Andy Hamilton @andyham91 - Bluesky Profile

Latest posts by andyham91.bsky.social on Bluesky

‘Radicalization, nourished by a critical spirit, is always creative. Sectarianism mythicizes and thereby alienates; radicalization criticizes and thereby liberates’ – Paulo #Freire

17.02.2025 14:37 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

The concepts, theories, and new perspectives will likely resonate with all those working with young people in societies with contested borders, competing cultural identities, and a legacy of political violence.

17.02.2025 14:37 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

We critique the tendency towards #harmonising perspectives at the expense of a more radical, #politicising practice with young people.

17.02.2025 14:37 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

A Critical Approach to Youth Sector Peacebuilding A Critical Approach to Youth Sector Peacebuilding - Dialogue, Politics, and Power; Using Northern Ireland as a compelling case study, this book offers a critique of peacebuilding approaches with young...

What should be the main focus of #peacebuilding with #young people in Northern Ireland today? This question and the varied answers we found are explored in our new book: A Critical Approach to Youth Sector Peacebuilding.
On pre sale #policypress

policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/a-critical-a...

17.02.2025 14:37 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0

The Education Authority portal for Pre-school applications opens this Friday, 10th January. Link below.

From September, our Naíscoil will offer daily 4 hour sessions, 8.45am - 12.45pm, with school meals available, on Montgomery Road in east Belfast.

www.eani.org.uk/parents/admi...

08.01.2025 20:58 — 👍 16 🔁 9 💬 0 📌 0

DAVID C. CLEMENTS LIVE AT THE ULSTER HALL The David C Clements Christmas show has become an annual treat in the Belfast live music scene. Regularly housed in Redeemer Central Church and even Fitzroy, where a live album of it was actually reco...

David C Clements takes on the Ulster Hall... knows the privilege it is... and has a vocationally satisfying night... My review. stocki.typepad.com/soulsurmise/...

22.12.2024 14:50 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1

Check out ulster.ac.uk/tbs & boysimpact.com

12.12.2024 18:05 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

@edudetective.bsky.social has sparked a dynamic movement uniting those committed to promoting holistic outcomes for & with boys & young men. Boys' Impact contributes to #gender transformative processes inspired by #feminist thought and action. Great to partner through Taking Boys Seriously research

12.12.2024 18:05 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

Inspired at the East Anglia #boysimpact conference today listening to how Dr Ashley Hickson-Lovence brings #creativewriting to life with #boys. Ashley quoted Frank Cottrell-Boyce: "The strange thing about stories is that the more specific they are the more universal they become". #tbs2

12.12.2024 18:05 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

@andyham91 is following 20 prominent accounts

Nita Alexander
@nitaalexander

PhD Sociology (Society & Culture) - Western Australia. Senior research Officer at The Kids Research Institute Australia. Hiking Ocean Nature (she/they)

@pacjournal

Official @APA_Journals of @APA Division 48 (Study of Peace, Conflict, and Violence) || Editor @lauraktaylorPHD.bsky.social https://psycnet.apa.org/PsycARTICLES/journal/pac/28/3

International Sociological Association (ISA)
@isa-sociology.org

Founded in 1949, International Sociological Association represents sociologists everywhere, regardless of their school of thought, scientific approaches or ideological opinion. Get to know us better at www.isa-sociology.org

Keith Bishop
@youthworkerbish

Foster Dad, Youth Worker, Senior Lecturer in Social Policy @birminghamnewman.bsky.social Care Experience. Equally. Children’s Rights. www.linktr.ee/youthworkerbish

Health + Youth Work Project
@healthandyouthwork

Exploring youth work services across the UK for young people with long-term physical and/or mental health conditions. NIHR funded🥇 University of Manchester🐝 Views our own🙋🏻‍♀️

RC34 Youth
@rc34youth

We are the International Sociological Association’s Research Committee 34 on the sociology of youth, known as RC34.

@dallaslad

Professor Paul Connolly FAcSS
@profconnolly

Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Executive Dean of Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Ulster University | Professor of education | Researching children, conflict and peace building.

Stephanie Wescott
@drstephaniewescott

Feminist academic at Monash University. Researching the manosphere & gendered violence in schools

Dr Nicole M Miller
@nicolemmiller

Psychology Lecturer @UniWestLondon |Therapist | Research on Stigma, Contact theory, Climate change, Mental Health & Wellbeing | She/her| Views are my own

Dr Gabrielle Nugent-Stephens
@gabriellen-s

Lecturer in Criminology at Ulster Uni. Interests: policing, security governance, social harm. Views my own.

Waterstones
@waterstones

All about the books

Bez Martin
@bezmartin

Head of Participation at Anna Freud. The Lundy Model Network Lead. One sixth of #MessageToMargaret Founder and Director #TheSeanchaíCollective - Learning through Lived Experience https://www.seanchaicollective.org/

Homeless Connect
@homelessconnect

We're on a journey to end homelessness. We represent the NI homelessness sector and amplify voices of people with lived experience. We provide the Home Starter Pack service and FareShare in NI

The Youth Work Common Room
@ywcr

The Home of Youth Work & Informal Education www.youthworkcommonroom.com

Spike
@thegingerman

Dad, husband, cyclist and vinyl junkie. Lover of clever thinking. Group Head of Creative and Strategy at smarts.agency. All views my own.

Kirsty McCann
@kmcann

Programme Manager for homelessness & refugee support services. Vol sector. Social worker. Practice teacher. Mummy of two amazing special boys ♥️

William Crawley
@williamcrawley

BBC presenter. @BBCNIreland, @BBCNewsNI. @BBCR4Sunday. #BBCTalkback. Member @RIADawson. @EF_Fellows. Cynophilist. Talking on-air against my better judgment. Check my List for: Northern Ireland https://go.bsky.app/VGXofMD

Michael Flood
@michaelgflood

Researcher on men, masculinities, gender, and violence prevention. Educator and advocate. Posts my own. I strive for content-rich and evidence-based tweeting. I'm experimenting with posting both here and on X/Twitter @MichaelGLFlood

Jessica Ringrose
@jessicaringrose

Prof University College London, UK. Canadian Feminist Sociologist studying youth, social media, digital activism, tech facilitated gender based violence and educational interventions New book out 2025: Teens, Social Media, & Image Based Abuse