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Trocáire film & discussion - Make It Your Business
Join us for a screening of the Trócaire "Make It Your Business" documentary on Wednesday November 29th at 5.30pm in Education Seminar Room (ESR), Education House. The documentary focuses on this issue of corporate abuse of human rights and the environment around the globe, and includes interviews with experts and human rights activists.
When: Wednesday, 29 November 2023
November Open Days 2023
Join us on the Maynooth University campus on Friday/Saturday 24th-25th November 2023 for our Open Days. Free bus links to Saturday's Open Day.
When: Friday, 24 November 2023
20 years of EU Civilian Peacebuilding Missions
In the context of Irelands current debates on neutrality and international peace efforts, it is timely to explore what exactly is meant by EU peacebuilding efforts, and activities related to its Common Security and Defence Policy. On Friday 16th June, the Kennedy Institute, in collaboration with the MU Dept. of International Development, will conduct an online seminar exploring these issues.
When: Friday, 16 June 2023
First Wednesday: Autumn 2022 Series - Episode 3
This session is the final of three events of the First Wednesdays Autumn 2022 Series, ‘The Struggle for Democracy: Exploring Commonalities in Global Citizenship and Activism’ organised in partnership with Comhlámh and with support from Concern Worldwide. In the closing session of the series we will take a closer look at what links the struggles for democracy through global citizenship and activism highlighted through this #FirstWeds series.
When: Wednesday, 07 December 2022
First Wednesday: Autumn 2022 Series - Episode 2
Join us for the second of three events of the First Wednesdays Autumn 2022 Series, ‘The Struggle for Democracy: Exploring Commonalities in Global Citizenship and Activism’ organised in partnership with Comhlámh. This event, moderated by Dr Tom Campbell, explores "The Struggle for the Earth – The Global is Local" with Ramón Balcázar Morales, Lynda Sullivan and Bernadette Hopkins.
When: Wednesday, 02 November 2022
Transformational approaches for working with fragile and conflict affected communities
As part of this year’s Research week, Dr. Paul O’Keeffe and Dr. Kieran Doyle will host a 1 hour presentation and discussion of their experiences in transformational research with refugees in fragile contexts and the enabling impact of mediation, negotiation and dialogue facilitation in international peacebuilding interventions.
When: Wednesday, 26 October 2022
First Wednesday: Autumn 2022 Series
THE STRUGGLE FOR DEMOCRACY: Exploring Commonalities in Global Citizenship and Activism Join us in partnership with Comhlámh this Autumn for the new First Wednesdays series, a set of three interlinked conversations with those currently involved in real-world struggles in Ireland and beyond. We will take a closer look at commonalities ‘in struggle’ across campaigning and activism movements, and explore what it would mean to consider these struggles as part of a process of ‘acts of global citizenship’ and ‘democratising democracy’.
When: Wednesday, 05 October 2022
Launch of Level 9 Certificate in Global Citizenship Education
Please join us at Maynooth University for the online launch of our new Certificate in Global Citizenship Education. We are delighted to be joined by Aishling McGrath, Director, WorldWise Global Schools, and Professor Momodou Sallah, Director, Centre for Academic Innovation and Professor of Teaching and Learning, De Monfort University, Leicester, along with representatives from each of the Departments involved, who will talk about the programme and answer any questions you have.
When: Thursday, 19 May 2022
Displacement, Gender and Justice – Reflections in Memory of Dr. Sinéad McGrath
Please join with us at the Maynooth University Department of International Development to remember our colleague, Dr. Sinéad McGrath, who passed away, sadly, in January 2022.
When: Friday, 22 April 2022
Research Engagement and Practice Seminars
REAPS - Research, Engagement and Practice Seminars From March to April 2022, academic staff of the Dept. of International Development will collaborate with development practitioners and engaged researchers to co-host a series of 1-hour conversations reflecting on their work and the latest research from their discipline
When: Friday, 11 March 2022