Publications

Internationally Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

• Gonfa, D. K., Gibbons, P., Sugrue, C., & Kuma, B. (2024). Internationalisation of Higher Education in Ethiopia: A Strategic Process? Journal of Studies in International Education. DOI: (opens in a new window)https://doi.org/10.1177/10283153241235696
• Fanta, W., Gibbons, P., & Kuma, B. (2024). Factors affecting smallholder farmers’ local knowledge-based adaption to build resilience in Wolaita Zone, Ethiopia. African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development
• Tegene, T. Wims, P., Abo, T., & Gebeyehu, D. (2023). Farmers’ Access to and Utilization of Mass Media Channels for Communicating Agricultural Information in Southern Ethiopia. International Journal of Agricultural Science, Research and Technology (IJASRT) in Extension and Education Systems. Available at (opens in a new window)20.1001.1.22517588.2022.12.4.2.7
• Yohannis, T., Gibbons, P., Meagher, M., & Gebremichael, H. (2023). Towards regionally engaged entrepreneurial (REE) university: An analytical framework. Asia Pacific Journal of Research. Vol: I. Issue CXXXV. Available at (opens in a new window)https://apjor.com/archives_details.php?id=052023
• Abebe, N., Maitra, S., Esayas, B., & McDermott. R. (2023). Integrating cross-community resilience in the Gibe III hydropower project, Ethiopia: a conceptual framework. Journal of Development in Practice. Available at (opens in a new window)https://doi.org/10.1080/09614524.2023.2184742
• Fanta, W., Gibbons, P., & Kuma, B. (2023). Smallholder farmers’ livelihoods and locally practiced adaptation strategies to climatic-related stresses in Wolaita zone, Ethiopia. Asia Pacific Journal of Research. Vol: I. Issue CXXXIX. Available at (opens in a new window)https://www.apjor.com/archives_details.php?id=082023
• Hailegiorgis, A., & Mada, M. (2023). The conservation and preservation challenges and threats in the development of cultural heritage: The case of the Kawo Amado Kella Defensive Wall (KAKDW) in Wolaita, Southern Ethiopia. Journal of Heliyon 9 (2023) e18839. Published by Elsevier Ltd. Available at (opens in a new window)https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023060474
• Hailegiorgis, A., & Mada, M. (2023). The role of indigenous knowledge regarding the history and building of the Kawo/King Amado Kella defensive wall in Wolaita, Ethiopia, including its significance and intended use. Journal of Heliyon Available at (opens in a new window)https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e20990
• Aboye, A., Kinsella, J., & Leza, T. (2023). Farm households’ adaptive strategies in response to climate change in lowlands of southern Ethiopia. International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management. Available at (opens in a new window)https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCCSM-05-2023-0064
• Kuma, A., Frank, M., Padraig, W., Kassu, Y., Allen, F., & Taddese, T. (2023). Smallholder Beef Cattle Husbandry and Fattening Practices in Rural Production System of Ethiopia. Journal of Advances in Animal and Veterinary Sciences. Available at (opens in a new window)http://dx.doi.org/10.17582/journal.aavs/2023/11.10.1597.1608
• Mpanje, D., Gibbons, P., McDermott, R., Owungah, C., & Ochieng, D. (2022). Exploring the Contribution of Social Capital to address Urban Vulnerability: Evidence from two informal settlements in Nairobi. Int J Humanitarian Action (opens in a new window)https://doi.org/10.1186/s41018-022-00115-0
• Aboye, A., Kinsella, J., & Leza, T. (2022). Major Climatic Changes Experienced by Farm Households: Evidence from the Lowlands of Southern Ethiopia. Advancements in Agricultural Development, 3(1), 87-102. Available at (opens in a new window)https://doi.org/10.37433/aad.v3i1.163
• Elda, A., O’Connor, D., & Leza, T. (2022). Status and determinants of poverty among women-owned micro-businesses in Wolaita zone, southern Ethiopia. Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy. DOI 10.1108/JEC-03-2022-0043. Available at (opens in a new window)https://doi.org/10.1108/JEC-03-2022-0043
• Reda, T., Fahie, D., & Saleendran, P. T. (2022): Who cares? The provision of early childhood care and education (ECCE) in Wolaita zone, southern Ethiopia, Education 3-13. Available at (opens in a new window)https://doi.org/10.1080/03004279.2022.2139152
• Tegene, T., Wims, P., Abo, T., & Gebeyehu, D. (2022). Analysis of Communication Approaches Used in Agricultural Extension: Case of Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia. Journal of Local Development & Society. Available at  (opens in a new window)https://doi.org/10.1080/26883597.2023.2173635
• McDermott, R., Gibbons, P., Owungah, C., & Ochieng, D. & Mpanje, D., (2021). Tenure security and disaster risk in urban settings: a comparative study of Nairobi settlements. International Journal of Disaster Risk Science. (opens in a new window)https://doi.org/10.1007/s13753-021-00346-6
• Gibbons, P., & Otieku-Boadu, C. (2021). The Question is not “If to Localise?” but Rather “How to Localise?”: Perspectives from Irish Humanitarian INGOs. Frontiers in Political Science, 3. doi:(opens in a new window)10.3389/fpos.2021.744559
• Tegene, T. Wims, P., Abo, T., & Gebeyehu, D. (2021). Farmers’ Preferences and Utilisation Towards Agricultural Information Sources: The Case of Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia. Development Communication. 32(2), 23-32.
• Mekonnen, N., Tadesse, T., Codd, M., McAuliffe, F., & Desalegn., A. (2021). Process Quality of Antenatal Care Among Clients of Antenatal Care Service Users and Service Providers in Public Hospitals of Woliata Zone, Southern Ethiopia. Gynecology and Women’s Health. 20(4), 1-15. Available at (opens in a new window)10.19080/JGWH.2021.20.556041
• Clark-Ginsberg, A., McCaul, B., Bremaud, I., Cáceres, G., Mpanje, D., Patel, S., & Patel, R. (2020). Practitioner approaches to measuring community resilience: The analysis of the resilience of communities to disasters toolkit. International Journal Of Disaster Risk Reduction, 50, 101714. (opens in a new window)http://doi:10.1016/j.ijdrr.2020.101714/ 
• Gibbons, P., Wilopo S. A., McDermott, R. Pinandarie, A.W, Mpanje, D., Nugroho, A., Mustikaningtyas, Subekti, H., Haryati dan, D. &; Azizah. N. (2020). Monograph. Preparedness and resilience to address Urban Vulnerabilities (PRUV): Nairobi, Jakarta and Nairobi. PRUV Deliverable (opens in a new window)http://pruv.ucd.ie/
• Mpanje, D., Gibbons, P. &; McDermott, R. (2020). The Relationship of Social Capital and Self-reported Stress in Vulnerable Urban Settings: Lessons from North Jakarta. PRUV Working Papers, Deliverable 1.5. (opens in a new window)http://pruv.ucd.ie/
• José Antonio Gutierrez, D., & Gibbons, P. (2020). ‘A walk with the lads’: Masculinities’ perspectives, gender dynamics and resilience in Soacha, Colombia. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 49. doi:(opens in a new window)10.1016/j.ijdrr.2020.101652
• Gibbons, P., Roughneen, D., McDermott, R., & Maitra, S. (2020). Putting affected people at the centre of humanitarian action: An argument for the principle of humanitarian subsidiarity. Disasters, 44(3), 499-517. (opens in a new window)https://doi.org/10.1111/disa.12386
• Hailegiorgis, A., Cave, C., 2 Annalisa Christies, A., & Mada, M. (2020). Recent surveys of the Kawo Amado Kella defensive wall, Wolaita, Southern Ethiopia: a lesser-known heritage resource in Ethiopia. Nyame Akuma, 95, 6-13.
• Kassa, Y., Beyene, W., & McMahon, B. (2020). Species diversity and conservation status of diurnal large mammals in Nechisar National Park. African Journal of Ecology. Available at (opens in a new window)https://doi.org/10.1111/aje.12760
• McDermott, R., Gibbons, P., Mpanje, D. et al. (2019) Beyond ethical approval: fostering ethical research practices within inter-sectoral research projects involving academic and NGO sector partners. Int J Humanitarian Action 4, (18). (opens in a new window)https://doi.org/10.1186/s41018-019-0065-8
• Plan International (2019) Child Protection and Resilience, (opens in a new window)https://plan-international.org/publications/child-protection-and-resilience retrieved 18 February 2020
• Mpanje, D., Gibbons, P. and; McDermott, R. (2018). Social capital in vulnerable urban settings: an analytical framework. Int J Humanitarian Action 3, (4), (opens in a new window)https://doi.org/10.1186/s41018-018- 0032-9
• Maitra S, (2017), Conflict Analysis in Humanitarian Action in Heintze, H.J, Thielbörger, P. (ed.) NOHA Textbook on International Humanitarian Action, Springer ISBN 978-3-319-14454-2
• Gibbons P. (2017) Managing Humanitarian Action in Heintze, H.J, Thielbörger, P. (ed.) NOHA Textbook on International Humanitarian Action, Springer ISBN 978-3-319-14454-2
• McDermott, R. (2017) ‘Disaster Law’, in H.-J. Heintze and P. Thielbörger (eds), International Humanitarian Action: NOHA Textbook, Heidelberg: Springer ISBN 978-3-319-14454-2
• McDermott, R. (2017)‘The human rights approach in the works of the International Law Commission on the Protection of persons in the event of disasters’, Giustiani, F., Bertolini, E. Sommario (eds) Human Rights and Disasters, London: Routledge.
• de Milliano, C., M. Faling, A. Clark-Ginsberg, D. Crowley & P. Gibbons (2015) ‘Resilience: The Holy Grail or Yet Another Hype?’ in Gibbons, P. & H. Heintze (eds) The Humanitarian Challenge: 20 Years European Network on Humanitarian Action, Heidelberg: Springer ISBN 978-3-319-13469-7
• Maitra S (2015) 'The Indus Water Treaty & Challenges to India- Pakistan Transboundary Water Cooperation' In: Sanjay Kumar, Dhirendra Dwivedi and Mohammad Samir Hussain (eds). India-Pakistan Relations: Issues and Challenges. New Delhi: G. B. Books Publishers and Distributors
• Bragg C (2015) "Disaster Management and Multilateral Humanitarian Aid: Parellelism vs Combining Forces" in Gibbons, P. and Heintze, H-J. The Humanitarian Challenge:  20 Years European Network on Humanitarian Action (NOHA).  Switzerland, Springer.
• Spieker, H. (2015) “International Norms Informing Domestic Disaster Response Schemes“, in: A. Zwitter / Chr. K. Lamont / H.-J. Heintze / J. Herman (eds.), Humanitarian Action; Cambridge University Press, pp. 149 – 173
• Spieker, H. (2015) “The Legal Framework of Humanitarian Action”, in: P. Gibbons / H.-J. Heintze (eds.), The Humanitarian Challenge, Heidelberg, New York, Dordrecht, London, pp. 135 – 162
• Spieker, H. (2015) “Maintenance and Re-establishment of Family Links and Transmission of Information”, in: A. Clapham / P. Gaeta / M. Sassòli (eds.), The 1949 Geneva Conventions – A Commentary, Oxford University Press 2015, pp. 1089 – 1121
• Gibbons, P. & H. Heintze (2015) The Humanitarian Challenge: 20 Years European Network on Humanitarian Action, Heidelberg: Springer ISBN 978-3-319-13469-7
• Bragg C (2014) "Humanitarian Action, Bucking the System, Trends Towards New Approaches."  Analysis, Global Observatory, International Peace Institute, April 21, 2014. (opens in a new window)http://theglobalobservatory.org/analysis/722--humanitarian-action-bucking-the-system-trends-toward-new-approach.html
• Maitra, S., P.Gibbons (2012) ‘India's Role in Humanitarian Assistance: Contemporary Trends and Perspectives’, in Prof. Radharaman Chakrabarty & Dr. Imankalyan Lahiri (eds.) India’s constructive engagement in Asia and around, Academic Excellence, New Delhi, 2012. ISBN 9789380525815

Books and Book Chapters

• McDermott, R; Gibbons, P.; McGrath, S.. (2018). Protection of displaced persons and the rights-based approach. In Searles-Adey, P.; Bowstead, J.; Brickell, K.; Desai, V.; Dolton, M.; Pinkerton, A. & Siddiqi, A. (Ed.). Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan.
• Maitra S, (2017), Conflict Analysis in Humanitarian Action in Heintze, H.J, Thielbörger, P. (ed.) NOHA Textbook on International Humanitarian Action, Springer ISBN 978-3-319-14454-2
• Gibbons P. (2017) Managing Humanitarian Action in Heintze, H.J, Thielbörger, P. (ed.) NOHA Textbook on International Humanitarian Action, Springer ISBN 978-3-319-14454-2
• McDermott, R. (2017) ‘Disaster Law’, in H.-J. Heintze and P. Thielbörger (eds), International Humanitarian Action: NOHA Textbook, Heidelberg: Springer ISBN 978-3-319-14454-2
• McDermott, R. (2017) ‘The human rights approach in the works of the International Law Commission on the Protection of persons in the event of disasters’, Giustiani, F., Bertolini, E. Sommario (eds) Human Rights and Disasters, London: Routledge.
• Gibbons, P. & H. Heintze (2015) The Humanitarian Challenge: 20 Years European Network on Humanitarian Action, Heidelberg: Springer ISBN 978-3-319-13469-7
• Maitra S, (2017), Conflict Analysis in Humanitarian Action in Heintze, H.J, Thielbörger, P. (ed.) NOHA Textbook on International Humanitarian Action, Springer ISBN 978-3-319-14454-2
• Gibbons P. (2017) Managing Humanitarian Action in Heintze, H.J, Thielbörger, P. (ed.) NOHA Textbook on International Humanitarian Action, Springer ISBN 978-3-319-14454-2
• McDermott, R. (2017) ‘Disaster Law’, in H.-J. Heintze and P. Thielbörger (eds), International Humanitarian Action: NOHA Textbook, Heidelberg: Springer ISBN 978-3-319-14454-2
• McDermott, R. (2017)‘The human rights approach in the works of the International Law Commission on the Protection of persons in the event of disasters’, Giustiani, F., Bertolini, E. Sommario (eds) Human Rights and Disasters, London: Routledge.
• de Milliano, C., M. Faling, A. Clark-Ginsberg, D. Crowley & P. Gibbons (2015) ‘Resilience: The Holy Grail or Yet Another Hype?’ in Gibbons, P. & H. Heintze (eds) The Humanitarian Challenge: 20 Years European Network on Humanitarian Action, Heidelberg: Springer ISBN 978-3-319-13469-7
• Maitra S (2015) 'The Indus Water Treaty & Challenges to India- Pakistan Transboundary Water Cooperation' In: Sanjay Kumar, Dhirendra Dwivedi and Mohammad Samir Hussain (eds). India-Pakistan Relations: Issues and Challenges. New Delhi: G. B. Books Publishers and Distributors
• Catherine Bragg (2015) "Disaster Management and Multilateral Humanitarian Aid: Parellelism vs Combining Forces" in Gibbons, P. and Heintze, H-J. The Humanitarian Challenge:  20 Years European Network on Humanitarian Action (NOHA).  Switzerland, Springer.
• Catherine Bragg (2014) "Humanitarian Action, Bucking the System, Trends Towards New Approaches."  Analysis, Global Observatory, International Peace Institute, April 21, 2014.
• (opens in a new window)http://theglobalobservatory.org/analysis/722--humanitarian-action-bucking-the-system-trends-toward-new-approach.html
• Maitra, S., P.Gibbons (2012) ‘India's Role in Humanitarian Assistance: Contemporary Trends and Perspectives’, in Prof. Radharaman Chakrabarty & Dr. Imankalyan Lahiri (eds.) India’s constructive engagement in Asia and around, Academic Excellence, New Delhi, 2012. ISBN 9789380525815
• Spieker, H. (2015) “International Norms Informing Domestic Disaster Response Schemes“, in: A. Zwitter / Chr. K. Lamont / H.-J. Heintze / J. Herman (eds.), Humanitarian Action; Cambridge University Press, pp. 149 – 173
• Spieker, H. (2015) “The Legal Framework of Humanitarian Action”, in: P. Gibbons / H.-J. Heintze (eds.), The Humanitarian Challenge, Heidelberg, New York, Dordrecht, London, pp. 135 – 162
• Spieker, H. (2015) “Maintenance and Re-establishment of Family Links and Transmission of Information”, in: A. Clapham / P. Gaeta / M. Sassòli (eds.), The 1949 Geneva Conventions – A Commentary, Oxford University Press 2015, pp. 1089 – 1121
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Conference and Seminar Presentations

• Locating the Building Resilience Through Education Project in the SDGs – presented at a research seminar series in UCD – March 24^th 2022
• Localising the Internationalisation of Higher Education Engagement to Advance the SDGs – present at the International Association of Universities Conference, O’Reilly Hall, UCD – October 26^th 2022
• Building Resilience Through Education: Philosophy and Achievements – presented at the end-of-project seminar – online and in-person at three venues – UCD, WSU, and SETU (Carlow) – Dec 15^th, 2022
• What does localisation in humanitarian action look like?: Building Resilience Through Education – presented at the NOHA Intensive Programme, Bochum, Germany - August 27^th 2023
• Building Resilience Through Education: Horizon 2020 RISE Project promoting IHE – presented at the DSAI annual conference, DCU, Research Policy and Practice – Knowledge Partnership for Development – October 25^th 2023
• Building Resilience Through Education: MSCA RISE Project – presented at the Irish Universities Association annual information sharing event – online – Sept 29^th
• Urban Preparedness and Resilience Panel – presented at International Humanitarian Studies Conference the Hague, The Netherlands 29^th Aug 2018
• Preparedness and Resilience to address Urban Vulnerabilities International Symposium – at University of Warsaw September 2^nd 2019
• "Gendered Migration and Displacement" into the Track: Migration, Displacements, Diasporas of the LASA2019 Congress May 24 – 27, 2019 in Boston, MA
• Gender, Displacement and urban resilience in urban areas, Conference paper, University of Dayton, Ohio (Sept 2019)
• Safe, Resilient and Sustainable Urban Settlements: The Right to the City and Urban Inclusivity. October 19^th 2020, University of Groningen, Groningen, NL
• 2016 NOHA Intensive Programme Localising response and subsidiarity – hosted in partnership with the University of Warsaw.
• 2016 Restoring Humanity – seminar sharing results of World Humanitarian Summit with Irish stakeholders – opened by government minister and attended by broad Irish humanitarian community.
• 2016 Launch of Women, War and Displacement: a review of the impact of conflict and displacement on gender based violence – hosted together with Ireland’s Consortium on Gender Based Violence.
• 2015 ‘Irish Humanitarian Summit’ - addressed by President of Ireland and two government ministers together with senior UN and European Commission officials.
• 2014 ‘Promoting Corporate Responsible Leadership and Shared Value in Humanitarian Action – hosted in partnership with the Smurfit Business School and attracted representatives from 18 business and significant NGOs representative.
• 2013 - ‘Humanitarian Roundtable Discussion’ on the occasion of the Irish Presidency to the European Council.  The seminar was attended by Sec. Generals from the Irish Aid, DG Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection and the Irish Government together with CEOs from all main humanitarian organisation in Ireland.  The proceedings were published on the following websites: NOHA; VOICE and DG Humanitarian Aid.
• In 2013 the Centre hosted a conference on Post-Conflict Reconciliation in partnership with the Clinton Institute.

Project Reports and Policy Briefs

• September 2016 – Concern Worldwide’s Approach to Disaster Risk Reduction, A Clarke- Ginsberg
• February 2016 - Measuring the Impact of Concern Ethiopia’s Interventions on the Level of Poverty in Damot Woyde – P. Gibbons, E. Dupree and M. Sterling

• July 2015 - RECOMMENDATIONS – from the Irish Humanitarian Consultative Process, Pat Gibbons, Brian Casey, Dominic Crowley, Lisa Doherty, Dualta Roughneen
• September 2014 - A Study for Strengthening the Legal and Policy Framework for International Disaster Response in Ireland, McDermott, R., P. Gibbons, H. Spieker, S. Malesevic, C. Smith & D. Fennelly