Mr Michael Fitzgibbon
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Food Business & Development
Food Business & Development
O'Rahilly Building
University College Cork
Cork
Ireland
Food Business & Development
University College Cork
Cork
Ireland
Biography
Coming from a background in engineering and information systems in the electronics industry, I began work in development in the early 1990s in Tanzania. Returning to Ireland in 1996, I worked at both the International Famine Centre in UCC (later the Centre for Sustainable Livelihoods), and the statutory Higher Education Equality Unit until 2002. During this time, I worked as a development consultant in Ireland, leading and contributing to a range of projects in diverse areas from: the prevalence of asthma in marginalised communities, through gender equality in engineering education, to policy approaches to interculturalism in higher education. At this time, I also worked as an information systems consultant in sub-Saharan Africa. I joined the Department of Food Business and Development to work both in research and teaching in 2004; involvement in the development and delivery of the joint MSc in Rural Development with Mekelle University (Ethiopia) for most of the last decade was a most rewarding and challenging activity. I currently teach in UCC the areas of International Development, Conflict/Peace, Gender, Humanitarian Responses, Communications and Research Methodologies. Areas that I research include those of Food Insecurity / Smallholder Livelihoods, Value Chains, Gender, Conflict, the Media, ICTs, and in particular, Digital Data Gathering; all of these are focused mainly around impacts and consequences in low-income countries. During the last decade, my research and other development interests have included work in Ethiopia, Malawi, Lesotho, Uganda, Western Sahara, Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia, Kenya, and Afghanistan,as well as many European countries.
I also have a strong interest in human rights and development issues closer to home, particularly in relation to minority ethnic groups and other marginalised groups such as the asylum-seeking and other immigrant communities. I was party to the founding of two local non-governmental organisations, Nasc and Ethical Development Action, and have acted as director on these, and also with Cork Simon.
Research Interests
Research Interests
Information systems implementations in the South
famine emergency responses
microfinance
interculturalism/antiracism
gender and development
Committees
- Facilitate this process, Disability Support Department Representative Group (2014 /)
Consultancy
- Sherkin Island Development Society / DIT School of Art, Design and Printing : Sherkin Island Development Society / DIT School of Art, Design and Printing: ‘Programme Evaluation and Review, Evaluation of the Art and Culture Pilot Programme’
- Institute of Technology, Tallaght : Mentorlink IT Tallaght, Engineering Dept: Online Equality Reference for Women Engineering Students and Workers, Tallaght Institute of Technology
- SHB Traveller Health Unit and Traveller Visibility Group : SHB Traveller Health Unit and Traveller Visibility Group: 'An Assessment of Traveller Needs in East Cork'
- IT Tallaght : IT Tallaght: Consultant on the development of Policy, practices and procedures to prevent and address Bullying and Harassment at an Institute level
- Southern Health Board and Blackpool, The Glen, Mayfield Health Action Zone : Southern Health Board and Blackpool, The Glen, Mayfield Health Action Zone
- Mentorlink, IT Tallaght, Engineering Dept : Mentorlink, IT Tallaght, Engineering Dept: Consultant on the development of Equality and Diversity policy, practices and procedures
Publications
Peer Reviewed Journals
Year | Publication |
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2014 |
Exploring the role of citizen journalism in slum improvement: the case of ‘Voice of Kibera’ Desta, T; Fitzgibbon, M and Byrne, N (2014) Exploring the role of citizen journalism in slum improvement: the case of ‘Voice of Kibera’. : AI and Society [Details] |
2014 |
International development: exploring the gap between organisations’ development policy and practice—a Southern perspective Denis Dennehy, Mike Fitzgibbon, Fergal Carton (2014) International development: exploring the gap between organisations’ development policy and practice—a Southern perspective. : AI and Society [Details] |
1991 |
Some Anthropometric Measures on an Irish Population Mike FitzGibbon and Tim Gallwey (1991) Some Anthropometric Measures on an Irish Population. : Ergonomics [Details] |
Books
Year | Publication |
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2002 |
Creating an Intercultural Campus Mike FitzGibbon (2002) Creating an Intercultural Campus. : HEEU [Details] |
Edited Books
Year | Publication |
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2007 |
(2007) . : Mike FitzGibbon, Eamon Lenihan : Centre for Sustainable Livelihoods, UCC [Details] |
Book Chapters
Year | Publication |
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2010 |
The Sahrawis: living the consequences of Earth’s longest military wall Mike FitzGibbon and Mirjam Hirzel (2010) The Sahrawis: living the consequences of Earth’s longest military wall. : Besosa, M., Ragaven, C., Loree Allen, S. and O’Halloran, A : Kendall Hunt Publishing [Details] |
Published Reports
Year | Publication |
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2002 |
Local Responses to Famine: An Examination of the 1998 Crisis in Southern Sudan Mike FitzGibbon, Paul Howe (2002) Local Responses to Famine: An Examination of the 1998 Crisis in Southern Sudan. [Details] |
1986 |
Some body dimensions of male industrial employees in the Limerick area MIke FitzGibbon Gallwey, T.J., and T. Fallon (1986) Some body dimensions of male industrial employees in the Limerick area. [Details] |
Conference Publications
Year | Publication |
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2007 |
Globalisation, Economic Prosperity and Indigenous Minority Groups: Examining the Needs of Travellers in East Cork, Ireland Mike FItzGibbon and Jacqui O'Riordan (2007) Globalisation, Economic Prosperity and Indigenous Minority Groups: Examining the Needs of Travellers in East Cork, Ireland. [Details] |
2008 |
An Evaluation of the Experiences of Participants in the Mentorlink Programme - IT Tallaght . In: Godfroy-Genin, Anne-Sophie eds Lucy McCauley, Martha Burton, Mike FitzGibbon, Jacqui O’Riordan (2008) An Evaluation of the Experiences of Participants in the Mentorlink Programme - IT Tallaght . In: Godfroy-Genin, Anne-Sophie eds. [Details] |
2010 |
Enhancing Rural Development Capacity through North-South Collaborative Graduate Programmes: An Ireland - Ethiopia Case Study. Challenges ; Innovative Process for Capacity Strengthening in Agriculture for Development Chisolm, Nick; Fitzgibbon, Mike; Onakuse, S (2010) Enhancing Rural Development Capacity through North-South Collaborative Graduate Programmes: An Ireland - Ethiopia Case Study. Challenges ; Innovative Process for Capacity Strengthening in Agriculture for Development. [Details] |
2014 |
How Can Science Produce Unequal Relationships: The Nanotechnology Metaphor Mike FitzGibbon; Stapleton, A; Cintora, A; De Anda, C (2014) How Can Science Produce Unequal Relationships: The Nanotechnology Metaphor. [Details] |
2007 |
Degrees of Freedom: Applied Development Research in Ethiopia through a South-North Partnership Programme . In: Carol Healy eds Mike FitzGibbon Nick Chisholm, Tom Crowley, Nigussie Abadi and Mitiku Haile H (2007) Degrees of Freedom: Applied Development Research in Ethiopia through a South-North Partnership Programme . In: Carol Healy eds. [Details] |
2002 |
Short-changed: Gendered Consequences of Implementing Financial Services in Moshi Rural District, Northern Tanzania Mike FItzGibbon (2002) Short-changed: Gendered Consequences of Implementing Financial Services in Moshi Rural District, Northern Tanzania. [Details] |
2008 |
The Impact of New Generation Churches on Poverty in Nigeria Development Process S.Onakuse, E.Lenihan, Mike FitzGibbon (2008) The Impact of New Generation Churches on Poverty in Nigeria Development Process. [Details] |
2014 |
A Comparative Analysis of Traditional and Digital Data Collection Methods in Social Research in LDCs - Case Studies Exploring Implications for Participation, Empowerment, and (mis)Understandings Mike FitzGibbon; Gretta Fitzgerald (2014) A Comparative Analysis of Traditional and Digital Data Collection Methods in Social Research in LDCs - Case Studies Exploring Implications for Participation, Empowerment, and (mis)Understandings. [Details] |
2003 |
Interculturalism and Diversity in Higher Education in Ireland . In: Ronit Lentin eds Mike FItzGibbon (2003) Interculturalism and Diversity in Higher Education in Ireland . In: Ronit Lentin eds. [Details] |
1986 |
An Investigation into the Forecasting Merits of Improvement-Curve Models using “Las Vegas” methods Mike FitzGibbon and Prof Graham Hitchings (1986) An Investigation into the Forecasting Merits of Improvement-Curve Models using “Las Vegas” methods. [Details] |
2012 |
Exploring the Role of citizen Journalism in Slum Improvement: The Case of Voice of Kibera Tedla Desta, Mike Fitzgibbon, Noreen Byrne (2012) Exploring the Role of citizen Journalism in Slum Improvement: The Case of Voice of Kibera. [Details] |
2010 |
Enhancing Rural Development Capacity through North-South Collaborative Graduate Programmes: An Ireland ¿ Ethiopia Case Study Chisholm Nick, Onakuse S and Mike Fitzgibbon (2010) Enhancing Rural Development Capacity through North-South Collaborative Graduate Programmes: An Ireland ¿ Ethiopia Case Study. [Details] |
2008 |
The Impact of New Generation Churches on Poverty in Nigeria Development Process Onakuse, S., Eamon Lenihan and Mike Fitzgibbon (2008) The Impact of New Generation Churches on Poverty in Nigeria Development Process. [Details] |
2008 |
An Evaluation of the Experiences of Participants in the Mentorlink Programme - IT Tallaght . In: Godfroy-Genin, Anne-Sophie eds McAuley, Lucy, Martha Burton, Jacqui O'Riordan and Mike FitzGibbon (2008) An Evaluation of the Experiences of Participants in the Mentorlink Programme - IT Tallaght . In: Godfroy-Genin, Anne-Sophie eds. [Details] |
Conference Contributions
Year | Publication |
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2006 |
Building on One's Strengths: A North-South Collaboration in Education and Research. [Invited Oral Presentation] Chisholm, N., Behailu, M., Crowley, T. and Fitzgibbon, M (2006) Building on One's Strengths: A North-South Collaboration in Education and Research. [Invited Oral Presentation]. [Details] |
2014 |
Setting Standrads for the Development of a Sustainable Groundnut Value Chain in Malawi. [Oral Presentation] Fitzgerald, G., Fitzgibbon. M., Chisholm, N. and Dalzell, H (2014) Setting Standrads for the Development of a Sustainable Groundnut Value Chain in Malawi. [Oral Presentation]. [Details] |
2008 |
[Editorship of Whole Conference Proceedings] Onakuse S., Eamon Lenihan and Mike Fitzgibbon (2008) [Editorship of Whole Conference Proceedings]. [Details] |
2004 |
Challenges for Professional Education in the Third Level Sector. [Invited Lectures (Conference)] Mike FItzGibbon (2004) Challenges for Professional Education in the Third Level Sector. [Invited Lectures (Conference)]. [Details] |
2014 |
: Setting Standards for the Development of a Sustainable Groundnut Value Chain in Malawi. [Oral Presentation] Gretta Fitzgerald, Mike FitzGibbon, Howard Dalzell, Nick Chisholm (2014) : Setting Standards for the Development of a Sustainable Groundnut Value Chain in Malawi. [Oral Presentation]. [Details] |
2014 |
Invited Chair - Session:Engineering Ethics, Power, Development and Minority and Majority World Countries. [Chair Sessions at Symposia] Mike FitzGibbon (2014) Invited Chair - Session:Engineering Ethics, Power, Development and Minority and Majority World Countries. [Chair Sessions at Symposia]. [Details] |
2013 |
Development Studies Association of Ireland Annual Conference in association with the Irish Forum for Global Health. [Oral Presentation] Jacqui O'Riordan and Mike FitzGibbon (2013) Development Studies Association of Ireland Annual Conference in association with the Irish Forum for Global Health. [Oral Presentation]. [Details] |
2007 |
Globalisation, Economic Prosperity and Indigenous Minority Groups: Examining the Needs of Travelers in East Cork, Ireland. [Oral Presentation] Mike FitzGibbon (2007) Globalisation, Economic Prosperity and Indigenous Minority Groups: Examining the Needs of Travelers in East Cork, Ireland. [Oral Presentation]. [Details] |
2012 |
Exploring the Role of citizen Journalism in Slum Improvement: The Case of Voice of Kibera. [Invited Lectures (Conference)] Tedla Desta, Mike Fitzgibbon, Noreen Byrne (2012) Exploring the Role of citizen Journalism in Slum Improvement: The Case of Voice of Kibera. [Invited Lectures (Conference)]. [Details] |
2012 |
International development: exploring the gap between organisations’ development policy and practice—a Southern perspective. [Invited Lectures (Conference)] Denis Dennehy, Mike Fitzgibbon, Fergal Carton (2012) International development: exploring the gap between organisations’ development policy and practice—a Southern perspective. [Invited Lectures (Conference)]. [Details] |
2013 |
The Evolution of Digital Data Collection in the Monitoring & Evaluation of Projects in Developing Country Contexts. [Invited Lectures (Conference)] Gretta Fitzgerald; Mike FitzGibbon (2013) The Evolution of Digital Data Collection in the Monitoring & Evaluation of Projects in Developing Country Contexts. [Invited Lectures (Conference)]. [Details] |
2013 |
Institutionalised Infantilisation and State Subjugation: state control of the mundane in an environment of uncertainty. [Oral Presentation] Mike FItzGibbon and Jacqui O'Riordan (2013) Institutionalised Infantilisation and State Subjugation: state control of the mundane in an environment of uncertainty. [Oral Presentation]. [Details] |
2012 |
Exploring the role of Citizen Journalism: The case of Kibera. [Oral Presentation] Desta, T, Fitzgibbon, M. and N. Byrne (2012) Exploring the role of Citizen Journalism: The case of Kibera. [Oral Presentation]. [Details] |
2014 |
Impact of Crop Production Strategies on Household Food Security and Welfare in Malawi’s Central Region. [Poster Presentation] Gretta Fitzgerald; Lana Repar, Howard Dalzell; Mike FitzGibbon; Nick Chisholm (2014) Impact of Crop Production Strategies on Household Food Security and Welfare in Malawi’s Central Region. [Poster Presentation]. [Details] |