Máire Braniff
Biographic Data
| ID | 3082079 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Máire Braniff |
| GIVEN NAMES | Máire |
| FAMILY NAME | Braniff |
| SIGNATURE | BRANIFF M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Ulster |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2016-9877 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 71 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
‘I just see us being hammered on a daily basis’: Ontological discourses and narratives of insecurity within Ulster Loyalism
Drawing on qualitative research and original interview material with activists at the community level, this paper focuses on a range of issues and political developments seen to be affecting Ulster Loyalism and outlines how Loyalists interpret and respond to such events. In so doing, it highlights how Loyalists draw on a core sense of identity that is both ideologically defined and, at times, socially and spatially reinforced. This paper further …
The Alliance Party of Northern Ireland: Beyond Unionism and Nationalism
Northern Ireland’s political system is dominated by an Irish Catholic nationalist versus British Protestant unionist fault-line, based on the long-running argument over whether the province should remain part of the United Kingdom or form part of a United Ireland. Yet the largest category of elector in Northern Ireland says they are neither a unionist nor a nationalist and the third largest party is now Alliance, which declares itself neutral on …
Troubles of the past: History, identity and collective memory in Northern Ireland
This book is an edited collection that examines various aspects of the role and nature of collective memory and remembrance of the conflict in Northern Ireland. It sets out to examine diverse constructions, articulations and re-articulations of (often competing) collective memories and their relevance for the process of identity formation, political struggles, ‘culture wars’, the formation of politics and debates on dealing with the past in North…
Same but different? The Democratic Unionist Party and Ulster Unionist Party compared
Northern Ireland’s two main unionist parties, the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) have undergone divergent fortunes since the 1998 Good Friday Agreement (GFA) as the DUP has prospered whilst the UUP has struggled. This article draws upon recent studies of the memberships of both parties to explore their perceptions of the change in respective electoral standings and to examine the extent to which the parties now co…
The Ulster Unionist Party: Country Before Party?
This book undertakes the first detailed membership study of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP). The UUP was the dominant political party in Northern Ireland during the twentieth century, but since the 1998 Belfast Agreement, the UUP has struggled to retain the loyalty and affection of many within the majority Protestant-Unionist-British community. The Belfast Agreement was internationally lauded, the UUP leader David Trimble feted with a Nobel Peace…
Managing contested spaces: Public managers, obscured mechanisms and the legacy of the past in Northern Ireland
Societies emerging from ethno-political and inter-communal conflict face a range of complex problems that stem directly from the recent lived experience of bloodshed and injury, militarisation, securitisation and segregation. As institutional agents in such an environment, public managers perform the dual role of both interpreting public policy and implementing it within a politically contested space and place. In this article, we address how man…
Zero-sum politics in contested spaces: The unintended consequences of legislative peacebuilding in Northern Ireland
A dearth of evidence: Tackling division and building relationships in Northern Ireland
Addressing the estrangement of distinct identity groups as a result of violent conflict is a challenging and persistent socio-psychological peacebuilding imperative. In the immediacy of a peace agreement, priority is given to pressing security and institutional arrangements, particularly within the context of substantial external intervention. Northern Ireland represents an interesting case study, as early and targeted attention was paid to the d…
Historical dialogue and memory in policing change: The case of the police in Northern Ireland
This article explores the complex relationship between organisational change and historical dialogue in transitional societies. Using the policing reform process in Northern Ireland as an example, the article does three things: the first is to explore the ways in which policing changes were understood within the policing organisation and ‘community’ itself. The second is to make use of a processual approach, privileging the interactions of contex…
There's Just No Point Having a Token Woman: Gender and Representation in the Democratic Unionist Party in Post-Agreement Northern Ireland
Journal Article ‘There's Just No Point Having a Token Woman’: Gender and Representation in the Democratic Unionist Party in Post-Agreement Northern Ireland Get access Máire Braniff, Máire Braniff 1Sociology and Applied Social Sciences, Ulster University, Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland, UK Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Sophie A. Whiting Sophie A. Whiting * 2Department of Politics, Languages and Internatio…
Spacing commemorative-related violence in Northern Ireland: Assessing the implications for a society in transition
This paper explores the geography of commemorative-related violence in Northern Ireland and considers its ramifications for a society in transition. Using original primary research, this article contributes to discussions on violence, space and memory through a spatial analysis of new quantitative archival data and existing archival material explored through a multi-disciplinary lens. It examines the complex relationship between the practices and…
Commemoration as Conflict: Space, Memory and Identity in Peace Processes
McDowell and Braniff explore the relationship between commemoration and conflict in societies which have engaged in peace processes, attempting to unpack the ways in which the practices of memory and
Circle of friends: Unravelling the networks of peacebuilding in Northern Ireland
Ridding societies of the scourge of violence is a primary concern for practitioners, funders and observers of peace processes. Addressing, in a comprehensive way, segregation, division and deep-seated mistrust requires targeted and penetrating application of models of change in terms of the structural and relationship bases of conflict. Predicated on the interwoven relationships that bind macro, meso and micro actors to the common purpose of buil…
The Democratic Unionist Party: From Protest to Power
The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) in Northern Ireland has undergone a remarkable transformation. Having been a party of opposition and protest for decades following its foundation in 1971, the DUP is now the leading party of government in the region, one which dominates unionist politics. The party moved from a religiously influenced determination to face down the ‘enemies of Ulster’ to acceptance of the need to share power with those ‘enemies’…
The European Union Building Peace Near and Afar: Monitoring the Implementation of International Peace Agreements
The European Union’s (EU) support and contribution to international peace and security continues to develop with involvement in the Balkans, South Caucasus, Africa, Middle East and South Asia (Council of the European Union 2005). Within the broad range of civilian and military interventions under the Common Security and Defence policy (CSDP) there have been two monitoring missions that have emerged from peace agreements, in Aceh (2005-2006) and i…
The Democratic Unionist Party: From Protest to Power
The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) in Northern Ireland has undergone a remarkable transformation. Having been a party of opposition and protest for decades following its foundation in 1971, the DUP is now the leading party of government in the region, one which dominates unionist politics. The party moved from a religiously influenced determination to face down the ‘enemies of Ulster’ to acceptance of the need to share power with those ‘enemies’…
There's Just No Point Having a Token Woman: Gender and Representation in the Democratic Unionist Party in Post-Agreement Northern Ireland
Journal Article ‘There's Just No Point Having a Token Woman’: Gender and Representation in the Democratic Unionist Party in Post-Agreement Northern Ireland Get access Máire Braniff, Máire Braniff 1Sociology and Applied Social Sciences, Ulster University, Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland, UK Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Sophie A. Whiting Sophie A. Whiting * 2Department of Politics, Languages and Internatio…
The Ulster Unionist Party: Country Before Party?
This book undertakes the first detailed membership study of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP). The UUP was the dominant political party in Northern Ireland during the twentieth century, but since the 1998 Belfast Agreement, the UUP has struggled to retain the loyalty and affection of many within the majority Protestant-Unionist-British community. The Belfast Agreement was internationally lauded, the UUP leader David Trimble feted with a Nobel Peace…
Zero-sum politics in contested spaces: The unintended consequences of legislative peacebuilding in Northern Ireland
Circle of friends: Unravelling the networks of peacebuilding in Northern Ireland
Ridding societies of the scourge of violence is a primary concern for practitioners, funders and observers of peace processes. Addressing, in a comprehensive way, segregation, division and deep-seated mistrust requires targeted and penetrating application of models of change in terms of the structural and relationship bases of conflict. Predicated on the interwoven relationships that bind macro, meso and micro actors to the common purpose of buil…
A dearth of evidence: Tackling division and building relationships in Northern Ireland
Addressing the estrangement of distinct identity groups as a result of violent conflict is a challenging and persistent socio-psychological peacebuilding imperative. In the immediacy of a peace agreement, priority is given to pressing security and institutional arrangements, particularly within the context of substantial external intervention. Northern Ireland represents an interesting case study, as early and targeted attention was paid to the d…
Spacing commemorative-related violence in Northern Ireland: Assessing the implications for a society in transition
This paper explores the geography of commemorative-related violence in Northern Ireland and considers its ramifications for a society in transition. Using original primary research, this article contributes to discussions on violence, space and memory through a spatial analysis of new quantitative archival data and existing archival material explored through a multi-disciplinary lens. It examines the complex relationship between the practices and…
Same but different? The Democratic Unionist Party and Ulster Unionist Party compared
Northern Ireland’s two main unionist parties, the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) have undergone divergent fortunes since the 1998 Good Friday Agreement (GFA) as the DUP has prospered whilst the UUP has struggled. This article draws upon recent studies of the memberships of both parties to explore their perceptions of the change in respective electoral standings and to examine the extent to which the parties now co…
Managing contested spaces: Public managers, obscured mechanisms and the legacy of the past in Northern Ireland
Societies emerging from ethno-political and inter-communal conflict face a range of complex problems that stem directly from the recent lived experience of bloodshed and injury, militarisation, securitisation and segregation. As institutional agents in such an environment, public managers perform the dual role of both interpreting public policy and implementing it within a politically contested space and place. In this article, we address how man…
Historical dialogue and memory in policing change: The case of the police in Northern Ireland
This article explores the complex relationship between organisational change and historical dialogue in transitional societies. Using the policing reform process in Northern Ireland as an example, the article does three things: the first is to explore the ways in which policing changes were understood within the policing organisation and ‘community’ itself. The second is to make use of a processual approach, privileging the interactions of contex…
The European Union Building Peace Near and Afar: Monitoring the Implementation of International Peace Agreements
The European Union’s (EU) support and contribution to international peace and security continues to develop with involvement in the Balkans, South Caucasus, Africa, Middle East and South Asia (Council of the European Union 2005). Within the broad range of civilian and military interventions under the Common Security and Defence policy (CSDP) there have been two monitoring missions that have emerged from peace agreements, in Aceh (2005-2006) and i…
Commemoration as Conflict: Space, Memory and Identity in Peace Processes
McDowell and Braniff explore the relationship between commemoration and conflict in societies which have engaged in peace processes, attempting to unpack the ways in which the practices of memory and
Circle of friends: Unravelling the networks of peacebuilding in Northern Ireland
Ridding societies of the scourge of violence is a primary concern for practitioners, funders and observers of peace processes. Addressing, in a comprehensive way, segregation, division and deep-seated mistrust requires targeted and penetrating application of models of change in terms of the structural and relationship bases of conflict. Predicated on the interwoven relationships that bind macro, meso and micro actors to the common purpose of buil…
The Democratic Unionist Party: From Protest to Power
The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) in Northern Ireland has undergone a remarkable transformation. Having been a party of opposition and protest for decades following its foundation in 1971, the DUP is now the leading party of government in the region, one which dominates unionist politics. The party moved from a religiously influenced determination to face down the ‘enemies of Ulster’ to acceptance of the need to share power with those ‘enemies’…
Spacing commemorative-related violence in Northern Ireland: Assessing the implications for a society in transition
This paper explores the geography of commemorative-related violence in Northern Ireland and considers its ramifications for a society in transition. Using original primary research, this article contributes to discussions on violence, space and memory through a spatial analysis of new quantitative archival data and existing archival material explored through a multi-disciplinary lens. It examines the complex relationship between the practices and…
A dearth of evidence: Tackling division and building relationships in Northern Ireland
Addressing the estrangement of distinct identity groups as a result of violent conflict is a challenging and persistent socio-psychological peacebuilding imperative. In the immediacy of a peace agreement, priority is given to pressing security and institutional arrangements, particularly within the context of substantial external intervention. Northern Ireland represents an interesting case study, as early and targeted attention was paid to the d…
Historical dialogue and memory in policing change: The case of the police in Northern Ireland
This article explores the complex relationship between organisational change and historical dialogue in transitional societies. Using the policing reform process in Northern Ireland as an example, the article does three things: the first is to explore the ways in which policing changes were understood within the policing organisation and ‘community’ itself. The second is to make use of a processual approach, privileging the interactions of contex…
There's Just No Point Having a Token Woman: Gender and Representation in the Democratic Unionist Party in Post-Agreement Northern Ireland
Journal Article ‘There's Just No Point Having a Token Woman’: Gender and Representation in the Democratic Unionist Party in Post-Agreement Northern Ireland Get access Máire Braniff, Máire Braniff 1Sociology and Applied Social Sciences, Ulster University, Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland, UK Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Sophie A. Whiting Sophie A. Whiting * 2Department of Politics, Languages and Internatio…
Managing contested spaces: Public managers, obscured mechanisms and the legacy of the past in Northern Ireland
Societies emerging from ethno-political and inter-communal conflict face a range of complex problems that stem directly from the recent lived experience of bloodshed and injury, militarisation, securitisation and segregation. As institutional agents in such an environment, public managers perform the dual role of both interpreting public policy and implementing it within a politically contested space and place. In this article, we address how man…
Zero-sum politics in contested spaces: The unintended consequences of legislative peacebuilding in Northern Ireland
The Ulster Unionist Party: Country Before Party?
This book undertakes the first detailed membership study of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP). The UUP was the dominant political party in Northern Ireland during the twentieth century, but since the 1998 Belfast Agreement, the UUP has struggled to retain the loyalty and affection of many within the majority Protestant-Unionist-British community. The Belfast Agreement was internationally lauded, the UUP leader David Trimble feted with a Nobel Peace…
Same but different? The Democratic Unionist Party and Ulster Unionist Party compared
Northern Ireland’s two main unionist parties, the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) have undergone divergent fortunes since the 1998 Good Friday Agreement (GFA) as the DUP has prospered whilst the UUP has struggled. This article draws upon recent studies of the memberships of both parties to explore their perceptions of the change in respective electoral standings and to examine the extent to which the parties now co…
Troubles of the past: History, identity and collective memory in Northern Ireland
This book is an edited collection that examines various aspects of the role and nature of collective memory and remembrance of the conflict in Northern Ireland. It sets out to examine diverse constructions, articulations and re-articulations of (often competing) collective memories and their relevance for the process of identity formation, political struggles, ‘culture wars’, the formation of politics and debates on dealing with the past in North…
The Alliance Party of Northern Ireland: Beyond Unionism and Nationalism
Northern Ireland’s political system is dominated by an Irish Catholic nationalist versus British Protestant unionist fault-line, based on the long-running argument over whether the province should remain part of the United Kingdom or form part of a United Ireland. Yet the largest category of elector in Northern Ireland says they are neither a unionist nor a nationalist and the third largest party is now Alliance, which declares itself neutral on …
‘I just see us being hammered on a daily basis’: Ontological discourses and narratives of insecurity within Ulster Loyalism
Drawing on qualitative research and original interview material with activists at the community level, this paper focuses on a range of issues and political developments seen to be affecting Ulster Loyalism and outlines how Loyalists interpret and respond to such events. In so doing, it highlights how Loyalists draw on a core sense of identity that is both ideologically defined and, at times, socially and spatially reinforced. This paper further …
Irish and British Studies (13 works) · Political science (12 works) · Law (10 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Politics (8 works) · Law (7 works) · Northern ireland (6 works) · Public Administration (6 works) · Ethnology (5 works) · Peacebuilding and International Security (4 works)