Dr Tom Campbell

    International Development

    Associate Professor
    MA in International Development Programme Coordinator

    Education House
    3.3.6
    (01 ) 474 7348

    Biography

    Dr. Tom Campbell (MSc, PhD) is a full time lecturer with the Department of International Development, Maynooth University, teaching modules at undergraduate and post-graduate levels. Courses taught include: Political Economy of Environment and Development (KD619);  Food, Nutrition and Climate Security (KD303); Global Food Systems and Climate Change (KD621D); Introduction to Research Methods (KD351). Dr. Campbell has over 25 years experience working in the Development Education and Third Level Education sectors in Ireland. He has also worked in India with the international secretariat of the organisation, Service Civil International (SCI) as well as conducted trainings and seminars in Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia and Sierra Leone. 

    Dr. Campbell completed his PhD with the School of Law and Government, DCU. With interests in political ecology and current discourses around climate change adaptation and resilience, his  research focused on global and national climate change policy narratives and their consequences for pastoralist livelihoods in the drylands of Ethiopia and Kenya. Other research interests include: International development, Politics in the Horn of Africa; Global Food Systems; Climate Change Adaptation; Social Movements.

    Peer Reviewed Journal

    Year Publication
    2022 Thomas Campbell (2022) 'Climate Change Policy Narratives and Pastoralism in Ethiopia: New Concerns, Old Arguments?'. Nomadic Peoples, 26 (1):106-133. [Link] https://doi.org/10.3197/np.2022.260106 [Full-Text]

    Conference Publication

    Year Publication
    2021 Thomas Campbell (2021) Joint XVIV International Grasslands and XI International Rangelands Congress Climate Change Policy Narratives and Pastoralist Predicaments in the Horn of Africa: Insights from Ethiopia and Kenya [Link] [Full-Text]

    Conference Contribution

    Year Publication
    2021 Thomas Campbell (2021) Climate Change Policy Narratives and Pastoralism in the Horn of Africa; New Concerns, Old Arguments? DSAI Summer School 2021'Changing Climates: Challenges in Research and Development' Virtual event hosted by Maynooth University and DSAI, 16/06/2021-.
    2021 Thomas Campbell (2021) Climate Change Policy Narratives and Pastoralism in the Horn of Africa; New Concerns, Old Arguments? Oral presentation at EUI workshop: Territorial Changes and livelihood transformations: Market integration, livelihood mobility, land use changes Hybrid event hosted by European University Institute, Florence, 25/11/2021-25/11/2021. [Full-Text]
    2021 Thomas Campbell (2021) Climate Change Policy Narratives and Pastoralism in the Horn of Africa; New Concerns, Old Arguments? IASC Land Commons Conference Virtual event hosted by Arizona State University, 15/09/2021-.
    2014 Thomas Campbell (2014) Community Based Natural Resource Management and Political Capital; Lessons from Asia and Africa From Informal to Informal Governance; Modes and Transformations of Social Capital in the Caucasus (and beyond) Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi, Georgia, . [Full-Text]
    2023 Thomas Campbelll (2023) In Light of the Evidence conference Climate Change Policy Narratives and Pastoralist Predicaments in the Horn of Africa: Insights from Ethiopia and Kenya, oral presentation at the Economic, Legal, Social, and Political Perspectives on Public Policy conference hosted by Department of Economics Maynooth University Hosted by the Department of Economics, Maynooth University, .

    Blog

    Year Publication
    2022 Thomas Campbell (2022) Climate change policy processes and pastoralism in the Horn of Africa: Old wine in new bottles?. [Blog] [Link] [Full-Text]
    2020 Thomas Campbell (2020) Learning from pastoralism in a time of uncertainty. [Blog] [Link] [Full-Text]
    2023 Campbell, Tom (2023) Re-learning resilience to climate change from pastoral livelihoods. [Blog] [Link]

    Thesis

    Year Publication
    2021 Thomas Campbell (2021) Climate Change Policy Narratives and Pastoralism in the Horn of Africa: New Concerns, Old Arguments?. [Thesis] [Link] [Full-Text]

    Other Publication

    Year Publication
    2023 Semplici, G.; Campbell, T. (2023) The revival of the drylands re-learning resilience to climate change from pastoral livelihoods in East Africa. [Link] [DOI] [Full-Text]
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    Employment

    Employer Position From / To
    Kimmage Development Studies Centre Registrar / Lecturer 01/09/1994 - 30/06/2018
    Maynooth University Lecturer 01/07/2018 -

    Education

    Start date Institution Qualification Subject
    Dublin City University Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Politics
    South Bank University, London, UK MSc in Environmental and Development Education Environmental and Development Education
    Kimmage Development Studies Centre, Holy Ghost College, Dublin. National Diploma in Development Studies International Development

    Teaching Interests

    Currently teaching modules at undergraduate and post-graduate levels. Courses taught include: 

    Environment and Development (KD301)

    International Development Challenges: Climate Justice, Technology and the Planet (KD156)

    Food, Nutrition and Climate Security (KD303);
    Political Economy of Environment and Development (KD619);

    Research Methods (KD606);

    Global Food Systems and Climate Change (KD621D).