CDS, University College Dublin

In the CDS, our understanding of development is that, first and foremost, it is about people. So, the focus is on human development. We also see it as a multidimensional process. It encompasses the economic, social, political, and cultural processes necessary for bringing about structural and institutional transformations of entire societies in a manner that will best bring the fruits of progress to the broadest segments of their populations. We can also describe it as the process of creating the conditions within which each person and all persons can realise their full potential as human beings. So, a 'developed' society must honour and protect the human rights of its people.

Contact Details
Dr Majda Bne Saad
Email: majda.bnesaad@ucd.ie
Phone: 00 353 1 7167616
Fax: 00 353 1 7161121

Majda Bne Saad
majda.bnesaad@ucd.ie
Agriculture and Rural development policies,developing countries' gender division of labour & decision making process (Middle East/Iraq, Jordan and the Gulf States, Africa), microcredit, food security, small farmers livelihood and coping strategies (EU and

Andy Storey
andy.storey@ucd.ie
Political economy of international economic institutions, Economics, aid and conflict, Rwanda (pre- and post-genocide).

Vincent Durac
vincent.durac@ucd.ie
Politics of development; Middle Eastern Politics, Islamic Politics and political theory;democratisation and civil society, human rights, and political parties. Focus on Egypt.

Maura Leen

Globalisation, Governance and International Trade, Civil Society and Poverty Reduction and Development Co-operation

Helen O'Neill
helen.oneill@ucd.ie
Political Economy of International Relations; Theories and Strategies of Economic Development; Globalisation and Human Security; Development Co-operation policies (Ireland and the EU); Economics in Transition; Industrialisation Strategies; Environmental I