Brendan is Professor of Urban Planning at Queen’s University Belfast. He has researched and written widely on social economics, urban regeneration and community development. In 2019, he published a research-based book on Social Economics and the Solidarity City with Routledge.

The troubles with peace
Brendan Murtagh tells how in the face of inadequate investment there is potential in the poorest communities in Northern Ireland’s capital to share the economic benefits of peace. Despite recent