Applied Social Studies

Contact Details

Title	Programme Director, Masters In Voluntary and Community Sector Management
Address	Applied Social Studies William Thompson House O'Donovan'S Road, Cork
Homepage:	Web Page
Title	Lecturer
Address	Applied Social Studies Applied Social Studies University College Cork Cork Ireland
Telephone:	+353-21-490-2616
Email:	ei.ccu@lliamhdaho.f
Homepage:	Web Page
Title	Lecturer
Address	Applied Social Studies University College Cork Cork Ireland
Telephone:	+353-21-490-3000
Email:	ei.ccu@lliamhdAhO.F

Biography:

Dr. Féilim Ó hAdhmaill is a lecturer in the School of Applied Social Studies, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.  He is Programme Director for the Masters in Voluntary and Community Sector Managment and also teaches social policy across a number of degree programmes including the B.Soc.Sc, the Bachelor in Youth and Community Work, and the B.Soc.Sc in Social Work.  He also coordinates the 'Conflict, Transformation and Peace Building Specialism on the Masters in Social Policy.

Feilim graduated from the University of Ulster with a BSc(Hons) in 1983 followed by a D.Phil in Social Policy in 1990. His PhD thesis was concerned with community organisation and the conflict in the North of Ireland.  

Feilim also holds a Diploma in European Humanities from the Open University, a Diploma in TEFL, a Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (U.C.C.) and the Dioplóma sa Ghaeilge Fheidhmeach (U.C.C.).  In additon he is also a qualified therapeutic counsellor.

Felim has a background in teaching at both university and community level and is also an experienced researcher.  His current research and teaching interests include:

• Conflict and Peace Building processes globally
  
  
• N.Ireland Conflict and Peace Process
• Global and Comparative Social Policy
• Social Policy and Human rights
• Educational Disadvantage
• Voluntary and Community Sector

He invites inquiries from propective students interested in carrying out PhD research in any of the above areas.

He is a research associate with the Institute for Social Sciences in the 21st Century (ISS21) and a member of the Civil Society research cluster and is currently supervising PhD students in the areas of community change and educational policy.

 

Feilim is a member of the



College of Arts Academic Development Committee

College of Arts Graduate Studies Committee

School of Applied Social Studies' Research Committee

School of Applied Social Studies' Graduate Studies Committee

UCC Science Shop Committee

He also has a strong background working in the community and voluntary sector North and South and has served on the Boards of several community and voluntary bodies at national and local level.  Tá suim mhór aige fosta sa Ghaeilge agus i gcur chun cinn na Gaeilge.