Lesley-Ann Daniels
Assistant Professor
Head of Studies
Contact data
Biography
Lesley-Ann Daniels is currently an assistant professor at IBEI. Her recent research projects have been on public attitudes within Ukraine, Colombia, Spain, Northern Ireland and Aceh on aspects of war and peace. She has been Principal Investigator on projects funded by the European Commission, the Spanish Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation and AXA Insurance Research Fund. She has recently completed a Marie Curie research stay at the University of Oslo and has also had research stays at ETH Zurich and University of the Andes. She defended her doctoral thesis on the use of amnesty during civil wars at the Pompeu Fabra University in 2016. Prior to her doctorate, she worked for the EU Peace and Reconciliation Program in Northern Ireland. Her research interests are political violence, civil wars, post-conflict peacebuilding, transitional justice and identity rights and she has published in Journal of Conflict Resolution, Journal of Peace Research, Comparative Politics and European Journal of Political Research, among others.
Background and education
- (2016) PhD, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
- (2011) Masters in Research Methods, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
- (1998) Masters in European Integration, Queen's University Belfast
- (1988) BA (Hons) in Social and Political Science, Queens' College, University of Cambridge
Awards
- 2023. Institute for the Study of Self-Government (IEA) best article award for the article "Territorial conflict and affective polarisation: Evidence from Western Europe"
- 2022: Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship
- 2021: Ministry for Science, Technology and Innovation research project, Government of Spain
- 2016. AXA Research Fund Postdoctoral Fellow.
- 2015. Honorable Mention. Best Paper Award, Conflict Processes Section of the American Political Science Association for the paper "The determinants of low-intensity intergroup violence: The case of Northern Ireland"
Courses
Research
Research interests
- Civil wars
- Political conflict
- Post-conflict peacebuilding
- Minority rights
- Identity studies
IBEI Research Clusters
Research projects
- Building resilient peace: Micro-level resistence to shocks (RESPAX) (Coordinator | Researcher | Contact person)
Perceptions of Truth Commissions in Spain - Coordinator | Researcher | Contact person
Selected publications
- 2025.Perceptions of Peace in Times of War: Public Opinion Evidence from Ukraine.International Negotiation,30(1):43-71Link
- 2025.One-Sided Truth Commissions and Effects on Public Support and Reconciliation.Human Rights Review,Link
- 2024.Territorial disputes and affective polarization.European Journal of Political Research,63:906-926Link
- 2024.Territorial Conflict in the Spotlight: Unveiling Paths to Territorial Clarity.Publius: The Journal of Federalism,Link
- 2024.An inflection point or business as usual? Secessionism as state contestation in Ukraine.Global Studies Quarterly,4Link
- 2024.The impact of thin and thick truth: The limits of truth commission design in polarized societies.Journal of Human Rights,213-230Link
- 2023.The “Weight” of Territorial Issues: Evidence from Catalonia, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.Comparative Politics,Link
- 2021.Brexit and Territorial Preferences: Evidence from Scotland and Northern Ireland.Publius: The Journal of Federalism,1-26Link
- 2021.Stick Then Carrot: When Do Governments Give Amnesty during Civil War?.International Studies Quarterly,Link