harri Holkeri Lecture 2024 News article ID 2821222
EVENT | 21 June, 2024

Recording now available

Series 3 / Episode 6 - Taliban, Turbans and the Smartphone News article ID 2821096
PODCAST | 21 June, 2024

Doha 3 Conference – Opportunity or Distraction

Queen's Co-Hosts Major Conferences with the University of Notre Dame News article ID 2815170
SOCIETY | 19 June, 2024

Queen's recently co-hosted two international Conferences in Belfast with the University of Notre Dame.

Professor Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela wins the 2024 Templeton Prize News article ID 2767662
PRIZE | 4 June, 2024

Symposium - Love & War 1914-2024 News article ID 2764530
EVENT | 4 June, 2024

15-17 May 2024

The June 2024 edition of the Mitchell Institute monthly Newsletter is now available News article ID 2764514
NEWSLETTER | 3 June, 2024

My Ten-Year Journey in Ireland 2014-2024 News article ID 2750974
BLOG | 29 May, 2024

Yumi Omori

Talk4Peace: Innovative Strategies in Transformative Mediation and Inclusive Dialogue News article ID 2750961
BLOG | 29 May, 2024

Seminar - 29 April 2024

My Time at the Senator George J. Mitchell Institute: A Reflection News article ID 2750847
BLOG | 29 May, 2024

Tomas McInerney

LINAS Conference April 2024 News article ID 2750807
BLOG | 29 May, 2024

Anna Montgomery, Year 2 LINAS Doctoral Scholar

Queen’s Mitchell Institute Professor officially admitted into Royal Irish Academy News article ID 2748163
APPOINTMENT | 28 May, 2024

The RIA is an independent, all-island learned society which elects a small number of members each year for their distinguished contributions to scholarship and research.

Mitchell Institute Director Delivers Cambridge Seminar News article ID 2745271
EVENT | 27 May, 2024

UK ‘Taking Back Control’ of Its Borders Risks Rolling Back Human Rights Protections News article ID 2731787
22 May, 2024

Professor Katy Hayward

What Israel Can Learn From the Troubles News article ID 2726173
ARTICLE | 20 May, 2024

Professor Richard English

Series 3 / Episode 5 - Taliban, Turbans and the Smartphone News article ID 2726088
PODCAST | 20 May, 2024

Have the Taliban Really Succeeded in Developing Sustainable Armed Forces for Afghanistan?

Gaza Campus Protests: What Are Students’ Free Speech Rights and What Can Universities Do? News article ID 2712611
16 May, 2024

Dr Suzzanne Whitten

QPol - Professor Marie Coleman News article ID 2712600
ARTICLE | 15 May, 2024

A critical response to plans for a ‘public history’ of British Policy in Northern Ireland during the Troubles

Reconciliation and the Legacy Act: A Human Rights Perspective News article ID 2680238
BLOG | 3 May, 2024

Professor Anna Bryson and Professor Louise Mallinder

The May 2024 edition of the Mitchell Institute monthly Newsletter is now available News article ID 2674529
NEWSLETTER | 1 May, 2024

Mitchell Institute Academics Speak at Yale University Conference News article ID 2674476
VISIT | 1 May, 2024

Four academics from Queen's were recently invited speakers at a Yale University Colloquium, 'Building Peace Across Generations'.

The End of Peacekeeping: Gender, Race, and the Martial Politics of Intervention News article ID 2671647
BOOK | 30 April, 2024

Queen’s hosted Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution Lonnie G. Bunch III News article ID 2669000
EVENT | 30 April, 2024

Queen’s welcomed Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, Lonnie G. Bunch III, for an ‘In Conversation’ discussion exploring the vital role museums play in dealing with difficult pasts and divided presents.

Renowned Experts Discuss Policing and Politics in Divided Societies at Queen’s News article ID 2668913
EVENT | 30 April, 2024

Queen’s hosted an event on ‘Policing and Politics in Divided Societies’ with guest speakers Dr Barbara Stephenson and Sir Hugh Orde

Mitchell Institute Sabbatical Fellows News article ID 2668895
VISIT | 29 April, 2024

Professor Debbie Lisle

Annual Postgraduate Research Conference 2024 News article ID 2668896
CALL FOR PAPERS | 29 April, 2024

CALL FOR PAPERS - Movements and Their Discontents: Approaches to Contentious Politics and the Challenges to the Status Quo

QUB Innovation Zones Colloquia, South Africa News article ID 2661106
EVENTS | 26 April, 2024

Innovative Justice Responses for Non-recent Institutional Abuses News article ID 2638915
POLICY PAPER | 19 April, 2024

Restorative, Transitional and Transformative Justice

Series 3 / Episode 4 - Taliban, Turbans and the Smartphone News article ID 2638903
PODCAST | 19 April, 2024

Life in Struggle, a Conversation with Dr. Sima Samar

Professor Louise Mallinder delivers a public lecture at the University of Chicago News article ID 2638678
EVENT | 18 April, 2024

New PhD opportunity with QUB Innovation Zones and National Museums NI News article ID 2638677
PHD OPPORTUNITY | 18 April, 2024

Renowned Experts Discuss Policing and Politics in Divided Societies at Queen’s News article ID 2633141
EVENT | 16 April, 2024

Queen’s hosted an event on ‘Policing and Politics in Divided Societies’ with guest speakers Dr Barbara Stephenson and Sir Hugh Orde

Series 3 / Episode 3 - Taliban, Turbans and the Smartphone News article ID 2633093
PODCAST | 16 April, 2024

Exploring Taliban Political Culture – The Andiwal System or Taliban Comrade Networks

President Biden’s Latest Reading on Conflict Transformation News article ID 2622309
BLOG | 12 April, 2024

Martin Burns, MA on Conflict Transformation and Social Justice Graduate

The April 2024 edition of the Mitchell Institute monthly Newsletter is now available News article ID 2611358
NEWSLETTER | 8 April, 2024

The Importance of BDS for Decolonial Feminist Peace in Palestine News article ID 2582868
EVENT | 8 April, 2024

A conversation between Shaimaa Abdelkarim (University of Birmingham) and Nicola Pratt (University of Warwick)

Mitchell Institute Director Publishes New Book on Counter-Terrorism News article ID 2582805
BOOK | 28 March, 2024

Does Counter-Terrorism Work?

Leo Varadkar: The Political Backdrop to His Shock Resignation as Ireland’s Prime Minister News article ID 2582822
ARTICLE | 28 March, 2024

Professor Muiris MacCarthaigh and PhD Candidate, Eoghan Kelly

Professor Kieran McEvoy Takes Up Visiting Scholar Position in New York News article ID 2576921
APPOINTMENT | 27 March, 2024

Women and the Peace Dividend News article ID 2574144
EVENT | 26 March, 2024

Women and Peacebuilding: Reflections from Northern Ireland

Mitchell Institute Professor Elected to the Royal Irish Academy News article ID 2574124
APPOINTMENT | 25 March, 2024

What does the future of peacekeeping hold? News article ID 2574121
EVENT | 25 March, 2024

Mitchell Institute Hosts Panel Discussion in US Congress News article ID 2560702
EVENT | 21 March, 2024

Meeting Violence with Non-Violence News article ID 2560705
EVENT | 21 March, 2024

Responding to Injustice Through Peaceful Interventions in Palestine

Series 3 / Episode 2 - Taliban, Turbans and the Smartphone News article ID 2535288
PODCAST | 15 March, 2024

How Inclusive is the Islamic Emirate? - Who Are the Men Running the Taliban’s Administration?

LINAS Doctoral Scholarships for 2024-25 Entry News article ID 2539002
SCHOLARSHIPS | 12 March, 2024

Call for Applications

Boston College Students Visit Mitchell Institute News article ID 2527501
VISIT | 8 March, 2024

Professor Louise Mallinder appointed the 2024 Pozen Professor of Human Rights News article ID 2524863
APPOINTMENT | 7 March, 2024

Mitchell Institute Hosts Professor Michael Kenny on Fractured Union News article ID 2521894
EVENT | 6 March, 2024

Mitchell Institute Director Delivers Lectures in Paris News article ID 2516380
EVENT | 4 March, 2024

The March 2024 edition of the Mitchell Institute monthly Newsletter is now available News article ID 2508537
NEWSLETTER | 1 March, 2024

Fellowship at the Centre for Apocalyptic and Post-Apocalyptic Studies News article ID 2500082
FELLOWSHIP | 27 February, 2024

Dr Tristan Sturm, Mitchell Institute Fellow: Religion, Arts and Peacebuilding

Mitchell Institute Sabbatical Fellowship Scheme 2024-25 News article ID 2489045
FELLOWSHIP | 26 February, 2024

How the Conditional Immunity Scheme of the ICRIR will work (or not) News article ID 2489132
BLOG | 26 February, 2024

Rather than promoting reconciliation, the conditional immunity scheme runs the risk of entrenching divided narratives of the past and undermining trust in public institutions says Professor Louise Malinder.

Belfast event on ‘Academic Freedom under Threat: Global and Local Perspectives’ News article ID 2489044
BLOG | 23 February, 2024

Professor Dina Belluigi, Mitchell Institute Fellow: Legacy

Dispatches from Berkeley News article ID 2488972
BLOG | 23 February, 2024

Darren Colbourne, School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics

Queer Conflict Research: New Approaches to the Study of Political Violence News article ID 2486244
BOOK | 23 February, 2024

Dr Jamie J. Hagen, Dr Samuel Ritholtz and Dr Andrew Delatolla

Turbulent Religions, Alternative Futures Blog Series - No. 6 News article ID 2486176
BLOG | 22 February, 2024

Religion, Politics, and the Orange Order in Northern Ireland: Defending Protestant Britain in the Age of Secularism

Understanding the American Involvement in Afghanistan: A Memoir Provides Key Perspective News article ID 2486059
BLOG | 22 February, 2024

Martin Burns, MA on Conflict Transformation and Social Justice Graduate

Challenging hegemonic conditions for democratising universities in India News article ID 2483313
BLOG | 22 February, 2024

Introducing Mitchell Institute Visiting Scholars Dr Nandita Banerjee Dhawan and Dr Asha Achuthan

Troubling Rhetoric: Discourse Theory and Irish Republican Army Narratives (1962-1972) News article ID 2483298
ARTICLE | 21 February, 2024

Darren Colbourne, School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics

Communicating ‘Truth' News article ID 2480500
PODCAST | 20 February, 2024

Consumption and transmission of polarized information amongst young people in a divided society

The restoration of power-sharing in Northern Ireland: back to the old routine? News article ID 2480483
ANALYSIS | 20 February, 2024

Series 3 / Episode 1 - Taliban, Turbans and the Smartphone News article ID 2466750
PODCAST | 15 February, 2024

Is Afghanistan Under the Taliban an Authoritarian State? And What Difference Does That Determination Make?

Annual Senator George J. Mitchell Peace Lecture 2024 News article ID 2464034
EVENT | 14 February, 2024

How Do You Structure a Peace Process Under Conditions of Authoritarianism?  News article ID 2464026
BLOG | 14 February, 2024

Professor Michael Semple

Call for Papers - Celebrating a World of Political Difference News article ID 2464020
CALL FOR PAPERS | 14 February, 2024

Northern Ireland deal to restore power sharing after two year gap News article ID 2444898
ARTICLE | 7 February, 2024

How it happened and what comes next

Turbulent Religions, Alternative Futures Blog Series - No. 5 News article ID 2442179
BLOG | 6 February, 2024

Reframing the Past and Imagining the Future of Post-Brexit Northern Ireland

The Automation Generation: The Societal Implications of AI, Machine Learning and Big Data News article ID 2310723
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS | 19 December, 2023

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS - The Leverhulme Interdisciplinary Network on Algorithmic Solutions (LINAS) Postgraduate Conference 2024

The February 2024 edition of the Mitchell Institute monthly Newsletter is now available News article ID 2426870
NEWSLETTER | 1 February, 2024

Hamas: The Efficacy of Terrorism? News article ID 2426912
BLOG | 1 February, 2024

It is responses to non-state terrorism, rather than the brutal violence itself, which has tended to change history and politics the most, says Professor Richard English.

Turbulent Religions, Alternative Futures Blog Series - No. 4 News article ID 2426880
BLOG | 1 February, 2024

Modern “Derry Girls”: How Teens Navigate Polarization in a Post-conflict Society

Professor John D. Brewer receives Distinguished Service to British Sociology Award News article ID 2426871
AWARD | 1 February, 2024

The Oxford Handbook of Religion in Modern Ireland News article ID 2421438
BOOK | 31 January, 2024

Professor Gladys Ganiel and Dr Andrew R. Holmes

Vivek Ramaswamy is the millionaire millennial running for US president. News article ID 2418869
ARTICLE | 30 January, 2024

Is he running towards a career low?

Populist and Illiberal Politics: Protecting LGBTQ+ People With the Women, Peace, and Security Agenda News article ID 2418867
ARTICLE | 30 January, 2024

Dr Jamie Hagen

Jumping on the Bandwagon? Mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence Comes to the UK News article ID 2418858
BLOG | 30 January, 2024

Dr Marisa McVey

Transforming Justice News article ID 2418856
PODCAST | 29 January, 2024

An All-Island Examination of Justice Responses to Historical/Non-recent Institutional Abuses

Researching Human Rights in Ukraine News article ID 2418854
BLOG | 29 January, 2024

Institute Honorary Professor of Practice: Dr Brian Dooley, Senior Advisor at Human Rights First

To Understand International Politics: Go Local News article ID 2418835
BLOG | 29 January, 2024

Martin Burns, MA on Conflict Transformation and Social Justice Graduate

Turbulent Religions, Alternative Futures Blog Series - No. 3 News article ID 2405783
BLOG | 24 January, 2024

Christian Zionism and the Apocalyptic Landscape of Gaza

Hidden Harm: Ukraine Confronts Psychological Cost of War News article ID 2405761
REPORT | 24 January, 2024

Institute Honorary Professor of Practice: Dr Brian Dooley, Senior Advisor at Human Rights First

Northern Ireland Peace Monitoring Report - Number Six News article ID 2403120
PUBLICATION | 23 January, 2024

Dr John Topping

Turbulent Religions, Alternative Futures Blog Series - No. 2 News article ID 2389723
BLOG | 18 January, 2024

The Political Theology of Traditionalism: Steve Bannon, the Far Right, and the End of Days

Turbulent Religions, Alternative Futures Blog Series - No. 1 News article ID 2381294
BLOG | 15 January, 2024

Can “the Ghosts of Religion Past” Rest in Peace? The Churches and Alternative Futures on the Island of Ireland

Student Focus: Caragh Duffy News article ID 2354730
BLOG | 5 January, 2024

Leverhulme Interdisciplinary Network on Algorithmic Solutions Doctoral Scholar

Belfast: The Perfect Place to Study Conflict Resolution News article ID 2352005
BLOG | 5 January, 2024

Martin Burns, MA on Conflict Transformation and Social Justice Graduate

Public Seminar - Talk4Peace: Mechanisms for Inclusive Dialogue in Peacebuilding News article ID 2351971
EVENT | 4 January, 2024

Dr Maria-Adriana Deiana

AHRC Research, Development and Engagement Fellowship Award News article ID 2349389
AWARD | 3 January, 2024

Series 2 / Episode 15 - Taliban, Turbans and the Smartphone News article ID 2349377
PODCAST | 3 January, 2024

Afghanistan after the Americans, an overview of the Emirate and Afghan responses to it

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