David Mitchell
Assistant Professor
Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation
Trinity College Dublin
Ireland
Biography
David Mitchell's research interests are in contemporary Northern Ireland politics, the politics of peace processes, and the roles of religion and sport in transitions out of conflict. After a BA in History and Philosophy and MA in Peace and Conflict Studies, David completed a doctorate in Politics at Ulster University (Magee) where he also taught. Prior to joining ISE, David worked on projects based at the University of Aberdeen, Northern Ireland Association for Mental Health and Ulster University, carrying out qualitative and quantitative research among politicians, ex-combatants, religious activists, top-level and grassroots sports organisations, LGB, ethnic minority and transgender groups, and the general public.
Research Interest
Northern Ireland history and politics Peace and conflict studies Politics and sociology of spor
Publications
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Mitchell, David (2009) Cooking the fudge: constructive ambiguity and the implementation of the Northern Ireland Agreement, 1998-2007. Irish Political Studies, 24(3), 321-36
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Mitchell, David (2010) Conditions for peace in Northern Ireland and Israel-Palestine. Peace Review, 22(3), 280-87.
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Mitchell, David (2010) Sticking to their guns? The politics of arms decommissioning in Northern Ireland, 1998-2007. Contemporary British History, 24(3), 341-61.
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Mitchell, David (2012) Assessing Spiritual Need in Victims and Survivors of the Northern Ireland Conflict. Belfast: Journey Towards Healing/Compass/OFMDFM.
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Brewer, John, David Mitchell and Gerard Leavey (2013) Ex-combatants, Religion and Peace in Northern Ireland: The Role of Religion in Transitional Justice. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
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Hargie, Owen, Ian Somerville and David Mitchell (2015) Sport and Social Exclusion in Northern Ireland: A Report on Research Funded by the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minster. Belfast: OFMDFM.
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Hargie, Owen, David Mitchell and Ian Somerville (2015) People have a knack for making you feel excluded if they catch on to your difference: transgender experiences of exclusion in sport.
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Mitchell, David (2015) Politics and Peace in Northern Ireland: Political Parties and the Implementation of the 1998 Agreement. Manchester: Manchester University Press.
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John Brewer, David Mitchell and Gerard Leavey (2016) Northern Ireland: Religion and Transitional Justice, Conflict Studies Quarterly, 14, 74-91.
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Mitchell, David, Ian Somerville and Owen Hargie (2016) Sport for peace in Northern Ireland? Civil society, change and constraint after the 1998 Good Friday Agreement. British Journal of Politics and International Relations, 18:4, 981-996.
