Research Projects Available for Postgraduate (PhD) Study
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UNIT OF ASSESSMENT 39 - Politics and International Studies

Project Title Supervisor(s) Identity, Contemporary Theory And Politics Dr Fidelma Ashe Gender and ethno-nationalist politics Dr Fidelma Ashe The politics of Englishness Prof. Arthur Aughey The Politics of Britishness Prof. Arthur Aughey Critical Approaches to Evaluation in Conflict Zones Dr.Kenneth Bush Municipal Level Peacebuilding Dr.Kenneth Bush Diaspora in Peace and Conflict Dr.Kenneth Bush Political parties, electoral strategy and performance on the French right Dr Paul Hainsworth East Timor: Post-Conflict Analysis Dr Paul Hainsworth The role of the environment in peacebuilding Prof. Brandon Hamber The relationship between trauma, psychosocial services and peacebuilding Prof. Brandon Hamber Ethnic conflict and peace building Dr Duncan Morrow Community relations Dr Duncan Morrow Human rights and equality Dr Duncan Morrow Interpreting the Troubles : Perspectives from Contemporary History Prof. Henry Patterson   Gender issues in conflict and post-conflict societies Ms Carmel Roulston Post-conflict peace building and human security Dr David Roberts The transformation of violent conflict Dr. Stephen Ryan Communities of Practice and Social/Cultural Identities Dr. Karyn Stapleton Discourse, Identity and Social Memory: Protestants in Northern Ireland Dr. Karyn Stapleton John Wilson Ulster Scots: Culture, Language and Identity Dr. Karyn Stapleton Prof. John Wilson Overcoming Power and Improving Practice Prof. John Wilson Self-identity in an Insecure World: Investigation into Northern Irish Youths' Experience of and Solutions to Life-course Uncertainties Prof. John Wilson Narrative and Identity Prof. John Wilson Dr. Karyn Stapleton Protestant Women’s Identity in Northern Ireland: A Discursive Study Prof. John Wilson Dr. Karyn Stapleton Language, Inference and Politics Prof. John Wilson Dr. Karyn Stapleton