Introducing the pilot visit, situating the study: In September of 2025 I embarked on a pilot field visit as part of my doctoral research journey. Travelling from Dublin to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (which is the site of my research), my goal was to engage with civil society organisations working in the development space. Broadly…
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,…
This blog forms Part 2 of a two-part series reflecting on field research undertaken in Costa Rica’s Pacific Region. At Geoformations, our work in Costa Rica’s Pacific Region offered a case study for understanding how shifting funding conditions, across scales, influence the governance space in which NGOs engaged in climate-adaptation operate. The first instalment in this blog series traced adaptation aid in the…
This blog forms Part 1 of a two-part series reflecting on field research undertaken in Costa Rica’s Pacific Region. When tropical storm Sara hit the Pacific region of Costa Rica, infrastructure was damaged, roads were blocked, houses and businesses were…
My research journey: When I first reached out to Dr. Susan Murphy, recognising our shared research interests and having followed the GEOFORMATIONS project’s evolution, we discussed the opportunities for collaboration and the requirements for engagement. With a background in law…
The GEOFORMATIONS team recently launched the Action Research Roundtable (ARRO) Series, a platform for collaborative dialogue on key themes and questions within the realm of development practice. The first session in the series, held in December 2024, explored the theme…