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Dr Niamh Reilly

M.A., Ph.D., LLM

Contact Details

Established Professor of Political Science and Sociology
Aras Moyola
School of Political Science and Sociology
T: 091 494345
E: niamh.reilly@nuigalway.ie
http://www.nuigalway.ie/colleges-and-schools/arts-social-sciences-and-celtic-studies/staffprofiles/niamhreilly/
 
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Biography

Niamh Reilly is Established Professor of Political Science and Sociology at the University of Galway. Her research interests focus on the relationship between theory and practice and the role of ideas in emancipatory projects. She is currently researching the history of ideas in Ireland in the decades before 1916, including the political and social thought of essayist, social justice champion, and progressive nationalist Tom Kettle (1880-1916) and his interlocutors. She has published widely on issues of human rights and gender; feminist political and social theory; religion in the public sphere; transnational advocacy and the United Nations; and women, peace and security. Her book, Women's Human Rights: Seeking Gender Justice in a Globalizing Age (Polity Press, 2009) was selected as an "Outstanding Academic Title for 2010" by the American Library Association/CHOICE. She is co-author of Demanding Accountability: The Global Campaign and Vienna Tribunal for Women's Human Rights (UNIFEM 1994). Her edited collections include Religion, Gender and the Public Sphere (Routledge 2014) (Lead editor) and The Human Rights of Women (Springer, Major Reference Works, 2019). Most recently, Niamh Reilly was Irish PI in a multi-country study on gender based violence in contexts of migration, funded by EU Gender Net Plus/IRC (2019-2023).
 

Research Interests

Niamh Reilly's research interests encompass: gender and human rights; feminist theory; political and social theory including historical perspectives on political and social thought in the Ireland; religion and gender in the public sphere; women, peace and security; and the UN in transnational advocacy. 

Peer Reviewed Journals

  Year Publication
(2021) 'Exclusion, Minimization, Inaction: A Critical Review of Ireland's Policy Response to Gender-Based Violence as It Affects Migrant Women'
Reilly, N.; Sahraoui, N.; McGarry, O. (2021) 'Exclusion, Minimization, Inaction: A Critical Review of Ireland's Policy Response to Gender-Based Violence as It Affects Migrant Women'. Frontiers in Human Dynamics, 3 [DOI] [Details]
(2018) 'How Ending Impunity for Conflict-Related Sexual Violence Overwhelmed the UN Women, Peace, and Security Agenda: A Discursive Genealogy'
Reilly, N (2018) 'How Ending Impunity for Conflict-Related Sexual Violence Overwhelmed the UN Women, Peace, and Security Agenda: A Discursive Genealogy'. Violence Against Women, 24 :631-649 [DOI] [ARAN Link] [Details]
(2017) 'Recasting Secular Thinking for Emancipatory Feminist Practice'
Niamh Reilly (2017) 'Recasting Secular Thinking for Emancipatory Feminist Practice'. Social Compass, [ARAN Link] [Details]
(2013) 'Gender Equality Policy and Gender Mainstreaming in Irish Aid: From Diffusion to Dilution to Disappearance'
Niamh Reilly (2013) 'Gender Equality Policy and Gender Mainstreaming in Irish Aid: From Diffusion to Dilution to Disappearance'. Irish Studies In International Affairs, Vol. 24 (2013):237-257 [DOI] [ARAN Link] [Details]
(2011) 'Doing Transnational Feminism, Transforming Human Rights'
Reilly, Niamh (2011) 'Doing Transnational Feminism, Transforming Human Rights'. Irish Journal Of Sociology, 19 (2) [ARAN Link] [Details]
(2011) 'Rethinking the Interplay of Feminism and Secularism in a Neo-secular Age'
Reilly, N (2011) 'Rethinking the Interplay of Feminism and Secularism in a Neo-secular Age'. Feminist Review, :5-31 [DOI] [Details]
(2011) 'Cosmopolitanism and Feminism'
Reilly, N (2011) 'Cosmopolitanism and Feminism'. Ashgate Research Companion To Cosmopolitanism, :367-386 [Details]
(2010) 'Review: What Happened to the Women? Gender and Reparations for Human Rights Violations and To Save Her Life: Disappearance, Deliverance, and the United States in Guatemala'
Reilly, N (2010) 'Review: What Happened to the Women? Gender and Reparations for Human Rights Violations and To Save Her Life: Disappearance, Deliverance, and the United States in Guatemala'. Perspectives On Politics, 8 :328-330 [Details]
(2007) 'Cosmopolitan Feminism and Human Rights'
Reilly, N. (2007) 'Cosmopolitan Feminism and Human Rights'. Hypatia: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy, 22 (4):180-198 [ARAN Link] [Details]
(2007) 'Linking Local and Global Feminist Advocacy: Framing Women's Rights as Human Rights in the Republic of Ireland'
Reilly, N. (2007) 'Linking Local and Global Feminist Advocacy: Framing Women's Rights as Human Rights in the Republic of Ireland'. Women's Studies International Forum, 30 :114-133 [ARAN Link] [Details]
(2007) 'Seeking Gender Justice in Post-Conflict Transitions: Towards a Transformative Women’s Human Rights Approach'
Reilly, N. (2007) 'Seeking Gender Justice in Post-Conflict Transitions: Towards a Transformative Women’s Human Rights Approach'. International Journal of Law in Context, 3 (2):155-172 [ARAN Link] [Details]
(2005) 'The UN Beijing Platform for Action 1995-2005: Local Global Political Spaces, NGO Advocacy, and Governmental Responses in the Republic of Ireland'
Reilly, N. (2005) 'The UN Beijing Platform for Action 1995-2005: Local Global Political Spaces, NGO Advocacy, and Governmental Responses in the Republic of Ireland'. Irish Political Studies, 20 (2):187-200 [ARAN Link] [Details]
(2005) 'Cultural Recognition and Human Rights: Lessons from the Experience of Irish Traveller Women'
Reilly, N. (2005) 'Cultural Recognition and Human Rights: Lessons from the Experience of Irish Traveller Women'. Human Rights Dialogue, 2 (12) [ARAN Link] [Details]
(1995) 'Sixteen Days of Activism Against Gender Violence'
Reilly, N., Roche, S.E., Biron, K. (1995) 'Sixteen Days of Activism Against Gender Violence'. Violence Against Women, 1 :272-281 [Details]

Books

  Year Publication
(2015) Women's Human Rights: Seeking Gender Justice in a Globalizing Age (Rawat Reprint).
Reilly, N. (2015) Women's Human Rights: Seeking Gender Justice in a Globalizing Age (Rawat Reprint). Jaipur, India: Rawat Publications. [Details]
(2009) Women's Human Rights: Seeking Gender Justice in a Globalizing Age (Polity).
Reilly, N. (2009) Women's Human Rights: Seeking Gender Justice in a Globalizing Age (Polity). London: Polity Press. [Details]
(1994) Demanding Accountability: The Global Campaign and Vienna Tribunal for Women's Human Rights. New York: United Nations Development Fund for Women.
Reilly, N., Bunch, C. (1994) Demanding Accountability: The Global Campaign and Vienna Tribunal for Women's Human Rights. New York: United Nations Development Fund for Women. New York: United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM). [Details]

Book Chapters

  Year Publication
(2022) 'Vulnerability, Precarity and Intersectionality: A Critical Review of Three Key Concepts for Understanding Gender-Based Violence in Migration Contexts'
Reilly, N.; Bjørnholt, M.; Tastsoglou, E. (2022) 'Vulnerability, Precarity and Intersectionality: A Critical Review of Three Key Concepts for Understanding Gender-Based Violence in Migration Contexts' In: Gender-Based Violence in Migration: Interdisciplinary, Feminist and Intersectional Approaches. :1-257 Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan. [DOI] [Details]
(2019) 'Women's Rights as Human Rights: 25 Years On'
Reilly, N. and Bunch, C. (2019) 'Women's Rights as Human Rights: 25 Years On' In: International Human Rights of Women. Singapore: Springer. [ARAN Link] [Details]
(2019) 'Women, Gender and International Human Rights: An Overview'
Reilly, N. (2019) 'Women, Gender and International Human Rights: An Overview' In: International Human Rights of Women. Singapore: Springer. [ARAN Link] [Details]
(2018) 'The Many Sides of Tom Kettle'
Reilly, N. (2018) 'The Many Sides of Tom Kettle' In: Family Histories of the Irish Revolution. :84-96 Dublin: Four Courts Press/Open Air. [Details]
(2017) 'Ireland's Abortion Regime on the World Stage: Performative Acts and the Claim to State Sovereignty in Foreign Policy Discourse'
Reilly, Niamh (2017) 'Ireland's Abortion Regime on the World Stage: Performative Acts and the Claim to State Sovereignty in Foreign Policy Discourse' In: Gender, Nation, Text. Berlin/London: LIT Verlag. [ARAN Link] [Details]
(2017) 'Secularism, Feminism and the Public Sphere'
Reilly, Niamh (2017) 'Secularism, Feminism and the Public Sphere' In: The Oxford Handbook of Secularism, ed. John Shook and Phil Zuckerman. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. [ARAN Link] [Details]
(2014) 'Gender justice and the postsecular public sphere: Toward non-oppressive reconfigurations'
Reilly, N. and Scriver, S. (2014) 'Gender justice and the postsecular public sphere: Toward non-oppressive reconfigurations' In: Religion, Gender and the Public Sphere. UK: Routledge. [Details]
(2014) 'Religion, Gender and the Public Sphere: Mapping the Terrain'
Niamh Reilly (2014) 'Religion, Gender and the Public Sphere: Mapping the Terrain' In: Religion, Gender and the Public Sphere. :1-17 New York and London: Routledge. [Details]
(2014) 'Introduction: Religion, Law, and Human Rights'
Niamh Reilly (2014) 'Introduction: Religion, Law, and Human Rights' In: Religion, Gender and the Public Sphere. :133-135 New York and London: Routledge. [Details]
(2011) 'Cosmopolitanism and Feminism'
Reilly, N. (2011) 'Cosmopolitanism and Feminism' In: The Ashgate Research Companion to Cosmopolitanism. :367-386 Farnham, Surrey, UK: Ashgate. [Details]
(2008) 'International Norms, Global Issues and Local Action: Critical Approaches to Women's Human Rights in Ireland'
Reilly, N. (2008) 'International Norms, Global Issues and Local Action: Critical Approaches to Women's Human Rights in Ireland' In: Where Are We Now? New Feminist Perspectives on Women in Ireland. Dublin: New Island Publishers. [Details]
(2001) 'International Networking for Women's Human Rights'
Reilly, N., Bunch, C., Antrobus, P. (2001) 'International Networking for Women's Human Rights' In: Global Citizen Action. Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner Publishers. [Details]
(1997) 'Feminist Approaches to Human Rights Education'
Reilly, N. (1997) 'Feminist Approaches to Human Rights Education' In: Local and Global Perspectives: Women's Rights as Human Rights. Strategies and Analyses from the ICCL Working Conference on Women’s Rights as Human Rights. Dublin: ICCL Women's Committee. [Details]
(1995) 'The Global Campaign: Violence against Women Violates Human Rights'
Reilly, N., Bunch, C. (1995) 'The Global Campaign: Violence against Women Violates Human Rights' In: From Basic Needs to Basic Rights. Washington, DC, USA: Washington: Women, Law and Development International. [Details]

Conference Publications

  Year Publication
(2023) IMISCOE Workshop Panel, Warsaw
Reilly, N.; Bjørnholt, M.; Tastsoglou, E. (2023) Vulnerability, Precarity and Intersectionality: A Critical Review of Three key Concepts for understanding Gender-based Violence in Migration contexts (recorded presentation) IMISCOE Workshop Panel, Warsaw [Details]
(2023) Digital Humanities Research Group Seminar, University of Galway
Reilly, N. (2023) Memoirs, Politics and Histories: Open-source Annotated Republishing as Method Digital Humanities Research Group Seminar, University of Galway [Details]
(2022) Canadian Sociological Association annual conference CSA@Congress 2022
Reilly, N.; Khandoker, N. (2022) Migrant Women: Centering the Hidden Intersections Canadian Sociological Association annual conference CSA@Congress 2022 [Details]
(2022) PSAI (Political Science Association of Ireland) Political Theory Seminar
Reilly, N. (2022) The influence of Nietzsche's ideas in Irish political and cultural life before 1916: W. B. Yeats and Tom Kettle PSAI (Political Science Association of Ireland) Political Theory Seminar [Details]
(2022) Seminar Series: Interrogating Intersectionality Across Migration Studies, CRESPPA, Paris (Webinar)
Reilly, N.; Khandoker, N. (2022) Migrant Women and SGBV: Situated Intersectionality, Resilience and Resistance Seminar Series: Interrogating Intersectionality Across Migration Studies, CRESPPA, Paris (Webinar) [Details]
(2021) European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) General Conference
Reilly, N.; Khandoker, N. (2021) Invisible Intersections of Inequalities: Gender, Migration and the Covid-19 Pandemic European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) General Conference [Details]
(2019) Political Studies Association of Ireland Annual Conference, Maynooth, Ireland
Reilly, N. (2019) Theorising Nationalism and Democracy in Ireland before 1916: The Ideas of Tom Kettle and his Adversaries Political Studies Association of Ireland Annual Conference, Maynooth, Ireland [Details]
(2019) Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) and the Irish Centre for the Histories of Labour and Class conference: Labour, Class, and Gender in the Irish Struggle for Independence
Reilly, N. (2019) Tom Kettle's The Open Secret of Ireland: Theorising the Nexus of Nationality, Religion and Labour before 1916 Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) and the Irish Centre for the Histories of Labour and Class conference: Labour, Class, and Gender in the Irish Struggle for Independence [Details]
(2018) Political Studies Association of Ireland Annual Conference, Limerick, Ireland
Reilly, N. (2018) Women's Rights as Human Rights: 25 Years On Political Studies Association of Ireland Annual Conference, Limerick, Ireland [Details]
(2017) RIA International Affairs Standing Committee Conference: Retreat from Globalisation? Brexit, Trump and the New Populism, Dublin
Reilly, N. (2017) A New Feminism for the New Populism RIA International Affairs Standing Committee Conference: Retreat from Globalisation? Brexit, Trump and the New Populism, Dublin [Details]
(2015) 4th European Conference on Politics and Gender, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
Reilly, N. (2015) Feminisms in Conflict: Explaining the Dominance of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence in the UN Women, Peace and Security Agenda 4th European Conference on Politics and Gender, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden [Details]
(2014) Political Studies Association of Ireland Annual Conference, Galway
Reilly, N. (2014) Abortion in Irish Foreign Policy Political Studies Association of Ireland Annual Conference, Galway [Details]
(2012) Political Studies Association, Annual Conference, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Reilly, N. (2012) Between the Vatican and the EU? Old Taboos and New Twists in Ireland's Position on Reproductive Rights in International Law and Policy Domains Political Studies Association, Annual Conference, Belfast, Northern Ireland [Details]
(2011) The Postsecular and International Relations, University of Sussex, October, 2011
Reilly, N. (2011) Feminist approaches to religion and secularism The Postsecular and International Relations, University of Sussex, October, 2011 University of Sussex, , 11-OCT-11 - 11-OCT-11 [Details]
(2011) ESF LiU Conference on Gender, Religion and Human Rights
Reilly, N. (2011) Secularisms and Feminisms in a Neo-secular age ESF LiU Conference on Gender, Religion and Human Rights [Details]
(2011) 2nd European Conference on Politics and Gender, Budapest, Hungary
Reilly, N. (2011) Rethinking the interplay of feminism and secularism in a neo-secular age. European Conference on Politics and Gender 2nd European Conference on Politics and Gender, Budapest, Hungary [Details]
(2010) Hanna's House Summer School, University of Ulster, Belfast
Reilly, N. (2010) Ireland's [First] National Action Plan on UNSCR 1325 Hanna's House Summer School, University of Ulster, Belfast [Details]
(2009) International Studies Association conference, NY
Reilly, N. (2009) Fundamentalisms and (Human) Security International Studies Association conference, NY [Details]
(2007) Socio-legal Studies Association Conference
Reilly, N. (2007) Rising Fundamentalisms and Women's Human Rights Socio-legal Studies Association Conference University of Kent, Canterbury, United Kingdom, [Details]
(2006) Gender mainstreaming training for Malaysian women leaders
Reilly, N. (2006) Gender mainstreaming and women's participation in conflict resolution and transitional contexts Gender mainstreaming training for Malaysian women leaders INCORE, UU Magee, , 04-SEP-06 [Details]
(2006) Can the Law Create Social Welfare Reform?
Reilly, N. (2006) Using International Human Rights Commitments to Challenge Gender-based Welfare Inequality (plenary presentation) Can the Law Create Social Welfare Reform? National Women's Council of Ireland, Dublin, [Details]
(2006) International Political Science Association, World Congress
Reilly, N. (2006) Cosmopolitan Feminism and Human Rights International Political Science Association, World Congress Fukuoka, Japan, [Details]
(2006) University College Cork Faculty of Law Globalisation Research Group
Reilly, N. (2006) Globalisation and Women's Human Rights University College Cork Faculty of Law Globalisation Research Group University College Cork, , 16-MAR-06 [Details]
(2006) International Conference on Equality and Social Inclusion in the 21st Century
Reilly, N. (2006) Gender equality: toward a transformative human rights approach International Conference on Equality and Social Inclusion in the 21st Century Belfast, [Details]
(2004) Annual meeting of the Political Studies Association of Ireland
Reilly, N. (2004) Feminist Perspectives on Human Rights and Human Security Discourses: An Overview Annual meeting of the Political Studies Association of Ireland Limerick, , 16-OCT-04 [Details]
(2004) Irish Human Rights Commission public consultation
Reilly, N. (2004) Women's Rights as Human Rights: An Unfinished Agenda? Irish Human Rights Commission public consultation Limerick, , 21-APR-04 [Details]
(2003) Annual meeting of the Political Studies Association of Ireland
Reilly, N. (2003) Understanding Obstacles to Implementing UN Human Rights Agreements in Ireland: The application of recent IR models Annual meeting of the Political Studies Association of Ireland Dublin, , 18-OCT-03 [Details]
(2002) ISIS Kampala Know How Conference 2002: A safari into the cross-cultural world of women¿s knowledge exchange
Reilly, N. (2002) Strengthening Co-operation and Women's International Networking ISIS Kampala Know How Conference 2002: A safari into the cross-cultural world of women¿s knowledge exchange Kampala, Uganda, , 23-JUL-02 - 25-JUL-02 [Details]
(2002) Equality Studies Public Lecture Series, University College Dublin
Reilly, N. (2002) Advancing Women's Human Rights at the United Nations: The Challenges of Implementation Equality Studies Public Lecture Series, University College Dublin University College Dublin, , 07-NOV-02 [Details]
(2000) Beijing Plus Five Review, UNDP Round Table Discussion, parallel proceedings
Reilly, N. (2000) The World Wide Web as a Tool for Women's Human Rights Activism Beijing Plus Five Review, UNDP Round Table Discussion, parallel proceedings New York, UNDP, [Details]
(2000) Annual conference of Banúlacht: Women in Development Network
Reilly, N. (2000) Women's Rights as Human Rights: A Framework for Local Action Annual conference of Banúlacht: Women in Development Network [Details]
(1996) Annual WERRC Conference: Feminism, Politics, Community
Reilly, N. (1996) Global Feminism, Diversity and Political Transformation . In: Smyth, A eds. Annual WERRC Conference: Feminism, Politics, Community UCD, [Details]
(1996) International Conference on Violence, Abuse, and Women's Citizenship, University of Bradford, Violence, Abuse and Gender Relations Unit
Reilly, N. (1996) Using International Human Rights to Challenge Violence against Women International Conference on Violence, Abuse, and Women's Citizenship, University of Bradford, Violence, Abuse and Gender Relations Unit Brighton, UK, , 10-NOV-96 [Details]
(1994) 90th Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association
Reilly, N. (1994) Interrogating Critiques of Universality and Advancing Human Rights 90th Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association New York, NY, [Details]
(1993) 89th Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association
Reilly, N. (1993) The Challenge of Women's Human Rights Movements to the Theory and Practice of Human Rights 89th Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association Washington, DC, [Details]

Published Reports

  Year Publication
(2023) From Commitments to Actions: Responding to Migrant Women's Experiences of DSGBV.
Reilly, N. (2023) From Commitments to Actions: Responding to Migrant Women's Experiences of DSGBV. University of Galway, Galway, Ireland. [Details]
(2020) Chapter 1: Equality and Discrimination.
Reilly, N. et al (Irish Centre for Human Rights) (2020) Chapter 1: Equality and Discrimination. Fundamental Rights Agency, Vienna, Austria. [Details]
(2019) GBV-MIG: Violence against Women Refugees and Migrants: Analyzing Causes and Efficient Policy Response: Country Review - Ireland.
Reilly, N.; Sahraoui, N. (2019) GBV-MIG: Violence against Women Refugees and Migrants: Analyzing Causes and Efficient Policy Response: Country Review - Ireland. University of Galway, Galway, Ireland. [Details]
(2014) Women's Leadership and Participation in the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Great Lakes Region: Achievements, Challenges, and Opportunities.
Niamh Reilly, Roslyn Warren (2014) Women's Leadership and Participation in the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Great Lakes Region: Achievements, Challenges, and Opportunities. Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security and Centre for Global Women's Studies, NUIG, Galway Ireland and Georgetown USA. [Details]
(2014) Effectiveness of Institutional Mechanisms for the Advancement of Gender Equality Review of the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action in the EU Member States.
European Institute for Gender Equality (Ireland National Expert: Niamh Reilly) (2014) Effectiveness of Institutional Mechanisms for the Advancement of Gender Equality Review of the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action in the EU Member States. EIGE, Luxembourg. [Details]
(2011) Ireland's National Action Plan for Implementation of UNSCR 1325, 2011 - 2014.
Reilly, N. (2011) Ireland's National Action Plan for Implementation of UNSCR 1325, 2011 - 2014. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Dublin, Ireland. [Details]
(2010) UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security: Towards an Effective and Inclusive Irish National Action Plan.
Global Women's Studies Programme (Niamh Reilly) (2010) UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security: Towards an Effective and Inclusive Irish National Action Plan. National Women's Council of Ireland, Trocaire, Global Women's Studies Programme, NUIG, et al, Dublin, Ireland. [Details]
(2005) Women Testify: A Planning Guide for Popular Tribunals and Hearings.
Reilly, N., Posluszny, L. (2005) Women Testify: A Planning Guide for Popular Tribunals and Hearings. . Center for Women's Global Leadership, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. [Details]
(1998) Affordable Accommodation: A Trade Union Issue and a Human Right.
Reilly, N. (1998) Affordable Accommodation: A Trade Union Issue and a Human Right. SIPTU/CPSU, Dublin. [Details]
(1997) Local and Global Perspectives: Women's Rights as Human Rights. Strategies and Analyses from the ICCL Working Conference on Women's Rights as Human Rights.
Reilly, N. (1997) Local and Global Perspectives: Women's Rights as Human Rights. Strategies and Analyses from the ICCL Working Conference on Women's Rights as Human Rights. Irish Council for Civil Liberties, Women's Committee, Dublin. [Details]
(1997) State Accountability for Women's Human Rights in Ireland.
Reilly, N. (1997) State Accountability for Women's Human Rights in Ireland. Women's Education Research and Resource Centre, University College Dublin, Dublin. [Details]
(1994) Testimonies of the Global Tribunal on Violations of Women's Rights at the United Nations World Conference on Human Rights, Vienna June 1993.
Reilly, N. (1994) Testimonies of the Global Tribunal on Violations of Women's Rights at the United Nations World Conference on Human Rights, Vienna June 1993. Center for Women's Global Leadership, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA. [Details]

Edited Books

  Year Publication
(2023) The Material for Victory: The Memoirs of Andrew J. Kettle.
Laurence J. Kettle and Niamh Reilly (Ed.). (2023) The Material for Victory: The Memoirs of Andrew J. Kettle The Material for Victory: The Memoirs of Andrew J. Kettle. Galway: Open Press at the University of Galway. [ARAN Link] [Details]
(2019) International Human Rights of Women.
Reilly, N (Ed.). (2019) International Human Rights of Women International Human Rights of Women. Singapore: Springer. [Details]
(2014) Religion, Gender and the Public Sphere.
Reilly, Niamh and Scriver S (Ed.). (2014) Religion, Gender and the Public Sphere Religion, Gender and the Public Sphere. New York and London: Routledge and Taylor Francis. [Details]
(1996) Without Reservation: The Beijing Tribunal on Accountability for Women's Human Rights.
Reilly, N (Ed.). (1996) Without Reservation: The Beijing Tribunal on Accountability for Women's Human Rights Without Reservation: The Beijing Tribunal on Accountability for Women's Human Rights. New Brunswick, NJ, USA: Rutgers University, Center for Women's Global Leadership. [Details]

Other Journals

  Year Publication
(2021) 'Tom Kettle -- A Reappraisal'
Reilly, N. (2021) 'Tom Kettle -- A Reappraisal' History Ireland, 29 (1) :26-29. [Details]
(2015) 'Gender Justice and Ireland's Human Rights Council Commitments: Challenging the Gaps between Rhetoric and Practice'
Reilly, N. (2015) 'Gender Justice and Ireland's Human Rights Council Commitments: Challenging the Gaps between Rhetoric and Practice' Essex Human Rights Review Volume, . [ARAN Link] [Details]
(2009) 'Review of: Striapacha Tri Chead Bliain Duailcis'
Reilly, N. (2009) 'Review of: Striapacha Tri Chead Bliain Duailcis' Estudios Irlandeses, . [Details]
(2008) 'Roundtable Discussion: Reflections on the Past, Prospects for the Future'
Reilly, N., Zalewski, M. et al (2008) 'Roundtable Discussion: Reflections on the Past, Prospects for the Future' Millennium: Journal of International Studies, . [Details]

Article

  Year Publication
(2023) An Unsung Hero in Fight for Land Ownership [on Andrew J. Kettle].
Reilly, N. (2023) An Unsung Hero in Fight for Land Ownership [on Andrew J. Kettle]. Dublin: The Irish Times Article [Details]
(2021) Hidden Ireland: Migrant women's right to rights.
Reilly, N. (2021) Hidden Ireland: Migrant women's right to rights. Galway, Ireland: Cois Coiribe: Impacts and Opinions Article [Details]
(2021) The concept of vulnerability in the quest for equality.
Reilly, N. (2021) The concept of vulnerability in the quest for equality. Cois Coiribe: Impacts and Opinions, University of Galway Article [Details]
(2019) Britain doesn't have a written constitution [on Tom Kettle's 1910 critique of Britain's unwritten constitution].
Reilly, N. (2019) Britain doesn't have a written constitution [on Tom Kettle's 1910 critique of Britain's unwritten constitution]. Dublin: TheJournal.ie Article [Details]
(2018) Dear Wife and Comrade [regarding Mary Sheehy Kettle].
Reilly, N. (2018) Dear Wife and Comrade [regarding Mary Sheehy Kettle]. Dublin: The Irish Times Article [Details]
(2017) The Cruel Ways of War [centenary review of Tom Kettle's posthumous 1917 essay collection].
Reilly, N. (2017) The Cruel Ways of War [centenary review of Tom Kettle's posthumous 1917 essay collection]. Dublin: The Dublin Review of Books Article [ARAN Link] [Details]

Non Published Reports

  Year Publication
(2005) Stop Violence against Women Campaign 2005-2010: Mapping External Challenges and Opportunities. Internal discussion paper prepared for Amnesty International.
Reilly, N. (2005) Stop Violence against Women Campaign 2005-2010: Mapping External Challenges and Opportunities. Internal discussion paper prepared for Amnesty International. Non Published Reports [Details]

Honours and Awards

  Year Title Awarding Body
2010 American Library Association Outstanding AcademicTitle (Women's Human Rights) American Library Association/CHOICE

Professional Associations

  Association Function From / To
Political Studies Association of Ireland Member 01-JAN-07 /
American Conference for Irish Studies Member 01-JAN-24 /
Economic and Social History Society of Ireland Member 01-JAN-24 /
European Consortium for Political Research Standing Group Member 01-JAN-16 /

Education

  Year Institution Qualification Subject
2013 University of Galway LLM Law
1984 University College Dublin BA Economics and Politics
2000 Rutgers University, NJ, USA PhD Human Rights and Global Feminism
1988 University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee MA Economic Development

Teaching Interests

Undergraduate 
Social Issues and Policy Responses
Human Rights Advocacy: Concepts, Law and Practice
Classical Social Thought
Postgraduate
Gender, Women and Human Rights

Recent Postgraduate Students

  Graduation Name Degree Primary Supervisor
2013 Emily Bent PhD Y
2014 Iris Elliott PhD Y
2014 Marja Almqvist Masters Degree (M.Litt.) Y

Modules Taught

  Term/Year Module Title Module Code Subject / Desc
Semester Two, Year 2 Classical Social Thought SP212 Core module of BA Political Science and Sociology, (joint honors subject))
Semester One, Year 2 Social Issues and Policy Responses SP235 BA in Sociological and Political Studies, Year 2 Option