
Dr Joanne McEvoy
Senior Lecturer
- About
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Biography
Research Interests
I am interested in the politics of deeply divided societies, particularly the role of post-conflict power-sharing in fostering peace and democracy. My work covers Northern Ireland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, and Iraq. My work has been published as several monographs (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2015), (Palgrave Macmillan 2012, with David Galbreath), an edited volume (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2013, with Brendan O'Leary) and articles in journals including Cooperation and Conflict, Democratization, Government and Opposition, Ethnopolitics, Irish Studies in International Affairs, Journal of European Integration, Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding, Security Dialogue, and Nationalism and Ethnic Politics.
I am presently working on three research projects that explore the diversity of voices on constitutional change in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland post-Brexit. One project, in collaboration with Professor Jennifer Todd (funded by the Irish Research Council) designs a series of mini deliberative events with women's groups across Northern Ireland and the border region. Two other projects, in collaboration with Professor Jennifer Todd and Dr Dawn Walsh (UCD), funded by the Irish Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, map the diversity of voices on constitutional change to understand who these other groups are, how they approach constitutional debate, and how they would wish to participate in any future process. These research projects draw on focus groups and interviews with groups largely disengaged from constitutional politics (women's groups, ethnic minorities, and youth).
I am also researching the operation of power-sharing democracy in deeply divided, conflict-affected states (mostly Northern Ireland but also Bosnia, North Macedonia and Iraq). With Professor Allison McCulloch (Brandon University, Canada), I am working on an analysis of the life-cycle of power-sharing systems.
Memberships and Affiliations
- Internal Memberships
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REF Lead, Politics and International Relations
PhD Coordinator, PIR
Social Science PG Committee
Social Science Research Committee
Academic Line Manager, PIR
- External Memberships
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External Examiner, MSc International Cooperation & Conflict, University of Stirling
- Research
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Research Overview
- Ethnic Conflict and Peace Processes
- The role of International Organisations in Post-Conflict Peace-Building
- Power-Sharing in Deeply Divided Places
- Minority Rights in Europe
Research Areas
Accepting PhDs
I am currently accepting PhDs in Politics and International Relations.
Please get in touch if you would like to discuss your research ideas further.
Current Research
I am presently working on three research projects that explore the diversity of voices on constitutional change in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland post-Brexit. One project, in collaboration with Professor Jennifer Todd (funded by the Irish Research Council) designs a series of mini deliberative events with women's groups in local settings across Northern Ireland and the border region. Two other projects, in collaboration with Professor Jennifer Todd and Dr Dawn Walsh (UCD), funded by the Irish Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, map the diversity of voices on constitutional change to understand who these other groups are, how they approach the emerging constitutional debate, and how they would wish to participate in any future deliberative process. The latter two research projects draw on focus groups and interviews with groups largely disengaged from mainstream constitutional politics (women's groups, ethnic minorities, and youth).
I was previously Co-Investigator (with Dr Allison McCulloch, Brandon University, Canada) on an Insight Development Grant funded by the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada (2017-2019). The project investigated the normative and instrumental reasons why third-party mediators turn to power-sharing strategies during peace negotiations. We published our findings as journal articles in Cooperation and Conflict and the Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding, as well as policy papers and conference presentations.
Funding and Grants
Negotiating Difference on a Shared Island? (Irish Research Council, 2021-2022) (with Professor Jennifer Todd, University College Dublin)
Mapping the Multiplicity of Voices on Constitutional Change in Northern Ireland post-Brexit (Irish Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, 2020-2021) (with Professor Jennifer Todd and Dr Dawn Walsh, UCD)
Giving Voice to Diversity: Plural Perspectives on Constitutional Change in the Republic of Ireland (Irish Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, 2020-2021) (with Professor Jennifer Todd and Dr Dawn Walsh, UCD)
The External Governance of Power-Sharing Settlements (Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada, 2017-2019) (with Dr Allison McCulloch, Brandon University)
Designing Good Governance in Two Post-War Societies (Bosnia and Lebanon) (Scottish Funding Council) (with Dr John Nagle, University of Aberdeen)
UN-EU Cooperation in Peacebuilding, Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland
- Teaching
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Teaching Responsibilities
- War and Peace in International Politics (4th year undergraduate)
- Introduction to Politics and International Relations (1st year undergraduate)
- Protest and Peace in Divided Societies, MSc Political Activism and Campaigning
- Publications
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Power-Sharing Challenges: From Weak Adoptability to Dysfunction in Iraq
Ethnopolitics, vol. 21, no. 3, pp. 238-257Contributions to Journals: ArticlesParticipatory Constitutionalism and the Agenda for Constitutional Change: Socio-economic Issues in Irish Constitutional Debates
Irish Studies in International Affairs, vol. 33, no. 2, pp. 140-171Contributions to Journals: ArticlesUnderstanding Power-Sharing Performance: A Lifecycle Approach
Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism, vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 109-116Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/sena.12326
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'Bumps in the Road Ahead': How External Actors Defuse Power-Sharing Crises
Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 216-235Contributions to Journals: ArticlesThe international mediation of power-sharing settlements
Cooperation and Conflict, vol. 53, no. 4, pp. 467-485Contributions to Journals: ArticlesLetting “the people(s)” decide: peace referendums and power-sharing settlements
Democratization, vol. 25, no. 5, pp. 864-881Contributions to Journals: ArticlesFemale Party Attachment in a Power-Sharing Polity: The Erosion of Protestant Support in Northern Ireland
Nationalism and Ethnic Politics, vol. 24, no. 1, pp. 66-81Contributions to Journals: ArticlesPower Sharing and the Pursuit of Good Governance: Evidence from Northern Ireland
Power Sharing. McCulloch, A., McGarry, J. (eds.). Routledge, pp. 211-228, 18 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315636689
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Inter-Organisational Coordination in Peacebuilding
Palgrave Handbook of Inter-Organizational Relations in World Politics. Joachim, K., Biermann, R. (eds.). Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 429-445, 16 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-36039-7_20
Power-Sharing Executives: Governing in Bosnia, Macedonia, and Northern Ireland
University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia, P.A.. 288 pagesBooks and Reports: Books