The Victim Perpetrator Complex - The case of terrorism and political violence
Dr Ora Lynch, Department of Sociology, UCC
- 25 Jan 2016
Dr Orla Lynch, Dept of Sociology, U.C.C.
The Victim Perpetrator Complex - The case of terrorism and political violence
Wed 27th January 1-2pm,
Áras na Laoi, Room 1.64 (first floor), School of Law, U.C.C.
ALL WELCOME
About the Speaker
Orla Lynch is currently a Lecturer in Criminology at University College Cork, Ireland. Until 2015 she was Director of Teaching and a Lecturer in Terrorism Studies at CSTPV at the University of St Andrews. Orla’s background is in International Security Studies and Applied Psychology; her primary training is as a sociological social psychologist. She studied at both the University of St Andrews (MLitt) and University College Cork (Phd).
Orla’s current research focuses on victimisation and political violence in relation to the direct victims of violence, but also the broader psycho-social impact of victimisation and the perpetrator-victim complex.
Orla has also examined the notion of suspect communities in relation to the impact of counter terrorism measures on Muslim youth communities. Orla is currently the principal investigator on a multisite EU funded project that looks at the importance of notions of victimisation for former perpetrators of political violence and the role of both former perpetrators and victims in ongoing peace initiatives. To date Orla has secured €1.3 million in EU research funding.
Orla is also interested in individual and group desistance from political violence, including issues related to deradicalisation, the role of grand narratives in justifying involvement in violence and psychosocial understandings of the transitions from violence to peace. Her recent books include Victims of Terrorism, a comparative and interdisciplinary study and International Perspectives on Terrorist Victimisation: An interdisciplinary approach.
