PhD Projects

Identity Dynamics

Social representations of neutrality (Emma O'Dwyer; Supervisors: Evanthia Lyons and Christopher Cohrs)

The role of multiple identities and political trust in the construction of adolescents' national identity in an intergroup conflict context: the case of Northern Ireland (Ahmet Coymak; Supervisors: Evanthia Lyons, Mirona Gheorghiu and Ulrike Niens, School of Education)

Intergroup Relations

How people perceive and respond to intergroup difference: Understanding attitudes towards immigrants in Northern Ireland (Rosemary McKeever; Supervisors: Christopher Cohrs and John Kremer)

Children's understandings of 'respect for diversity' in a post-conflict society and implications for school curriculum development (Stephanie Burns; Supervisors: Evanthia Lyons and Ulrike Niens, School of Education).

The effect of stereotype threat on work related performances (Lee Devaney; Supervisors: Evanthia Lyons and John Kremer)

Discourses of victimhood in Northern Ireland [working title] (Andrew McNeill; Supervisors: Sam Pehrson and Evanthia Lyons)

Collective action problems in relation to group attachment and intergroup conflict [working title] (Reşit Kışlıoğlu; Supervisors: Christopher Cohrs and Evanthia Lyons)

Violence and Agression

Perceptions of legitimacy of political violence among Saudi students (Nasser Al-Baz; Supervisor: Evanthia Lyons