Dr Dale Pankhurst

Well…👌🏻😆

Thrilled & grateful to peers in the @CRS_INFO for selecting me to take part in the Emerging Scholars Initiative, designed to support early-career researchers focused on peace and conflict at a critical stage of their careers. Looking forward to a year of collaboration & learning!

From my recent peer-reviewed article looking at loyalist paramilitary attacks in the Republic of Ireland during the Troubles. You can read the full open-access article here: #d1e305" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Honoured to receive the 2025 Basil Chubb Prize for the best PhD in Political Science. Grateful to my peers and the Political Studies Association of Ireland for this recognition of my work.

My latest article in The Conversation ⬇️ theconversation.com/hamas-at-a-cro…

Delighted to share the news that I’ve been awarded the Basil Chubb Prize by the Political Studies Association of Ireland for the best PhD thesis in politics from any university in Ireland. Feeling honoured and proud that my research has been recognised at this level!

My latest article in ⁦@ConversationUK, this time looking at the Russian Imperial Movement recently proscribed under the Terrorism Act by the UK Government⁩ ⬇️ theconversation.com/russian-imperi…

@CaralNiChuilin Thanks Caral! 👌🏻☺️

Well done @DWHPankhurst some achievement 👏👏👏

Thrilled to share that I’ve officially graduated today with a PhD in Politics from Queen’s University Belfast! A huge thank you to everyone who supported me along the way and those who participated in my research project. Its been an incredible journey.

Since 2010, the number of conflicts involving states has almost doubled, and the total number of deaths has increased five-fold. Read more about the new UCDP data in this @JPR_journal open access article: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00…

My latest article, published as part of a Special Issue in JSS on the future of counterinsurgency following the withdrawal of NATO forces from Afghanistan in 2021. Full article: What contributions do anti-insurgent militias produce during armed conflict? tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

My latest peer-reviewed article recently published in Terrorism and Political Violence. In it, I examine loyalist paramilitary violence and its effects within the Republic of Ireland during the Troubles. It is open access and therefore, free to read! tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Full article: Power, Perception, Group Relationships, and Conflict Dynamics: Loyalist Paramilitary Violence and Its Effects Within the Republic of Ireland During the Troubles, 1969–1998 @terpolv @DWHPankhurst tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

@KateNicholl Warmest congratulations to you, Fergal, and the wider family Kate. Love the name!

This day last week our beautiful baby boy Dara came into the world. Our hearts are so full & I’m endlessly grateful to the staff at the Royal - especially the amazing midwives in the active birth centre - for their excellent care 💕

My latest article in The Conversation. theconversation.com/colombias-frag…

Colombia’s fragile peace process in danger as guerrilla violence rises theconversation.com/colombias-frag… @DWHPankhurst via @ConversationUK

I’m on a bit of a roll this week with two of my research papers accepted into two journals ( one will be published in Terrorism and Political Violence, and the other in Journal of Strategic Studies). I’ll post the links to both once they’re formally published. Keep an eye out!

And with that, I can now finally say I am #PhDone 🎉