Aoife McCullough
Research Fellow
Aoife specialises in contested politics, state legitimacy, and radicalisation. She has led or contributed to conflict and governance analyses in Niger, Mali, South Sudan, Pakistan and Zambia for donors and NGOs. She holds an MSc in Anthropology and Development from the London School of Economics and a BA in Psychology from Trinity College Dublin.
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Aoife specializes in contested politics, state legitimacy, and radicalisation. She has led or contributed to conflict and governance analyses in Niger, Mali, South Sudan and Pakistan for donors and NGOs. As part of the Secure Livelihoods Research Consortium, she is currently leading a multi-country study to investigate whether there is a relationship between service delivery and state legitimacy. More broadly, Aoife has researched and written on the challenges of operating in fragile states, including on the current agenda of Countering Violent Extremism. She holds an MSc in Anthropology and Development from the London School of Economics and a BA in Psychology from Trinity College Dublin.
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12 JulRT @cheng_christine: 1/ As promised, some findings from our UK Stabilisation Unit report on Elite Bargains, Political Settlements, & Peace…- 21 JunLooking forward to reading this. Lots to learn from the experience of Afghanistan. The #Taliban now control more te… https://t.co/ifeK6dLVIn
- 21 Jun@a_a_jackson on Life under the Taliban “The international community needs to engage with the Taliban on a policy le… https://t.co/fJAKiaT6Ew
- 21 Jun“I used to think that #Taliban were a minority and we could kick them out. Now I realize that Taliban are part of t… https://t.co/ngdeOPsZHS
- 20 JunLots of good insights into the changing relationship between the US military and African security forces. The U.S.… https://t.co/9xEshn5g40
- 06 JunRT @jhudson_ucl: Our research shows the UK public prefer aid to be given based on mutual interests and need first. Very little public suppo…
- 25 MayA good day for women’s movements: exit polls indicate 68% voted to repeal the constitutional ban on abortion in Ire… https://t.co/2nWNw4n2Mg
- 24 MaySo proud of Irish feminists on the eve of the abortion referendum. The #repealthe8th movement has been building for… https://t.co/I8MMz9BMPe
- 24 MayRT @martaforesti: Very important #job alert: come and work with @j_hagenzanker, @helen_dempster + me at @ODIdev and help us take our ground…
- 24 MayRT @Thieristan: After 6 decades, @ODIdev have committed to transition from using terms such as ‘developing’ and ‘developed’ that create fal…
- 30 AprPhotos of the US military currently circulating on Nigerien WhatsApp groups. The photos were actually taken in the… https://t.co/Vy84M1e3F0
- 27 AprRT @YGuichaoua: Interestingly enough, Stephen O'Brien, new Vice-Chairman of Savannah Petroleum and former UN Under-Secretary-General for Hu…
- 20 AprRT @BorderIrish: I’m a functioning, actually existing constructive ambiguity, an accommodation of irreconcilabilities, a postborderist bord…
- 18 Apr'In a church in San, a town in central Mali, the priest is delivering his sermon. It’s the summer of 2017, and it i… https://t.co/hLpTFFp4rV
- 18 AprRT @mideastorels: Defuse misunderstandings, clearify through data, questioning if, how and where the #EU policies are being effective to s…
- 30 MarThere is outrage in Ireland at the moment over the acquittal of 4 men in Belfast rape trial. But this acquittal was… https://t.co/GlNCH2pEE8
- 25 MarRT @Fromagehomme: Scholarships for resident citizens of Ghana, Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania or Zambia, who have not previously studied outside…
- 20 MarRT @joepenney: Africom is about to sign a Status of Forces Agreement with Ghana similar to the one it signed with Niger. This is possibly a…
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