Personal profile
Research Interests
Research Interests
My research spans the fields of conflict, urban and border studies, exploring questions such as the effects of Brexit on borders in and around Northern Ireland; and everyday life, space and conflict transformation in ‘divided’ cities. I have published on the effects of Brexit on the Irish border region; on urban regeneration, the development of ‘shared space’, the management of contentious parades and protests in Belfast; and on the role of visibility and movement in contested urban space.
Teaching
Teaching
GGY1011 Human Geography: Society, Power and Culture
GGY2056 Contemporary Approaches to Geographical Enquiry
GGY7001 Critical Geopolitics
GGY2055 Geographical Research Skills
GGY2054 Cultural and Political Geography
GGY3074 Geographies of Contested Territories
GGY7002 Geo-Power: States, Sovereignty, Territory
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 1 Finished
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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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Mashing and clashing sovereignties: how Brexit was conceived in the Irish borderlands
Hayward, K. & Komarova, M., 31 Oct 2025, Routledge handbook of European borderlands . Scott, J. W. & Wilson, T. M. (eds.). Routledge, p. 215-228 (Routledge International Handbooks ).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Has Brexit changed the Irish border question?
Hayward, K. & Komarova, M., 21 May 2024, Northern Ireland beyond 100: the end of the beginning or the beginning of the end?. Bell, D. & O'Dowd, L. (eds.). Cork University PressResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Resisting re-bordering: cross-border mobilities in an Irish border region in anticipation of Brexit
Komarova, M. & Hayward, K., 05 Jul 2024, Frontières en mouvement (Frontem): which models of cross-border cooperation for the EU?: A comparative analysis from a Euro-Atlantic perspective. Wassenberg , B. (ed.). Verlag Peter Lang AG, Vol. 6. p. 259-285 27 p. (Border Studies).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Managing Scotland's borders after independence and European Union accession
Hayward, K., McEwen, N. & Komarova, M., 11 Jan 2023, In: National Institute Economic Review. 260, Spring 2022, p. 40-50 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Cross-Border Cooperation as Conflict Transformation: Promises and Limitations in EU Peacebuilding- (Reprint of SI in Geopolitics)
Deiana, M.-A. (Editor), Komarova, M. (Editor) & McCall, C. (Editor), 28 Feb 2022, Routledge. 176 p.Research output: Book/Report › Edited book › peer-review
Activities
- 2 Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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Attitudes towards Irish unification in Northern Ireland after Brexit
Devine, P. (Organiser), Hayward, K. (Speaker), Komarova, M. (Speaker) & Rosher, B. (Speaker)
17 Jun 2020Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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PGR Publishing and Peer Reviewing Workshop
Skoura, A. (Organiser), Rush, K. (Organiser), Banfi, F. (Organiser), Lynch, S. (Organiser), Elliott, K. (Participant), Komarova, M. (Invited speaker), Moriarty, J. (Invited speaker) & Tsioulakis, I. (Invited speaker)
14 Mar 2019 → 15 Mar 2019Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course