Prof Catherine O’Rourke Joins Dublin City University
Prof Catherine O’Rourke has joined Dublin City University's School of Law and Government from Durham University with a €2 million European Research Council award.
Research Programme
Her five-year research programme, 'Centring Care in International Law,' will examine the inadequacies of existing international law in capturing gendered experiences of harm.
It challenges the focus on the individualised and episodic experiences of harm and opens-up international law scholarship towards a focus on care.
Focus on Care
By drawing on feminist care theorisation, this project will explore what international law would look like if care were at its centre, offering new ways to understand its core principles, institutions, and processes.
Prof O’Rourke brings a global reputation in gender, conflict, and international law to DCU.
Author's summary: Prof O’Rourke joins DCU with a €2 million award.