Maire Braniff

Máire Braniff is a researcher at INCORE at the University of Ulster where she also lectures in politics. Her areas of expertise include conflict resolution, peace mediation and peace agreements in the following areas: Balkans, Northern Ireland, South Caucasus, Indonesia and the Democratic Republic of Congo and Great Lakes. Her book “Integrating the Balkans: from conflict to integration” was published by IB Tauris in 2011.

Violence, space and memory in the new Northern Ireland

Violence in Belfast in September and December 2012 bears witness to the collision of the 'old' and the 'new'. As Northern Ireland embarks upon a decade of centenaries, the question arises: who hosts memory - and how?

By Maire Braniff, Sara McDowell and Jonny Byrne

/ 14 Dec 2012

Depoliticising victims in Northern Ireland

The recent riots in Belfast seemed to hark back to the ethno-religious conflict many presumed over: Northern Ireland is being rebranded within the neo-liberal fold. But deeper issues may be deferred by the rhetorical constructions of peace. The prospect of dealing with victimhood in a meaningful w

By Cillian McGrattan and Maire Braniff

/ 18 Sep 2012

Dealing with the past in post-conflict societies

Unless the past is articulated in such a way in which the connection of events and experiences are integrated in a real and meaningful way, the ‘truths’ which drove conflict will continue to be reproduced.

By Cillian McGrattan and Maire Braniff

/ 11 Mar 2012