Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence

Since October 2017, the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence, has  undertaken a review of the Government’s official development assistance Irish Aid programme. The review has included several meetings with stakeholders.  UCD’s  Patrick Paul Walsh, Professor of International Development Studies had a meeting which is recorded  here. The session was held on … Continue Reading

International Conference on Sustainable Development 2018

Sixth  Annual International Conference on Sustainable Development (ICSD),  26-28 September 2018, Columbia University  The Global Association of Master’s in Development Practice Programs (MDP), in collaboration with the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), will hold the Sixth Annual International Conference on Sustainable Development (ICSD) on 26-28 September, 2018, at Columbia University in New York City. UCD’s … Continue Reading

EPA funding success for project on SDG’s: Postdoctoral research position available

Prof Patrick Paul Walsh of CSD and School of Politics and International Relations, and Prof Enda Murphy of the School of Architecture, Planning and Environmental Policy have been awarded EPA Project Funding for their project: “Framework for Achieving Environmental Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)“. The project will provide a governance, reporting and data needs framework for … Continue Reading

Working paper on Welfare Chauvinism: Refugee Flows and Populist-Right Parties

Dr Krishna Vadlamannati and Grace Kelly have uploaded a working version of an article called “Welfare Chauvinism? Refugee Flows and Electoral Support for Populist-Right Parties in Industrial Democracies” to the SSRN webpage. Abstract: In this paper we examine whether refugee flows are associated with an increase in electoral support for populist-right parties. The empirical evidence on … Continue Reading

Samuel Brazys and Krishna Vadlamannati present at Aid workshop

Krishna Vadlamannati and Samuel Brazys Heidelberg University and AidData have been selected to present at a workshop on tracking international aid from emerging economies to be held this September in Heidelberg University, Germany. The workshop is called “Tracking International Aid and Investment from Developing and Emerging Economies” and will be held on September 22-23, 2017. … Continue Reading

Publication in Asian Economic Papers

New paper published with CSD input: “Earnings Premium in State Jobs Across Urban China” by Yuanyuan Ma, Patrick Paul Walsh and Liming Wang. Asian Economic Papers, Volume 16 | Issue 2 | Summer 2017, p.167-184 © 2017 by the Earth Institute at Columbia University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Abstract Using the Chinese Household Income Project … Continue Reading

Congratulations Dr Purity Mwendwa

Dr Purity Mwendwa graduated with a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) for a thesis entitled “Implementation of MHealth for Community Health Workers: Lessons from Two Rural Districts in Rwanda” from UCD’s Ph.D. in Human Development Program in the area of Global Public Health. Purity Mwendwa is currently a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in the School of Nursing, … Continue Reading

SDGA Conference: Mobilizing African Intellectuals Towards Quality Tertiary Education

The Sustainable Development Goals Center for Africa (SDGC/A) is an international organization set up by African Leaders to support African governments, civil society, businesses and academic institutions to accelerate progress towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Africa. The SDG Center for Africa Is based in Kigali, Rwanda. Dr. Belay Begashaw is … Continue Reading

Historic UCD representation at the UN Oceans Conference June 2017

The High-Level United Nations Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14 (‘Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development’) was convened at United Nations Headquarters in New York from 5 to 9 June 2017. In an interview with Future Earth, Professor Patrick Paul Walsh overviews the conference. … Continue Reading