Launch of Understanding the Persistence of Armed/Paramilitary Groups in Northern Ireland: A Discussion Paper. The discussion paper highlights three features that explain the continued existence of paramilitary/armed groups in contemporary NI. Read more➡ tinyurl.com/3rvkrywz

We launched a paper on the persistence of armed/paramilitary groups in NI. Hopefully it helps moves a stuck yet vital issue to a more honest and practical place for change ark.ac.uk/ARK/sites/defa… Ulster University SSESW at Queen's Dominic Bryan Co-operation Ireland Brendan Sturgeon Siobhan McAlister ARK

Coverage of our collaborative work on the ongoing issue of paramilitarism in NI in The Irish News and Belfast Telegraph with Co-operation Ireland ARK Duncan Morrow Dominic Bryan Siobhan McAlister Lucy Geddes

We’re off with Gail Neill #UUStoptheclock Centre for Youth Research & Dialogue CommunityYouthWork

Prof. Rob MacDonald introducing his thoughts around the J of Youth Studies

Our ARK Seminar: Understanding the persistence of armed/paramilitary groups ... youtu.be/P2Kdl68UWF4?si… via YouTube Dominic Bryan Duncan Morrow Siobhan McAlister Lucy Geddes Co-operation Ireland Peter Sheridan ARK

Mayssoun Sukarieh: final key-note of Day 1 #UUStopTheClock Dissecting - via political economy - the rise & spread of ‘hegemonic youth discourses & ideologies’ by ‘the Youth Development Complex’ (in the Arab world & more widely)… Brilliant, powerful analysis for #YouthStudies

Amazing first day. Thanks for the invitation to present and for bringing my FAVOURITE conference to Belfast. #UUStopTheClock

All ready for day two! Great line up of keynotes Prof Steven Roberts Tania de St Croix and panel sessions 🙌 #UUStopTheClock

Troubling the framing of working class masculinities in academia. Brilliant start to day two! 👏 Prof Steven Roberts #UUStopTheClock

What a way to close day two #UUStopTheClock. Powerful and honest reflections on youth and youth work in turbulent times. Thank you Tania de St Croix for writing emotions into your keynote ❤️

Critical interrogation of youth policy discourses … cuts through the claims, rhetoric and reveals real logics and intent. More of this needed Hannah King Robert MacDonald, Sarah Tomlinson and Alice Weavers #UUStopTheClock

Full room for gender and youth session! Great work by Susan Morgan and team countering deficit approaches to ‘problem boys’ and by Gail Neill and Bekkah Bernheim surfacing the everyday violence and mobility practices of young women #UUStopTheClock

Day 2 #UUStopTheClock 😊

For those #UUStoptheClock delegates still in Belfast today (Fri) 👇🏽 this is worth checking out

We’ve had a super week CommunityYouthWork with J of Youth Studies #UUStopTheClock please continue to follow the work of J of Youth Studies Centre for Youth Research & Dialogue CommunityYouthWork and Critical Voice NI 😊

We’ve had a super week J of Youth Studies #UUStopTheClock please continue to follow the work of J of Youth Studies Centre for Youth Research & Dialogue Critical YW Voice A special mention to our own Susan Morgan Gail Neill as well as Robert MacDonald Tracy Shildrick 👏👏👌👌

This is STAR a group of students for refugees at Queen's University Belfast 🎓 - it is based in between QUB School of Law and SSESW at Queen's but open to everyone. Please spread the word! QUB Students 🌈🌈🌈👋👋👋 qub.ac.uk/schools/School…