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Professor Gearoid Millar is a Chair in Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Aberdeen's School of Social Science. He holds a PhD in Social Science from Syracuse University and an MA in International Peace and Conflict Resolution from American University. His research focuses on local experiences of international interventions in post-conflict states, emphasizing ethnographic approaches to evaluate peacebuilding, transitional justice, and development projects. He coordinates the MSc programs in Peace and Conflict Studies and Policy Evaluation, and supervises PhD students in post-conflict justice and ethnographic methodologies.
- Member of the School Executive Committee
- Research Impact Lead for the Department of Sociology
- Editorial Board member for Civil Wars and Peacebuilding
Research Interests: Ethnographic Peace Research, Global-Local Dynamics in Peacebuilding, Sierra Leone Case Studies, and Just Food Transitions. His theoretical contributions include frameworks on hybrid peace structures and trans-scalar peace systems, with recent work exploring participatory research in neoliberal academia.
Key Grants: Leverhulme Research Fellowship (2018-2019), British Academy 'Just Transitions' Grant (2021), and multiple University of Aberdeen grants.
Labs/Teams: Involved in the Institute for Conflict, Transition, and Peace Research (ICTPR) and the Just Food mutual exchange network.
