Dr. Amalee Meehan has delivered a keynote address at a conference in Seville, Spain, on Religious Identity, Bullying, and Wellbeing at School.

Drawing on her research on religious identity and bullying in DCU Anti-Bullying Centre, Amalee presented a paper entitled “The Changing Place of Religion in Society”, during which she mapped the development of Ireland as a monotheistic society to one where those who continue to practice religion are often the targets of bullying in schools.

Dr. Meehan highlighted how many aspects of popular culture reinforce individualism and aggression, whereas the core message of most major world religions can be used as a basis to tackle bullying and promote belonging in schools.

The conference was organised at the University of Seville as part of the Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) Action “ORBIT”, a transnational network focused on exploring the intersection between religious identity, bullying, and wellbeing in schools.