Dr Rhys Kelly
Associate Professor
Faculty/Dept/School |
School of Social Sciences (Faculty of Management, Law and Social Sciences) |
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r.h.s.kelly2@bradford.ac.uk | |
Telephone | +441274 235450 |
Biography
I am Associate Professor in Conflict Resolution in the Department of Peace Studies and International Development, and currently Associate Dean for Learning and Teaching for the Faculty of Management, Law and Social Sciences. Much of my work - my research, teaching and educational leadership - has learning as a central and connecting theme. For example, individuals, groups and societies who are dealing with conflict and its legacies are fundamentally engaged in learning processes - to understand what caused conflict, to understand others who have become enemies, to understand the impacts that conflict has on self and others, and to find ways to build trust and relationship after conflict. Similarly, communities that are having to adapt to climate change (the focus of more recent research) have to learn about the changes and risks they are facing, about what is possible (or not) in response, and how to make good decisions in conditions of conflict and uncertainty. In both areas, my research has concerned the kinds of processes - including peace education and community engagement - that can support individual and social learning.
Recent work on community engagement and climate adaptation for/with national agencies (Environment Agency, DEFRA, Natural Resources Wales) formed the basis of a successful REF impact case-study. The work contributed new knowledge and practice tools that have been adopted widely in a range of high profile projects, that influenced national policy and continue to generate interest and application. See: Working together to adapt to a changing climate - flood and coast - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
As an educator, I also have strong interest in learning processes/methods and what can support meaningful, lasting changes in understanding in our students. As an educator working in the field of conflict resolution, I'm particularly interested in how we can help to cultivate different kinds of learning - the knowledge, professional skills, and personal qualities needed for this challenging area of practice. And in my roles as Director of Studies and now Associate Dean for Learning and Teaching, I am interested in supporting the development of effective, interesting and appropriate pedagogic practice in the different parts of the Faculty.
Research
My background is in Conflict Resolution/Peace Studies. Over the last years the focus of my work has shifted to take account of the pressing challenges posed by ecological crises, including climate change. I have been engaged in a number of projects concerned with questions about what individual and social learning are needed and possible in the context of increasing global insecurity, which might support just and peaceful transitions to more resilient, ‘sustainable’ communities. I am currently working on an action research project with the Environment Agency/Natural Resources Wales, exploring how to engage communities facing long-term climate adaptation challenges in productive conversation and planning.
Date | Role | Title / Description | Funder | Award |
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01-FEB-18 - 01-JUN-20 | Researcher | Working together to adapt to a changing climate: flood and coast | ||
27-APR-21 - 31-JUL-21 | Principal Investigator (Joint) | Using Simulation Methods to Engage Coastal Communities in Conversations about Climate Adaptation | 9670 | |
06-JAN-20 - 31-JUL-20 | Principal Investigator (Joint) | Understanding and developing ‘readiness’ for climate change adaptation planning in contexts of uncertainty. | 14600 | |
01-APR-21 - 30-JUL-21 | Co-Investigator | Connected Communities: understanding communities in their historical and cultural contexts and their role in sustaining and enhancing quality of life |
Teaching
Teaching interests
Professional activities
- 01-JAN-96: University of Bradford - BA (Hons)
- 01-JAN-99: University of Bradford - Postgraduate Diploma
- 01-JAN-03: University of Bradford - PhD
- 01-JAN-06: University of Bradford - Postgraduate Certificate Higher Education Practice
- University of Bradford - Associate Professor
- 01-JAN-14: Senior Fellow
- Environment Agency / Icarus - Senior Associate for Icarus, contracting with the Environment Ageny
Publications
Title | Readiness assessment in flood risk management and climate adaptation: A mechanism for social innovation? (2023) |
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Authors | Rhys Kelly, Ute Kelly |
Journal | Journal of Flood Risk Management |
Publisher | WIley |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1111/jfr3.12915 |
Title | Avoiding the Anthropocene: An Assessment of the Extent and Nature of Engagement with Environmental Issues in Peace Research (2021) |
Authors | Rhys Kelly |
Journal | Peace and Conflict Studies |
Title | Resilience, Solidarity, Agency: Grounded Reflections on Challenges and Synergies (2017) |
Authors | Kelly, Ute; Kelly, Rhys H.S. |
Title | Towards Peaceful Adaptation? Reflections on the purpose, scope, and practice of peace studies in the 21st Century (2013) |
Authors | Kelly, Rhys H.S.; Kelly, Ute |
Title | An education in homecoming: peace education as the pursuit of 'appropriate knowledge' (2013) |
Authors | Kelly R.;Kelly U. |
Journal | Journal of Peace Education |
DOI | 10.1080/17400201.2013.846565 |
Title | Productive Contradictions: dissonance, resistance and change in an experiment with cooperative learning (2008) |
Authors | Rhys Kelly and Betts Fetherston |
Journal | Journal of Peace Education |
DOI | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17400200701859494 |
Title | Testimony, Witnessing and Digital Activism (2008) |
Authors | Rhys Kelly |
Title | Conflict Resolution and Transformative Pedagogy: A Grounded Theory Research Project on Learning in Higher Education (2007) |
Authors | Fetherston, A. Betts; Kelly, Rhys H.S. |
Title | Memory and Reconciliation in Post-Conflict Societies (2007) |
Authors | Rhys Kelly |
Title | Becoming vulnerable in the era of climate change: Questions and dilemmas for a pedagogy of vulnerability (2020) |
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Authors | Kelly, Ute and Kelly, Rhys |
Journal | Pedagogy of Vulnerability |
Publisher | Information Age Publishing |
Title | An Education in Homecoming: Peace Education as the pursuit of Appropriate Knowledge (2017) |
Authors | Kelly, Ute and Kelly, Rhys |
Journal | Peace Education: Past, Present and Future |
Publisher | Routledge |
Title | Nurturing social and ecological relationships: The contribution of conflict resolution education (2016) |
Authors | Kelly R. |
Journal | Education in Times of Environmental Crises: Teaching Children to Be Agents of Change |
DOI | 10.4324/9781315671970 |
Publication Name | Revisiting Adam Curle’s ‘Education for Peace’. (2016) |
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Authors | Rhys Kelly |
Publication Name | . ‘Where now for Peace Education?: Theory and Praxis for the 21st Century’ (2015) |
Authors | Rhys Kelly and Ute Kelly |
Publication Name | Cambridge Peace and Education Research Seminar (2015) |
Authors | Kelly, Ute and Kelly, Rhys |
Publication Name | Reconstructing Peace Studies: Assessing New Knowledge and Outcomes (2014) |
Authors | Rhys Kelly, Ute Kelly |
Publication Name | Workshop on the Radical Reductions Agenda and Implications for Peace Studies (2014) |
Authors | Rhys Kelly, Ute Kelly |
Publication Name | Political Action, Resilience and Solidarity (2014) |
Authors | Kelly, Ute and Kelly, Rhys |
Publication Name | Disciplines of Peace Conference (2012) |
Authors | Reflections on teaching ‘disciplines for Peace’. |
Publication Name | Beyond Current Horizons: New Challenges and Opportunities for Education (2009) |
Authors | Rhys Kelly |
Publication Name | Mapping Conversations on Resilience and Vulnerability in the Context of Future Uncertainty (2008) |
Authors | Rhys Kelly |
Title | Working Together to Adapt to a Changing Climate: Review of Project Learning (2023) |
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Authors | Ute Kelly, Rhys Kelly |
Publisher | Environment Agency |
Title | Using future scenarios to inform engagement planning (2023) |
Authors | Rhys Kelly, Karen Saunders |
Publisher | Environment Agency |
Title | Readiness Assessment: Tools and Techniques (2023) |
Authors | Rhys Kelly, Ute Kelly, Karen Saunders |
Publisher | Environment Agency |
Title | Developing a simulation: review of learning (2023) |
Authors | Ute Kelly, Rhys Kelly |
Publisher | Environment Agency |
Title | Developing Tools for Readiness Assessment: Review of Learning. (2023) |
Authors | Rhys Kelly, Ute Kelly |
Publisher | Environment Agency |
Title | Community Engagement on Climate Adaptation: An Evidence Review (2019) |
Authors | Rhys Kelly, Ute Kelly |
Publisher | Environment Agency |
Title | Experiences of Transition Research: Report for AHRC Connected Communities: “Connection, Participation and Empowerment in Community-Based Research: the Case of the Transition Movement”. (2013) |
Authors | Rhys Kelly, Ute Kelly |
Publisher | AHRC |
Title | ‘What Kind of Talk Does Resilience Need?’, (2009) |
Authors | Ute Kelly, Steve Smith, Rhys Kelly |
Publisher | C-SCAP |
Title | Community Cohesion – Moving Bradford Forward (2003) |
Authors | Rhys Kelly, Shiela Philpott |
Publisher | Government Office for Yorkshire and The Humber |
Other type | Blog |
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Title | Why We're Not Ditching Resilience Yet... (2015) |
Authors | Ute Kelly & Rhys Kelly |