Chris Gilligan is a Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of the West of Scotland. He previously held lecturing posts at Aston University and the University of Ulster. He is Reviews Editor for the journal Ethnopolitics. His main field of research is in the broad area of nations, ‘race’ and ethnicity. His publications include: Peace or War? Understanding the Peace Process in Northern Ireland (co-edited with Jonathan Tonge); Northern Ireland Ten Years after the Agreement, and; Visualising Migration and Social Division (co-edited with Dr Susan Ball).