Queen's University Belfast - Mitchell Institute Conversations: Recent Episodes
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In this new podcast series, 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 most world's major challenges, and how best to meet them.
In this episode Prof Richard English, director of the Mitchell Institute, talks with Dr Heather Johnson, senior lecturer in the school of History, Anthropology, Politics and Philosophy at QUB and a fellow of the Institute. Dr Johnson’s research investigates migration, refugees, citizenship and issues of non-citizenship. They start by talking about her book `Borders, Asylum and the Gllobal non-Citizenship’.
In this episode, Professor Richard English speaks with Dr Cheryl Lawther about her research in transitional justice, dealing with the past, truth recovery and victims of conflict as well as her upcoming researching. Dr Lawther is a senior lecturer in the law at Queen’s University, Belfast and is a fellow of the Mitchell Institute.
In this special episode of the Mitchell Institute Conversations, Prof Richard English hosts a discussion with Mitchell Institute Fellows Prof Kieran McEvoy, Prof of law and transitional justice at QUB, Prof Louise Mallinder, Prof of law at QUB, and Dr Anna Bryson, senior lecturer in law at QUB, about their new book, `Lawyers in Conflict and Transition’. The book examines what lawyers do in challenging contexts of conflict, authoritarianism, and the transition from violence. It is also about law, politics, and the ways in which lawyers engage with both.
In this episode Prof RIchard English speaks with Prof Micheal O Mainnin, of QUB's school of Arts, English and Languages. Prof O Mainnin's research interests include language and identity in Ireland and Scotland, language and conflict. Prof O Mainnin is also director of the Northern Ireland place name project.
In this episode, Prof Richard English speaks with Dr John Topping, senior lecturer in criminology at QUB about his research, including in the areas of police reform, policing in society and restorative justice.
In episode 7, Prof Richard English talks with Dr Merav Amir, senior lecturer at QUB and a fellow of the Mitchell Institute. Dr Amir is a cultural and political geographer and her research focuses on security, borders and gender identity, among other issues.
In this episode, Prof Richard English talks with Prof. Colin Harvey about his research on human rights and constitutional law.
In this episode Prof RIchard English speaks with Prof Louise Mallinder of QUB about her book, `Amnesty, Human Rights and Political Transitions: Bridging the Peace and Justice Divide', as well as her wider work on Amnesties.
In this episode Prof Richard English speaks with QUB's Dr Gail McConnell, about her book `The Sun is Open'.
In this episode Prof RIchard English speaks with Prof Cathal McCall of QUB about his recently published book ``Border Ireland - From Partition to Brexit' and about the ramifications of Brexit for communities in Northern Ireland.
In this episode Prof Richard English speaks with Prof Katy Hayward of Queen's University, Belfast about Brexit and her new book `What do we know and what should we do about the Irish border?'.
In this episode, 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.
Professor Michael Semple is an acknowledged world leader on the Afghan conflict. He collaborates with international peace-related NGOs and think tanks, and engages with policy makers. He is active in the public and policy debate around conflict transformations and Afghanistan.