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Research interests
Dr Whiting joined the department of PoLIS as a lecturer in politics in June 2015, having previously worked and studied at the University of Liverpool.
Dr Whiting’s research interests include UK devolution and political parties - with a particular focus on Northern Ireland. Dr Whiting is also interested in the role of women and gender within post-conflict politics.
Previous research includes several political party membership surveys (including the DUP and UUP in Northern Ireland), the influence of political violence and ‘spoiler’ groups within peace processes and the representation of women within formal institutions following conflict.
Research interests
- UK politics and devolution
- Gender and politics
- The Northern Ireland peace process
- Post conflict institutions
Achievements
- PhD awarded Arthur McDougall Fund Prize, Political Studies Association prize for best PhD in elections, electoral systems or representation (2013).
- Co- authored book ‘The Democratic Unionist Party: From Protest to Power’ was awarded PSAI Brian Farrell Book Prize, Political Book of the Year (2015) and shortlisted for Practical Political Book of the Year, Paddy Power Book Awards (2015).
- Outstanding Early Career Researcher, University of Liverpool Celebrating Success Awards (2014), commended.
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Network
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Projects 2015 2022
MSCA RISE - DisTerrMem - Memory Across Borders: Dealing with the Legacy of Disputed Territories
Parish, N. & Whiting, S.
1/02/18 → 31/01/22
Project: EU Commission
MSCA RISE - DisTerrMem - Memory Across Borders: Dealing with the Legacy of Disputed Territories
Parish, N., Aslam, M., Bull, A., Clarke, D., Horvath, C. & Whiting, S.
1/02/18 → 31/01/22
Project: EU Commission
A Membership Survey of the Ulster Unionist Party in Northern Ireland
1/09/15 → 1/09/16
Project: Research council
Research Output 2012 2019
Lost in the Process? The impact of devolution on abortion law in the United Kingdom
Moon, D., Thomson, J. & Whiting, S., 20 May 2019, (Accepted/In press) In : British Journal of Politics and International Relations.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
File
‘Pouting puppies’? Feminisation strategies and party leadership. A case study of Northern Ireland
Whiting, S. & Matthews, N., 2019.Research output: Working paper
Ulster Unionist Party: Country before Party?
Whiting, S., Tonge, J., Braniff, M., Hennessey, T. & McAuley, J., 2018, (Submitted) Oxford University Press.Research output: Book/Report › Book
Deep impact: The fiction of a smooth brexit for Northern Ireland
Braniff, M. & Whiting, S., 23 Mar 2017, In : Juncture. 23, 4, p. 249-253 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
nationalism
leader
Northern Ireland
Power sharing
Faultlines
Gender, International Relations theory and Northern Ireland
Braniff, M. & Whiting, S., 2017, Theories of International Relations and Northern Ireland . White, T. J. (ed.). Manchester: Manchester University PressResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter