Dr Amanda Hall
- Biography
I joined ϲ in autumn 2020 after completing my PhD in International Relations at the University of St Andrews. I also hold an MA in Politics from Queen's University Belfast and a BA in American Studies from Yale University.
- Research
My research investigates the quality of peace in Northern Ireland after the 1998 Good Friday Agreement, with a particular focus on the 'inter-referendum' years of 1998-2016 - from 1998 to the Brexit vote. I examine the relationship between the 'opportunity for a new beginning' imagined in peace negotiations and the division, animosity, and threat of violence that have characterised much of the period since. This is investigated across three levels of society: government responses, the role of the third sector, and the development of a culture war based on individual and collective identity.My research has been published inIrish Political Studiesand the#Agreement20 Open Library of Humanitiesproject, as well as through several online platforms. I am currently working on my first academic monograph,'Beyond the Agreement: The Strained Peace of Inter-referendum Northern Ireland (1998-2016)'.
- Publications
Peer Reviewed Journal Articles
- Hall, A. 2019. ‘Peace at Any Cost? The Necessity of the On the Runs Scheme to the Endurance of Peace in Northern Ireland’. Irish Political Studies 34(3), p. 357-378.
- Hall, A. 2018. ‘Incomplete Peace and Social Stagnation: Shortcomings of the Good Friday Agreement’. Open Library of Humanities 4(2), p. 7.
Online Publications
- Hall, A. January 2019. ‘Uncertainty Exposes Instability: Making Sense of Recent Violence in Northern Ireland’. Handa Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence.
- Hall, A. September 2018. ‘Writing the “Troubles” in the Shadow of Brexit’. Writing the Troubles.
- Hall, A. October 2017. ‘A New Beginning?’: Enduring Division in 2017 Northern Ireland’. Four Nations History Network.
- Teaching
I contribute to teaching on:
- POLS0001: International Conflict Cooperation
- POLS0077: Political Violence.