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Prof Niall Ó Dochartaigh

M.A., Ph.D.

Contact Details

Personal Professor
School of Political Science & So
Room 333, Aras Moyola
NUI Galway
University Rd
T: Ext. 3594
E: niall.odochartaigh@nuigalway.ie
 
researcher
 

Biography

I began my research career as an historian, spending a year in Derry in 1987 doing archival research and oral history interviews for a Research MA on Derry 'Before the Troubles' under the supervision of Prof Gearóid Ó Tuathaigh in Galway. The thesis looked at the origins of the civil rights movement and the conflict in the 1950s and 1960s. 

After spending a year living in Berlin (1989/90) I started a PhD in politics at Queen's University Belfast with Prof Paul Bew in 1990, looking at the escalation of the Northern Ireland conflict in the early 1970s in Derry. The thesis was published as the book 'From Civil rights to Armalites'. For a number of years I was concerned primarily with the online world (establishing the University of Ulster's 'Conflict Data Service' and writing two textbooks on Internet research) but since around 2008 I have focused my research once again on conflict and peace. I have spent time as a visiting scholar at the University of California, Berkeley; the Annenberg School for Communication, USC; Queen’s University Belfast; the Hamburg Institute for Social Research; Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa; the University of Auckland, and the University of Otago.

Research Interests

My main research interests are in conflict, negotiation, peace processes, territory and new technologies. My current research analyses back-channel communication between the British government and the IRA in the Northern Ireland conflict. I was founding convener of the ECPR Standing Group on Political Violence (with Dr Lorenzo Bosi) and of the Political Studies Association of Ireland Specialist Group on Peace and Conflict.  I have organised numerous conferences, workshops and panels on the theme of peace and conflict in recent years. At NUI Galway I am cluster leader for the Conflict, Humanitarianism and Security research cluster in the Whitaker Institute and Chair of the Research Committee in the School of Political Science and Sociology.

Books

  Year Publication
(2021) Deniable Contact: Back-channel Negotiation in Northern Ireland.
Ó Dochartaigh, N. (2021) Deniable Contact: Back-channel Negotiation in Northern Ireland. Oxford: Oxford University Press. [Details]
(2014) Internet Research Skills, Chinese translation of the third edition.
Ó Dochartaigh, Niall (2014) Internet Research Skills, Chinese translation of the third edition. Beijing: Peking University Press. [Details]
(2012) Internet Research Skills, 3rd Edition.
Ó Dochartaigh, Niall (2012) Internet Research Skills, 3rd Edition. London; Los Angeles; New Delhi: Sage. [Details]
(2012) Internet Research Skills, Chinese translation of the second edition.
Ó Dochartaigh, Niall (2012) Internet Research Skills, Chinese translation of the second edition. Taipei: Weber/Sage. [Details]
(2007) Internet Research Skills, 2nd Edition.
O'Dochartaigh, N. (2007) Internet Research Skills, 2nd Edition. London; Los Angeles; New Delhi: Sage. [Details]
(2005) From Civil Rights to Armalites: Derry and the Birth of the Irish Troubles, 2nd edition.
O Dochartaigh, N. (2005) From Civil Rights to Armalites: Derry and the Birth of the Irish Troubles, 2nd edition. : Palgrave Macmillan Basingstoke, England. [Details]
(2002) The Internet Research handbook: a practical guide for students and researchers in the social sciences.
O Dochartaigh, N. (2002) The Internet Research handbook: a practical guide for students and researchers in the social sciences. : Sage London; Thousand Oaks; Delhi. [Details]
(1997) From Civil Rights to Armalites: Derry and the birth of the Irish Troubles, 1st edn.
O'Dochartaigh, N. (1997) From Civil Rights to Armalites: Derry and the birth of the Irish Troubles, 1st edn. Cork: Cork University Press. [Details]

Peer Reviewed Journals

  Year Publication
(2022) 'The rules of hijacking: coercion and legitimacy in the'urban statelets of the IRA'
Niall Ó Dochartaigh (2022) 'The rules of hijacking: coercion and legitimacy in the'urban statelets of the IRA'. Partecipazione e Conflitto, 15 (1):107-120 [Details]
(2021) 'Power and politics in public inquiries: bloody sunday 1972'
Kenny, K. & O'Dochartaigh, N. (2021) 'Power and politics in public inquiries: bloody sunday 1972'. Journal Of Political Power, 14 (3) [DOI] [ARAN Link] [Details]
(2021) 'Beyond the dominant party system: the transformation of party politics in Northern Ireland'
Ó Dochartaigh, N (2021) 'Beyond the dominant party system: the transformation of party politics in Northern Ireland'. Irish Political Studies, [Details]
(2018) 'Why combatants fight: the Irish Republican Army and the Bosnian Serb Army compared'
Malesevic, S; Ó Dochartaigh, N (2018) 'Why combatants fight: the Irish Republican Army and the Bosnian Serb Army compared'. Theory And Society, 47 :293-326 [DOI] [Details]
(2018) '”Wir brauchen dein Auto, bitte”: Zwang und Zustimmung in den Hochburgen den IRA [‘We need your car please’: Coercion and Consent in the ‘Urban Statelets’ of the IRA’]'
Niall Ó Dochartaigh (2018) '”Wir brauchen dein Auto, bitte”: Zwang und Zustimmung in den Hochburgen den IRA [‘We need your car please’: Coercion and Consent in the ‘Urban Statelets’ of the IRA’]'. Mittelweg 36, 27 (2):17-31 [Details]
(2017) 'Armed activism as the enactment of a collective identity: the case of the Provisional IRA between 1969 and 1972'
Lorenzo Bosi & Niall Ó Dochartaigh (2017) 'Armed activism as the enactment of a collective identity: the case of the Provisional IRA between 1969 and 1972'. Social Movement Studies, :1-13 [DOI] [Details]
(2015) 'The Longest Negotiation: British Policy, IRA Strategy and the Making of the Northern Ireland Peace Settlement'
Ó Dochartaigh, Niall (2015) 'The Longest Negotiation: British Policy, IRA Strategy and the Making of the Northern Ireland Peace Settlement'. Political Studies, 63 (1) [ARAN Link] [Details]
(2013) 'Bounded by Violence: institutionalizing local territories in the North of Ireland'
Ó Dochartaigh, Niall (2013) 'Bounded by Violence: institutionalizing local territories in the North of Ireland'. Nationalism And Ethnic Politics, 19 (1):119-139 [Details]
(2013) 'The Exit Option: Mediation and the Termination of Negotiations in the Northern Ireland Conflict'
Ó Dochartaigh, Niall and Svensson, Isak (2013) 'The Exit Option: Mediation and the Termination of Negotiations in the Northern Ireland Conflict'. International Journal of Conflict Management, 24 (1) [Details]
(2013) 'Nationalism, Territory and Organized Violence: Introduction to the special issue'
Hayward, Katy; Ó Dochartaigh, Niall (2013) 'Nationalism, Territory and Organized Violence: Introduction to the special issue'. Nationalism And Ethnic Politics, 19 (1):1-11 [Details]
(2012) 'Republicanism domesticated?'
Ó Dochartaigh, Niall (2012) 'Republicanism domesticated?'. Political Quarterly, 83 (2) [Details]
(2011) 'Territoriality and Order in the North of Ireland'
Dochartaigh, NO (2011) 'Territoriality and Order in the North of Ireland'. Irish Political Studies, 26 :313-328 [DOI] [ARAN Link] [Details]
(2011) 'Together in the middle: Back-channel negotiation in the Irish peace process'
Dochartaigh, NO (2011) 'Together in the middle: Back-channel negotiation in the Irish peace process'. Journal of Peace Research, 48 :767-780 [DOI] [ARAN Link] [Details]
(2011) 'The role of an intermediary in back-channel negotiation: Evidence from the Brendan Duddy Papers'
Ó Dochartaigh, Niall (2011) 'The role of an intermediary in back-channel negotiation: Evidence from the Brendan Duddy Papers'. Dynamics of Asymmetric Conflict, 4 (3):214-225 [DOI] [ARAN Link] [Details]
(2010) 'Territoriality and Mobilization: the Civil Rights Movement in Northern Ireland'
O'Dochartaigh, N. & Bosi, L. (2010) 'Territoriality and Mobilization: the Civil Rights Movement in Northern Ireland'. Mobilization, 15 (4):405-424 [Details]
(2010) 'Bloody Sunday: Error or Design?'
O Dochartaigh, N (2010) 'Bloody Sunday: Error or Design?'. Contemporary British History, 24 :89-108 [DOI] [ARAN Link] [Details]
(2009) 'Reframing Online: Ulster Loyalists Imagine an American Audience'
Dochartaigh, NO (2009) 'Reframing Online: Ulster Loyalists Imagine an American Audience'. Identities-Global Studies In Culture And Power, 16 :102-127 [DOI] [Details]
(2007) 'Conflict, territory and new technologies: Online interaction at a Belfast interface'
O Dochartaigh, N (2007) 'Conflict, territory and new technologies: Online interaction at a Belfast interface'. Political Geography, 26 :474-491 [DOI] [ARAN Link] [Details]
(1995) 'Sure it’s hard to keep up with the splits here: Irish-American responses to the outbreak of conflict in Northern Ireland, 1968-1974'
O'Dochartaigh, N. (1995) 'Sure it’s hard to keep up with the splits here: Irish-American responses to the outbreak of conflict in Northern Ireland, 1968-1974'. Irish Political Studies, 10 :138-160 [Details]

Book Chapters

  Year Publication
(2022) 'Negotiating peace in the shadows'
Niall Ó Dochartaigh (2022) 'Negotiating peace in the shadows' In: Contemporary Peacemaking, 3rd edn. :261-285 Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. [Details]
(2018) 'Citizenship on the ethnic frontier: nationality, migration and rights in Northern Ireland since 1920'
Ó Dochartaigh, N Leahy, T (2018) 'Citizenship on the ethnic frontier: nationality, migration and rights in Northern Ireland since 1920' In: Enfranchising Ireland ? Identity, citizenship and state. :89-106 Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. [Details]
(2017) 'What did the Civil Rights Movement Want? Changing goals and underlying continuities in the transition from protest to violence'
Niall Ó Dochartaigh (2017) 'What did the Civil Rights Movement Want? Changing goals and underlying continuities in the transition from protest to violence' In: The Troubles: Northern Ireland and Social Movements Theories. Amsterdam: University of Amsterdam Press. [Details]
(2017) 'State, Nation, Island: The Politics of Territory in Ireland'
Niall Ó Dochartaigh (2017) 'State, Nation, Island: The Politics of Territory in Ireland' In: Dynamics of Political Change in Ireland: Making and Breaking a Divided Island. :15-28 London: Routledge. [Details]
(2017) 'Introduction'
Niall Ó Dochartaigh, Katy Hayward, Elizabeth Meehan (2017) 'Introduction' In: Dynamics of Political Change in Ireland: Making and Breaking a Divided Island. :1-12 London: Routledge. [Details]
(2016) 'Northern Ireland since 1920'
Ó Dochartaigh, Niall (2016) 'Northern Ireland since 1920' In: The Princeton History of Modern Ireland. :141-167 Princeton: Princeton University Press. [Details]
(2015) 'Contextualizing Political Violence'
Bosi, Lorenzo, Niall Ó Dochartaigh & Daniela Pisoiu (2015) 'Contextualizing Political Violence' In: Political Violence in Context: Time, Space and Milieu. :1-14 Colchester: ECPR Press. [Details]
(2015) 'Spatial Contexts for Political Violence'
Ó Dochartaigh, Niall (2015) 'Spatial Contexts for Political Violence' In: Political Violence in Context: Time, Space and Milieu. :115-124 Colchester: ECPR Press. [Details]
(2015) 'Territorial Conflicts'
Ó Dochartaigh, Niall (2015) 'Territorial Conflicts' In: International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2nd edition. :214-220 Oxford: Elsevier. [Details]
(2015) 'Radical Milieu and Mass Mobilisation in the Northern Ireland Conflict'
Ó Dochartaigh, Niall (2015) 'Radical Milieu and Mass Mobilisation in the Northern Ireland Conflict' In: Political Violence in Context: Time, Space and Milieu. :237-252 Colchester: ECPR Press. [Details]
(2014) 'Sociological Approaches'
Maleševic, Siniša and Ó Dochartaigh, Niall (2014) 'Sociological Approaches' In: Routledge Handbook of Civil Wars. :54-66 London: Routledge. [Details]
(2014) 'Territorial Conflict'
Niall Ó Dochartaigh (2014) 'Territorial Conflict' In: International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences. Amsterdam: Elsevier. [Details]
(2011) 'Secession and Political Violence'
Maleševic, Siniša and Ó Dochartaigh, Niall (2011) 'Secession and Political Violence' In: Sasa Pavkovic and Peter Radan (eds) Research Companion on Secession. Aldershot: Ashgate. [Details]
(2010) 'Introduction: Why not just search Google'
Ó Dochartaigh, Niall (2010) 'Introduction: Why not just search Google' In: Study Skills: The Essential Guide for Students. :214-215 London: Sage; Amazon. [Details]
(2010) 'Searching the Keyword Search Engines'
Ó Dochartaigh, Niall (2010) 'Searching the Keyword Search Engines' In: Study Skills: The Essential Guide for Students. :216-236 London: Sage; Amazon. [Details]
(2010) 'Nation and Neighbourhood: Nationalist Mobilisation and Local Solidarities in the North of Ireland'
O'Dochartaigh, N. (2010) 'Nation and Neighbourhood: Nationalist Mobilisation and Local Solidarities in the North of Ireland' In: In Adrian Guelke (ed.) The Challenges of Ethno-Nationalism. Basingstoke: Palgrave. [ARAN Link] [Details]
(2009) 'Conflict, Territory and online Boundaries: Drawing wider Lessons from a Belfast Case Study'
Ó Dochartaigh, Niall (2009) 'Conflict, Territory and online Boundaries: Drawing wider Lessons from a Belfast Case Study' In: In Juergen Barkhoff and Helmut Eberhart eds. Networks across borders and frontiers. Graz: Peter Lang. [Details]
(2009) 'The Contact: understanding a communication channel between the British government and the IRA'
Ó Dochartaigh, Niall (2009) 'The Contact: understanding a communication channel between the British government and the IRA' In: Joseph J. Popiolkowski and Nicholas J. Cull (eds) Public Diplomacy, Cultural Interventions & the Peace Process in Northern Ireland: Track Two to Peace?. :57-72 Los Angeles: Figueroa Press. [Details]
(2008) 'Northern Ireland'
O'Dochartaigh, N. (2008) 'Northern Ireland' In: In Martin Klimke and Joachim Scharloth, eds, 1968 in Europe: A History of Protest and Activism, 1956-77. New York; London: Palgrave. :181-203 [Details]
(2007) 'Commentary on William Hazleton's: Devolution and the diffusion of power: the internal and transnational dimensions of the Belfast Agreement'
O'Dochartaigh, Niall (2007) 'Commentary on William Hazleton's: Devolution and the diffusion of power: the internal and transnational dimensions of the Belfast Agreement' In: Irish Political Studies Reader: key contributions. :343-347 London: Routledge. [ARAN Link] [Details]
(1999) 'The Politics of Housing; Social Change and Collective Action in Derry in the 1960s'
Ó Dochartaigh, Niall (1999) 'The Politics of Housing; Social Change and Collective Action in Derry in the 1960s' In: Derry and Londonderry: History and Society. :625-646 Dublin: Geography Publications. [ARAN Link] [Details]
(1998) 'The Role of Government'
Ó Dochartaigh, Niall (1998) 'The Role of Government' In: Robinson, G., Gray, A. & Heenan, D. (eds) Social Attitudes in Northern Ireland: The Seventh Report. :57-74 Aldershot: Ashgate. [ARAN Link] [Details]

Conference Publications

  Year Publication
(2015) The Clash of Civilisations in the 21st Century?
Ó Dochartaigh, Niall (2015) Civil War or War of Civilisations? The Clash of Civilisations in the 21st Century? IUC, Dubrovnik, , 24-APR-15 - 26-APR-15 [Details]
(2015) PSAI Annual Conference
Ó Dochartaigh, Niall and Siniša Malešević (2015) Organisational Foundations of Military Power PSAI Annual Conference Cork, , 16-OCT-15 - 18-OCT-15 [Details]
(2014) ECPR General Conference
Ó Dochartaigh, Niall and Siniša Malešević (2014) Organisational Foundations of Military Power ECPR General Conference Glasgow, , 03-SEP-14 - 07-SEP-14 [Details]
(2014) ECPR General Conference
Ó Dochartaigh, Niall (2014) Reversing the mechanisms? A relational analysis of the termination of the IRA campaign ECPR General Conference Glasgow, , 03-SEP-14 - 07-SEP-14 [Details]
(2014) London Irish Studies Symposium
Ó Dochartaigh, Niall (2014) ‘a great disorderly Tangle of Lines’. Dealing with the Past in Northern Ireland London Irish Studies Symposium King's College London, , 06-JUN-14 - 06-JUN-14 [Details]
(2014) International workshop on micro-level perspectives on political violence
Ó Dochartaigh, Niall and Lorenzo Bosi (2014) Micro-mobilization into the Provisional IRA International workshop on micro-level perspectives on political violence EUI, Florence, , 21-NOV-14 - 23-NOV-14 [Details]
(2014) PSAI Annual Conference
Ó Dochartaigh, Niall (2014) Still a Country? Nation, State and Territory on the Island of Ireland PSAI Annual Conference Galway, , 17-OCT-14 - 19-OCT-14 [Details]

Published Reports

  Year Publication
(2019) 'The European Union and the Northern Ireland peace process in the shadow of Brexit.
Giada Lagana, Niall Ó Dochartaigh and Anta Naughton (2019) 'The European Union and the Northern Ireland peace process in the shadow of Brexit. Whitaker Institute for Innovation and Societal Change, Galway. [Details]

Edited Books

  Year Publication
(2017) Dynamics of Political Change in Ireland: Making and Breaking a Divided Island.
Niall Ó Dochartaigh, Katy Hayward, Elizabeth Meehan (Ed.). (2017) Dynamics of Political Change in Ireland: Making and Breaking a Divided Island. London: Routledge. [Details]
(2015) Political Violence in Context: Time, Space and Milieu.
Bosi, Lorenzo, Niall Ó Dochartaigh & Daniela Pisoiu (Ed.). (2015) Political Violence in Context: Time, Space and Milieu Political Violence in Context: Time, Space and Milieu. Colchester: ECPR Press. [Details]

Other Journals

  Year Publication
(2013) 'Images from the inside: Michael Rodgers’ photographs of the civil rights campaign and the birth of the Troubles in Derry'
Ó Dochartaigh, Niall (2013) 'Images from the inside: Michael Rodgers’ photographs of the civil rights campaign and the birth of the Troubles in Derry' Field Day Review, 9 . [Details]
(2011) 'IRA Ceasefire 1975: a missed opportunity for peace?'
Ó Dochartaigh, Niall (2011) 'IRA Ceasefire 1975: a missed opportunity for peace?' Field Day Review, 7 :50-77. [Details]
(2010) 'Bloody Sunday: cock-up or conspiracy'
O'Dochartaigh, N. (2010) 'Bloody Sunday: cock-up or conspiracy' History Ireland, 18 (5) :40-43. [Details]

Conference Contributions

  Year Publication
(2016) ECPR General Conference,
Niall Ó Dochartaigh & Gary Hussey (2016) Territoriality and Political Violence. [Conference Paper], ECPR General Conference, Prague , 07-SEP-16. [Details]
(2016) PSAI annual conference,
Niall Ó Dochartaigh (2016) Why the IRA ended its campaign: a strategic-relational analysis. [Conference Paper], PSAI annual conference, Belfast , 16-OCT-16. [Details]
(2016) Irish Society, History and Culture: 100 years after 1916,
Niall Ó Dochartaigh & Lorenzo Bosi (2016) Armed activism as the enactment of a collective identity. the case of the Provisional IRA between 1969 and 1972. [Conference Paper], Irish Society, History and Culture: 100 years after 1916, Florence , 12-OCT-16. [Details]
(2016) rish Society, History and Culture: 100 years after 1916,
Niall Ó Dochartaigh (2016) Invited plenary with Eamonn McCann. [Invited Lecture], rish Society, History and Culture: 100 years after 1916, EUI/SNS/UniFi, Florence , 12-OCT-16. [Details]
(2016) Brexit and the Border: Managing the UK/Ireland impact,
Katy Hayward & Niall Ó Dochartaigh (2016) A one-day forum and roundtable in Belfast co-organized with Katy Hayward (QUB). It included civil servants from the Republic and the North, representatives from several cross-border organisations and leading international scholars who work on the EU and borders. [Conference Organising Committee Member], Brexit and the Border: Managing the UK/Ireland impact, Belfast , 05-OCT-16. [Details]
(2016) Brexit and the Border: Managing the UK/Ireland impact,
Katy Hayward & Niall Ó Dochartaigh (2016) A one-day forum and roundtable in Belfast co-organized with Katy Hayward (QUB). It included civil servants from the Republic and the North, representatives from several cross-border organisations and leading international scholars who work on the EU and borders. [Conference Organising Committee Member], Brexit and the Border: Managing the UK/Ireland impact, Belfast , 05-OCT-16. [Details]
(2018) ECPR General Conference,
Niall Ó Dochartaigh & Stefan Malthaner (2018) Co-convener of Section on Political Violence. [Other], ECPR General Conference, Hamburg , 29-AUG-18. [Details]
(2017) ECPR General Conference,
Niall Ó Dochartaigh & Stefan Malthaner (2017) Co-convener of Section on Political Violence with almost 40 papers. [Other], ECPR General Conference, Oslo , 06-SEP-17. [Details]
(2016) ECPR General Conference,
Ó Dochartaigh, Niall and Lorenzo Bosi (2016) Section on Political Violence. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], ECPR General Conference, Prague , 07-SEP-16 - 10-SEP-16. [Details]
(2014) PSAI Annual Conference,
Ó Dochartaigh, Niall, Brendan Flynn and Stacey Scriver (2014) Political Studies Association of Ireland. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], PSAI Annual Conference, Galway , 17-OCT-14 - 19-OCT-14. [Details]
(2013) ECPR General Conference,
Ó Dochartaigh, Niall and Lorenzo Bosi (2013) Section on Political Violence. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], ECPR General Conference, Bordeaux , 04-SEP-13 - 07-SEP-13. [Details]
(2013) Typologies of Political Violence,
Ó Dochartaigh, Niall and Lorenzo Bosi (2013) A Workshop at the European University Institute, Florence. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], Typologies of Political Violence, EUI, Florence , 15-MAY-13 - 16-MAY-13. [Details]
(2013) Dealing with the Past,
Ó Dochartaigh, Niall and Ian McBride (2013) A one-day symposium. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], Dealing with the Past, King’s College, London , 05-JUN-13 - 05-JUN-13. [Details]
(2013) The Agreement, 15 Years On,
Ó Dochartaigh, Niall and Cathy Gormley-Heenan (2013) A Symposium at the University of Ulster. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], The Agreement, 15 Years On, Belfast , 19-APR-13 - 19-APR-13. [Details]
(2012) Armed Conflict in Comparative Perspective,
Ó Dochartaigh, Niall and Siniša Malešević (2012) A conference of the Centre for the Study of Nationalism and Organised Violence. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], Armed Conflict in Comparative Perspective, N , 15-MAY-12 - 15-MAY-12. [Details]
(2012) Talking Peace,
Ó Dochartaigh, Niall and Ian McBride (2012) Seminar on communication, contact and dialogue. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], Talking Peace, Galway , 14-MAY-12 - 14-MAY-12. [Details]
(2012) Armed Conflict in Comparative Perspective,
Ó Dochartaigh, Niall and Siniša Malešević (2012) A conference of the Centre for the Study of Nationalism and Organised Violence. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], Armed Conflict in Comparative Perspective, Galway , 15-MAY-12 - 15-MAY-12. [Details]
(2011) Negotiating Peace,
Ó Dochartaigh, Niall (2011) Symposium at NUI Galway. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], Negotiating Peace, Galway , 16-NOV-11 - 16-NOV-11. [Details]
(2011) Nations, States and Conflict,
Ó Dochartaigh, Niall and Siniša Malešević (2011) A conference of the Centre for the Study of Nationalism and Organised Violence. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], Nations, States and Conflict, Galway , 11-AUG-11 - 12-AUG-11. [Details]
(2011) Reassessing the Provisional IRA,
Ó Dochartaigh, Niall (2011) Annual London Irish Studies Symposium. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], Reassessing the Provisional IRA, King’s College, London , 08-JUN-11 - 08-JUN-11. [Details]
(2011) Peace and Conflict Research in Ireland,
Ó Dochartaigh, Niall and Siniša Malešević (2011) Workshop at NUI Galway. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], Peace and Conflict Research in Ireland, Galway , 12-AUG-11 - 12-AUG-11. [Details]
(2010) Nationalism and Organised Violence,
Ó Dochartaigh, Niall (2010) A conference of the Centre for the Study of Nationalism and Organised Violence and the PSAI. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], Nationalism and Organised Violence, Galway , 15-SEP-10 - 16-SEP-10. [Details]
(2009) An Irish Model for Peace?,
Ó Dochartaigh, Niall (2009) A conference of the Political Studies Association of Ireland specialist group on Peace and Conflict. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], An Irish Model for Peace?, Irish School of Ecumenics, Trinity College Dublin , 14-MAY-09 - 14-MAY-09. [Details]
(2008) PSAI Annual Conference,
Ó Dochartaigh, Niall (2008) Roundtable on citation metrics. [Chaired Session], PSAI Annual Conference, Galway , 19-OCT-08 - 19-OCT-08. [Details]
(2008) PSAI Annual Conference,
Ó Dochartaigh, Niall (2008) Politicasl Studies Association of Ireland. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], PSAI Annual Conference, Galway , 17-OCT-08 - 19-OCT-08. [Details]
(2006) Workshop on Internet Archiving,
Ó Dochartaigh, Niall (2006) Collaboration on Internet Archiving. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], Workshop on Internet Archiving, Royal Irish Academy, Dublin , 01-AUG-06 - 01-AUG-06. [Details]
(2003) Online Political Activism,
Ó Dochartaigh, Niall (2003) Mobilizing and Organizing in the Age of the Internet. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], Online Political Activism, USC Annenberg School for Communication, Los Angeles , 01-AUG-03 - 03-AUG-03. [Details]
(1997) FISCE 2,
Ó Dochartaigh, Niall (1997) The second international conference on The Future of Internet Services on Conflict and Ethnicity. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], FISCE 2, Derry, Northern Ireland , 01-JUL-97 - 03-JUL-97. [Details]
(1996) FISCE 1,
Ó Dochartaigh, Niall (1996) The first international conference on The Future of Internet Services on Conflict and Ethnicity. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], FISCE 1, Derry, Northern Ireland , 07-NOV-96 - 09-NOV-96. [Details]

Audiovisual material

  Year Publication
(2010) Brendan Duddy interviews.
Ó Dochartaigh, Niall and Ruane, Michael (2010) Brendan Duddy interviews. Audiovisual material [Details]

Blog

  Year Publication
(2016) ‘Turning to the Past: Global Contexts for the 1916 Commemorations’. Alternative 1916: Conference of Irish Historians in Britain.
Ó Dochartaigh, Niall (2016) ‘Turning to the Past: Global Contexts for the 1916 Commemorations’. Alternative 1916: Conference of Irish Historians in Britain. Blog [Details]
(2017) The secrets behind a Peace Process: the importance of back channels in peace processes worldwide from Northern Ireland to Colombia’ RTE Brainstorm.
Ó Dochartaigh, Niall (2017) The secrets behind a Peace Process: the importance of back channels in peace processes worldwide from Northern Ireland to Colombia’ RTE Brainstorm. Blog [Details]
(2018) The Good Friday Agreement and Brexit: reflections on the future in a year of commemoration’. Irish Humanities Alliance Blog.
Ó Dochartaigh, Niall (2018) The Good Friday Agreement and Brexit: reflections on the future in a year of commemoration’. Irish Humanities Alliance Blog. Blog [Details]

Book Review

  Year Publication
(2018) Review of Reinisch, Dieter (2017) Die Frauen der IRA : Cumann na mBan und der Nordirlandkonflikt 1968–1986 [Women of the IRA: Cumann na mBan and the Northern Ireland conflict].
Ó Dochartaigh, Niall (2018) Review of Reinisch, Dieter (2017) Die Frauen der IRA : Cumann na mBan und der Nordirlandkonflikt 1968–1986 [Women of the IRA: Cumann na mBan and the Northern Ireland conflict]. Book Review [Details]
(2002) Digital divide: Civic engagement, information poverty, and the Internet worldwide.
O Dochartaigh, N (2002) Digital divide: Civic engagement, information poverty, and the Internet worldwide. ESSEX: FRANK CASS CO LTD Book Review [Details]
(2017) Review of Hunger Strike: Margaret Thatcher's Battle with the IRA, 1980-81. By Thomas Hennessey. English Historical Review.
Niall Ó Dochartaigh (2017) Review of Hunger Strike: Margaret Thatcher's Battle with the IRA, 1980-81. By Thomas Hennessey. English Historical Review. Book Review [Details]
(2014) Review of ‘Belfast and Derry in Revolt: A new History of the start of the Troubles’. By Simon Prince and Geoffrey Warner. In Irish Political Studies.
Ó Dochartaigh, Niall (2014) Review of ‘Belfast and Derry in Revolt: A new History of the start of the Troubles’. By Simon Prince and Geoffrey Warner. In Irish Political Studies. Book Review [Details]
(2013) Review of ‘Building Peace in Northern Ireland’. Edited by Maria Power (Liverpool: Liverpool University Press, 2011).
Ó Dochartaigh, Niall (2013) Review of ‘Building Peace in Northern Ireland’. Edited by Maria Power (Liverpool: Liverpool University Press, 2011). Book Review [Details]
(2012) Ó Dochartaigh, Niall (2012) Review of ‘The Destructors: the story of Northern Ireland’s Lost Peace Process. By Michael Kerr. (Dublin: Irish Academic Press. 2011).
Ó Dochartaigh, Niall (2012) Ó Dochartaigh, Niall (2012) Review of ‘The Destructors: the story of Northern Ireland’s Lost Peace Process. By Michael Kerr. (Dublin: Irish Academic Press. 2011). Book Review [Details]
(2011) Review of Indivisible Territory and the Politics of Legitimacy: Jerusalem and Northern Ireland by Stacie E. Goddard.
Ó Dochartaigh, Niall (2011) Review of Indivisible Territory and the Politics of Legitimacy: Jerusalem and Northern Ireland by Stacie E. Goddard. Book Review [Details]
(2009) Review of Northern Ireland’s ’68: Civil Rights, Global Revolt and the Origins of the Troubles by Simon Prince.
Ó Dochartaigh, Niall (2009) Review of Northern Ireland’s ’68: Civil Rights, Global Revolt and the Origins of the Troubles by Simon Prince. Book Review [Details]
(2007) Review of The making and remaking of the Good Friday Agreement by Paul Bew (Dublin, Liffey Press; 2007). Verbal Magazine.
O Dochartaigh Niall (2007) Review of The making and remaking of the Good Friday Agreement by Paul Bew (Dublin, Liffey Press; 2007). Verbal Magazine. Book Review [Details]
(2007) Hayes, Patrick and Campbell, Jim, Bloody Sunday: Trauma, Pain and Politics. Pluto, 2005.
O'Dochartaigh, N. (2007) Hayes, Patrick and Campbell, Jim, Bloody Sunday: Trauma, Pain and Politics. Pluto, 2005. Book Review [Details]
(2006) Review of Stanley Engerman and Jacob Metzer: Land Rights, Ethno-Nationality, and Sovereignty in History.
O'Dochartaigh, Niall (2006) Review of Stanley Engerman and Jacob Metzer: Land Rights, Ethno-Nationality, and Sovereignty in History. Book Review [Details]
(2003) Liam Clarke and Kathryn Johnston, Martin McGuinness: From Guns to Government.
O'Dochartaigh, N. (2003) Liam Clarke and Kathryn Johnston, Martin McGuinness: From Guns to Government. Book Review [Details]
(2002) Brendan O'Leary, Ian S. Lustick, Thomas Callaghy: Right-sizing the State: The Politics of Moving Borders.
O'Dochartaigh, Niall (2002) Brendan O'Leary, Ian S. Lustick, Thomas Callaghy: Right-sizing the State: The Politics of Moving Borders. Book Review [Details]
(2002) Review of Pippa Norris: Digital Divide: Civic Engagement, Information Poverty and The Internet Worldwide.
O'Dochartaigh, N. (2002) Review of Pippa Norris: Digital Divide: Civic Engagement, Information Poverty and The Internet Worldwide. Book Review [Details]
(2002) Wayne A.Selcher: The WWW Virtual Library: International Affairs Resources.
O'Dochartaigh, N. (2002) Wayne A.Selcher: The WWW Virtual Library: International Affairs Resources. Book Review [Details]
(2001) Colin Coulter: Contemporary Northern Irish Society: An introduction. Irish Journal of Sociology.
O'Dochartaigh, N. (2001) Colin Coulter: Contemporary Northern Irish Society: An introduction. Irish Journal of Sociology. Book Review [Details]
(1998) Jens Hoff, Ivan Horrocks and Pieter Tops: Democratic Governance and New Technology: Technologically mediated innovations in political practice in Western Europe.
O'Dochartaigh, N. (1998) Jens Hoff, Ivan Horrocks and Pieter Tops: Democratic Governance and New Technology: Technologically mediated innovations in political practice in Western Europe. Book Review [Details]

Conference Paper

  Year Publication
(2014) 'Reversing the mechanisms? A relational analysis of the termination of the IRA campaign'. ECPR General Conference, Glasgow.
Niall Ó Dochartaigh (2014) 'Reversing the mechanisms? A relational analysis of the termination of the IRA campaign'. ECPR General Conference, Glasgow. Conference Paper [Details]
(2014) 'Still a Country? Nation, State and Territory on the Island of Ireland'. PSAI Annual Conference, Galway.
Niall Ó Dochartaigh (2014) 'Still a Country? Nation, State and Territory on the Island of Ireland'. PSAI Annual Conference, Galway. Conference Paper [Details]
(2014) 'Organisational foundations of military power: comparing the Irish Republican Army and the Army of the Serbian Republic in Bosnia', ECPR General Conference, Glasgow.
Niall Ó Dochartaigh and Sinisa Malesevic (2014) 'Organisational foundations of military power: comparing the Irish Republican Army and the Army of the Serbian Republic in Bosnia', ECPR General Conference, Glasgow. Conference Paper [Details]
(2014) 'Still a Country? Nation, State and Territory on the Island of Ireland'. Lifeworlds: Space, Place and Irish Culture Conference, Centre for Irish Studies, NUI Galway.
Niall Ó Dochartaigh (2014) 'Still a Country? Nation, State and Territory on the Island of Ireland'. Lifeworlds: Space, Place and Irish Culture Conference, Centre for Irish Studies, NUI Galway. Conference Paper [Details]
(2014) 'Re-materialising conflict? Land, territory and power in a resource-constrained world'. Globaler Wandel und Macht: Offene Tagung des AK Umweltpolitik/Global Change [Global Change and Power: Conference of the Specialist Group on Environmental Politics and Global Change of the DVPW], Freie Universität Berlin.
Niall Ó Dochartaigh, Henrike Rau and Sinisa Malesevic (2014) 'Re-materialising conflict? Land, territory and power in a resource-constrained world'. Globaler Wandel und Macht: Offene Tagung des AK Umweltpolitik/Global Change [Global Change and Power: Conference of the Specialist Group on Environmental Politics and Global Change of the DVPW], Freie Universität Berlin. Conference Paper [Details]
(2013) Five Propositions on Negotiation and Political Violence, PSAI Annual Conference, TCD, Dublin.
Ó Dochartaigh, Niall (2013) Five Propositions on Negotiation and Political Violence, PSAI Annual Conference, TCD, Dublin. Conference Paper [Details]
(2013) Withdrawal on the Table? Labour Government Policy on Northern Ireland, 1974-76′. The British Labour Party and Twentieth-Century Ireland conference, National University of Ireland Galway.
Niall Ó Dochartaigh (2013) Withdrawal on the Table? Labour Government Policy on Northern Ireland, 1974-76′. The British Labour Party and Twentieth-Century Ireland conference, National University of Ireland Galway. Conference Paper [Details]
(2013) Rebels for Peace? Republican Agency in the Irish Peace Process. ECPR General Conference, Bordeaux.
Niall Ó Dochartaigh (2013) Rebels for Peace? Republican Agency in the Irish Peace Process. ECPR General Conference, Bordeaux. Conference Paper [Details]
(2013) ‘Territorial Typologies of Political Violence’. Workshop on Typologies of Political Violence, European University Institute, Florence.
Niall Ó Dochartaigh (2013) ‘Territorial Typologies of Political Violence’. Workshop on Typologies of Political Violence, European University Institute, Florence. Conference Paper [Details]
(2012) 'Anti-State Militants as Agents of Peace? Republican Agency in the Irish Peace Process’. PSAI annual conference, Derry.
Niall Ó Dochartaigh and Michael Martin (2012) 'Anti-State Militants as Agents of Peace? Republican Agency in the Irish Peace Process’. PSAI annual conference, Derry. Conference Paper [Details]
(2012) ‘The Longest Negotiation: British policy, IRA strategy and the making of the Northern Ireland peace settlement’, Talking Peace Seminar, National University of Ireland Galway.
Niall Ó Dochartaigh (2012) ‘The Longest Negotiation: British policy, IRA strategy and the making of the Northern Ireland peace settlement’, Talking Peace Seminar, National University of Ireland Galway. Conference Paper [Details]
(2012) ‘Territoriality and Organised Violence’ Armed Conflict in Comparative Perspective conference, National University of Ireland Galway.
Niall Ó Dochartaigh (2012) ‘Territoriality and Organised Violence’ Armed Conflict in Comparative Perspective conference, National University of Ireland Galway. Conference Paper [Details]
(2011) ‘Trusting the enemy: the development of a negotiating relationship between the British Government and the IRA ‘. PSAI annual conference, UCD, Dublin.
Ó Dochartaigh, Niall (2011) ‘Trusting the enemy: the development of a negotiating relationship between the British Government and the IRA ‘. PSAI annual conference, UCD, Dublin. Conference Paper [Details]
(2011) ‘Cities inside out: the externalization of cities in conflict’. Divided Cities conference, Queen’s University Belfast.
Ó Dochartaigh, Niall (2011) ‘Cities inside out: the externalization of cities in conflict’. Divided Cities conference, Queen’s University Belfast. Conference Paper [Details]
(2011) ‘ Outcomes of negotiated deradicalization in the Irish peace process’. European Consortium for Political Research general conference, University of Iceland, Reykjavik.
Ó Dochartaigh, Niall (2011) ‘ Outcomes of negotiated deradicalization in the Irish peace process’. European Consortium for Political Research general conference, University of Iceland, Reykjavik. Conference Paper [Details]
(2011) ‘The Provisional IRA: a movement oriented to negotiation’. Reassessing the IRA, Annual London Irish Studies symposium, King’s College London.
Ó Dochartaigh, Niall (2011) ‘The Provisional IRA: a movement oriented to negotiation’. Reassessing the IRA, Annual London Irish Studies symposium, King’s College London. Conference Paper [Details]
(2010) Nationalism, Negotiation and the Divisibility of Territory’. Political Studies Association of Ireland annual conference, DIT, Dublin.
Ó Dochartaigh, Niall (2010) Nationalism, Negotiation and the Divisibility of Territory’. Political Studies Association of Ireland annual conference, DIT, Dublin. Conference Paper [Details]
(2010) ‘Nationalism, Negotiation and the Divisibility of Territory’. Nationalism and Organised Violence Conference, NUI Galway Centre for the Study of Nationalism and Organised Violence in association with the Political Studies Association of Ireland specialist group on Peace and Conflict.
Ó Dochartaigh, Niall (2010) ‘Nationalism, Negotiation and the Divisibility of Territory’. Nationalism and Organised Violence Conference, NUI Galway Centre for the Study of Nationalism and Organised Violence in association with the Political Studies Association of Ireland specialist group on Peace and Conflict. Conference Paper [Details]
(2010) ‘IRA Ceasefire 1975: A missed opportunity for peace?’ Reassessing the 1970s. Centre for Contemporary British History, UCL, London.
Ó Dochartaigh, Niall (2010) ‘IRA Ceasefire 1975: A missed opportunity for peace?’ Reassessing the 1970s. Centre for Contemporary British History, UCL, London. Conference Paper [Details]
(2009) Bloody Sunday and the Politics of the British Army. Political Studies Association of Ireland annual conference, Liverpool Hope University.
Ó Dochartaigh, Niall (2009) Bloody Sunday and the Politics of the British Army. Political Studies Association of Ireland annual conference, Liverpool Hope University. Conference Paper [Details]
(2009) Bloody Sunday: Design or Error? American Conference for Irish Studies, NUI Galway.
Ó Dochartaigh, Niall (2009) Bloody Sunday: Design or Error? American Conference for Irish Studies, NUI Galway. Conference Paper [Details]
(2008) Understanding Bloody Sunday. Public talk at NUI, Galway, under the auspices of the Centre for Irish Studies.
O'Dochartaigh, N. (2008) Understanding Bloody Sunday. Public talk at NUI, Galway, under the auspices of the Centre for Irish Studies. NUI, Galway: Conference Paper [Details]
(2008) Territoriality and the Civil Rights Movement in Northern Ireland. BSA Theory Study Group Conference; 1968: Impact and Implications.
O'Dochartaigh, N. (2008) Territoriality and the Civil Rights Movement in Northern Ireland. BSA Theory Study Group Conference; 1968: Impact and Implications. Conference Paper [Details]
(2007) Between Nation and Neighbourhood. Association for the Study of Ethnicity and Nationalism annual conference.
O'Dochartaigh, N. (2007) Between Nation and Neighbourhood. Association for the Study of Ethnicity and Nationalism annual conference. LSE, London: Conference Paper [Details]
(2007) Nation and Neighbourhood in the North of Ireland. QUB Beyond the Nation conference.
O'Dochartaigh, N. (2007) Nation and Neighbourhood in the North of Ireland. QUB Beyond the Nation conference. Queen?s University, Belfast: Conference Paper [Details]
(2007) Bloody Sunday. Public talk at NUI, Galway.
O'Dochartaigh, N. (2007) Bloody Sunday. Public talk at NUI, Galway. NUI, Galway: Conference Paper [Details]
(2007) Territoriality in Frank Wrights ‘Northern Ireland: a comparative analysis. Political Studies Association of Ireland annual conference.
O'Dochartaigh, N. (2007) Territoriality in Frank Wrights ‘Northern Ireland: a comparative analysis. Political Studies Association of Ireland annual conference. Dublin: Conference Paper [Details]
(2006) Conflict, communication and online boundaries. First Galway conference of Irish Studies.
O'Dochartaigh, N. (2006) Conflict, communication and online boundaries. First Galway conference of Irish Studies. Conference Paper [Details]
(2006) Conflict, territory and online boundaries: a case-study from Belfast. Royal Geographical Society - Institute of British Geographers annual conference.
O'Dochartaigh, N. (2006) Conflict, territory and online boundaries: a case-study from Belfast. Royal Geographical Society - Institute of British Geographers annual conference. London: Conference Paper [Details]
(2005) Security policy divisions and Bloody Sunday. Political Studies Association of Ireland annual conference.
O'Dochartaigh, N. (2005) Security policy divisions and Bloody Sunday. Political Studies Association of Ireland annual conference. Belfast: Conference Paper [Details]
(2005) Panelist on round table: Useful Pasts? Myths and Realities of the ‘ Ulster Scots’/Scotch-Irish’ in Ireland and America. American Conference for Irish studies.
O'Dochartaigh, N. (2005) Panelist on round table: Useful Pasts? Myths and Realities of the ‘ Ulster Scots’/Scotch-Irish’ in Ireland and America. American Conference for Irish studies. University of Notre Dame: Conference Paper [Details]
(2005) Whitecity under attack: territorial conflict at an online interface. Borders and Margins conference.
O'Dochartaigh, N. (2005) Whitecity under attack: territorial conflict at an online interface. Borders and Margins conference. NUI Galway: Conference Paper [Details]
(2005) Speaker on panel: The Truth of Bloody Sunday: Perspectives. Bloody Sunday Week.
O'Dochartaigh, N. (2005) Speaker on panel: The Truth of Bloody Sunday: Perspectives. Bloody Sunday Week. Derry: Conference Paper [Details]
(2004) Ulster Loyalists imagine an American audience. Political Studies Association of Ireland annual conference. University of Limerick.
Ó Dochartaigh, Niall (2004) Ulster Loyalists imagine an American audience. Political Studies Association of Ireland annual conference. University of Limerick. Conference Paper [Details]
(2004) Unionist identity in the Age of the Internet. Unionist Identities research seminar.
O'Dochartaigh, N. (2004) Unionist identity in the Age of the Internet. Unionist Identities research seminar. University College Dublin: Conference Paper [Details]
(2003) Increasing mobilization potential: Ulster Loyalists reach out to an American audience. ‘Online Political Activism: Mobilizing and Organizing in the Age of the Internet’. USC Annenberg School for Communication, Los Angeles.
O Dochartaigh, Niall (2003) Increasing mobilization potential: Ulster Loyalists reach out to an American audience. ‘Online Political Activism: Mobilizing and Organizing in the Age of the Internet’. USC Annenberg School for Communication, Los Angeles. Conference Paper [Details]
(2001) Building new international networks online: the case of Ulster Loyalists. Political Science Association of Ireland annual conference, Galway.
O Dochartaigh, Niall (2001) Building new international networks online: the case of Ulster Loyalists. Political Science Association of Ireland annual conference, Galway. Conference Paper [Details]
(2000) Language and group identity: an awkward relationship. Theorising Collectivities conference, NUI, Galway.
O Dochartaigh, Niall (2000) Language and group identity: an awkward relationship. Theorising Collectivities conference, NUI, Galway. Conference Paper [Details]

Editorship of Journals

  Year Publication
(2013) Special issue on Nationalism, Territory and Organized Violence.
Niall Ó Dochartaigh and Katy Hayward (eds) (2013) Special issue on Nationalism, Territory and Organized Violence. Editorship of Journals [Details]

Encyclopedia Entry

  Year Publication
(2010) Northern Ireland. In The Encyclopedia of Political Science.
Ó Dochartaigh, Niall (2010) Northern Ireland. In The Encyclopedia of Political Science. Washington, D.C: CQ Press Encyclopedia Entry [ARAN Link] [Details]
(2003) The British Army in Northern Ireland. Encyclopedia of Ireland.
O'Dochartaigh, N. (2003) The British Army in Northern Ireland. Encyclopedia of Ireland. Dublin: Gill and Macmillan Encyclopedia Entry [ARAN Link] [Details]

Invited Lectures

  Year Publication
(2017) Researching the Irish Troubles: Politics of interviewing in a post-conflict society.
Niall Ó Dochartaigh (2017) Researching the Irish Troubles: Politics of interviewing in a post-conflict society. Invited Lectures [Details]
(2017) Nation, State and Territory on the Island of Ireland.
Niall Ó Dochartaigh (2017) Nation, State and Territory on the Island of Ireland. Invited Lectures [Details]
(2013) ‘Tábhacht an Tuaiscirt do Phobal an Deiscirt’ (The importance of the North for people in the Republic of Ireland). Merriman summer school, Lisdoonvarna Co. Clare.
Niall Ó Dochartaigh (2013) ‘Tábhacht an Tuaiscirt do Phobal an Deiscirt’ (The importance of the North for people in the Republic of Ireland). Merriman summer school, Lisdoonvarna Co. Clare. Invited Lectures [Details]
(2011) ‘Ending the Northern Ireland Conflict: Back-channel Negotiation in the Irish Peace Process’. School of Politics, International Studies and Philosophy, Queen’s University, Belfast.
Niall Ó Dochartaigh (2011) ‘Ending the Northern Ireland Conflict: Back-channel Negotiation in the Irish Peace Process’. School of Politics, International Studies and Philosophy, Queen’s University, Belfast. Invited Lectures [Details]
(2010) ‘Truth, History and the Bloody Sunday Inquiry’. Public talk, Centre for Scottish and Irish Studies, University of Otago, New Zealand.
Ó Dochartaigh, Niall (2010) ‘Truth, History and the Bloody Sunday Inquiry’. Public talk, Centre for Scottish and Irish Studies, University of Otago, New Zealand. Invited Lectures [Details]
(2009) ‘Bloody Sunday: Error or Design?’ St Catherine’s College, Oxford.
Ó Dochartaigh, Niall (2009) ‘Bloody Sunday: Error or Design?’ St Catherine’s College, Oxford. Invited Lectures [Details]
(2007) A Botched State or Triumph of Terrorism?. The Northern Ireland Troubles Contesting History series.
O'Dochartaigh, N. (2007) A Botched State or Triumph of Terrorism?. The Northern Ireland Troubles Contesting History series. School of Histories and Humanities, Trinity College Dublin: Invited Lectures [Details]
(2005) Political Mobilisation Online. Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering, Network and Telecommunications research unit seminar.
O'Dochartaigh, N. (2005) Political Mobilisation Online. Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering, Network and Telecommunications research unit seminar. Trinity College, Dublin: Invited Lectures [Details]
(2004) Internet Politics. Politics Society, TCD.
O'Dochartaigh, N. (2004) Internet Politics. Politics Society, TCD. Trinity College Dublin: Invited Lectures [Details]
(2001) Territorial strategies for maintaining minority languages: the case of Ireland. Trinity College, Carmarthen, Wales.
O Dochartaigh, Niall (2001) Territorial strategies for maintaining minority languages: the case of Ireland. Trinity College, Carmarthen, Wales. Invited Lectures [Details]

Invited papers

  Year Publication
(2016) Body and Clock: Time Pressure in Hunger Strike negotiations.
Niall Ó Dochartaigh (2016) Body and Clock: Time Pressure in Hunger Strike negotiations. Invited papers [Details]
(2016) Citizenship on the Ethnic Frontier: nationality, migration and rights in Northern Ireland since 1920.
Niall Ó Dochartaigh (2016) Citizenship on the Ethnic Frontier: nationality, migration and rights in Northern Ireland since 1920. Invited papers [Details]
(2016) The Rules of Hijacking: coercion and consent in the “urban statelets” of the IRA.
Niall Ó Dochartaigh (2016) The Rules of Hijacking: coercion and consent in the “urban statelets” of the IRA. Invited papers [Details]
(2014) ‘a great disorderly Tangle of Lines’. Dealing with the Past in Northern Ireland, London Irish Studies Seminar Symposium, King’s College London.
Niall Ó Dochartaigh (2014) ‘a great disorderly Tangle of Lines’. Dealing with the Past in Northern Ireland, London Irish Studies Seminar Symposium, King’s College London. Invited papers [Details]
(2012) 'Back-channel communication in divided societies’. Divided Societies XV, Inter-University Centre, Dubrovnik, Croatia.
Niall Ó Dochartaigh (2012) 'Back-channel communication in divided societies’. Divided Societies XV, Inter-University Centre, Dubrovnik, Croatia. Invited papers [Details]
(2011) Republicanism domesticated? All-Ireland politics in an age of austerity’. Northern Ireland: Fragile Peace in an Age of Austerity, Birkbeck College, London.
Ó Dochartaigh, Niall (2011) Republicanism domesticated? All-Ireland politics in an age of austerity’. Northern Ireland: Fragile Peace in an Age of Austerity, Birkbeck College, London. Invited papers [Details]
(2011) Making Peace in Secret: Back-channel Negotiation in the Irish Peace Process’. University of Limerick Dept of Politics and Public Administration seminar.
Ó Dochartaigh, Niall (2011) Making Peace in Secret: Back-channel Negotiation in the Irish Peace Process’. University of Limerick Dept of Politics and Public Administration seminar. Invited papers [Details]
(2010) ‘Power, Rationality and the Bloody Sunday Inquiry’. Bloody Sunday Symposium. Dept of History, King’s College London.
Ó Dochartaigh, Niall (2010) ‘Power, Rationality and the Bloody Sunday Inquiry’. Bloody Sunday Symposium. Dept of History, King’s College London. Invited papers [Details]
(2010) ‘Through Secret Channels: Covert Negotiation in the Irish Peace Process’. Public talk, National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Otago, New Zealand.
Ó Dochartaigh, Niall (2010) ‘Through Secret Channels: Covert Negotiation in the Irish Peace Process’. Public talk, National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Otago, New Zealand. Invited papers [Details]
(2010) ‘Truth, history and public inquiry’. Auckland Branch of Society for Legal and Social Philosophy.
Ó Dochartaigh, Niall (2010) ‘Truth, history and public inquiry’. Auckland Branch of Society for Legal and Social Philosophy. Invited papers [Details]
(2009) 'The Brendan Duddy papers’. Revisiting the Troubles: new research findings. Policy Exchange, London.
Ó Dochartaigh, Niall (2009) 'The Brendan Duddy papers’. Revisiting the Troubles: new research findings. Policy Exchange, London. Invited papers [Details]
(2009) Policing the uneven spaces of the ethnic frontier (QUB ).
Ó Dochartaigh, Niall (2009) Policing the uneven spaces of the ethnic frontier (QUB ). Invited papers [Details]
(2008) New Technologies in a Divided City, QUB.
O'Dochartaigh, N. (2008) New Technologies in a Divided City, QUB. Queen's University, Belfast: Invited papers [Details]
(2007) The Contact: understanding a communication 'pipe' between the British government and the IRA. Track Two to Peace? . Public Diplomacy, Cultural Interventions and the Peace Process in Northern Ireland.
O'Dochartaigh, N. (2007) The Contact: understanding a communication 'pipe' between the British government and the IRA. Track Two to Peace? . Public Diplomacy, Cultural Interventions and the Peace Process in Northern Ireland. USC Annenberg School of Communication, Los Angeles: Invited papers [Details]
(2007) A multidisciplinary Approach to demarcation and Connectedness in European Culture and Society. Coimbra Group Conference - Networking across Borders and Frontiers.
O'Dochartaigh, N. (2007) A multidisciplinary Approach to demarcation and Connectedness in European Culture and Society. Coimbra Group Conference - Networking across Borders and Frontiers. University of Graz, Austria: Invited papers [Details]
(2004) Ulster Loyalists imagine an American Audience. National University of Ireland, Maynooth.
O Dochartaigh, Niall (2004) Ulster Loyalists imagine an American Audience. National University of Ireland, Maynooth. Invited papers [Details]
(2000) The Irish conflict on the Internet, “Global Information Warfare” conference, University of Missouri, Columbia.
O Dochartaigh, Niall (2000) The Irish conflict on the Internet, “Global Information Warfare” conference, University of Missouri, Columbia. Invited papers [Details]

Invited Seminars

  Year Publication
(2016) ‘Time and Emotion: the hunger strike as protest tactic.
Niall Ó Dochartaigh (2016) ‘Time and Emotion: the hunger strike as protest tactic. Invited Seminars [Details]
(2016) Negotiating the Irish Republican Hunger Strike of 1981.
Niall Ó Dochartaigh (2016) Negotiating the Irish Republican Hunger Strike of 1981. Invited Seminars [Details]
(2016) Time and emotion: the hunger strike as protest tactic.
Niall Ó Dochartaigh (2016) Time and emotion: the hunger strike as protest tactic. Invited Seminars [Details]
(2016) The Metaconflict.
Niall Ó Dochartaigh (2016) The Metaconflict. Invited Seminars [Details]
(2017) Sacred Boundaries: the search for peace in Northern Ireland and Israel-Palestine.
Niall Ó Dochartaigh & Daniel Sokatch (2017) Sacred Boundaries: the search for peace in Northern Ireland and Israel-Palestine. Invited Seminars [Details]
(2013) 'Violence and Territory in the North of Ireland'. Institute of Geography, University of Neuchâtel.
Ó Dochartaigh, Niall (2013) 'Violence and Territory in the North of Ireland'. Institute of Geography, University of Neuchâtel. Invited Seminars [Details]
(2012) ‘The Longest Negotiation: British policy, IRA strategy and the making of the Northern Ireland peace settlement.' QUB School of Sociology, Social Policy and Social Work, Social Divisions and Conflict Cluster seminar.
Niall Ó Dochartaigh (2012) ‘The Longest Negotiation: British policy, IRA strategy and the making of the Northern Ireland peace settlement.' QUB School of Sociology, Social Policy and Social Work, Social Divisions and Conflict Cluster seminar. Invited Seminars [Details]
(2008) Internet Research Strategies. School of Sociology, Social Policy and Social Work, QUB.
O'Dochartaigh, N. (2008) Internet Research Strategies. School of Sociology, Social Policy and Social Work, QUB. Queen?s University, Belfast: Invited Seminars [Details]
(2000) Politics and the Internet. Asia-Europe Young Leaders Symposium, University of Limerick.
O Dochartaigh, Niall (2000) Politics and the Internet. Asia-Europe Young Leaders Symposium, University of Limerick. Invited Seminars [Details]

Magazine Article

  Year Publication
(2019) The Battle of the Bogside. In BBC History Magazine.
Ó Dochartaigh, Niall (2019) The Battle of the Bogside. In BBC History Magazine. Magazine Article [Details]

Newspaper Articles

  Year Publication
(2017) Breaking states, remaking nations’. Irish Times Online.
Ó Dochartaigh, Niall and Hayward, Katy (2017) Breaking states, remaking nations’. Irish Times Online. Newspaper Articles [Details]

Other Item

  Year Publication
(2011) ‘Assessing Saville’. Panel discussion at the Bloody Sunday Weekend, Derry.
Ó Dochartaigh, Niall (2011) ‘Assessing Saville’. Panel discussion at the Bloody Sunday Weekend, Derry. Other Item [Details]

Online Multimedia

  Year Publication
(2011) The Brendan Duddy Archive: online exhibition.
Ó Dochartaigh, Niall (2011) The Brendan Duddy Archive: online exhibition. Online Multimedia [Details]
(2004) A Guide to Ulster Loyalism and Unionism Online.
Ó Dochartaigh, Niall (2004) A Guide to Ulster Loyalism and Unionism Online. Derry: Online Multimedia [Details]
(1994) Conflict Data Service.
Ó Dochartaigh, Niall (1994) Conflict Data Service. Derry: Online Multimedia [Details]

Presentation

  Year Publication
(2001) Online transnational activism on conflict: the case of Ulster Loyalism. Institute of International Studies, University of California, Berkeley.
O Dochartaigh, Niall (2001) Online transnational activism on conflict: the case of Ulster Loyalism. Institute of International Studies, University of California, Berkeley. Presentation [Details]
(2000) The Internet and Ethnic Conflict. By Webcast over the Internet to Queen’s University, Belfast and to INCORE in Derry.
O Dochartaigh, Niall (2000) The Internet and Ethnic Conflict. By Webcast over the Internet to Queen’s University, Belfast and to INCORE in Derry. Presentation [Details]

Presented Papers

  Year Publication
(2014) Micro-mobilization into the Provisional IRA.
Lorenzo Bosi and Niall Ó Dochartaigh (2014) Micro-mobilization into the Provisional IRA. Presented Papers [Details]
(2010) ‘Making peace in secret: Evidence from the Brendan Duddy papers at NUI Galway’. NUI Galway Centre for Irish Studies public lecture.
Ó Dochartaigh, Niall (2010) ‘Making peace in secret: Evidence from the Brendan Duddy papers at NUI Galway’. NUI Galway Centre for Irish Studies public lecture. Presented Papers [Details]

Reviews

  Year Publication
(2006) Colin Crawford, Inside the UDA: Volunteers and Violence . H-Albion, H-Net Reviews.
O'Dochartaigh, N. (2006) Colin Crawford, Inside the UDA: Volunteers and Violence . H-Albion, H-Net Reviews. Reviews [Details]
(1998) Brian Dooley: Black and Green: The Fight for Civil Rights in Northern Ireland and Black America. Irl-Comment.
O'Dochartaigh, N. (1998) Brian Dooley: Black and Green: The Fight for Civil Rights in Northern Ireland and Black America. Irl-Comment. London; Chicago: Pluto Press Reviews [Details]
(1998) Michael A. Gomez: Exchanging our Country Marks: The Transformation of African Identities in The Colonial and Antebellum South. The Ethnic Conflict Research Digest.
O'Dochartaigh, N. (1998) Michael A. Gomez: Exchanging our Country Marks: The Transformation of African Identities in The Colonial and Antebellum South. The Ethnic Conflict Research Digest. UNC Press, Chapel Hill Reviews [Details]
(1998) Jeroen Doomernik: Going West: Soviet Jewish Immigrants in Berlin since 1990. The Ethnic Conflict Research Digest.
O'Dochartaigh, N. (1998) Jeroen Doomernik: Going West: Soviet Jewish Immigrants in Berlin since 1990. The Ethnic Conflict Research Digest. Aldershot: Ashgate Reviews [Details]
(1998) Andrew J. Wilson: Irish America and the Ulster Conflict. H-Ethnic.
O'Dochartaigh, N. (1998) Andrew J. Wilson: Irish America and the Ulster Conflict. H-Ethnic. Washington DC: Catholic University of America Press Reviews [Details]
(1998) Berch Berberoglu: The National Question: Nationalism, Ethnic Conflict, and Self-Determination in the 20th Century. The Ethnic Conflict Research Digest.
O'Dochartaigh, N. (1998) Berch Berberoglu: The National Question: Nationalism, Ethnic Conflict, and Self-Determination in the 20th Century. The Ethnic Conflict Research Digest. Philadelphia: Temple University Press Reviews [Details]

Research Seminar

  Year Publication
(2014) 'The Nation Online: Nations, Borders and New Technologies'. Digital Scholarship Seminar, Moore Institute, NUI Galway.
Niall Ó Dochartaigh (2014) 'The Nation Online: Nations, Borders and New Technologies'. Digital Scholarship Seminar, Moore Institute, NUI Galway. Research Seminar [Details]

Seminar

  Year Publication
(2010) 'Making Peace in Secret’. Departmental seminar, Dept of Political Studies, University of Auckland.
Ó Dochartaigh, Niall (2010) 'Making Peace in Secret’. Departmental seminar, Dept of Political Studies, University of Auckland. Seminar [Details]

Honours and Awards

  Year Title Awarding Body
2016 Certificate of commendation for large-group teaching Political Studies Association of Ireland Teaching & Learning Committee
2016 Visiting Research Fellowship Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa, Italy
2015 President's Award for Teaching Excellence NUI Galway
2001 SSRC Fellowship Social Science Research Council, New York
1995 ACUNS/ASIL Scholarship ACUNS/ASIL (Academic Council on the United Nations System/American Society of International Law)
1994 DAAD scholarship DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service)
1987 Postgraduate research fellowship University College Galway

Professional Associations

  Association Function From / To
European Consortium for Political Research Convener, Standing Group on Political Violence 01-MAR-12 / 30-NOV-17
Political Studies Association of Ireland Convener, Specialist Group on Peace and Conflict 30-OCT-08 /

Committees

  Committee Function From / To
Research Committee, School of Political Science and Sociology Chair 01-SEP-14 /
Political Studies Association of Ireland Member 01-SEP-07 /

Education

  Year Institution Qualification Subject
2012 NUI Galway Diploma German
2013 NUI Galway Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
1987 University College Galway Bachelor of Arts History and Sociology and Politics
1989 University College Galway MASTERS DEGREE (LEVEL 9) History
2002 NUI Galway Diploma Irish
1994 Queen's University Belfast PhD Politics
2017 Queen's University Belfast DSSc (Higher Doctorate ) Politics

Languages

  Language
Irish
English
German
French

Reviews

  Journal Role
British Journal Of Politics And International Relations Reviewer
International Journal of Conflict Management Reviewer
Terrorism And Political Violence Reviewer
Nations And Nationalism Reviewer
Political Studies Reviewer
Social Science History Reviewer
Irish Political Studies Reviewer
The Sixties Reviewer
Mobilization Reviewer
Peacebuilding Reviewer
Studies In Conflict And Terrorism Reviewer
Contemporary British History Reviewer
Journal of Peace Research Reviewer
Ethnopolitics Reviewer
Journal of Comparative Politics Reviewer
Parliamentary Affairs Reviewer
Political Geography Reviewer
Partecipazione e Conflitto Reviewer
Civil Wars Reviewer
Twentieth Century British History Reviewer
Irish Historical Studies Reviewer
Journal Of Commonwealth & Comparative Politics Reviewer

Other Activities

  Description

Visiting Research Fellow, Hamburg Institute for Social Research Nov-Dec 2016 Visiting Research Fellow, Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice, Queen’s University Belfast Oct 2016 & Mar 2017 Visiting Research Fellow, Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa, Italy May-Jun 2016 Visiting Research Fellow, Centre for International Borders Research, Queen’s University Belfast 2011-12 Visiting Fellow, Dept of Political Studies, University of Auckland Jan-Apr 2010 Visiting Fellow, National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Otago Feb-Mar 2010 Research Affiliate, National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Otago Since 2010 Visiting Scholar, USC Annenberg School for Communication, Los Angeles Jan-July 2003 Visiting Scholar, Institute for International Studies, University of California, Berkeley June-July 2001

Teaching Interests

SPL 301 Politics of Peace and Conflict

This is a small-group course with twenty students around half of whom are Erasmus students from mainland Europe and visiting students from the US and Canada. Students are introduced in the first few weeks to key theories of peace and conflict and to debates on the causes of violence and war. We move on then to the topic of negotiation and peace processes. Midway through the course students give a group presentation on a contemporary conflict and write a related midterm essay applying some of the theoretical perspectives to the conflict they have chosen to look at. We look then in detail at the case studies of Israel/Palestine and Northern Ireland, comparing the causes of conflict and the peace processes in these two cases. We conclude by looking at key issues in contemporary conflict resolution including international intervention and peacebuilding.

SPL 302 Conflict and Territory

This is also small-group course with twenty students around half of whom are visiting students. This course introduces students to key theoretical perspectives on conflict and on territory and examines recent scholarly efforts to improve our understanding of the relationship between the two. We begin by looking at key texts and key arguments and assessing existing explanations of the apparent intractability of so many territorial disputes. The course then applies these theoretical perspectives to the contemporary experience of conflict in Northern Ireland and Israel/Palestine. We go on to explore the relationship between nationalism and ethnic identity and violent territorial conflict at a variety of scales

SP219 Political Sociology

A second year elective with around 130 students. Political sociology is the study of the relationship between society and politics and the course provides an introduction to both classical and contemporary debates. It reviews the leading theoretical and historical approaches in the field, illustrating theory with concrete empirical work and historical case studies. Among the key issues dealt with are state power, war, political violence, political legitimacy, authority, ideology, citizenship, social movements, nationalism, ethnicity and globalisation.

SP158 Introduction to Politics and Society

This is the core first year introduction to Politics and Sociology with around 800 students. Each lecture has to be delivered twice in order to accommodate the large numbers. I teach the section on 'Power and the State' which introduces students to theories of power and debates on the state and to the formal structures of government in the Republic of Ireland.

SP159 Problems in Sociology and Politics

First year seminars. I provide this seminar through the medium of Irish.

Second year General Seminar

A seminar group with around 15 students supporting the second year modules in Sociology and Politics. I deliver it through the medium of Irish when there is demand.

IS107 Divided Ireland: Politics and Society since 1921

I teach on the politics of conflict in Northern Ireland in this module on the MA in Irish Studies. I also coordinate the contribution to this module of the School of Political Science and Sociology.

Courses taught in previous years

3BA SP448 Ethnic Conflict and Territory
A small third year option course in which half of the twenty students were visitors 3BA SP479 Politics and the Internet
A small third year option course in which half of the twenty students were visitors 3BA: Ethnic Conflict. A small third year option course 3BA SP621 Tuaisceart Éireann: Polaitíocht na Coinbhleachta
Northern Ireland: the politics of conflict, a small third year option course taught through the medium of Irish PG103 Internet Research Skills, Certificate in Postgraduate Development (Arts)
An evening course for M.Litt and PhD students from across the College of Arts, Social Sciences and Celtic Studies. Power, Conflict and Ideologies, Structured PhD module
2BA SP234 International relations
An optional second year course with around 180 students I have also taught classes on Internet Research Skills in methods courses for the following postgraduate programs:
•    MA in Community Development / Masters in Social Work
•    MA Pleanáil Teanga  (through the medium of Irish) / MA Módhanna Teagaisc (through the medium of Irish)  

Recent Postgraduate Students

  Graduation Name Degree Primary Supervisor
2017 Shadi Abu-Ayyash PhD
2010 Elizabeth Ball PhD Y
2017 Giada Lagana PhD Y
2003 Paul Murray PhD Y
2011 Deirdre McHugh PhD Y

Modules Taught

  Term/Year Module Title Module Code Subject / Desc
2017/18 Comparative Politics SP6115 MA in Politics and Sociology
Semester 1/2019 Conflict, Power, and Peace SP6199 The module examines how the key social science concepts of conflict and power can help us to understand the causes of violent conflict and the factors contributing to peace. It combines a strongly theoretical approach to power, conflict and peace with empirical analysis of contemporary conflicts and peace processes.
2017/18 Conflict and Territory SPL302
2017/18 Political Sociology SP219
2017/18 Introduction to Politics and Society SP158
2017/18 Divided Ireland: Politics and Society since 1921 IS107 I teach on the module and coordinate the Soc and Pol contribution
2015/16 International Relations SP234
2017-18 Politics of Peace and Conflict SPL301

Internal Collaborators

  Name Description of Collaboration
Internal Collaborators
Prof. Mark Haugaard, School of Political Science and Sociology Dr Kevin Ryan, School of Political Science and Sociology Dr Shane Darcy, Irish Centre for Human rightsDr Stacey Scriver, Global Women's Studies Programme

External Collaborators

  Name Organisation / Institute Country Description of Collaboration
Prof. Sinisa Malesevic UCD IRELAND
Dr Lorenzo Bosi Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa ITALY
Dr Katy Hayward Queen's University Belfast UNITED KINGDOM
Dr Thomas Leahy Cardiff University UNITED KINGDOM
Prof Isak Svensson Uppsala University SWEDEN