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Papers from a Conference to mark the Centenary of the Birth of Paulo Freire (1921-1997)
Looking back and looking forward: Conversations on Paulo Freire’s Influence on Global Development Practice
Date: Wednesday, 11 May 2022
Department hosts memorial event in honour of Dr. Sinéad McGrath
The Department held a memorial event on Friday 22nd April to remember our dear colleague, Dr. Sinéad McGrath who passed away in January 2022. The main focus of the event was to recognise and promote Sinéad's contribution to research through her PhD on displacement, gender and human rights in Columbia. It was also an honour to accept a Peace Pole from the Raheny Rotary in recognition of Sinéad's concern and action for global peace and justice.
Date: Wednesday, 27 April 2022
Dept. hosts Spring 2022 REAPS series, catch up on our YouTube channel...
Research Engagement and Practice Seminar series During March & April 2022, academic staff of the Dept. of International Development are collaborating 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.
Date: Thursday, 14 April 2022
#FirstWed - Solidarity with Ukraine
Dr Kieran Doyle moderated the first conversation of the #FirstWeds Spring Series 2022: 'Conflict & Migration Through the Lens of Solidarity', which considers Ukrainians and people of other countries ridden by war and conflict, who have been forced to leave their homes and cross borders in search of safety.
Date: Wednesday, 06 April 2022
Congratulations to Dr Tom Campbell
Dr Tom Campbell, MA Programme coordinator, attended his PhD graduation ceremony in DCU on Saturday 26th March. Tom is pictured here with his research supervisor, Dr Niamh Gaynor, of the School of Law and Government, Faculty of Social Sciences, Dublin City University.
Date: Thursday, 31 March 2022
Graduation Today Congratulations
Congratulations to all our Department of International Development students who graduated today with a Postgradate Diploma or an MA in International Development. The sun shone on us and it was lovely to see so many back here at Maynooth.
Date: Wednesday, 16 March 2022
Making Connections in Challenging Times - The Transformative Potential of Poetry for Critical Global Education
Our Head of Department, Dr. Eilish Dillon, has published a new article in the Journal of Transformative Education, which is available online, click to read more.
Date: Wednesday, 16 February 2022
Vacancy for Post-Doctoral Researcher in the Department of International Development
The Department of International Development are seeking to recruit a post-doctoral researcher for interdisciplinary research on the nexus of conflict, peacebuilding, security and development practice.
Date: Wednesday, 16 February 2022
Latest International Development Blog Post
Our latest blog is authored by Clara Perras, a recent Erasmus MA participant. Clara studies on the MA in International Relations/Peace and Conflict Research at Goethe University Frankfurt and Technical University Darmstadt. She also works as a student assistant at PRIF (Peace Research Institute Frankfurt). Her work is mostly focused on intersectional and postcolonial feminist perspectives in peace and conflict and she works a lot on Feminist Foreign Policy and Gender Backlash.
Date: Wednesday, 02 February 2022
Dr Eilish Dillon to speak at Development Education and Social Justice seminar 1st March 2022
Dr Eilish Dillon will participate in a Centre for Global Education & Praxis seminar titled: Development Education and Social Justice scheduled to take placed 1st March 2022. Eilish will be present and debate her paper published in Issue 33 of the Centre for Global Education’s peer reviewed journal Policy and Practice: A Development Education Review. The theme of this issue is ‘Development Education and Social Justice’.
Date: Wednesday, 02 February 2022