Contributions to academic conferences and seminars

Members of the team have contributed to academic conferences and seminars at home and internationally by presenting papers, chairing discussions, giving plenary addresses and keynote speeches.

Anna Bryson April 2018

‘Oral History in Post-Conflict Settings: Lessons, Legalities & Limits’

 European Social Science History Annual Conference, QUB

Anna Bryson and Kieran McEvoy April 2018

”Saying Sorry Like You Mean It”: Towards a Victim-Centred Understanding of Apology & Acknowledgment’’

KESS seminar, Stormont, Belfast

Kieran McEvoy March 2018

‘Apologies, Acknowledgement and the National Imagination; Dealing with the Past in Northern Ireland’

Conference Paper: Socio-Legal Studies Annual Conference, Bristol

Anna Bryson March 2018

‘Hearing, Seeing, Believing: Public Perceptions of Apologies for Past Harms in Ireland’

Conference Paper : Socio-Legal Studies Annual Conference, Bristol

Anna Bryson March 2018

Plenary address at ‘Dangerous Oral Histories: Risks, Responsibilities and Rewards’

Kieran McEvoy February 2018

Plenary Address ‘Human Rights Scholarship and Activism in Conflicted Societies’

Hebrew University Annual Conference, Jerusalem.


Anna Bryson and Kieran McEvoy December 2017

‘None of Them Ever Say Sorry: Abuses, Acknowledgement and Dealing with Conflict-Related Harms.’

Conference Paper: Historical Dialogues, Justice, and Memory Conference,  Columbia University New York.

Louise Mallinder October 2017

‘Atrocity, Amnesty and Accountability in a Post-Human Rights World’

Inaugural lecture, Ulster University 

Kieran McEvoy October 2017

‘Lawyering, Professionalism & Struggle in Conflict and Transition’ - Kieran McEvoy

Seminar Paper: Edinburgh University.


Kieran McEvoy October 2017

‘Truth, Justice and National Security: Dealing with the Past in Northern Ireland.’

Plenary Address: Legal Symposium on Legal Solutions to Political Problems with Lord Chief Justice, Royal Courts of Justice Belfast.

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