John Gerard O'Reilly
Dr
Gerry O'Reilly is Associate Professor in Geography, and International Coordinator for the School of History and Geography, with research and teaching interests in geopolitics, political, economic and cultural geography, sustainable development and education. Modules include: Geopolitics and Humanitarian Action; Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Europe and Spaces of Memory. He obtained his PhD from Durham University, MA from the National University of Ireland (University College Cork), HDipEd and BA, Maynooth University. Post-doctoral research was undertaken in political geography and sustainable development at University College Dublin. Before joining SPC - DCU in 1997, Gerry held lectureship and research posts at UCD, and Universities of Durham, Tunis, and Algeria-Annaba, and Visiting Professorship at the Ohio State University, Columbus. Regarding Humanitarian Action and Geopolitics and as Faculty member of ECHO (EU Humanitarian Office) - sponsored NOHA (Network on Humanitarian Action), he was Erasmus Mundus Visiting Fellow at the Western Cape University (2009), Toronto York University (2008) and Columbia University NY (2007).
Gerry is Vice President of EUROGEO - EAG (European Association of Geographers); and International Geographical Union, National Representative for the Commission on Population and Vulnerability. Representative for L'Association Comenius and NETT that operate within the EU LLP/ERASMUS framework. Representative on the National Steering Committee of the CGDE: Centre for Global Development through Education (MI-UL); and CHRCE - Centre for Human Rights and Citizenship Education.
Book
Year | Publication | |
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2019 | Gerry O'Reilly (2019) Aligning Geopolitics, Humanitarian Action and Geography in Times of Conflict. Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. [Link] https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-11398-8#toc |
Book Chapter
Year | Publication | |
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2017 | Gerry O'Reilly (2017) 'Preparing Critically & Globally Conscious Teachers' In: Linking Research & Training in Internationalization of Teacher Education. Bern : Peter Lang. http://dx.doi.org/10.3726/b11697 | |
2016 | Gerry O'Reilly & Ruth McManus (2016) 'Heritage Tourism and the Commodification of Contested Spaces: Ireland and the Battle of the Boyne Site' In: Heritage and Tourism in Britain and Ireland: Conservation, Nation, Identity. London : Palgrave Macmillan Press. | |
2014 | Gerry O'Reilly (2014) 'The EU & Humanitarian Action: Breaking Down Borders' In: European Borders: Geographical Perspectives of Territorial Cooperation. Berlin : mbv-berlin. | |
2009 | Gerry O'Reilly with M. Villanueva, T. Barata-Salgueiro, M. Baylina, H. Cachinho, C. Matzka, D. Pirog and S. Sahin (2009) 'Understanding Europe' In: Thinking Europeans: New Geographies of Place, Culture and Identity. Cambridge : Cambridge: CSP. | |
2009 | Gerry O'Reilly & Christian Matzka (2009) 'Contested Spaces of Memory and Identity: Lingering Impacts' In: Thinking Europeans: New Geographies of Place, Culture and Identity. Cambridge : Cambridge: CSP. [Link] http://www.cambridgescholars.com/download/sample/61234 | |
2004 | Gerry O'Reilly (2004) 'Rhythms and Identity in Boyne Valley Landscapes' In: Reanimating Places: Geography of Rhythms. London : Ashgate / Routledge. | |
2001 | Gerry O'Reilly (2001) 'Scaling Democracy and Sustainable Development in the Irish Context' In: Sustainable Landscapes and Lifestyles. Cork : Cork University Press. | |
1987 | Gerry O'Reilly (1987) 'Strait of Gibraltar' In: The Cambridge Atlas of the Middle East and North Africa. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press. |
Edited Book
Year | Publication | |
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2023 | Gerry O'Reilly (Ed.). (2023) Place Naming, Identities and Geography: Critical Perspectives in a Globalizing and Standardizing World. Switzerland: Springer Chamb, [Link] | |
2020 | O'Reilly, Gerry (Ed.). (2020) Places of Memory and Legacies in an Age of Insecurities and Globalization. Europe: Springer International Publishing, [Link] [DOI] |
Peer Reviewed Journal
Year | Publication | |
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2022 | Yaar-Waisel, Tal, and Gerry O’Reilly (2022) 'Small But Smart: International Shared Virtual Class Link-up During the Pandemic 2020-2021 - Third-Level Students in Ireland and Israel'. European Journal of Geography, . https://doi.org/10.48088/ejg.t.yaa.13.5.58.7. | |
2020 | Joos Droogleever Fortuijn, Zoltán Kovács, Antoine Le Blanc, Gerry O’Reilly, Leo Paul, Ana Pejdo. (2020) 'THE CHALLENGES FOR GEOGRAPHY IN HIGHER EDUCATION IN EUROPEAN UNIVERSITIES'. J-Reading - Journal of Research and Didactics in Geography, 1 (9):49-60. [Link] [DOI] | |
2016 | Gerry O'Reilly (2016) 'Gibraltar: Evolving Geopolitics and Self-Determination Issues'. 42 (42). | |
2015 | Gerry O'Reilly & Ruth McManus (2015) 'Practice and Theory in Geography: Experiences from international collaboration for teacher education'. 1 (4):7-18. [Link] [DOI] | |
2013 | Ruth McManus with Gerry O’Reilly (2013) 'International Student Collaboration in Geography: Learning by Doing Together'. 22 :23-27. | |
2013 | Gerry O'Reilly (2013) 'What is Ireland’s role in relation to international humanitarian crises and disasters?'. Geographical Viewpoint, 41 (41):3-17. | |
2013 | Gerry O'Reilly (2013) 'The EU and Humanitarian Action: Breaking Down Boundaries'. Journal of Geography, 4 (4):88-97. [Link] http://www.eurogeographyjournal.eu/articles/7.THE%20EU%20AND%20HUMANITARIAN%20ACTION%20BREAKING%20DOWN%20BOUNDARIES!.pdf | |
2007 | Gerry O'Reilly (2007) 'Can the EU Afford Not To Integrate Turkey?'. :29-41. | |
2005 | Gerry O'Reilly (2005) 'Ireland and Economic Globalisation: a Two-Way Process'. :17-28. | |
2004 | Gerry O'Reilly (2004) 'Economic Globalisations: Ireland in the EU – 1973-2003'. Acta Geographica Slovenica-Geografski Zbornik, :47-88. | |
2003 | Gerry O'Reilly (2003) 'The State, Islam and Conflict: Algeria'. :26-35. | |
2000 | Gerry O'Reilly (2000) 'Gibraltar: Sovereignty Disputes and Territorial Waters'. :11-19. | |
1995 | Gerry O'Reilly (1995) 'The Peace Process and Israel / Palestine'. Geographical Journal, 23 (23):66-75. | |
1991 | Gerry O'Reilly (1991) 'Kuwait: Boundaries, Oil and Shadow Empires'. Geographical Viewpoint, 19 (19):18-30. | |
1990 | Gerry O'Reilly (1990) 'Gibraltar et le Detroit: Colonie britannique et Passage géostrategique'. HERODOTE: REVUE DE GEOGRAPHIE ET DE GEOPOLITIQUE, 57 (57):59-75. |
Other Journal
Conference Publication
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2012 | Gerry O'Reilly & Ruth McManus (2012) Geography and Global Understanding: Connecting the Sciences Integrating geographies and embedding human diversity: Case study of an undergraduate program in Ireland SPD-DCU, 01/06/2012- 03/06/2012 [Link] | |
2011 | Gerry O'Reilly (2011) EUROGEO - Geography: You’re World – European Perspectives. In conjunction with the National Technical University, in Athens, Greece Exploring Symbolic Places in Geography: Human Rights and Citizenship University of Athens, Greece, 02/06/2011- 04/06/2011 http://www.eurogeography.eu/conference/athens-2011/2011conference.html#education | |
2010 | Gerry O'Reilly (2010) EUROGEO: Sustainable Geographies . In: EUROGEO eds. What is the role of symbolic places in furthering a human rights approach to sustainable development? Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, 07/05/2010- 08/05/2010 [Link] | |
2009 | Gerry O'Reilly (2009) HERODOT/EUROGEO Conference: Geographical Diversity . In: Donert K, Ari Y, Attard M, O'Reilly G and Schmeinck D eds. Reading Landscapes – Identity and Citizenship Issues: discovered by students on a fieldwork visit to Belfast Balikesir University, Ayvalik, Turkey, | |
2008 | Gerry O'Reilly (2008) Packaging the Past: The Commodification of Heritage. University of Cambridge, UK Heritage Tourism and the Commodification of Contested Spaces in Ireland: the Battle of the Boyne Site University of Cambridge, UK, | |
2007 | Gerry O'Reilly (2007) Education, Interdisciplinarity and Geography Geography and Interdisciplinarity: Contrasting Case Studies from Ireland University of Sibiu, Romania, |
Conference Contribution
Published Report
Abstract
Year | Publication | |
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2019 | Gerry O'Reilly (2019) Brexit: the 2019 General Elections in Spain and British Gibraltar. Dublin: DCU Brexit Institute: ABST [Link] http://dcubrexitinstitute.eu/2019/05/brexit-the-2019-general-elections-in-spain-and-british-gibraltar/ |
Consultancy
Year | Publication | |
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2016 | Alyssa McMurtry, Anadolu Agency News. Interview: Gerry O'Reilly (2016) How 'Brexit' could rock tiny UK territory of Gibraltar. CONS [Link] http://aa.com.tr/en/politics/how-brexit-could-rock-tiny-uk-territory-of-gibraltar-/534103 | |
2016 | Henry Ridgwell: Voice of America. Email interview/Q&A: Gerry O'Reilly (2016) Gibraltar Fears Isolation, Economic Ruin If Britain Leaves EU. London: CONS [Link] http://www.voanews.com/content/gibraltar-brexit/3375176.html | |
2013 | Vanessa Barford - BBC News Magazine - Consultant: Gerry O'Reilly (2013) What are the competing claims over Gibraltar?. BBC: CONS [Link] http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-23617910 |
Online Article
Year | Publication | |
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2015 | Gerry O'Reilly (2015) Remnants, Relics and Shadows of Empires in the Gibraltar Region. Duluth, USA: ELEA [Link] http://www2.css.edu/app/depts/his/historyjournal/index.cfm?cat=5&art=331 | |
2014 | Gerry O'Reilly: World Political Review (2014) Spain’s Exclaves Prove to Be Security Boon as Well as Risk. USA: ELEA [Link] http://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/trend-lines/13883/spain-s-exclaves-prove-to-be-security-boon-as-well-as-risk | |
2013 | Gerry O'Reilly (2013) EU Humanitarian Action: Breaking Down Boundaries!. -European Journal of Geography: ELEA [Link] http://www.eurogeographyjournal.eu/articles/7.THE%20EU%20AND%20HUMANITARIAN%20ACTION%20BREAKING%20DOWN%20BOUNDARIES!.pdf |
Podcast
Year | Publication | |
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2013 | China Radio International: Today – News Plus. Interview: Gerry O'Reilly (2013) UK-Spanish Dispute: Gibraltar. PODCAST [Link] http://mod.cri.cn/eng/magazine/today/20130819today1.mp3 |
Web Page
Year | Publication | |
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2018 | Gerry O'Reilly, for RTE Brainstorm (2018) Gibraltar: the other major difficulty in Brexit negotiations. RTE-Dublin: WEBP [Link] https://www.rte.ie/eile/brainstorm/2018/0619/971512-gibraltar-the-other-major-difficulty-in-brexit-negotiations/ |
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Research Interests
Political and economic geography,
Geopolitics,
Cultural geography,
Sustainable development
Education.
Regional specialisms:
MENA: Middle East and North Africa.
Sub-Saharan Africa & Developing Countries.
Europe / EU / Ireland.
Geopolitics,
Cultural geography,
Sustainable development
Education.
Regional specialisms:
MENA: Middle East and North Africa.
Sub-Saharan Africa & Developing Countries.
Europe / EU / Ireland.
Teaching Interests
Geopolitics, Political and Economic geography
Humanitarian Action
Sustainable Development & Research Methods
Political/Cultural Geography & Spaces of Memory.
Regional Specialisms:
Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
Sub-Saharan Africa & Developing Countries
Europe/EU/Ireland
Humanitarian Action
Sustainable Development & Research Methods
Political/Cultural Geography & Spaces of Memory.
Regional Specialisms:
Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
Sub-Saharan Africa & Developing Countries
Europe/EU/Ireland