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Dr Katie Hodgkinson

Dr Katie Hodgkinson

  • Position: Post-Doctoral Research Fellow & Teaching Fellow
  • Areas of expertise: Education in International Development; Education for Social Justice; Peacebuilding; Education in Conflict; Youth Engagement in Sustainable Development; Participatory Arts and Non-Formal Education
  • Email: K.A.Hodgkinson@leeds.ac.uk

Profile

Based in the School of Politics and International Studies and the School of Languages, Cultures, and Societies, my work focuses on interdisciplinary and youth-led approaches to education, post-conflict society, and international development. My research examines the role of youth engagement in formal and non-formal education for social justice and peacebuilding in conflict-affected contexts.

At the University of Leeds, this work has been situated within “Changing the Story” – a Global Challenges Research Fund project that examines how the participatory arts can support youth-centred approaches to civil society building in 12 countries living with the legacy of conflict. I similarly teach in the field of Education and International Development.

Prior to joining the University of Leeds, I worked in the Department of Governance and Inclusive Development at the University of Amsterdam on both large and small-scale research and development projects. This included “Her Choice”, a Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) alliance that worked with partners in 10 countries, and a project commissioned by SOS Children’s Villages into the social exclusion of vulnerable youth in care.

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Qualifications

  • PhD Education and International Development
  • MSc International Development
  • BSc(Econ) European Politics and International Relations

Professional memberships

  • INEE - Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies
  • BAICE - British Association for International and Comparative Education
  • Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy