Ryan Joseph O'Byrne

Lecturer
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Background

Dr Ryan Joseph O’Byrne is a sociocultural anthropologist and Lecturer in Peace Studies with the Global Humanity for Peace Institute (GHfP) and the Institute of Education and Humanities at UWTSD. He holds a MA in Cultural Anthropology from Victoria University Wellington (New Zealand), a PhD in Social Anthropology from University College London (United Kingdom), and has held academic positions in the Firoz Lalji Institute for Africa (FLIA) at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and the Department of Anthropology and Sociology at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS). 

Specialist Subjects

  • Anthropology
  • Migration Studies
  • Peace Studies
  • Refugee Studies
  • Religion

Professional and/or Research Experience

My most recent fieldwork investigated the connections between mobility, resilience, and public authority among South Sudanese refugees in northern Uganda.

I have published in Australasian Review of African Studies, Civil Wars, Human Welfare, The Journal of Refugee and Immigrant Studies, The Journal of Refugee Studies, The Journal of Religion in Africa, Sites, and Third World Thematics. I also have several chapters published or forthcoming, and served as editor of a special issue on vernacular understandings of resilience in Uganda for Civil Wars.

Qualifications

  • BA Cultural Anthropology (Victoria University Wellington, New Zealand)
  • MA Cultural Anthropology (Victoria University Wellington, New Zealand)
  • PhD Social Anthropology (University College London, United Kingdom)

Languages Spoken

English

Link to Orcid Profile

ORCID Research profile

Available to Supervise Doctoral Students

Yes