Global Justice Education through teaching, research, resources and action
Praxis is a programme of Global Justice Education at University College Cork, developed by Dr Gertrude Cotter, Lecturer at the School of Education and Academic Lead for Praxis. It brings together teaching, participatory research, educational resources, student and staff engagement, and public initiatives exploring justice, inequality and social change. Praxis asks not only what is happening in the world, but why; whose voices and interests shape the issues we encounter; and how education can contribute to more just and sustainable futures.
Latest from Praxis
Learning from International Partnership Pedagogy and Practice
Collaborative Futures What four international partnerships taught us about Global Justice Education Between February 2025 and the summer of 2026, four University College Cork teams worked with partners and collaborators in Palestine, Malawi, India, Peru and The Gambia. The projects formed part of a wider PRAXIS research initiative examining what international partnerships can contribute to ...
Invitation to Register for Digital Badge in Global Justice Education
I would like to invite all UCC staff and students from across all disciplines and professional areas to participate in: Engaging the World: Global Justice Education in PracticeA 12-hour UCC Digital Badge Register here: Global Justice Education in Practice - UCC Open How do we come to understand the world? How have histories, institutions and ...
Research Report 3: Education Beyond Borders (2026)
Education Beyond Borders: Building a Global Justice University is the third and final report in the Praxis Project’s academic research series at University College Cork. It brings together several years of research with staff, students and wider stakeholders to ask a central question: what would it mean for universities to take global justice seriously as ...
Praxis Malawi-India-Ireland Partnership
Led by Dr Gertrude Cotter as Principal Investigator, this Ireland–India–Malawi partnership brought together University College Cork Professor Manfred Schewe — Professor Emeritus, School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures, UCC; formerly Head of German and Head of Theatre. Dr Fionn Woodhouse — Lecturer, Department of Theatre, School of Film, Music and Theatre, UCC. Ms Carol Condon ...
Palestine UCC Partnership
A PRAXIS Ireland–Palestine Partnership Resource The Right to Learn Education, Technology and Solidarity in the Context of Genocide A third-level Global Citizenship and Development Education resource based on the PRAXIS Ireland - Palestine partnership. It connects the destruction of education in Palestine with questions of educational rights, digital power, open learning, partnership and responsible solidarity ...
Fostering Ecofeminist Co-Learnings Across Cultures
An Educational Resource based on a two year research study. A PRAXIS Ireland–Peru Partnership Fostering Ecofeminist Co-Learnings Across Cultures An Ireland–Peru partnership exploring land, ancestral and Indigenous knowledges, experiential learning, and Global Citizenship and Global Justice Education. This public resource shares the partnership story, five interconnected pillars for teaching and collaboration, and practical questions for ...
In a Fractured World: Bringing Global Justice Education into Public Space
What might global justice education look like if we took it out of the classroom and invited the public into the conversation? That question – what happens when global justice education moves beyond the classroom – was at the heart of In a Fractured World: Worlds We Live In, Worlds We Question, Worlds We Imagine, ...
Gambia-UCC Partnership: Whose Sustainable Development? Place, People and Work
One of four partnership teams supported through the PRAXIS Project focused on UCC Planning’s longstanding connections with planning professionals in The Gambia. The team developed *Whose Sustainable Development?*, a pilot interactive StoryMap that uses spatial planning as an entry point into Global Citizenship Education. Through interactive maps, historical comparisons, data and discussion questions, the resource ...
Praxis Week 2026: Learning, Solidarity and Action in a Fractured World
Report by Billy Goodwin and Gertrude Cotter Praxis Week 2026 brought together colleagues from across UCC, community organisations, international partners, educators, researchers and friends of the Praxis Project for a week of conversation, creativity, critical inquiry and connection. This year's week took place against the backdrop of what can sometimes feel like an increasingly fractured ...
Praxis Week 2026: Global Justice Education in Practice
8–12 June 2026 | School of Education, University College Cork Your are invited to join us for Praxis Week 2026 at UCC. Praxis Week is the annual showcase and learning space of the Praxis Project in the School of Education, UCC. It brings together staff, students, educators, researchers, community partners, international collaborators and members of ...
Praxis Week 2026
Global Justice Education in Practice 8–12 June 2026 | School of Education, University College Cork Praxis Week is an annual showcase and learning space hosted by the Praxis Project in the School of Education, UCC. It brings together staff, students, educators, researchers, community organisations, international collaborators, and members of the public to explore how Global ...
The Quiet Work of Equality: Listening, Solidarity and Global Justice Education
Equality work rarely looks like a big moment. It looks like persistence. It happens in small rooms and ordinary conversations. It happens when people stay at the table long after the “awareness session” is finished. It happens when someone decides to keep going, even when the institution moves slowly, when there is friction, or when ...
Postcolonial Framework: A Practical Tool for Teaching Global Justice
One of the challenges in Global Citizenship and Global Justice Education is helping learners move from understanding theory to using it.Students (and educators) often ask: What does critical or decolonial thinking actually look like in practice? The Postcolonial Framework was developed by Dr Gertrude Cotter as a teaching tool to bridge that gap. It offers ...
Praxis Week 2025 – Empty Chairs Installation
Praxis Week 2025. Empty Chairs Installation, Clothing Line of Voices, Footsteps of Activism By Billy Goodwin The final event for Praxis Week 2025 involved an immersive installation The Shtepps, devised and installed by Michelle Todd - a UCC student with a passion for refugee rights and inclusive education. As part of the installation participants were ...
Praxis Week 2025 – Talk with Dr Niall Dunphy – Energy Citizenship and Climate Justice
Energy Citizenship and Climate Justice: Reimagining Participation in Global Sustainability By Billy Goodwin Dr Niall Dunphy, a leading interdisciplinary researcher in the field of energy policy, sustainability, and civic engagement, delivered a critical and timely address on the concept of energy citizenship as part of Praxis Week 2025. His talk, Energy Citizenship and Climate Justice: ...
