Catherine Forde
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK
Catherine Forde is senior lecturer/associate professor in youth and community work at University College Cork. Catherine’s main research/publication interests are in the areas of community development; ecosocial work and environmental education; participatory governance and state-civil society relations; and children and young people's participation. She has published widely on these themes and is co-author of the book Social Work and Community Development: A Critical Practice Perspective (Palgrave Macmillan, 2015) and lead editor of the book Teaching and Learning in Ecosocial Work: Concepts, Methods and Practice (Springer Nature, 2024). She is co-editor of the themed section Community Development in Social Work Education: Themes for a Changing World (Community Development Journal, October 2021) and the special issue Ethics in Youth Work Practice: Change, Challenge and Opportunity (Ethics and Social Welfare, April 2024). She is a Co-I on the Horizon Europe project (INSPIRE). She serves on the editorial board of the journal Ethics and Social Welfare.