Fionn Casey

Fionn is a recent graduate from the Master’s in Development Practice at Trinity College Dublin. He is passionate about participatory approaches to development and currently works as a Project Support Officer with ERD, alongside his role as a Social Researcher.

Joined: December 9, 2025
Articles: 1

Development Studies, Environment, Ethics, Global Policy

The Paradox of Participatory Empowerment: Analysing Horizontal Power Dynamics in Rural Uttar Pradesh

Brick path under trees in rural landscape.

This blog features a guest post by Fionn Casey Ó Siochrú drawing on postgraduate field research carried out in rural Uttar Pradesh in 2025. Participation & Empowerment: Participatory development is widely promoted as an approach that actively engages local people,…

Fionn Casey
December 10, 2025