Dr Martyn Frampton

Reader in Modern History
Email: m.frampton@qmul.ac.ukTelephone: +44 (0)20 7882 8371Room Number: ArtsTwo 2.29
Profile
I joined Queen Mary in 2009. I have worked primarily in the spheres of modern British and Irish history until now. I also have a burgeoning interest in Anglo-US foreign policy and its role in the development of the modern Middle East and the politics of Islamism.
Research
Research Interests:
The main focus of my previous research has been the strategy, ideology and culture of Irish republican groups. I have also considered the response of the British State to such groups, with specific reference to the conflict in Northern Ireland. And more recently, I have expanded my focus to consider other analogous movements, particularly in the Middle East. My research interests include:
- Irish Republicanism
- The use of political violence and its use by non-State actors
- State responses to anti-State challenges
- The emergence of Islamism in the twentieth century
- The functioning of the late British Empire, particularly with reference to Egypt
Publications
Books:
- Legion of the Rearguard: Dissident Irish Republicanism (link is external) (Irish Academic Press: Dublin, 2010) ISBN-13: 978-0716530558
- The Long March: The Political Strategy of Sinn Fein 1981-2007 (link is external) (Palgrave Macmillan: London, 2009) ISBN-13: 978-0230202177.
- Talking to Terrorists: The search for peace in Northern Ireland and the Basque country (link is external) (Hurst and Co.: London; and Colombia University Press: New York, 2009) ISBN-13: 978-1850659662. [co-authored with Dr. John Bew and Inigo Gurruchaga]
Articles in Peer-Reviewed Books:
- ‘Between “Engagement” and a “Values-Led” Approach: Britain and the Muslim Brotherhood from 9/11 to the Arab Spring’, (link is external) in Lorenzo Vidino (ed.), Western Governments and Political Islam after 2011 (Al Mesbar: Dubai, 2013) [co-authored with Shiraz Maher]
- ‘Agents and Ambushes’: Britain’s “Dirty War” in Northern Ireland (link is external), in Samy Cohen (ed.), Democracies at War against Terrorism: A Comparative Perspective (Palgrave Macmillan: New York, 2008).
Articles in Peer-Reviewed Journals:
- “‘Don’t mention the war!’ Debating the notion of a ‘stalemate’ in Northern Ireland”, Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History (link is external), 40, 2, June 2012, pp. [co-authored with Dr. John Bew]
- ‘Dissident Irish Republican Violence: A Resurgent Threat?’, The Political Quarterly (link is external), 83, 2, April-June 2012, pp. 227-37
- ‘Debating the “Stalemate”: A Response to Dr. Dixon’, The Political Quarterly (link is external), 83, 2, April-June 2012, pp. 277-82.
- “Embuscades et agents secrets: la <<sale guerre>> des Britanniques en Irlande du Nord”, Critique Internationale (link is external), 41, (Octobre-Décembre 2008)
- “Sinn Féin and the European Arena: ‘Ourselves Alone’ or ‘Critical Engagement’?”, Irish Studies in International Affairs (link is external), 16 (2005)
- “‘Squaring the Circle’: The Foreign Policy of Sinn Féin, 1983-89”, Irish Political Studies (link is external), 19,2 (Winter 2004)
Pamphlets/Reports:
- The Return of the Militants: Dissident Irish Republican Violence, 2009-10 (link is external) (for the International Centre for the Study of Political Violence at King’s College, University of London, October 2010)
- Choosing our Friends Wisely: Criteria for engagement with Muslim groups (link is external) (Policy Exchange: London, 2009)
- Talking to Terrorists: The Myths, Misconceptions and Misapplications of the Northern Ireland Peace Process: Jerusalem Viewpoints (link is external), no. 566 (August-September, 2008) [co-authored with Dr. John Bew]
Supervision
I welcome applications from candidates wishing to undertake doctoral research in the following areas:
- The History of the Muslim Brotherhood
- Political Islam Anglo-American Foreign Policy in the Middle East
- The conflict in Northern Ireland
- The use of political violence
- The culture of terrorist/insurgent/subversive groups
- State responses to subversive/violent challenges
Former PhD Students
- Timothy Riding - Building, Territory and Space in the East India Company’s Western Presidency, c. 1620-1780
- Eoghan Morgan
- Ghada Rifai – British Economic Policy in Palestine 1919-1935: Haifa harbour construction, a case study
- Mark Sampson – The Soccer Industry since 1970
Current PHD Students
- Claire Green – The Role of Political Music in Northern Ireland's Prisons during the Troubles