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People
The aim of the Richardson Institute is to act as a centre for bringing together students and research experts in the Department of Politics, Philosophy and Religion, Lancaster University, and the wider university environment with key external actors who are engaged in peace and conflict resolution activities.
Dr Simon MabonCo-ordinator of the Richardson Institute
Contact: s.mabon@lancs.ac.uk |
Dr Anderson JeremiahMember of the Institute management committee
Contact: a.jeremiah@lancaster.ac.uk |
Dr Basil GermondMember of the Institute management committee
Contact: b.germond@lancs.ac.uk |
Dr Roger Haydon MitchellInstitute External Partnerships Co-ordinator.
Contact: r.mitchell@lancs.ac.uk |
Dr Kunal MukherjeeMember of the Institute management committee
Contact: k.mukherjee1@lancaster.ac.uk |
Marlen RablProject Assistant Marlen is a PPR graduate with an MA in Diplomacy and Religion. Her research interests include faith-based diplomacy, as well as the framing of religion in International Relations theories.
Contact: m.rabl@lancaster.ac.uk |
Steve RoyleCo-ordinator of the Richardson Institute Internship Programme
Contact: Steve Royle |
Simon is a Lecturer in International Relations. His research explores the nexus of religion and International Relations, with particular focus upon the Middle East. He lectures on the second year 'Introduction to Peace Studies' module.
Growing up in India surrounded by the plurality of religious expressions and the conflicts it generates, impressed upon me a fascination and curiosity to study religion and its place in our society. Moreover, the growing presence of multiculturalism and multi-faith communities in our globalised world calls for a better understanding of ourselves and our neighbours. It is in this context I am drawn towards Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution.
Specialised in International Relations and maritime affairs, Basil's research particularly focuses on the maritime dimension of the European Union as well as the EU's geopolitical discourse. Basil is member of the Institute's management committee and responsible for the development of distance-learning programmes.
Roger directs a charitable trust that advises the church on negotiating social change. After thirty years of working at community cohesion in British cities and reconciliation issues ensuing from European colonialism, most recently in Africa, he has spent much of the last seven years researching the origins of western sovereignty. His findings are presented in his book Church, Gospel & Empire (Wipf and Stock 2011).
I am currently working on conflicts in Asia with a special focus on India and China's contested borderland regions. I am especially interested in conflicts in Indian Kashmir, the Indian northeast, Chinese Xinjiang and Tibet. With regard to these conflicts, I am looking at the historical background of the conflict, the nature of the conflict and how these conflicts have changed with time, and finally methods of peace building and conflict management. I am especially interested in moving away from traditional top-down approaches towards peace building, and taking a more bottom up approach, which I think is more effective in bringing about long lasting peace.
Stephen Royle is a PhD Candidate in the PPR Department at Lancaster. His core research interests include the Middle East and the political economy of Islam. Stephen recently returned to Lancaster after an extended period working in the Middle East and is the co-ordinator of the Richardson Institute Internship Programme (RIIP).
Featured activities
Information to follow:
- Seminar series
- Post-graduate workshop (2013)
- CRS conference 2013
News
Dr Tom Mills will participate in a debate on the impacts of the US presidential elections on the Middle East at the University of Sheffield on the 1st of November 2012
