Biography
Gearoid Millar is Professor and Chair in Peace and Conflict Studies in the School of Social Science at the University of Aberdeen. They hold an MA in International Peace and Conflict Resolution (2006) from American University, Washington DC, and a PhD in Social Science (2010) from Syracuse University.
Millar's research focuses on the local experiences of international interventions for peace, justice, and development in post-conflict states, with particular empirical grounding in Sierra Leone. Their early work developed an ethnographic approach to examining how local communities understand and evaluate internationally planned and administered peacebuilding projects — resulting in a first monograph published by Routledge in 2014, and further methodological volumes from Palgrave (2018) and Routledge (2019). Theoretical contributions include work on hybrid peace structures (Journal of Peace Research, 2014), friction between international and local actors (International Peacekeeping, 2013), and the complex systemic nature of peace and conflict (Peacebuilding, 2020; Journal of Peace Research, 2021).
Millar's research focuses on the local experiences of international interventions for peace, justice, and development in post-conflict states, with particular empirical grounding in Sierra Leone. Their early work developed an ethnographic approach to examining how local communities understand and evaluate internationally planned and administered peacebuilding projects — resulting in a first monograph published by Routledge in 2014, and further methodological volumes from Palgrave (2018) and Routledge (2019). Theoretical contributions include work on hybrid peace structures (Journal of Peace Research, 2014), friction between international and local actors (International Peacekeeping, 2013), and the complex systemic nature of peace and conflict (Peacebuilding, 2020; Journal of Peace Research, 2021).
Biographical details correct as of 21.05.26