Research Output per year
Personal profile
Biography
Professor Brandon Hamber is the John Hume and Thomas P. O’Neill Chair in Peace at Ulster University based at the International Conflict Research Institute (INCORE). He is also a member of the Transitional Justice Institute at the university, and is a Visiting Professor of the African Centre for Migration and Society at the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa. He has undertaken consulting and research work, and participated in various peace and reconciliation initiatives in Northern Ireland, South Africa, Liberia, Mozambique, Bosnia, Colombia, the Basque Country and Sierra Leone, among others. He has published some 30 journal articles, over 25 book chapters and 4 books. Transforming Societies after Political Violence: Truth, Reconciliation, and Mental Health was published by Springer in 2009, and republished in Spanish by Ediciones Bellaterra. In 2015, with Springer he published Psychosocial Perspectives on Peacebuilding (Editors: Hamber and Elizabeth Gallagher) and Healing and Change in the City of Gold: Case Studies of Coping and Support in Johannesburg (Editors: Ingrid Palmary, Hamber, Lorena Núñez). In 2010-2013 he was a Mellon Distinguished Visiting Scholar at University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg. He has been awarded The Paul Harris medal for contributions to peace by Rotary (2013), and was listed as one of the Top 100: The most influential people in armed violence reduction by the Action on Armed Violence Network (2013/2014). Professor Hamber is a board member of Healing Through Remembering (Northern Ireland) and Impunity Watch (Netherlands). He is on the Society Advisory Group of the British Council.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD
Bachelor, University of the Witwatersrand
Master, University of the Witwatersrand
External positions
Peer Review College, AHRC
Advisory Group, British Council
Peer Review College, ESRC
Board Member, Healing Through Remembering
Board Member, Impunity Watch
Keywords
- H Social Sciences (General)
- Politics
- Peace Processes
- Peacebuilding
- Conflict Studies
- BF Psychology
- Psychosocial
- Trauma
- Violence
- K Law (General)
- Transitional Justice
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Research Output
Lessons from Transitional Justice? Toward a New Framing of a Victim-Centered Approach in the Case of Historical Institutional Abuse
Hamber, B. & Lundy, P., 15 Apr 2020, In : Victims & Offenders: An International Journal of Evidence-based Research, Policy, and Practice. 15, 6, p. 744-770 27 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
1
Citation
(Scopus)
There Is a Crack in Everything: Problematising Masculinities, Peacebuilding and Transitional Justice
Hamber, B., 1 Mar 2016, In : Human Rights Review. 17, 1, p. 9-34Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
File
9
Citations
(Scopus)
42
Downloads
(Pure)
Practice, Power and Inertia: Personal Narrative, Archives and Dealing with the Past in Northern Ireland
Hamber, B. & Kelly, G., 14 Mar 2016, In : Journal of Human Rights Practice. 8, 1, p. 25-44Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
File
9
Citations
(Scopus)
14
Downloads
(Pure)
Dealing with Painful Memories and Violent Pasts. Towards a Framework for Contextual Understanding
Hamber, B., 1 Nov 2015, Berghof Foundation.Research output: Book/Report › Scholarly edition
Open Access
File
50
Downloads
(Pure)
Psychosocial Perspectives on Peacebuilding
Hamber, B. (ed.) & Gallagher, E. (ed.), 30 Nov 2014, Springer. 356 p.Research output: Book/Report › Anthology
Prizes
Activities
Conversation on Online Research Ethics and Governance
Rory O'Connell (Participant), , Nick Curry (Participant), , Catherine O'Rourke (Participant), , Maire Braniff (Participant), & Brandon Hamber (Participant)
26 May 2020
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
The need for a trauma informed approach to address the conflict's legacy
Brandon Hamber (Chair)
18 May 2020
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in a conference, workshop, ...
Breaking Binary History
Brandon Hamber (Chair)
7 May 2020
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
Mind the past to build the future: Systematic attention for Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) in peacebuilding efforts
Brandon Hamber (Speaker)
29 Apr 2020
Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
File
Masculinities: Women, Peace and Security Online Seminar
Brandon Hamber (Speaker)
3 Apr 2020
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Press / Media
The Troubles: Does South Africa hold lessons for Northern Ireland?
13/08/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Rows over Northern Ireland's past 'poisoning' its future
21/11/13
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment