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Dr Peter Doran is joined by his friend and colleague Dr Eilís Ward to discuss her new book, Self (2021). The book is published by Cork University Press in the Síreacht series on longings for another Ireland.

Ward argues that we have got it wrong in the West with our belief in a ‘self’ that is autonomous and separate from others, exemplified by the entrepreneurial self: always on, always positive and always self-improving. This is the neoliberal self, a particular creature of late capitalism. Drawing on her Zen Buddhist philosophy and practice, Ward goes further and argues that this entrenched view of the isolated self is harmful to us and is the source of much of our suffering. Dr Doran, who shares a deep interest in Zen Buddhist responses to our neoliberal times, engages Dr Ward on the prospects for human liberation and narratives to counter the dominant influence of neoliberalism on our modern constructions of the disembedded self longing for connection.

Eilís Ward was lecturer in the School of Political Science and Sociology, National University of Ireland, Galway. Her book is available from Cork University Press.

https://www.corkuniversitypress.com/Self-p/9781782054870.htm

​Daniela is a second-year PhD student in Law at Queen's University Belfast (UK), a scholar of the AHRC Northern Bridge Consortium's doctoral training programme (UK), and a qualified lawyer in Colombia. Her PhD project analyses the impact of legal narratives of criminalisation and victimisation of sexual violence on the recognition of the victim status of combatants who suffered this form of violence within their own armed group.

Daniela holds a Master in Law (LLM) with distinction from Queen's University Belfast and a first-class (equivalent) undergraduate degree in law with a minor in criminal law from Universidad del Rosario (Colombia). She has engaged in conducting academic research on international criminal law, sexual and gender-based violence, transitional justice in the contexts of Latin America (particularly Colombia) and Northern Ireland, international human rights law, non-state armed groups, modern slavery, colonialism and green criminology.

She has published academic papers on international criminal law, human rights and postcolonialism. She has participated in the drafting of amicus curiae briefs for the International Criminal Court Office of Victims and the ICC Appeals Chamber in the cases of Laurent Gbagbo and Bosco Ntganda, and the situation in Afghanistan. She has participated in the drafting of consultation reports for the UN Special Rapporteur on transitional justice measures and colonial contexts and the report for the Northern Irish Department of Justice on the modern slavery strategy 2021-22.

In this episode we discuss Daniela's PhD research on Colombian transitional justice narratives of criminalisation and victimhood in the context of sexual violence within armed groups. Orcid profile: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8534-4931 Twitter profile: @Daniela_suarezv

Former students Kiera Vinall and Jack Meek share their experience of applying for the Bar in England and Wales.

Jack Meek, Barrister at Government Legal Department and Bar Council Social Mobility Advocate 2021/2022

Kiera Vinall, Bar student, Lincoln’s Inn Scholar and future pupil barrister at Government Legal Department

PhD researcher Samantha Hopkins talks to Professor Anne-Marie McAlinden about her achievements as a woman in law and her role as a legal changemaker.

https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/anne-marie-mcalinden

​The new Head of School of Law, Professor Joan Loughrey, joins Tamara & Ruby for a special International Women's Day episode, where we discuss her plans for QUB law students and gender diversity in the profession!

Tune in to hear us discuss gender diversity in law, as well as Professor Loughrey's professional journey to date and her future plans for QUB law students.

Tamara Duncan and Ruby Sturgeon - Interviewers

​​LawPodder ​Kavina Rajendran talks to Professor Julie Suk from the Fordham School of Law about the jurisprudence of quotas and the evolving discourse surrounding its consequences transnationally.

They discuss Professor Suk's 2014 paper, Quotas and Consequences: A Transnational Evaluation. The episode explores the US jurisprudence surrounding quotas and the evolving discourse surrounding the consequences of quotas in countries such as Germany and Chile.

​In this episode, Ruby Sturgeon is joined by Sara Fegan and Rosalie Rothwell from Allen & Overy to discuss its graduate recruitment opportunities and annual intake for up to 25 legal professionals.

With the application deadline of the 4th March 2022 fast approaching, they provide top tips for successful applications and insight into the workings of commercial practice. Allen & Overy- www.allenandovery.com.Participants​Sara Fegan - Senior Associate Solicitor at Allen & Overy Rosalie Rothwell - Legal Professional at Allen & Overy Ruby Sturgeon- LLB Law Student at Queen's University Belfast