Dr. Niamh Reilly M.A., Ph.D.
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Biography:
Niamh Reilly is a Senior Lecturer and co-director of the Global Women's Studies Progamme at the School of Political Science and Sociology, National University of Ireland, Galway. She has published widely on transnational women's movements, feminist theory and human rights. Her most recent book is Women's Human Rights: Seeking Gender Justice in a Globalising Age (Polity Press, 2009), which was selected as an "Outstanding Academic Title for 2010" by the American Library Association/CHOICE. Niamh has many years' experience working with United Nations processes and Civil Society Organisations internationally and has served as an independent expert on the Irish government's Department of Foreign Affairs' Standing Committee on Human Rights (1997-1999) and its Consultative Group to draft Ireland's National Action Plan on UN Security Council 1325 (2010-2011). From 2004 to 2005 she served as a gender expert on Amnesty International's Stop Violence against Women (SVAW) Campaign. Before joining NUI Galway in 2007, Niamh was a RCUK Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Transitional Justice Institute, University of Ulster and a postdoctoral fellow in Women's Studies and Politics at the University of Limerick Ireland. Niamh Reilly’s research interests focus on the gender dimensions of human rights as a legal, ethical and political paradigm. This includes examination of the role of human rights in transnational and local feminisms and of competing women's human rights concerns in multicultural contexts. Her current research is in two areas: 1) the interplay of religion and women's human rights; and 2) women's human rights in UN peace support operations
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Research Interests
| My primary research interest is in the area of applied behaviour analysis and its application to autism spectrum disorder. I am interested in the development of effective procedures to increase language and life skills for children with a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder; the treatment of challenging behaviours; the development of evidence-based treatment for autism and the investigation of stimulus-overselectivity in children with autism . |
Books
| 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] |
| Reilly, N. (2009) Women’s Human Rights: Seeking Gender Justice in a Globalising Age. London: Polity Press. [Details] |
Book Chapters
| Reilly, N., Bunch, C. (1995) 'The Global Campaign: Violence against Women Violates Human Rights' In: Schuler, M.A (eds). From Basic Needs to Basic Rights. Washington, DC, USA: Washington: Women, Law and Development International. [Details] |
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] |
| Reilly, N., Bunch, C., Antrobus, P. (2001) 'International Networking for Women’s Human Rights' In: Edwards, M.; Gaventa, J (eds). Global Citizen Action. Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner Publishers. [Details] |
| Reilly, N. (2008) 'International Norms, Global Issues and Local Action: Critical Approaches to Women’s Human Rights in Ireland' In: Barry, U (eds). Where Are We Now? New Feminist Perspectives on Women in Ireland. Dublin: New Island Publishers. [Details] |
| Reilly, N. (2011) 'Cosmopolitanism and Feminism' In: Nowicka, M and M Rovisco (eds). The Ashgate Research Companion to Cosmopolitanism. Farnham, Surrey, UK: Ashgate. [Details] |
Edited Books
| Reilly, N (Ed.). (1996) 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] |
| Reilly, N (Ed.). (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. Dublin: Iirsh Council for Civil Liberties, Women's Committee. [Details] |
Peer Reviewed Journals
| Reilly, N., Roche, S.E., Biron, K. (1995) 'Sixteen Days of Activism Against Gender Violence'. Violence Against Women, 1 :272-281. [Details] |
| 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. [Details] |
| Reilly, N. (2005) 'Cultural Recognition and Human Rights: Lessons from the Experience of Irish Traveller Women'. Human Rights Dialogue, 2 (12). [Details] |
| 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. [Details] |
| Reilly, N. (2007) 'Cosmopolitan Feminism and Human Rights'. Hypatia: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy, 22 (4):180-198. [Details] |
| 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. [Details] |
| 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] |
| Reilly, N (2011) 'Rethinking the Interplay of Feminism and Secularism in a Neo-secular Age'. Feminist Review, 97 :5-31. [Details] |
| Reilly, Niamh (2011) 'Doing Transnational Feminism, Transforming Human Rights'. Irish Journal Of Sociology, 19 (2). [Details] |
Other Journals
| Reilly, N., Zalewski, M. et al (2008) 'Roundtable Discussion: Reflections on the Past, Prospects for the Future' Millennium: Journal of International Studies . [Details] |
| Reilly, N. (2009) 'Review of: Striapacha Tri Chead Bliain Duailcis' Estudios Irlandeses . [Details] |
Conference Publications
| Reilly, N. (1996) Global Feminism, Diversity and Political Transformation . In: Smyth, A eds. Annual WERRC Conference: Feminism, Politics, Community UCD, [Details] |
Published Reports
| 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] |
| Reilly, N. (1997) State Accountability for Women's Human Rights in Ireland. Women's Education Research and Resource Centre, University College Dublin, Dublin. [Details] |
| Reilly, N. (1998) Affordable Accommodation: A Trade Union Issue and a Human Right. SIPTU/CPSU, Dublin. [Details] |
| 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] |
| 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] |
| Reilly, N. (2011) Ireland’s National Action Plan for Implementation of UNSCR 1325, 2011 - 2014. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Dublin, Ireland. [Details] |
Conference Paper
| 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: Conference Paper [Details] |
| Reilly, N. (1994) Interrogating Critiques of Universality and Advancing Human Rights. 90th Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association. New York, NY: Conference Paper [Details] |
| Reilly, N. (1996) Using International Human Rights to Challenge Violence against Women. International Conference on Violence, Abuse, and Women's Citizenship. Violence, Abuse and Gender Relations Unit of the University of Bradford, Brighton, UK: Conference Paper [Details] |
| Reilly, N. (2000) Women’s Rights as Human Rights: A Framework for Local Action. annual conference of Banulacht; Women in Development Network. Dublin: Conference Paper [Details] |
| Reilly, N. (2000) The World Wide Web as a Tool for Women’s Human Rights Activism. Round Table Discussion hosted by the UNDP as part of the parallel proceedings of the Beijing Plus Five Review. New York: Conference Paper [Details] |
| Reilly, N. (2002) Strengthening Co-operation and Women's International Networking. Know-How Conference on Women and Communications. Kampala, Uganda: Conference Paper [Details] |
| Reilly, N. (2002) Advancing Women’s Human Rights at the United Nations: The Challenges of Implementation. Equality Studies’ Public Lecture Series. University College Dublin: Conference Paper [Details] |
| 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: Conference Paper [Details] |
| Reilly, N. (2004) Feminist Perspectives on Human Rights and Human Security Discourses: An Overview. annual meeting of the Political Studies Association of Ireland. Limerick: Conference Paper [Details] |
| Reilly, N. (2004) Women’s Rights as Human Rights: An Unfinished Agenda?. Irish Human Rights Commission public consultation. Limerick: Conference Paper [Details] |
| Reilly, N. (2006) Gender equality: toward a transformative human rights approach. International Conference on Equality and Social Inclusion in the 21st Century. Belfast: Conference Paper [Details] |
| Reilly, N. (2006) Globalisation and Women's Human Rights. seminar presented at University College Cork Faculty of Law Globalisation Research Group. University College Cork: Conference Paper [Details] |
| Reilly, N. (2006) Using International Human Rights Commitments to Challenge Gender-based Welfare Inequality. plenary presentation at a conference convened by the National Women's Council of Ireland, Can the Law Create Social Welfare Reform?. Dublin: Conference Paper [Details] |
| Reilly, N. (2006) Cosmopolitan Feminism and Human Rights. International Political Science Association, World Congress. Fukuoka, Japan: Conference Paper [Details] |
| Reilly, N. (2006) Gender mainstreaming and women's participation in conflict resolution and transitional contexts. gender mainstreaming training for Malaysian women leaders organised by INCORE and the Junction at UU Magee. Conference Paper [Details] |
| Reilly, N. (2007) Rising Fundamentalisms and Women’s Human Rights. Socio-legal Studies Association Conference. University of Kent, Canterbury, United Kingdom: Conference Paper [Details] |
| Reilly, N. (2009) Fundamentalisms and (Human) Security, International Studies Association conference, NY. Conference Paper [Details] |
| Reilly, N. (2010) “Ireland’s National Action Plan - UNSCR 1325”,. (Hanna’s House Summer School), University of Ulster, Belfast. Conference Paper [Details] |
| Reilly, N. (2011) Rethinking the interplay of feminism and secularism in a neo-secular age. European Conference on Politics and Gender, Budapest, Hungary. Conference Paper [Details] |
| Reilly, N. (2011) Feminist approaches to religion and secularism. Conference: The Postsecular and International Relations, University of Sussex, October, 2011. Conference Paper [Details] |
| Reilly, N. (2011) Secularisms and Feminisms in a Neo-secular age. ESF LiU Conference on Gender, Religion and Human Rights, Sweden. Conference Paper [Details] |
Non Published Reports
| 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] |