Nationalism, national identity and migration
Professor Montserrat Guibernau current research focuses on the impact of migration on national identity. She considers whether substantial migration may contribute to weaken national identity or, on the contrary, it strengthens it by encouraging the emergence of nationalist movements. At present, she is conducting comparative research in Austria, Britain and Spain.Nations without States
Professor Montserrat Guibernau continues her research on nations without states in the European Union including Canada. Her latest work considers national identity, devolution and secession in Britain, Canada and Spain.
Ethno-national conflict regulation
Dr. Brendan O’Duffy’s research focuses on nationalism and ethnic conflict regulation. Having specialised on the case of Northern Ireland, his more recent work compares the British-Irish approach to negotiation and constitutional design with other ‘divided islands’ such as Cyprus and Sri Lanka. Research funded by the Leverhulme Trust and the British Academy will result in a comparative monograph ‘Divided Islands: Conflict Regulation in Northern Ireland, Cyprus and Sri Lanka’ and has led to a journal article ‘Exchange theory and conflict regulation: Cyprus through the British-Irish (Northern Irish) Prism’, Hellenic Studies, vol. 11, no. 4 (2003) pp. 137-72, and a research monograph Deep Dyads: Self Determination and Conflict Regulation in Northern Ireland, Sri Lanka and Beyond (International Centre for Ethnic Studies, Colombo, 2003). Dr. O’Duffy was a Visiting Research Fellow at the International Centre for Ethnic Studies, Colombo, Sri Lanka in 2003. He also has research links with academics at the University of Cyprus and at the Institute for British-Irish Studies (Dublin). Dr. O’Duffy is currently contributing a chapter on Sri Lanka to a comparative project on political violence and terrorism. The project is funded by the Social Science Research Council (US) and the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI).
Islamist mobiliaation
Dr. Brendan O’Duffy considers current developments on Islamist mobilization.