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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
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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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Exploring the role of memoir in dealing with the past: narrative victimology, 'quiet transitional justice,' and memory
Hearty, K. & Dempster, L., 2023, (Unpublished).Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Exploring ‘quiet transitional justice’ as victim-led transitional justice: memoirs, narrative victimology and ‘reimagining’ transitional justice
Dempster, L. & Hearty, K., 07 Sep 2023, (Unpublished).Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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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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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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Responding to Disappearance in Chile, Northern Ireland and Turkey
Nisan Alici (Invited speaker), Lauren Dempster (Invited speaker) & Cath Collins (Invited speaker)
25 Oct 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Transitional Justice and Environmental Harm: The Role for Criminology
Lauren Dempster (Presenter) & Rachel Killean (Presenter)
29 Nov 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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University of Sydney
Lauren Dempster (Visiting researcher)
Nov 2022Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Research and Teaching at External Organisation
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The Role for Criminology in ‘Greening’ Transitional Justice
Lauren Dempster (Presenter) & Rachel Killean (Contributor)
24 Sep 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Repairing Ecocide: Possibilities and Limitations
Lauren Dempster (Presenter) & Rachel Killean (Presenter)
22 Sep 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation