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Personal profile
Research Interests
Peace processes; religious peacebuilding; religion and conflict; history of sociology; social science; higher education; qualitative research; ethnography
Achievements
Honorary degree for oustanding services to social science, Brunel University 2012
Honorary Professor Extraordinary, Stellenbosch University, 2017-
Member of United Nations Roster of Global Experts
Member of Royal Irish Academy; Fellow of Royal Society of Edinburgh; Acamedician in Academy of Social Science; Fellow of Royal Society of Arts
Council Member of Irish Research Council
Council Member of the UK Academy of Social Science
President of British Sociological Association (2009-2012) and now Honorary Life President
Member of Nominations Committee, Section D1 (Economics and Social Science), Royal Society of Edinburgh
Teaching
Member of Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (since 2002)
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Projects
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R1483SSP: Legal, ethical and moral issues in researching conflict, violence and peace
Brewer, J. (PI), Koensler, A. (CoI), Komarova, M. (CoI), Kovras, I. (CoI) & Shirlow, P. (CoI)
09/03/2015 → 31/12/2017
Project: Research
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The Public Value of the Social Sciences: An Interpretative Essay
Brewer, J., 28 Mar 2013, 1 ed. London: Bloomsbury Publishing . 218 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Religion, Civil Society and Peace in Northern Ireland
Brewer, J., Higgins, G. & Teeney, F., Dec 2011, Oxford: Oxford University Press. 249 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Ex-Combatants, Religion and Peace in Northern Ireland: The Role of Religion in Transitional Justice
Brewer, J., Mitchell, D. & Leavey, G., Feb 2013, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. 192 p. (Palgrave Studies in Compromise after Conflict)Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Peace Processes: A Sociological Approach
Brewer, J., Jan 2010, 1 ed. Cambridge: Polity Press. 237 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Queen's University Belfast at 175: a reflection on its foundation and development, 1845-2020
Brewer, J. & Hewitt-Dundas, N., 25 Jan 2023, In: Journal of the Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland. LI, p. 23-25 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prizes
Activities
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Honorary Life Vice President British Sociological Association
John Brewer (Member)
2012 → …Activity: Consultancy types › Contribution to the work of national or international committees and working groups
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Member of Council of Irish Research Council
John Brewer (Member)
2012 → 2016Activity: Consultancy types › Contribution to the work of national or international committees and working groups
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Member of Council of Academy of Social Science
John Brewer (Member)
2012 → 2016Activity: Consultancy types › Contribution to the work of national or international committees and working groups
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Member of United Nations Roster of Global Experts
John Brewer (Member)
2010 → …Activity: Consultancy types › Contribution to the work of national or international committees and working groups
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2014 Annual Lord Patten Lecture
John Brewer (Member)
29 Apr 2014Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Press/Media
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Northern Ireland: how an over-reaction to one murder brought politics to a halt
08/09/2015
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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From South Carolina to Northern Ireland: Why the Flags we Fly Matter
25/06/2015
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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Dr Paisley deserves some credit too
09/06/2015
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities