Brendan Ciarán Browne

Dr Brendan Ciarán Browne

Small Group Project 2018-19

The 'Forgotten Victims': Violent Displacement in the Northern Ireland Conflict

The conflict in and around Northern Ireland spanned a period of 30 years (1968 - 1998) and claimed the lives of over 3,500 people across the sectarian divide. The impact of the conflict was far reaching with some suggesting that almost 1 in 3 people were affected indirectly. Since the onset of a peace process, one that remains unfinished, issues pertaining to the legacy of the conflict and how best to address the needs of victims and survivors, have dominated academic and practitioner discourse. Despite much by way of blue sky thinking, there has been an inability to implement a programme that addresses the diverse needs of those who were impacted.

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Research outcomes

Browne, B. C., Weizman, E., & Matchain, J. (2025).

Unpacking the crackdown on Palestine solidarity activism in the UK in a post-7 October reality. Third World Quarterly, 1-18.

Areas of interest

International Law Transitional Justice Sociology Conflict Violence Refugees Forced Displacement Northern Ireland Palestine

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Biography

Dr Brendan Ciarán Browne is an interdisciplinary scholar with an LL.B, LL.M (Law & Human Rights) and PhD in Sociology, from Queen's University Belfast. He has held academic positions at Queen's University Belfast, and Al Quds (Bard) University, Palestine, where he taught modules on International Humanitarian Law, and Transitional Justice.

He currently has 4 published books: 'Experiences in Researching Conflict & Violence: Fieldwork Interrupted', 'Refugees and Forced Displacement in Northern Ireland's Troubles: Untold Journeys', 'Transitional (in)Justice & Enforcing the Peace on Palestine' (Nominated for the Middle East Monitor, Palestine Book Award, 2023), and 'Ending impunity for international law violations: Palestinian Bedouins and the risk of forced displacement'. His research has been published in top-ranking peer-reviewed journals, including: Third World Quarterly, Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, Capital & Class, & the International Journal of Qualitative Methods.

He is a recognised global expert on the conflict in and on Palestine, and a regular commentator in print media with op-eds in The Irish Times, The Globe Post, the New statesman, The Conversation, Opinio Juris and the Middle East Monitor. He is also a regular media commentator on TRT World, the Roundtable, and Al Jazeera.

Biographical details correct as of 11.05.26