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Research Statement
Dr Lauren Dempster is a Lecturer in the School of Law.
Lauren's research is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing on the fields of transitional justice, criminology, law, anthropology, and politics in particular. Her research interests include 'dealing with the past' in Northern Ireland, 'disappearances' and transitional responses to 'disappearing,' the construction of victimhood, victim mobilisation, and themes of agency, voice, silence, and memory.
Lauren is Co-Investigator on a DfE-GCRF pilot project exploring the representation of victims and victimhood at sites of so-called 'dark tourism.'
Teaching
International Criminal and Transitional Justice (UG)
Transitional Justice (LLM)
Criminal Justice and Criminology Methods 1 (LLM; module convenor)
Counter-Terrorism and Human Rights (LLM; module convenor)
Rights and Accountability (UG)
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
- 1 Finished
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R3968SES: Whose Voices are Heard? Victimhood and Dark Tourism in Cambodia
Lawther, C., Dempster, L. & Killean, R.
25/09/2017 → 31/03/2018
Project: Research
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'Greening' transitional justice
Killean, R. & Dempster, L., 07 Apr 2022, Beyond transitional justice: transformative justice and the state of the field (or non-field). Evans, M. (ed.). Routledge, p. 54-64 (Directions and Developments in Criminal Justice and Law).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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Making (In?)visible: Selectivity, Visibility and Authenticity in Cambodia’s sites of Atrocity
Lawther, C., Killean, R. & Dempster, L., 2022, In: Journal of Genocide Research. 24, 1, p. 45-70 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Mass Violence, Environmental Harm and the Limits of Transitional Justice
Killean, R. & Dempster, L., 07 Jul 2022, In: Genocide Studies and Prevention. 16, 1, p. 11-39 28 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Northern Ireland: The Right to Life, victim mobilisation and the legacy of conflict
Dempster, L., 21 Jul 2022, International Conflict and Security Law. A Research Handbook. Sayapin, S., Atadjanov, R., Kadam, U., Kemp, G., Zambrana-Tévar, N. & Quénivet, N. (eds.). TMC Asser Press / Springer, p. 1333–1358Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Enforced Disappearance, Conflict Textiles and Human Rights 'From Below'
Dempster, L., 13 May 2021, Global Campus of Human Rights.Research output: Other contribution
Prizes
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Senator George J. Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice: Sabbatical Fellowship
Dempster, Lauren (Recipient), 24 May 2022
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
Activities
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Global Meeting on Law and Society, Law and Society Association, ISCTE University Institute of Lisbon
Lauren Dempster (Presenter) & Rachel Killean (Contributor)
15 Jul 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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PhD External Examination, Ulster University
Lauren Dempster (Examiner)
13 Jun 2022Activity: Examination types › PhD external examination
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Conflict Textiles Exhibition, McClay Library: Rotation and Launch
Lauren Dempster (Organiser)
06 Apr 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in Festival/Exhibition
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International Studies Association Annual Convention 2022
Lauren Dempster (Participant)
29 Mar 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly (Journal)
Lauren Dempster (Peer reviewer)
2022Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication peer-review