John Coakley
John Coakley(bornClaremorris,County Mayo)[1]is an Irish political scientist. He is emeritus professor in the School of Politics & International Relations atUniversity College Dublin,where he was formerly director of theInstitute of British-Irish Studies.[2][3]He also holds the title of Distinguished International Professor atQueen's University Belfast.[4]
Coakley graduated with a BA in History and Politics from University College Dublin in 1972, and also holds an MA in Politics from UCD, awarded in 1974. In 2002, he was madeDoctor of Lettersin Politics by theNational University of Ireland.[1]He specialises in the study ofIrish politics,comparative politicsandethnic conflict.
He was vice president of theInternational Social Science Councilbetween 2002 and 2006, and was Secretary General of theInternational Political Science Associationfrom 1994 until 2000.[3][5]He was a fellow at theWilson Centerfrom 2005 until 2006.[1]
In July 2023, Coakley was the recipient of the International Political Science Association'sKarl Deutsch Award,which recognises a prominent scholar engaged in cross-disciplinary research.[6]
Selected published works[edit]
- Negotiating a Settlement in Northern Ireland, 1969-2019(with Jennifer Todd), Oxford University Press, 2020
- Politics in the Republic of Ireland,6th ed. (co-edited with Michael Gallagher), Routledge, 2018
- Non-Territorial Autonomy in Divided Societies: Comparative Perspectives(edited), Routledge, 2017
- Breaking Patterns of Conflict: Britain, Ireland and the Northern Ireland Question(co-edited with Jenifer Todd), Routledge, 2015
- Reforming Political Institutions: Ireland in Comparative Perspective,Institute of Public Administration, 2013
- Nationalism, Ethnicity and the State: Making and Breaking Nations,Sage, 2012
- History of the International Political Science Association(with John Trent), International Political Science Association, 2000
- Handbook of the International Political Science Association,International Political Science Association, 2000
References[edit]
- ^abc"John Coakley | Wilson Center".wilsoncenter.org.Retrieved10 June2023.
- ^"John Coakley".University College Dublin.Retrieved23 March2017.
- ^ab"Professor John Coakley BA HDipEd MA DLitt".Institute of British-Irish Studies.Retrieved23 March2017.
- ^"HAPP Staff".Queen's University Belfast.Retrieved23 March2017.
- ^"History - IPSA Secretary Generals (1949-2018)".International Political Science Association.Retrieved23 March2017.
- ^"John Coakley Named as the Recipient of the 2023 Karl Deutsch Award".International Political Science Association.Retrieved17 July2023.
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