Maria Power

Maria Power is a Senior Research Fellow at the Las Casas Institute for Social Justice, Blackfriars Hall, University of Oxford. She serves as a Harassment Officer, offering confidential advice on resolving informal or formal harassment cases within the university.

• Role: Senior Research Fellow, Harassment Officer
• Institution: Blackfriars Hall, University of Oxford

Research Interests center on religion’s role in mitigating violence and ethnic conflict, focusing on:

• Intra- and inter-faith dialogue
• Peacebuilding practices
• Catholic Social Teaching
• Conflict ethics

Her funded projects include studies on faith-inspired peacebuilding in post-1998 Northern Ireland and collaborations with Thrive Ireland. Grants come from the ESRC, British Academy, Spalding Trust, and Porticus Foundation.

Publications highlight intersections of religion, conflict, and social justice, with recent works on Catholic lay leadership, interfaith relations, and scriptural approaches to peacebuilding.