John Coakley
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John Coakley is an associate professor in the School of Politics & International Relations at University College Dublin
. He specialises in the study of Irish politics, comparative politics
and ethnic conflict. He is Vice President of the International Social Science Council
and was formerly Director of the Institute of British-Irish Studies and Secretary General of the International Political Science Association
.
University College Dublin
University College Dublin ) - formally known as University College Dublin - National University of Ireland, Dublin is the Republic of Ireland's largest, and Ireland's second largest, university, with over 1,300 faculty and 17,000 students...
. He specialises in the study of Irish politics, comparative politics
Comparative politics
Comparative politics is a subfield of political science, characterized by an empirical approach based on the comparative method. Arend Lijphart argues that comparative politics does not have a substantive focus in itself, but rather a methodological one: it focuses on "the how but does not specify...
and ethnic conflict. He is Vice President of the International Social Science Council
International Social Science Council
The International Social Science Council is an international organisation that aims to promote the social and behavioural sciences. It was founded in 1952, under the auspices of UNESCO.-External links:* **...
and was formerly Director of the Institute of British-Irish Studies and Secretary General of the International Political Science Association
International Political Science Association
The International Political Science Association , founded under the auspices of UNESCO in 1949, is an international scholarly association. IPSA is devoted to the advancement of political science in all parts of the world...
.