Dr
Paul
O'Keeffe
Primary Department
School of Law and Government
Role
Assistant Professor in Politics
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6136
Campus
Glasnevin Campus
Room Number
C145E
Academic biography
Paul O'Keeffe is Assistant Professor of Global Challenges. His work is interdisciplinary, with a focus on conflict, migration, development and enabling education in emergencies. He was previously Assistant Professor of International Development at Maynooth University and a senior academic at the University of Geneva, where he developed and managed a higher education in emergencies programme. He has extensive experience of working with refugees and leading education development programmes around the world and advises on and contributes to various refugee-led projects in East Africa. His current research focuses on higher education and sustainable energy development in Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya.