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INCORE ( https://www.ulster.ac.uk/incore )  at Ulster University's Derry-Londonderry Campus is inviting contributions for a new series of short, accessible blog posts that explore how peace and conflict are lived, understood and negotiated in different places and communities. We are particularly interested in research that looks at the everyday and community-based dimensions of peacebuilding, sometimes described as peacebuilding from below. This includes work on how people navigate division, rebuild relationships or create new forms of connection in contexts shaped by conflict or social tension. We also welcome contributions that reflect more broadly on peacebuilding, memory, identity and social change. The blog will be linked to the INCORE website. Who should submit This call is aimed at academic researchers who would like to share their work in a clear and public facing way. Submissions should aim to summarise recently published research, share insights from ongoing projects or c...

Dr Éamonn Ó Ciardha is a Reader in History in the School of Arts and Humanities at Ulster University E.ociardha@ulster.ac.uk This INCORE blog is based on an article due to be published in the forthcoming Volume: Frenk, J., Freier, N., Ó Ciardha, É and Pearson, V. (eds) (2026) Irish Studies in a Changing Europe. Saarbrucken: Saarbrucken University press. Comparing Ireland and Ukraine may seem unconventional at first, yet placing these two regions side by side reveals patterns that offer valuable insight into how communities today negotiate division and identity. Ireland and Ukraine’s histories remind us that the contemporary society of both places is shaped not only by political agreements but by deep-rooted cultural memories and long-term experiences of historic conflict. These influences continue to shape Ireland’s ongoing peace process and remain ever present in Ukraine, where conflict continues as an everyday reality. Both Ireland and Ukraine have been imagined, and at ti...