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‘Connecting the Personal and the Political: Feminist Perspectives on Development Education’
Dr Eilish Dillon publishes Focus article in Issue 29 of Policy and Practice which explores feminist perspectives on development education.
Date: Monday, 16 December 2019
Listen to Dr Eilish Dillon's Focus podcast "Rethinking the divide between International and Community Development"
Focus has a chat with Dr Eilish Dillon, exploring some of the ideas, assumptions and practices underpinning much of the work of the international development sector in Ireland and elsewhere.
Date: Tuesday, 26 November 2019
Niamh Rooney and Willem Schade represent the Department of International Development at Irish Aid event in Dublin Castle
Niamh Rooney and Willem Schade hosted an information stand at the Volunteering for A Better World – Irish Aid Volunteering Fair which took place in Dublin Castle on Saturday November 9th 2019
Date: Thursday, 14 November 2019
#FirstWeds - Patrick Marren talks to investigative journalist Olivier van Beemen
Patrick Marren talks to investigative journalist Olivier van Beemen about his book “Heineken in Africa” at the Comhlamh November #FirstWeds debate.
Date: Wednesday, 13 November 2019
Public Seminar: Education for Transformation in Post - conflict Contexts, A Focus on South Sudan
Public seminar hosted by the MU Departments of Education, History and International Development Wednesday 11th December 2019, 4pm - 6pm
Date: Tuesday, 22 October 2019
Tom Campbell facilitates Comhlamh's First Wednesday panel discussion
“Civil Disobedience and Social Change” was the topic of debate at the Comhlamh First Wednesday event in October. Moderated by Tom Campbell, the discussion explored civil disobedience in the general sense and challenged preconceptions and limitations of the term. A significant theme arising in the discussion focused on Extinction Rebellion’s organising models and strategy relative to the perceived lack of politics in the context of the history and experience of Shell to Sea and other camapigns in Ireland.
Date: Thursday, 17 October 2019
Paddy Reilly publishes article in Policy & Practice: A Development Education Review
Please see Paddy Reilly's article in Issue 28 of Policy and Practice: A Development Education Review
Date: Friday, 07 June 2019
Niamh Rooney visits Hanoi, Vietnam as part of the CODET project
Niamh Rooney, Department of International Development travelled to Hanoi, Vietnam in May 2019 to participate in and co-facilitate the final evaluation of the Community Development through English Teaching (CODET) project, a joint initiative of ten European, Asian, and Latin American organisations.
Date: Thursday, 23 May 2019
Department of International Development Launch
Check out some photos from our very successful launch of the Department of International Development
Date: Tuesday, 30 April 2019
Maynooth University Department of International Development Launch
Tuesday, 30th April 2019, 6pm - 8pm Room SE014 School of Education Building, North Campus
Date: Thursday, 25 April 2019