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Sean French

Sean French

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Research Focus

Sean French is a Research Fellow in Queen's Communities and Place (QCAP). He co-manages the Community Research Network which facilitates skills and knowledge sharing between the university and six inner-city communities in Belfast. The aim of this network is to empower people to become community researchers who use their skills to address issues they prioritise. 

His research sits within the strategic dimension of place Education, Skills, and Inclusive Innovation which investigates the relationship between working-class communities, education, and urban futures, in the context of a growing knowledge economy.

His previous doctoral research was an ethnomusicological-historical study of Loyalism and marching bands in Derry, Northern Ireland. This looked at contested identity, soundscapes, and tension between academic-theoretical and ethnographic definitions of the political. His position as an outsider to the Loyalist community and its role in knowledge production also became a core element of this research. 

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):

  1. SDG 4 - Quality Education
    SDG 4 Quality Education
  2. SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
    SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
  3. SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
    SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
  4. SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
    SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
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