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#FirstWed Coping with COP Series
Dr Eilish Dillon moderated the October 2021 #FirstWeds conversation in partnership with Comhlámh. The conversations for the Autumn series are centred around COP26 and the climate crisis, with the first event in the series amplifying Global Youth Voices. We were inspired and motivated by Skw’akw’as Dunstan-Moore (Canada), Ineza Umuhoza Grace (Rwanda) and Amy O'Brien (Ireland). Watch back on the Comhlámh YouTube channel. #ClimateCrisis #TheFutureIsNow
Date: Thursday, 07 October 2021
Dr Tom Campbell participates in Land Commons Virtual Conference
Dr Tom Campbell took part in a live panel discussion on the theme of Pastoralism and Rangeland Management at the International Association for the Study of the Commons (IASC) - Land Commons Virtual Conference, held on the 13-17 September. Tom discussed some of the findings of his recently completed Doctoral research on Climate Change Policy Narratives and Pastoralism in the Horn of Africa.
Date: Monday, 27 September 2021
Conversations on Freire - 28th October 2021
This year sees the centenary of the birth of Paulo Freire, one of the most significant educationalists of the past century. We in the Department of International Development wish to use the significance of this occasion as an opportunity to enable critical reflection on his influence in development and educational practice, both at home and globally. The event will include contributors from Ireland and internationally, drawn from the sectors of development practice, community development and higher education.
Date: Wednesday, 21 July 2021
'Global Citizenship and Inequality 2021: Forging a New Path?' – Dr. Eilish Dillon participates in the recent IDEA conference.
Recently, Dr. Eilish Dillon from the Department of International Development participated in the excellent online conference organised by the Irish Development Education Association (IDEA). Entitled 'Global Citizenship and Inequality 2021: Forging a New Path?', the conference addressed the urgent issue of global inequality and the solidarity needed to ensure human rights for all. On a range of equality issues and challenges, the conference enabled deep reflection and discussion through a rich mix of perspectives and experiences from speakers and contributors from around the world and within different sectors in Ireland.
Date: Wednesday, 07 July 2021
Dr Tom Campbell contributes to DSAI Summber School 2021
Dr Tom Campbell was delighted to have the opportunity to represent the Dept. of International Development and contribute as one of the speakers at the 2021 Development Studies Association of Ireland (DSAI) Summer School. Hosted by the Climate & Development Study Group in collaboration with Maynooth University on the 16/17 June, the focus of this year’s summer school was on: “Changing Climates: Challenges in Research and Development”.
Date: Wednesday, 30 June 2021
Congratulations Dr Sinead McGrath!
Congratulations from everyone at the Department of International Development to our colleague, now Dr Sinead McGrath, who successfully defended her thesis recently.
Date: Wednesday, 26 May 2021
Smiles All Around for the MA Evaluation Session
As we come towards the end of a very challenging year, the MA in International Development group got together recently online with Eilish and Tom. It was a chance to review and evaluate the various processes we used in our online sessions this year.
Date: Wednesday, 19 May 2021
Policy & Practice: A Development Education Review 15th Anniversary Edition
We are delighted that two of Dr. Eilish Dillon's articles have been chosen for a special commemorative, fifteenth anniversary collection of the Centre for Global Education's bi-annual, peer reviewed, online journal, 'Policy and Practice: A Development Education Review' - Development Education Review
Date: Thursday, 18 March 2021
Latest MU DID blog reflects on inequality and solidarity in the context of a global pandemic
Blog author Niamh Rooney wonders: What will future generations read of solidarity in the time of COVID in the history books? Will the rich and powerful countries of the west journey confidently along the insular and individualistic road without shame or guilt?
Date: Thursday, 04 March 2021
Great Article from MA in International Development Student, Eoin Ryan in the Irish Times
Check out this Irish Times article written by MA in International Development Student, Eoin Ryan
Date: Wednesday, 03 March 2021