Areas of expertise
I am internationally recognised for research excellence on mass atrocity prevention with a focus on four crimes: genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing. I have published one monograph, around twenty peer reviewed journal articles, guest edited two special issue journals (International Politics 2016 and Global Responsibility to Protect 2015) and one special issue roundtable (Ethics and International Affairs 2021). I have given expert oral evidence to the United Nations Joint Office on the Genocide Prevention and the Responsibility to Protect, the House of Lords, the UK Defence Committee and the UK All Party Parliamentary Group on the Prevention of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity.
Publications
Gallagher A. 2025. Farewell the Responsibility to Protect? False death, grave crisis, future opportunities. International Affairs. 483-500 101.2
Gallagher A, Illingworth R, Raffle E, Willis B. 2024. The permanency of mass atrocities: The fallacy of ‘never again’. The British Journal of Politics and International Relations.
Gallagher A. 2024. Trust, distrust, and mass atrocity prevention: The Central African Republic. European Journal of International Security. 59-77 9.1
Gallagher A, Lawrinson B, McKay G, Illingworth R. 2023. The Responsibility to Protect: a Bibliography. Global Responsibility to Protect. 3-123 16.1
Gallagher A. 2022. An international responsibility to develop in order to protect? A responsibility too far. Journal of International Relations and Development. 1020-1045 25.4
Berger L, Gallagher A. 2022. Shared values or shared interests? Arab publics and intervention in Syria. Politics. 376-392 42.3
Gallagher A, Lawrinson BW, Hunt CT. 2022. Colliding Norm Clusters: Protection of Civilians, Responsibility to Protect, and Counter-terrorism in Mali. Global Responsibility to Protect. 204-231 14.2
Gallagher A. 2021. To name and shame or not, and if so, how? A pragmatic analysis of naming and shaming the Chinese government over mass atrocity crimes against the Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in Xinjiang. Journal of Global Security Studies. 6.4
Gallagher A, Wheeler NJ. 2021. Trust or Perish? The Responsibility to Protect and Use of Force in a Changing World Order. Ethics & International Affairs. 181-195 35.2
Jacob C, Gallagher A, Hunt CT. 2021. Pursuing Accountability and Protection for the Uighur and Muslim Minorities in China. Global
Gallagher A, Raffle E, Maulana Z. 2020. Failing to fulfil the responsibility to protect: the war on drugs as crimes against humanity in the Philippines. The Pacific Review. 247-277 33.2
Gallagher A. 2016. Conceptualizing humanity in the English School. International Theory: a journal of international politics, law and philosophy. 341-364 8.2
Gallagher A, Brown GW. 2016. The Responsibility to Protect 10 years on from the World Summit: A victory for common humanity?. International Politics. 8-13 53.1
Gallagher A. 2015. The Responsibility to Protect Ten Years on from the World Summit: A Call to Manage Expectations. Global Responsibility to Protect. 254-274 7.3-4
Gallagher AM. 2015. The promise of pillar II: analysing international assistance under the Responsibility to Protect. International Affairs. 1259-1275 91.6
Gallagher A, Ralph JG. 2015. The Responsibility to Protect at Ten. Global Responsibility to Protect. 239-253 7.3-4
Ralph J, Gallagher A. 2015. Legitimacy faultlines in international society: The responsibility to protect and prosecute after Libya. Review of International Studies. 553-573 41.3
Gallagher AM. 2014. What constitutes a ‘Manifest Failing’? Ambiguous and inconsistent terminology and the Responsibility to Protect. International Relations. 428-444 28.4
Gallagher AM. 2014. Syria and the indicators of a ‘manifest failing’. The International Journal of Human Rights. 1-19 18.1
Gallagher AM. 2012. A System, Society and Community Perspective on Genocide. Genocide Studies and Prevention. 7.3
Gallagher AM. 2012. A Clash of Responsibilities: Engaging with Realist Critiques of the Responsibility to Protect.. Global Responsibility to Protect. 4.2