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Aimee J. Smith

@aimeejaysmith.bsky.social
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Social Scientist | Peace, education and childhood/youth | Outdoorsy person and music lover | Belfast | All views my own 💚🏔🎶

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Aimee J. Smith @aimeejaysmith.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
'Immunity clause' officially removed from Legacy legislation
bbc.co.uk
Legacy Act: MPs remove conditional immunity measure for Trouble-era crimes
The controversial clause had already been found to be unlawful and was opposed by Northern Ireland parties and victims' groups.
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Mike Luckovich @mluckovich.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
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ESAI @esai-irl.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
Call for Papers 📣 ESAI Conference 2026 #esai2026 will take place from 28-30 May in the University of Galway @universityofgalway.bsky.social The conference marks the 50th anniversary of the ‘Meeting of Scholars’. #CfP closes on 29th November! All details on our website: esai.ie/esai-confere...
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Aimee J. Smith @aimeejaysmith.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
New framework announced between British and Irish governments to deal with Legacy. A weekend of scrutinising lies ahead
bbc.co.uk
Northern Ireland Troubles legacy deal 'a day and night improvement'
The UK and Irish governments announce a framework which seeks to heal a rift between London and Dublin created by the NI Legacy Act.
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University and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · 27/08/2025
Our General Secretary @drjogrady.bsky.social has written to David Lammy demanding the FCDO urgently evacuates *all* Palestinian students with British university places from Gaza.   The British government must act now – to help Palestinian students and end its complicity in Israel's genocide.
Letter to David Lammy and Hamish Falconer
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Aimee J. Smith @aimeejaysmith.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Our article in Fortnight Magazine is now available online
fortnightmagazine.org
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Feargal Cochrane @feargalc.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Labour promised root and branch reform of the Legacy Act. @aimeejaysmith.bsky.social and I argue that the government needs to relinquish political control of the institutions and make victims and survivors architects of reform, rather than recipients of change that is decided for them.
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Aimee J. Smith @aimeejaysmith.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
With government interference over who is entitled to compensation we're going to see similar levels of distrust over any new legacy and reconciliation bill. There are limited chances left to get this right
bbc.co.uk
Government to block Adams internment compensation
Hilary Benn says the government will bring in primary legislation to address the issue.
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The House of Pod @kavehmd.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
As an Iranian American, it feels like I need to help explain something: A friend recently expressed confusion as to why those in the Iranian diaspora (liked myself), who hate the regime, would be opposed to the attacks on Iran. I’ll try to explain my thoughts/feelings. 🧵
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Seán Gleasure @seangleasure.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Excited to share research from @cslstudyucd.bsky.social with colleagues at the Educational Studies Association of Ireland Conference @esai-irl.bsky.social this week. My paper details the co-creation and implementation of our participatory research method, ‘A School Day’ board game.
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Aimee J. Smith @aimeejaysmith.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
It's kind to wonder if any of this has been thought through 😑 Trumps tarrifs raises concerns over Windsor Framework which may require UK and EU to work closer together to reduce impact on NI. It also potentially undermines the peace process. Small fry to a large ego of course.
theguardian.com
Trump tariffs could undermine Brexit deal in Northern Ireland
US president imposes two-tier rate on island of Ireland, raising concerns over impact on 1998 peace pact
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Aimee J. Smith @aimeejaysmith.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
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Aimee J. Smith @aimeejaysmith.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
German Election in full with interactive maps
theguardian.com
German election 2025: results in full
With all seats assigned, Friedrich Merz’s CDU/CSU conservatives will be the biggest party in the Bundestag, but the far-right AfD have come second. Find full results from every constituency
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Aimee J. Smith @aimeejaysmith.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
QUB - Annual Harri Holkeri Lecture "Peace Mediation in the Age of Geopolitical Contestation" - Elina Valtonen MP (Finland, Minister of Foreign Affairs) 3rd March - 17:30-19:00 www.qub.ac.uk/events/whats...
qub.ac.uk
The Annual Harri Holkeri Lecture 2025
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Aimee J. Smith @aimeejaysmith.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
I love a good graphic - excellent thread of analysis on Trump's first few weeks in office by @chrischirp.bsky.social
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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
The absolute only reason to strip schools of immigration protection is to target children. That's it. That is the ballgame. I don't get how broken your moral compass has to be to accept that, no matter what your political affiliation. www.npr.org/2025/01/21/n...
npr.org
Trump administration strips schools, churches of immigration enforcement protections
The memo rescinds a Biden administration guideline that created "protected areas" consisting of places where "children gather, disaster or emergency relief sites, and social services establishments."
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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 21/01/2025
hey cool all my Bad Religion albums came true
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Aimee J. Smith @aimeejaysmith.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
For a while I have been interested in the sociology of hope, largely but not exclusively, as it pertains to those in post-conflict environments. Snippets of hope were visible in my thesis interviews with young people, and I am now in a place where I can start to delve into this more.
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Dr Zoë Ayres @zjayres.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Maybe it's the wrong time for me to ask, but maybe not? What are some tangible actions a person can do who is based in the UK right now to prevent the rise of the far right and facism, especially with Farage being best pals with Musk, right now? How do we act before it's too late?
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Aimee J. Smith @aimeejaysmith.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
First mountain of the year - the Mourne's Wee Binnian. A damp misty day but a fun scramble nonetheless.
A small mountain is outlined in the mist
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Dr Jamie Gallagher @jamiebgall.co.uk · 12/01/2025
I love that AHRC are funding community networks, but they've used the phrase I really dislike. The grant will "enhance access to culture" This tends to mean access to the correct/acceptable/rich people culture. Poor people have culture too, they just don't make BBC4 shows about it.
Screenshot: Apply for funding to form a community-driven research network to enhance access to culture. Funded networks will create partnerships across communities, researchers, and policymakers, to promote urban cultural renewal.

You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) funding.
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Aimee J. Smith @aimeejaysmith.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
One benefit of being part-time - Thursdays are the new Fridays! One major downside - I have a memory like a sieve so need to spend extra time writing detailed lists for next week before I forget everything. It was the same when I was full time but I feel the extra day will make a big difference
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Iyad El-Baghdadi @iyadelbaghdadi.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Here's a personal thread about the very strong, complex emotions that I struggled with all of last week, since we watched Assad fall and Syria rise:
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LSE Impact @lseimpactblog.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
💥New: Considering how the idea of luck is mobilised by different groups and to different effect in academia, Jonatan Nästesjö argues luck can play a positive and negative role in maintaining status hierarchies in academia. #AcademicSky #AcademicCareers #Luck
blogs.lse.ac.uk
Why we should take care when ascribing luck to academic success
Considering how the idea of luck is mobilised by different groups and to different effect in academia, Jonatan Nästesjö argues luck can play a positive and negative role in maintaining status hiera…
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Aimee J. Smith @aimeejaysmith.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
So I spent a few days in Coventry this week meeting my new colleagues. Upon arriving at the train station, my music playlist started on the Stiff Little Fingers version of The Specials 'Doesn't make it alright'. A spontaneous and welcome merging of my new geographic worlds through music
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Children's School Lives @cslstudyucd.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
🚨 Today, we launch Report 8b from the #CSLstudy, ‘Equalities in Children’s School Lives: The Impact of Gender.’ 🔗 Download the report from our website at: cslstudy.ie/wp-content/u... 🧵 Read about some of the key findings below – ⬇️ 1/15
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Aimee J. Smith @aimeejaysmith.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
I am now officially up and running in my new role. Delighted to join the team at PAIS in the University of Warwick as a Research Fellow working on the Inclusive Peace project
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Aimee J. Smith @aimeejaysmith.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Irish election 2024: No party is standing enough candidates to win a majority - while the STV system makes a coalition almost an inevitability, how much longer can the FG/FF-perpetual government provide stability through the current challenges facing Ireland?
politico.eu
Ireland’s peculiar election fail
Staid campaign limps toward election day as party leaders struggle to drum up enthusiasm for a vote with no clear front-runner.
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Eoin Daly @eoinmauricedaly.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Short piece by me explaining the fracturing of the party-system in Ireland and why there will likely be a protracted stalemate and caretaker government after this week’s election theconversation.com/irish-electi...
theconversation.com
Irish election: why one single party is unlikely to win – and what it means for the next government
Ireland’s fractured party system often leads to protracted political stalemates.
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Aimee J. Smith @aimeejaysmith.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
I've never been great at social media as an academic - I'm an introvert both online and off. However the internet can be a space that allows for more intentional and thoughtful engagement with others - more so than in person for me. With a new platform, I'm going to try.
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Raul Pacheco-Vega @raulpachecovega.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
I am writing a book chapter on qualitative methods in political science/public policy/public administration. If you have authored recent papers using QM in these three disciplines, please send them to me! I’d like to read and potentially cite. raul(.)pacheco(.)vega(@)flacso(.)mx
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Aimee J. Smith @aimeejaysmith.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
👋Hi #AcademicSky. I'm new here - recently returned to academia after time off for my mental health. I'm a mixed-methods sociologist, and have worked in education research for a while. Starting a new role soon in conflict/peace - back to my PhD days. I also play bass and climb mountains.
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Hey Jude @judew.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
One of my things is being pro choice, if you feel able may you consider signing this petition. I am not sure why it’s only got 2300 sigs, we don’t want to go down the American route petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
petition.parliament.uk
Petition: Decriminalise Abortion
I am calling on the UK government to remove abortion from criminal law so that no pregnant person can be criminalised for procuring their own abortion.
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Aimee J. Smith @aimeejaysmith.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Available open access - my latest article on the challenges faced by children and schools during the pandemic in Sierra Leone www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
tandfonline.com
The COVID-19 pandemic and children’s engagement with learning in rural Sierra Leone
The COVID-19 pandemic caused worldwide educational disruption. This paper addresses a gap in the literature relating to the impact of the pandemic on learning experiences of children in rural commu...
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Aimee J. Smith @aimeejaysmith.bsky.social · 25/10/2024
Recently migrated from the other site - bear with me while I find my feet again
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