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Kelsey Rhude

Kelsey Rhude

Kelsey Rhude‌

Kelsey Rhude is a Hardiman Research PhD Scholar at the Irish Centre for Human Rights, under the supervision of Dr Anita Ferrara. Her PhD research examines local and restorative justice approaches in the context of post-conflict Liberia, with particular focus on the Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission, reparations, and the National Palava Hut Programme. Kelsey has experience in legal and socio-legal research, having worked as a research assistant and strategic consultant in academic and NGO spaces, across a diverse range of contexts including Ireland, Liberia, Canada, and Malawi, among others. Kelsey holds an LLM in International Human Rights Law from the University of Galway (Ireland) and a Combined Honours BA degree in Human Rights and Law with concentration in Transnational Law from Carleton University (Ottawa).
 
Email: k.rhude1@universityofgalway.ie
 
Thesis Topic: Assessing the interconnections between transitional justice, sustainable peacebuilding, and reconciliation in post-conflict Liberia
Supervisor: Dr Anita Ferrara
Scholarship: Hardiman Research Scholarship
Online Academic Profile: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1028-744X 
 
Research and Publications:
 
  • Conference Paper: Political Studies Association of Ireland Annual Conference (October 2023) – ‘Divergence of Peace and Spatial Variation within Liberia’s Peace Process: An evaluation of concerns of fragile peace in the context of post-conflict Liberia’
  • Conference Paper: European Society of International Law Annual Conference (September 2023) – ‘Balancing Competing Priorities: An evaluation of the role of fairness in Liberia’s approach to post-conflict peace and justice’ 
  • Conference Paper: Law and Society Association Annual Conference (June 2023) – ‘Operationalising Transformative Reparations: An overview of the role of civil society in advocating for justice in post-conflict Liberia’
  • Conference Paper: Political Studies Association of Ireland Workshop (May 2023): Living Amidst Conflict and Insecurity – ‘Can Local Peacebuilding Mechanisms be Scaled Upwards? An overview of the National Liberian Palava Hut Programme’
  • Conference Paper: ICHR Annual Doctoral Symposium (April 2023) – Data Collection, Data Analysis and Preliminary Research Findings – Alternative Approaches to Post-Conflict Peace and Justice: Analysing the interconnections between local justice, peacebuilding, and reconciliation in post-conflict Liberia
  • ‘Handbook on Reparations and Memorialization: Recommendations from the TRC Final Report submitted June 2009’ (January 2023) – Liberian Civil Society Project Output
  • Conference Paper: ICHR Annual Doctoral Symposium (May 2022) – Field Work and Data Collection, Alternative Approaches to Post-Conflict Peace and Justice: Analysing the interconnections between local justice, peacebuilding, and reconciliation in post-conflict Liberia
  • Conference Paper: ICHR Annual Doctoral Symposium (May 2021) – Research Methodologies, Establishing an Alternative Justice Framework: An analysis of early, informal, non-adversarial transitional justice, peacebuilding and reconciliation processes during protracted armed conflict
  • Conference paper: Shortlisted in the Canadian Association for Refugees and Forced Migration Studies (CARFMS) 2018 Student Essay Contest – Presenter during the Eleventh Annual Conference of the CARFMS: Dialogue Beyond Borders (2018).