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Shore Road, Jordanstown Campus
BT37 0QB Newtownabbey
United Kingdom
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Ciara Fitzpatrick is an Early Career Researcher and lecturer at Ulster University School of Law and the Transitional Justice Institute. Her primary area of interest is social security law and social justice. Her current research focuses on intersections between gender and the administration of social security benefits, specifically Universal Credit (UC) main income replacement benefit in Great Britain. Ciara is also interested in co-production and has worked with UC:Us, a group of UC claimants who are using their lived experience to influence policy change. Ciara's research also explores the historic and contemporary treatment in the law of people who are in destitution. Ciara has founded the All-Island Social Security Network (AISSN) - "A network bringing together researchers to imagine a new future for social security on the island of Ireland."
Alongside academic endevours, Ciara is also a committed social justice advocate and campaigner. She is currently an academic adviser to the Cliff Edge Coalition, which is pushing for a strengthened social security system in Northern Ireland. She is a frequent commentator on issues of poverty and social security on the local media.
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Mark Simpson (Participant), Grainne McKeever (Participant) & Ciara Fitzpatrick (Participant)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in a conference, workshop, ...
Rory O'Connell (Participant), Ciara Fitzpatrick (Participant), Alexandra Chapman (Participant), Gillian Kane (Participant), Marianne Doherty (Participant) & Georgia Stanley (Participant)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
Ciara Fitzpatrick (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Ciara Fitzpatrick (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Ciara Fitzpatrick (Speaker) & Alexandra Chapman (Organiser)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in a conference, workshop, ...
26/05/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
8/03/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
4/09/20 → 25/01/21
5 Media contributions
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
Supervisor: McKeever, G. (Supervisor) & McNamee, E. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis