Projects per year
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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 (commissioned by Include Youth, the Children's Law Centre, VOYPIC and NIACRO) - Through documentary analysis and interviews with key stakeholders the research examines progress on implementation of the NI Youth Justice Review (2011) recommendations, examining barriers and enablers to progress. The findings will be used by the commissioning organisations to advocated for youth justice reform.
- Participation for Protection (Funded by the European Commission, Right Equality and Citizenship) - An international project with partners in 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 worked 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 (Commissioned by Commission for Victims and Survivors) - Adopting a child-rights based approach this research 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 worked 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
- Crime and the Media
- Youth Justice Dissertation
I also contribute lectures to a range of modules including:
- Perspectives in Childhood and Youth
- Childhood and Youth Research in Practice
- Criminology/Sociology Dissertation Module
- Approaches to Social Research
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 Partnership Steering Group for the Peace IV funded Strive Programme (2018 - ongoing
Associate Editor Journal of Youth Studies (2022 - ongoing)
Particulars
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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R3274SES: Over-representation in the Youth Justice System
McAlister, S., Butler, M., Corr, M. & McNamee, C.
05/03/2021 → …
Project: Research
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R3267SES: NICCY Covid Commissioned Qualitative Research
Corr, M., Byrne, B., McAlister, S. & Templeton, M.
01/02/2021 → …
Project: Research
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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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Gender, Violence and Cultures of Silence: Young Women and Paramilitary Violence
McAlister, S., Neill, G., Carr, N. & Dwyer, C., 01 Oct 2022, In: Journal of Youth Studies. 25, 8, p. 1148-1163 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Over-representation in the youth justice system in Northern Ireland: full report
McAlister, S., McNamee, C., Corr, M-L. & Butler, M., 15 Oct 2022, Department of Justice, Northern Ireland. 108 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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A New and Better Normal: The Impact of Covid-19 on the Planning and Delivery of Children's Services: A Rights Review
Corr, M-L., Byrne, B., McAlister, S. & Templeton, M., 26 Aug 2021, Belfast: NICCY. 118 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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'It didn't end in 1998': Examining the Impacts of Conflict Legacy Across Generations
McAlister, S., Corr, M-L., Dwyer, C., Drummond, O. & Fargas-Malet, M., Oct 2021, Centre for Children's Rights. 337 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Life Under Coronavirus: Children’s Views on their Experiences of their Human Rights
Lundy, L., Byrne, B., Lloyd, K., Templeton, M., Brando, N., Corr, M-L., Heard, E., Holland, L., MacDonald, M., Marshall, G., McAlister, S., McNamee, C., Orr, K., Schubotz, D., Symington, E., Walsh, C., Hope, K., Singh, P., Neill, G. & Wright, L. H. V., 15 Jun 2021, (Early online date) In: International Journal of Children's Rights. 29, 2, p. 261-285 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prizes
Activities
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Marta Basile
Mary-Louise Corr (Host) & Siobhan McAlister (Host)
Jan 2023 → Jul 2023Activity: Hosting a visitor types › Hosting an academic visitor
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Young women's experiences of 'paramilitary violence'
Siobhan McAlister (Invited speaker)
21 Jun 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Journal of Youth Studies (Journal)
Siobhan McAlister (Associate editor)
Jun 2022 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity
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The effects of paramilitaries on society in Northern Ireland
Siobhan McAlister (Invited speaker)
18 May 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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PhD Internal Examiner
Siobhan McAlister (Examiner)
20 Dec 2021Activity: Examination types › Other examination
Press / Media
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Paramilitaries in North increasingly viewed as ‘gangsters’ by young, MPs hear
18/05/2022
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Other
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Paramilitaries in NI ‘using social media to incite violence and issue threats’
18/05/2022
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Other
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Northern Ireland paramilitarism continues due to "ongoing political controversy", MPs told
18/05/2022
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Other
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Comment: Urgent need to raise the minimum age of criminal responsibility in Northern Ireland
Nicola Carr & Siobhan McAlister
06/12/2021
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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Report calls for minimum age of criminal responsibility to be raised in North
Siobhan McAlister & Nicola Carr
23/11/2021
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research