Gillian McKay
- Email: ss19gcm@leeds.ac.uk
- Thesis title: UK mass atrocity prevention
- Supervisors: Dr Adrian Gallagher, Professor Jason Ralph
Profile
My academic background is largely interdisciplinary; having read philosophy and psychology at undergraduate, and human rights law at postgraduate levels. Following the latter, I gained invaluable insight and experience working in the humanitarian sector – both in the UK and overseas – before starting my PhD here in Leeds.
Research interests
I am predominantly interested in strengthening the UK’s commitment to the prevention of mass atrocities, but also in the implementation of R2P more generally and bottom-up approaches to peacebuilding.
Qualifications
- MA (Hons) Philosophy-Psychology
- LLM Human Rights Law
- MA Social Research