Dr Neil Southern BA, PhD, PGCE
Senior Lecturer
- Department of Psychology Sociology and Politics
- Communication and Computing Research Centre
- Culture and Creativity Research Institute
Summary
I have worked at Sheffield Hallam University since November 2010. During 2011-2012 I was Level 5 Tutor for Politics
About
Currently I am Course Leader for BA Applied Social Science (Hong Kong). I have previously worked at the University of Central Lancashire where, at the latter stage of my employment at this institution, I became acting Subject Leader for Ethnicity and Human Rights. I have also been employed as a researcher at the School of Law, The Queen's University of Belfast as well as a Research Associate at the University of Ulster.
Specialist areas of interest
My teaching mainly revolves around courses on ethnic conflict, terrorism and counter-terrorism. I consider research-informed teaching to be the cornerstone of effective and dynamic teaching and am pleased that there is a close correspondence between my research/published work and the modules I deliver.
Teaching
Department of Psychology, Sociology and Politics
College of Social Sciences and Arts
Currently, I am working towards writing a book which explores the role of policing in counter-terrorism and follows an extensive period of fieldwork in Northern Ireland in 2011. Additionally, I am working on a number of research areas which relate to the theme of ethnic conflict. I have articles either 'forthcoming' or presently under peer review. I have published articles in leading academic journals.
Publications
Journal articles
Southern, N. (2020). The pitfalls of power sharing in a new democracy: the case of the National Party in South Africa. The Journal of Modern African Studies, 58 (2), 281-299. http://doi.org/10.1017/s0022278x2000018x
Southern, N. (2018). Post-agreement electoral decline: the Ulster Unionist Party and the problem of decommissioning. Nationalism and Ethnic Politics, 24 (4), 456-477. http://doi.org/10.1080/13537113.2018.1522761
Southern, N. (2018). Political conflict, policing and the challenges of masculinity: The experiences of women officers in the Royal Ulster Constabulary GC. Police Journal: Theory, Practice and Principles, 91 (1), 44-63. http://doi.org/10.1177/0032258X16687165
Southern, N. (2015). A Review of "Politics in Deeply Divided Societies". Nationalism and Ethnic Politics, 21 (4), 495-498. http://doi.org/10.1080/13537113.2015.1091697
Southern, N. (2015). Conflict transformation and truth-seeking : the impact of South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission onthe National Party. Nationalism and Ethnic Politics, 21 (3), 335-356. http://doi.org/10.1080/13537113.2015.1063918
Southern, N. (2015). The Government of National Unity and the demise of the National Party in post-settlement South Africa. Politikon: South African Journal of Political Studies, 42 (2), 235-254. http://doi.org/10.1080/02589346.2015.1041672
Southern, N. (2013). The politics of language in a deeply divided society. Pragmatics and Society, 4 (2), 158-176. http://doi.org/10.1075/ps.4.2.03sou
Southern, N. (2012). The Political Future of Afrikaans: The Viewpoints of an Ethnic Party. Politikon, 39 (3), 353-369. http://doi.org/10.1080/02589346.2012.746185
Southern, N. (2011). Strong Religion and Political Viewpoints in a Deeply Divided Society: An Examination of the Gospel Hall Tradition in Northern Ireland. Journal of Contemporary Religion, 26 (3), 433-449. http://doi.org/10.1080/13537903.2011.616038
Southern, N. (2011). Political opposition and the challenges of a dominant party system: the democratic alliance in South Africa. Journal of Contemporary African Studies, 29 (3), 281-298. http://doi.org/10.1080/02589001.2011.581478
Southern, N. (2009). Post-agreement societies and inter-ethnic competition: a comparative study of the Protestant community of Londonderry and the white population of Pretoria. National Identities, 11 (4), 397-415. http://doi.org/10.1080/14608940903322109
Southern, N. (2009). After Ethnic Conflict: Religion and Peace-building in West Belfast. Irish Studies in International Affairs, 20 (-1), 83-101. http://doi.org/10.3318/isia.2009.20.83
Southern, N. (2008). The Freedom Front Plus: an analysis of Afrikaner politics and ethnic identity in the new South Africa. Contemporary Politics, 14 (4), 463-478. http://doi.org/10.1080/13569770802519383
Southern, N. (2008). Territoriality, alienation, and loyalist decommissioning: the case of the Shankill in Protestant West Belfast. Terrorism and Political Violence, 20 (1), 66-86. http://doi.org/10.1080/09546550701723682
Southern, N. (2007). Britishness, “Ulsterness” and Unionist Identity in Northern Ireland. Nationalism and Ethnic Politics, 13 (1), 71-102. http://doi.org/10.1080/13537110601155783
Southern, N. (2007). Protestant Alienation in Northern Ireland: A Political, Cultural and Geographical Examination. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 33 (1), 159-180. http://doi.org/10.1080/13691830601043588
Southern, N. (2007). Ulster, God's People, and the Interplay between Old Testament and Calvinistic Conceptions of Covenant. Journal of Contemporary Religion, 22 (1), 19-34. http://doi.org/10.1080/13537900601114438
SOUTHERN, N. (2005). Ian Paisley and evangelical Democratic Unionists: An analysis of the role of evangelical Protestantism within the Democratic Unionist Party. Irish Political Studies, 20 (2), 127-145. http://doi.org/10.1080/07907180500135404
Southern, N. (2005). Militant protestantism: An analysis of the theology of political resistance and its impact on Northern Ireland. Religion, 35 (2), 65-77. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.religion.2005.05.003
Southern, N. (2004). God's People and Fundamentalist Ideology in the Classroom: an Examination of Free Presbyterian Schooling in Northern Ireland. Religion & Education, 31 (1), 46-58. http://doi.org/10.1080/15507394.2004.10012332
Book chapters
(2011). Ulster Loyalism after the Good Friday Agreement. Palgrave Macmillan UK: http://doi.org/10.1057/9780230305830
(n.d.). Combating Terrorism in Northern Ireland. Routledge: http://doi.org/10.4324/9780203890875
Books
Southern, N. (2018). Policing and Combating Terrorism in Northern Ireland. Springer International Publishing. http://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-75999-9