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Brandon Hamber

Bonfires for Peace? What Northern Ireland can learn from Sierra Leone

In the heart of Sierra Leone, community bonfires are transforming societies, while in Northern Ireland, similar traditions can deepen…

Jan 6

Bonfires for Peace? What Northern Ireland can learn from Sierra Leone

Jan 6

An Ode to a Prime Minister

Arrived with pomp and pretence A foppish comic faker Pillaging with privilege A practiced promise-breaker

Jun 15, 2023

An Ode to a Prime Minister

Jun 15, 2023

Leaving in Four Parts

Part I

Jan 5, 2023

Leaving in Four Parts

Jan 5, 2023

Youth, Peace and Security: Fostering local and global exchange

Written by Brandon Hamber and Eliz McCardle

Nov 14, 2022

Youth, Peace and Security: Fostering local and global exchange

Nov 14, 2022

A Jozi Love Letter

This city welcomes

May 2, 2022

A Jozi Love Letter

May 2, 2022

It’s official: The planning system in Northern Ireland is broken (in so many ways)

Damning review of planning in Northern Ireland

Apr 14, 2022

It’s official: The planning system in Northern Ireland is broken (in so many ways)

Apr 14, 2022

War in Ukraine: Drifting toward a tipping point

Routes to de-escalation must be found urgently

Mar 2, 2022

War in Ukraine: Drifting toward a tipping point

Mar 2, 2022

Amnesty a line in the sand? It’s not even close

Far from dealing with the past, UK move will only poison future

Jul 15, 2021

Amnesty a line in the sand? It’s not even close

Jul 15, 2021

It’s time we stopped kidding ourselves: ‘new normal’ is abnormal

In my work dealing with the impact of political violence, a constant challenge is reminding people that when addressing survivors’ needs…

Mar 23, 2021

It’s time we stopped kidding ourselves: ‘new normal’ is abnormal

Mar 23, 2021

Moment of Truth…Victims of Northern Ireland’s Troubled Past Can’t Wait Forever

I started working in Northern Ireland in 1996, the first question I was always asked was: “Did Northern Ireland need a South African Truth…

Dec 12, 2020

Moment of Truth…Victims of Northern Ireland’s Troubled Past Can’t Wait Forever

Dec 12, 2020

Brandon Hamber

Brandon Hamber

Hume O'Neill Professor of Peace at Ulster University in Northern Ireland. Medium is my popular writing space. Academic publications at brandonhamber.com

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