Projects per year
Personal profile
Research Statement
My research interests are in the fields of youth, social justice and criminal justice. I have a particular interest in in-depth qualitative research with marginalised groups, including those who have experience of care and/ or justice systems. My recent research projects include:
- Youth Justice: Tracing the Review (August 2019-Oct 2020) - I am a co-investigator on this project commissioned by Include Youth, the Children's Law Centre, VOYPIC and NIACRO. Through documentary analysis and interviews with key stakeholders the research aims to examine progress on implementation of the NI Youth Justice Review (2009) recommendations, examining barriers and enablers to progress. The findings of the research will be used by the commissioning organisations to lobby for movement in the area of youth justice and children's rights.
- Participation for Protection (Dec 2017-Nov 2019) - I am Principal Investigator on this international project funded by the European Commission. Parners includes academic and research institutions and NGOs in: Austria (Ludwig Boltzmann Institut Fur Menschenrechte Forschungsverein), Belgium (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven and Kenniscentrum Kinderrechten), Germany (Hochschule Rheinmain), the Republic of Ireland (NUI Galway), Romania (Universitatea Babes Bolyai) and the UK (QUB, Include Youth, University of Nottingham). The project adopts a child-rights based approach to developing training and resources for child victims of violence. Two children and young people's advisory groups work alongside the QUB team in desiging the research, making sense of findings and informing training resources.
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Transgenerational Legacy and Young People (July 2018-Dec 2020) - I am a Co-Investigator on this project funded by the Commission for Victims and Survivors. Adopting a child-rights based approach it examines the impacts of conflict legacy on children and young people in Northern Ireland and the border regions of Ireland. The research engages with children and young people, parents, youth and community workers, departmental representatives and regional and statutory bodies. Two young people's advisory groups work alongside the QUB team on research design, analysis and dissemination.
Teaching
I convene a number of undegraduate and postgraduate modules, including:
- Youth and Social Justice
- Qualitative Research in Childhood and Youth
- Youth Justice Dissertation
- Crime and the Media
I also contribute lectures to a range of modules including:
- Themes and Issues in Social Policy
- Exploring Criminology
- Criminlogical Theory
- Childhood and Youth Research in Practice
- Perspectives in Childhood and Youth
- Criminology/Sociology Dissertation Module
Other
Adminstrative Duties and Membership
Senior Personal Tutor (2020-ongoing)
Programme Director BA Criminology (2017-2019)
Programme Director PG Dip/MSc in Youth Justice (2014-2019)
Member of the Centre for Children's Rights
Member of the Digital Literacies Faculty Working Group
Member of the Partnership Steering Group for the Peace IV funded Strive Programme
Particulars
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Projects
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R3047LAW: Transgenerational Legacy and Young People Research Project
Dwyer, C., Corr, M. & McAlister, S.
14/08/2018 → …
Project: Research
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R6580SES: Participation for protection
McAlister, S., Lloyd, K., Lundy, L. & Winter, K.
12/02/2018 → …
Project: Research
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R2371SES: UNICEF Child Rights Partners
Byrne, B., Lloyd, K. & McAlister, S.
02/03/2017 → …
Project: Research
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R7424SWK: 'Out on the Inside' - The Rights, Experiences and Needs of LGBT Prisoners in Ireland
Carr, N., McAlister, S. & Serisier, T.
03/08/2015 → 30/11/2015
Project: Research
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Research Output
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Sexual Deviance in Prison: Queering Identity and Intimacy in Prison Research
Carr, N., Serisier, T. & McAlister, S., 30 Jun 2020, In : Criminology and Criminal Justice.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile40 Downloads (Pure) -
Northern Ireland: how some of the 'agreement generation' are drawn into paramilitary group
McAlister, S., 26 Apr 2019, The Conversation.Research output: Other contribution
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The Missing T: Baselining Attitudes Towards Transgender People in Northern Ireland
Neill, G. & McAlister, S., Jun 2019, ARK. 4 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other report
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UN Global Study on Children Deprived of their Liberty: Chapter 5: The Views and Experiences of Children
Lundy, L., McAlister, S., Templeton, M., Kilkelly, U. & Forde, L., 20 Nov 2019Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Experiencing Paramilitarism: Understanding the Impact of Paramilitaries on Young People in Northern Ireland
McAlister, S., Dwyer, C. & Carr, N., 24 Oct 2018, 8 p. (Centre for Children’s Rights Research Findings)Research output: Book/Report › Other report
Open AccessFile187 Downloads (Pure)
Prizes
Activities
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Alternative University
Siobhan McAlister (Speaker) & Gail Neill (Speaker)
02 Mar 2020Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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Youth Action Northern Ireland (External organisation)
Siobhan McAlister (Member)
2019 → 2021Activity: Membership types › Membership of network
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Reel Life Data Project Group (External organisation)
Siobhan McAlister (Member)
2019Activity: Membership types › Membership of network
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The Missing T: Baselining Attitudes Towards Transgender People in Northern Ireland
Paula Devine (Organiser), Siobhan McAlister (Speaker) & Gail Neill (Speaker)
14 Jun 2019Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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Stop Attacks Seminar
Siobhan McAlister (Invited speaker)
08 Apr 2019Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Press / Media
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Paramilitaries still cast shadow over lives of young people in Northern Ireland
Siobhan McAlister, Clare Dwyer & nicola carr
09/11/2018
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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'I had to undo eight years of being a woman': How LGBT prisoners are lost in the system
Nicola Carr, Siobhan McAlister & Tanya Serisier
04/02/2016
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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Association of YOT Managers Newsletter, May 2015
01/05/2015
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities