Publications

Authored Books
 
Terrorism: A Critical Introduction (co-authored with Richard Jackson, Jeroen Gunning and Lee Jarvis), Basingstoke: Palgrave, 2019; 2012
Truth and justice after violent conflict: managing violent pasts. Abingdon: Routledge (2007) (224 pp)
(with Mike Morrissey) Northern Ireland After the Good Friday Agreement: Victims, Grievance and Blame. London: Pluto (247pp) 
(with Marie-Therese Fay) Personal Accounts of Northern Ireland’s Troubles: Public Chaos, Private Loss. London: Pluto, (2000) (150pp)
(with Marie-Therese Fay and Mike Morrissey) Northern Ireland’s Troubles: The Human Costs. London: Pluto. (1999) (229pp) 
Half the Battle: Understanding the Impact of the Troubles on Children and Young People. Derry Londonderry, INCORE / the United Nations University and the University of Ulster. (1998) 174pp.
Hemmed In and Hacking it: Life in Two Enclaves. Derry: Guildhall Press. (1996) 
Edited books
 
The Ashgate Research Companion on Political Violence London: Ashgate, 2013
Critical Terrorism Studies: A new research agenda (with Richard Jackson and Jeroen Gunning) London: Routledge, (2009) (288pp)
Researching Conflict in Africa: Insights and Experiences (with Gillian Robinson, Eghosa Osage, Albrecht, Schnabel and Lis Porter) Tokyo: United Nations University Press, 2005. 
Researchers and their ‘subjects:’ ethics, power, knowledge and consent. Bristol: Policy Press. (2004) (with Emma Williamson) (227pp) 
Researching Violently Divide Societies: Ethical and Methodological Issues. Tokyo: United Nations University Press. (2001) (with Gillian Robinson) (227pp) 
(2000) Working With Children and Young People in Violently Divided Societies: Papers from South Africa and Northern Ireland. Derry Londonderry, INCORE / the United Nations University and the University of Ulster. (2001) (with Kirsten Thomson) (246pp) 
Refereed Academic Journal Articles
 
 (2020) Interviewing combatants: lessons from the Boston College Case, Contemporary Social Science, 15:2, 258-274, DOI: 10.1080/21582041.2019.1637533
 (2014)‘Everywhere and forever’ War on ‘Terrorism’ and the challenge for Transitional justice’    International Journal of Transitional Justice 
(2013) Theorising the “suspect community”: counterterrorism, security practices and the public imagination Critical Studies on Terrorism Vol 6 Issue 3 2013. 
(2013) “Injured and disabled casualties of the Northern Ireland conflict:  issues in immediate and long term treatment, care and support” Medicine, Conflict and Survival Vol. 29, No.3July-September 2013, 244-266.
(2010) ‘Between intelligence-gathering and social engineering: Can government legitimately mingle its social interventions with intelligence-gathering, as the UK’s Prevent counter-terrorism strategy stands accused of doing?’ Royal United Services Institute Analysis Online. Available at: http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4AE8359535743/
(2009) ‘The Challenge of Researching Political Terror Critically’.  The Arches: Journal of the Cordoba Foundation Issue 4  Available at: www.thecordobafoundation.com/attach/Arches_issue_03_Web.pdf
(2009) ‘Hierarchies of Pain and Responsibility: ‘Terrorists’, Victims, War by Other Means and Prospects for Reconciliation in Northern Ireland.’ Tripodos (Spain) 
(2008) ‘Frameworks for peace in Northern Ireland; an analysis of the 1998 Belfast Agreement.’ Strategic Analysis Vol 32 No 6, November 2008: pp 1-23.
(2008) ‘Lessons learned in counter-terrorism in Northern Ireland: an interview with Peter Sheridan’ Critical Studies on Terrorism, Vol 1, No 1 pp  March 2008.
(2007) “A critical research agenda for the study of political terror” European Political Science6(3), September 2007: 260-267
(2004) “The Process of Demilitarisation and the Reversibility of the Peace Process in Northern Ireland.” Terrorism and Political Violence  Special issue on Northern Ireland, Vol 16, (3) Autumn 2004 pp. 1-23. 
(2003) “Militarised Youth in South Africa, Northern Ireland and the Middle East.’ Georgetown Journal of International Affairs. Summer/Fall 2003, Volume IV No 2. pp 83-90 
(2003) “Truth, Partial Truth and Irreconcilable Truths: Reflections on the Prospects for Truth Recovery in Northern Ireland” Smith College Studies in Social Work: Vol 73: Number 2. March 2003. (pp 205-225)  
(2002) “Review: Politics of Memory: Transitional Justice in Democratising Societies, Alexandra Barahona de Brito, Carmen Gonzalez, Enriquez Aguilar and Paloma Aguilar (eds) Oxford University Press, 2001. The Global Review of Ethnopolitics, Vol 2, No 1, (pp110-112)
(1999) Robinson, G., Smyth, M and Schnabel, A. “Researching Violent Societies: Methodological and Ethical Challenges,” Work in Progress: A Review of Research Activities of the United Nations University, Volume 15, Number 3, Summer. 
(1996) (with Jim Campbell) “Social Work, Sectarianism and Anti-Sectarian Practice.” Br. J. Social Wk. (1996) 26, 77-92. 
(1989) “Racism and Sectarianism: working in Northern Ireland,” Network 21.4, Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work, London. 
Contributed Chapters
 
(2018 ‘The uses of suffering: Victims as Moral Beacons or Icons of Grievance’ in Vincent Druliolle, Roddy Brett (eds) The Politics of Victimhood in Post-conflict Societies. Springer
‘Victims and child soldiers: A critical approach” (with Samantha Cooke​) in Kennedy-Pipe, C. Mabon, C and Clubb, G.  (eds) 2015 ‘Terrorism and Political Violence: the Evolution of Contemporary Insecurity’. ​ Sage 
Reconciliation and paramilitaries in Northern Ireland in Renner, J., & Spencer, A. (2012). Reconciliation after terrorism: Strategy, possibility or absurdity? London; New York: Routledge.
(2010) ‘Victims and Reconciliation in Peace Processes’ in Judith Renner & Alexander Spencer (eds) Reconciliation after Terrorism: Strategy, Possibility or Stupidity? Abingdon; Routledge/Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich
(2009) ‘Subjectivities, “Suspect Communities” and the Ethics of Research on Terrorism’ in Critical Terrorism Studies: A new research agenda, Jackson, Breen Smyth and Gunning (eds.), London: Routledge, 2009: 
(2009) ‘The Core Commitments of Critical Terrorism Studies’ –with Richard Jackson and Jeroen Gunning in Critical Terrorism Studies: A new research agenda, Jackson, Breen Smyth and Gunning (eds.), London: Routledge, 2009: 156-177
(2009) ‘Critical Terrorism Studies’ (with Richard Jackson and Jeroen Gunning) in Fagan, Honor, and Munck, Ronaldo, (Forthcoming 2008) Globalization and Human Security: An Encyclopaedia Volume 1 Economic and Political Aspects  Praeger Security Press: USA. 
(2008) ‘Dealing with the past: the politics of victimhood’ in Liam O’Hagan (ed.), Stories In Conflict Yes Publications: Derry/Londonderry, 2008. 
(2005) ‘Young People and Armed Violence in Northern Ireland’ in Dowdney, L.  Neither War Nor Peace: International Comparisons of Children and Youth In Organised Violence. Rio De Janeiro, COAV www.coav.org
(2005) ‘Insider Outsider issues in researching violence and divided societies’ in  Researching Conflict in Africa: Insights and Experiences Tokyo: United Nations University Press. (Elisabeth Porter, Gillian Robinson, Marie Smyth, Albrecht Schnabel and Eghosa Osaghae,) (eds) (pp 9-23)
(2004) ‘Using Participative Action Research with War Affected Populations: Lessons from research in Northern Ireland and South Africa.’ In Smyth, M. and Williamson, E. (eds)  (2004) Researchers and their ‘Subjects’: Ethics, power knowledge and consent. Bristol: Policy Press. (pp 137-156) 
(2003) Preface to Crawford, C. Inside the UDA: The Ulster Defence Association 1971-2002. Violence, the ‘volunteers’ and strategy. London: Pluto. (pp xi-xix) 
(2003) ‘Burying the Past? Victims and Community Relations in Northern Ireland Since the Cease-fires.’ In Biggar, N. (ed) Burying the Past: Making Peace and Doing Justice after Civil Conflict. Washington DC: Georgetown University Press. (new edition in 2003) (pp125-154) 
(2003) ‘The Concept of Childhood and the Experience of Children in Violently Divided Societies’ in Kelly, J (ed) Childhood and Its Discontents: The First Seamus Heaney Lectures. Dublin: Liffey. (159-198) 
(2002) ‘Quantifying the Effects of the Troubles.’ In Hargie, O. and Dickson, D. (eds) Researching The Troubles: Social Science Perspectives on the Northern Ireland Conflict.  London: Mainstream. (pp15-36) 
(2002) “The Role of Creativity in Healing and Recovery One’s Power after Victimisation.” Sutton, J. (ed) Music, Music Therapy and Trauma: International Perspectives. London: Jessica Kingsley (pp 57-82)
(2001) ‘The “Discovery” and Treatment of Trauma in Northern Ireland.’ In Democratic Dialogue Future Policies for the Past. Belfast: Democratic Dialogue. 
(2000) ‘The Role of Victims in the Northern Ireland Peace Process.’ in Guelke A. and Cox, M. A Farewell to Arms: From War to Peace in Northern Ireland. Manchester University Press. (pp118-135) 
(2000) ‘Working With the Aftermath of Violent Political Division.’ in Kelmshall, H. and Pritchard, J. Good Practice in Working with Violence. London: Jessica Kingsley  (pp 195-212) 
(1999) “Remembering in Northern Ireland: Victims, Perpetrators and Hierarchies of Pain and Responsibility” IN B. Hamber (ed) Past Imperfect: Dealing with the Past in Northern Ireland and Societies in Transition. Derry Londonderry: INCORE. 
(1998) “Segregation: The Experience of Enclave Communities.” In Service Provision in a Divided Society. Dunn, S. (ed) Belfast: Community Relations Council.
(1997) ‘The Effects of War and Civil Conflict on Children.’ In Barnardo’s/ European Forum for Child Welfare. (1997)  Towards Transnational Co-operation for Children. Dublin: Barnardo’s/EFCW
(1997) ‘Home, Hunger and Irish Identity’ in Avakian, A. (ed) Through the Kitchen Window: Food Ethnicity and Identity, Beacon Press, Boston.(pp 89-94)  
(1995) “Women in the Voluntary Sector in Northern Ireland,” in Williamson, A., and Atcheson, N., Voluntary  Organisations, Community Relations and Public Policy in Northern Ireland, Aldershot, Avebury, (pp 145-160) 
(1991) “Press Reporting of Kincora,” in B. Franklin and Parton N., (eds), Social Work, the Media and Public Relations, London, Routledge, (pp 138-154). 
(1990) “Kincora:  towards an analysis,” in Gender, Sexuality and Social Control, Rolston B. and Tomlinson M. (eds) European Group for the Study of Deviance and Social control. Oslo, Norway, June 1990, pp 166-187.
(1982) “The Spaces Between The Cases: radical social work in Northern Ireland” (with B. Rolston), in R. Bailey and P. Lee (eds), Theory and Practice in Social Work, Basil Blackwell. 
Research  reports
 
(2012) “The needs of individuals and their families injured as a result of the Troubles in Northern Ireland” Available at http://www.surrey.ac.uk/politics/files/cii/WAVE%20Final%20Report.pdf
 (2005) “Children and young people’s participation in organized armed violence in Northern Ireland.” In Luke Dowdney/ Via Rio (2005) Children and Organised Armed Violence: A Ten Country Comparative Study. Rio De Janeiro. (with Patricia Campbell)
(2004) The Impact of Political Conflict on Children in Northern Ireland: A Report on the Community Conflict Impact on Children Study. Belfast: Institute for Conflict Research. (150pp) 
(2002) Creggan Community Restorative Justice: An Evaluation and Suggested Way Forward. Belfast, ICR. (108pp) (with Jennifer Hamilton and Kirsten Thomson) 
(2001) Young People’s Lives in Local Communities. Derry Londonderry, INCORE / the United Nations University and the University of Ulster. 2001. (117pp) 
(2000) The YouthQuest 2000 Survey: young people’s experiences and view of life in Northern Ireland. Derry Londonderry, INCORE / the United Nations University and the University of Ulster. (with Mark Scott) (2000) (139pp) 
(1999) Report on the Northern Ireland Survey: The Experience and Impact of the Troubles. Derry Londonderry, INCORE / the United Nations University and the University of Ulster. (with Fay, M.T., Morrissey, M. and Wong, T.) (161pp) 
(1996) Life in Two Enclave Areas in Northern Ireland. A Field Survey in Derry Londonderry after the Cease-fires. June. Derry Londonderry, Templegrove Action Research.
(1996) Three Conference Papers on Aspects of Sectarian Division: Researching Sectarianism: Borders within border: material  and ideological aspects of sectarian division; and Limitations on the capacity for citizenship in Post-Cease-fires Northern Ireland. Derry Londonderry, Templegrove Action Research.
(1996) A Report of a Public Hearing on the Experiences of Minorities in Derry Londonderry, Derry Londonderry, Templegrove Action Research
(1996) Two Policy Papers: Policing and Sectarian Division (with Ruth Moore) and Urban Regeneration and Sectarian Division. Templegrove Action Research.
(1996) A Report of a series of Public Discussion on Aspects of Sectarian Division in Derry Londonderry, held in the period December 1994 – June 1995. Templegrove Action Research.
(1995) Sectarian Division and Area Planning: a commentary on the Derry Area Plan 2011, Templegrove Action Research
1995) Mixed Marriage in Northern Ireland: Institutional Responses, Centre for the Study of Conflict, (with Valerie Morgan and Gillian Robinson)
(1993) Aspects of Implementing Anti-Discriminatory Practice in Social Work Education in Northern  Ireland:  A Preliminary Study. August 1993. 80pp. (with Gill Michael and Helena Schlindwein)
Official reports
(2023) Report of the Independent Reviewer on the operations of the Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007.
(2023) Report of the Independent Reviewer of National Security Arrangements for Northern Ireland. 
(2022) Report of the Independent Reviewer on the operations of Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007. 
 (2002) Caring Through the Troubles: health and social services in North and West Belfast. Belfast: Eastern Health and Social Services Board/ North and West Health and Social Services Trust. 2001 (with Jennifer Hamilton and Kirsten Thomson) (157pp) 
(2001) The impact of the Troubles on Housing Provision in Northern Ireland. A Report Commissioned by Northern Ireland Housing Executive. Belfast. NIHE 
(2002) An evaluation of provision and support for people affected by the Northern Ireland Troubles: A research report commissioned by the Northern Ireland Voluntary Trust into current policy, practice and provision for victims/survivors of the Northern Ireland conflict. Belfast: Northern Ireland Voluntary Trust. (with Jennifer Hamilton and Kirsten Thomson) 
Short works
(2011 to date) Regular contributor to The Conversation, an independent news and analysis website, sourced from the academic and research community See http://theconversation.com/search?date=all&q=Marie+Breen-Smyth&sort=relevancy&type=all
(2009) ‘Romanian Roma families driven out of Belfast.’ e-International Relations (www.e-IR.info <http://www.e-ir.info/>)
(2004) “What do Americans think about the war?” Fortnight, June 2004. pp 4-5
(1994) “Healing Emotional Scars”  Fortnight, October, 18-20.
(1994) Social Work, Sectarianism and Anti-Discriminatory Practice in Northern Ireland. monograph, University of Ulster.
(1992) “An Ism that Isn’t Easy”, Social Work and Anti Sectarian Practice in Northern Ireland” Fortnight, November, pp 15-19
(1990) Race, Sectarianism and Social Work Training in Northern Ireland, monograph, University of Ulster.
Other media, film, public exhibition
 
(2013) Film: Injured feature documentary 60 minutes. University of Surrey /Northern Visions.  
 (2011) Film: And Then There Was Silence… re-edited feature documentary. 60 minutes. Belfast: Northern Visions.  
 (2000) Film: And Then There Was Silence… feature documentary/training video with accompanying training notes. 90 minutes. The Cost of the Troubles Study/Northern Visions.  
(1999) Film  Do You See What I See? Young People’s Experience of the Troubles. The Cost of the Troubles Study /Ulster Television/ Save the Children.
(1998) Public Exhibition Do You Know What’s Happened? Personal Accounts and Images of the Troubles. (Output of the Cost of the Troubles Study) Opened November, 1998 by Secretary of State for NI, Dr Marjorie Mowlam, The Great Hall, Belfast City Hall; toured venues, including House of Commons, Westminster, Glasgow, Dublin.
(1998) Public Exhibition Do You See What I See? Young People’s Experience of the Troubles in their own words and photographs. (Output of research on children and political violence) Opened May, 1998, by Assistant Secretary of State for NI, Adam Ingram in University of Ulster School of Art and Design, York Street, touring various venues in Northern Ireland, England and the Irish Republic. 
(1996) Public exhibition Hemmed In and Hacking It: Words and Images from Two Enclave Areas; (Output of the Templegrove Action Research Project on sectarian division in Derry/Londonderry) opened in Derry Central Library. Toured venues in the North West: archived in Derry Central Library.