PROFESSOR RICHARD ENGLISH
CURRICULUM VITAE
Richard English is Wardlaw Professor of Politics in the School of
International Relations, and Director of the Handa Centre for the
Study of Terrorism and Political Violence (CSTPV), at the
University of St Andrews. He was born in 1963 in Belfast, where
he worked at Queen's University between 1989 and 2011. He is
the author of seven books and co-editor of a further five, and he
has published over forty journal articles and book
chapters. Educated at the Universities of Oxford and Keele, his
books have won numerous awards, and he is a frequent media
commentator on terrorism and political violence, and on Irish
politics and history, including work for the BBC, ITN, SKY NEWS,
NPR, RTE, the Times Literary Supplement, Newsweek, the
Financial Times and the Irish Times. His research has received
funding from, among others, the British Academy, the Economic
and Social Research Council, the Arts and Humanities Research
Council, the Leverhulme Trust, and the Nuffield Foundation. In
1996 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society
(FRHistS); in 2009 he was elected a Fellow of the British Academy
(FBA), and also a Member of the Royal Irish Academy (MRIA); in
2014 he was a Visiting Fellow at Stanford University, and in the
same year he was elected an Honorary Fellow of Keble College,
Oxford; in 2015 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of
Edinburgh (FRSE).
1 Personal Details
2 Research
3 Teaching
4 Administration
5 Miscellaneous Information
6 Referees
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1 Personal Details
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MA PhD FBA MRIA FRHistS
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Current Post:
Wardlaw Professor of Politics and Director of the Handa Centre for
the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence (CSTPV)
School of International Relations, University of St Andrews,The Scores,
St Andrews, Fife KY16 9AX, Scotland, UK
Previous Posts:
Queen’s University, Belfast: Junior Fellow (1989-90); University
Lecturer (1990-95); Reader in Politics (1995-99); Professor of
Politics (1999-2011)
Education:
School:
Queen Elizabeth's Hospital, Bristol (1975-82)
University: Keble College, Oxford (1982-5; MA Modern History)
Keele University (1986-9; PhD History)
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2 Research
Research Areas:
-Terrorism and Political Violence
-Irish and British History and Politics
-The Politics and History of Nationalism
-Intellectual History
-The Politics of the State
Fellowships/Prizes/Awards:
2015 Elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (FRSE)
2014 Elected an Honorary Fellow of Keble College, Oxford
2014 Visiting Fellow, Stanford University Humanities Center
2009 Elected a Fellow of the British Academy (FBA)
2009 Elected a Member of the Royal Irish Academy (MRIA)
2007 Winner of the Christopher Ewart-Biggs Memorial Prize
2007 Winner of the Political Studies Association of Ireland Book
Prize
2007 Long-listed for the Samuel Johnson Prize
2007 Long-Listed for the Duff Cooper Prize
2005 Short-listed for the Christopher Ewart-Biggs Memorial Prize
2004 Short-listed for the Royal United Services Institute Military
Literature Prize
2003 Winner of the Political Studies Association Politics Book of
the Year Award
1999 Short-listed for the Christopher Ewart-Biggs Memorial Prize
1998 Short-listed for the Marsh Biography Award 1998
1998 Short-listed for the James Donnelly History/Social Sciences
Prize
1996 Elected a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (FRHistS)
1986-9 University of Keele Postgraduate Research Scholarship
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Publications:
[For reviews of my work, please see the selection given in section
5) Miscellaneous Information]
Books (as author):
1
Modern Irish History 1800-2000
(Oxford: Oxford University Press, contract signed)
2
Does Terrorism Work? A History
(Oxford: Oxford University Press, contract signed: due for delivery
June 2015, 200,000 words)
3
Modern War: A Very Short Introduction
(Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013), pp. i-xvi and 1-132
4
Terrorism: How to Respond
(Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009), pp. i-xiv and 1-178
5
Irish Freedom: The History of Nationalism in Ireland
(London: Pan Macmillan, 2006), pp. i-xiv and 1-625
-Winner of the Christopher Ewart-Biggs Memorial Prize 2007
-Winner of the Political Studies Association of Ireland Book Prize
2007
-Long-listed for the Samuel Johnson Prize 2007
-Long-Listed for the Duff Cooper Prize 2007
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6
Armed Struggle: The History of the IRA
(London: Pan Macmillan/New York: Oxford University Press,
2003), pp. i-xxvi + 1-486
-Winner of the Political Studies Association Politics Book of the
Year Award 2003
-Short-listed: Royal United Services Institute Military Literature
Prize 2004
-Short-listed: Christopher Ewart-Biggs Memorial Prize 2005
-A Choice Outstanding Academic Title for 2005
[published in Italian as La Vera Storia dell’IRA (Rome: Newton and
Compton Editori, 2004), pp. 415]
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Ernie O'Malley: IRA Intellectual
(Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998), pp. i-xvi + 1-267
-Short-listed: Marsh Biography Award 1998
-Short-listed: Christopher Ewart-Biggs Memorial Prize 1999
-Short-listed: James Donnelly History/Social Sciences Prize 1998
8
Radicals and the Republic: Socialist Republicanism in the
Irish Free State 1925-1937
(Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1994), pp. i-x + 1-309
9
History of Ireland
(Dublin: Gill and Macmillan, 1991), pp. 1-173
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Books (as editor):
1 The Oxford Handbook on Terrorism
(Oxford: Oxford University Press, contract signed: to be published
2017)
-co-edited with Erica Chenoweth, Andreas Gofas, and Stathis
Kalyvas
2 Illusions of Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism
(Oxford: Oxford University Press, in press: to be published 2015) edited
3 Rethinking British Decline
(Basingstoke: Macmillan Press, 2000)
Kenny, pp. i-xiv + 1-315
- co-edited with Michael
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The State: Historical and Political Dimensions
(London: Routledge, 1999) - co-edited with Charles Townshend,
pp. i-x + 1-253
5
Ideas Matter: Essays in Honour of Conor Cruise O'Brien
(Dublin: Poolbeg Press, 1998) - co-edited with Joseph Skelly, pp. ivi + 1-410
6
Unionism in Modern Ireland: New Perspectives on Politics
and Culture (Basingstoke: Macmillan Press, 1996) - co-edited with
Graham Walker, pp. i-xii + 1-239
7
Prisoners: the Civil War Letters of Ernie O'Malley
(Dublin: Poolbeg Press, 1991) - co-edited with Cormac O'Malley,
pp. i-xii + 1-164
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Journal Articles:
(peer-reviewed journals)
1
‘Terrorist Innovation and International Politics: Lessons from
an IRA Case Study?’
in International Politics 50, 4, 2013, pp. 496-511
2
‘History and Irish Nationalism’
in Irish Historical Studies 37, 147, May 2011, pp. 447-60
3
‘Englishness in Contemporary British Politics’
(co-authored with Richard Hayton and Michael Kenny) in Political
Quarterly 78, 1, 2009, pp. 122-135
4
‘Englishness and the Union in Contemporary Conservative
Thought’
(co-authored with Richard Hayton and Michael Kenny) in
Government and Opposition 44, 4 (2009), pp. 343-365
5
‘The Future of Terrorism Studies’
in Critical Studies on Terrorism 2, 2 (August 2009), pp. 377-82
6
‘The Belfast International Terrorism Workshop’
(Symposium co-edited with Richard Jackson) in Critical Studies on
Terrorism 2, 2 (August 2009), pp. 313-63
7
‘Winning the War in Afghanistan: Echoes of Northern Ireland
and the IRA?’
(co-authored with Thomas H Johnson) in Brown Journal of World
Affairs 15, 1, Fall/Winter 2008, pp. 273-85
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8
‘Public Intellectuals and the Question of British Decline’
(co-authored with Michael Kenny) in British Journal of Politics and
International Relations 3, 3, October 2001, pp. 259-283
9
'British Decline or the Politics of Declinism?'
(co-authored with Michael Kenny) in British Journal of Politics and
International Relations 1, 2, June 1999, pp. 252-266
10 'Reflections on Republican Socialism in Ireland: Marxian
Roots and Irish Historical Dynamics'
in History of Political Thought 17, 4, Winter 1996, pp. 555-570
11 '"The Inborn Hate of Things English": Ernie O'Malley and the
Irish Revolution 1916-1923'
in Past and Present 151, May 1996, pp. 174-199
12 ‘“Paying No Heed to Public Clamor": Irish Republican
Solipsism in the 1930s'
in Irish Historical Studies 28, 112, November 1993, pp. 426-439
13 'Socialism and Republican Schism in Ireland: the Emergence
of the Republican Congress in 1934'
in Irish Historical Studies 25, 105, May 1990, pp. 48-65
14 'Peadar O'Donnell: Socialism and the Republic, 1925-37'
in Saothar (Journal of the Irish Labour History Society) 14, 1989,
pp. 47-58
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(other journals)
1
‘Rethinking Afghanistan: Echoes of Ulster and the IRA?’
(co-authored with Thomas H Johnson) in Policy Options 29, 6,
June 2008, pp. 14-22
2
‘Modes of Religiosity: Some Historiographical Reflections’
in Historical Reflections/Reflexions Historiques 31, 2, Summer
2005, pp. 297-306
3
‘The IRA and the Cinema’
in Dublin Review 5, Winter 2001-2, pp. 32-40
4
'The Northern Ireland Peace Process Reconsidered'
in Éire-Ireland 31, 3/4, Fall/Winter 1996, pp. 270-276
5
'Defining the Nation: Recent Historiography and Irish
Nationalism'
in European Review of History 2, 2, 1995, pp. 193-200
6
'"Cultural Traditions" and Political Ambiguity'
in Irish Review 15, Spring 1994, pp. 97-106
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Book Chapters:
1 ‘Nationalism and Terrorism’
in E. Chenoweth, R. English, A. Gofas, and S. Kalyvas (eds),
The Oxford Handbook on Terrorism
(Oxford: Oxford University Press, contract signed: to be published
2017)
2
‘The Enduring Illusions of Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism’
in R. English (ed), Illusions of Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism
(Oxford: Oxford University Press, in press: to be published 2015)
3
‘Why Terrorist Campaigns Do Not End: The Case of
Contemporary Irish Dissident Republicanism’
in R. English (ed), Illusions of Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism
(Oxford: Oxford University Press, in press: to be published 2015)
4
‘National Identities: Ireland’
in M. Flinders, A. Gamble, C. Hay and M. Kenny (eds), The Oxford
Handbook of British Politics (Oxford: Oxford University Press,
2009), pp. 517-534
5
‘The Interplay of Non-Violent and Violent Action in Northern
Ireland, 1967-72’
in A. Roberts and T. Garton Ash (eds), Civil Resistance and Power
Politics: The Experience of Non-Violent Action from Gandhi to the
Present (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009), pp. 75-90
6
‘Force Will Get Us Nowhere’?
in T. Reilly (ed.), Britain and Ireland: Lives Entwined III - A New
Dawn? (Dublin: British Council Ireland, 2008), pp. 80-92
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‘Explaining the Northern Ireland Troubles’
in M. Crozier and R. Froggatt (eds), What Made Now in Northern
Ireland (Belfast: Northern Ireland Community Relations Council,
2008), pp. 61-66
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‘Unionist Intellectuals and the Politics of Northern Ireland’
in S. Wichert (ed.), From the United Irishmen to TwentiethCentury Unionism: A Festschrift for A T Q Stewart (Dublin: Four
Courts Press, 2004), pp. 207-17
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‘Sectarianism and Politics in Modern Ireland’
In D. Kennedy (ed.), Nothing but Trouble? Religion and the Irish
Problem (Belfast: Irish Association, 2004), pp. 45-49
10 ‘The Growth of New Unionism’
in J. Coakley (ed.), Changing Shades of Orange and Green:
Redefining the Union and the Nation in Contemporary Ireland
(Dublin: UCD Press, 2002), pp. 95-105
11 'Socialist Intellectuals and the Irish Revolution'
in J. Augusteijn (ed.),
The Irish Revolution, 1913-1923
(Basingstoke: Palgrave, 2002), pp. 203-223
12 'Socialist Republicanism in Independent Ireland, 1922-49'
in M. Cronin and J.M. Regan (eds), Ireland: The Politics of
Independence, 1922-49 (Basingstoke: Macmillan Press, 2000), pp.
84-97
13 ‘Conclusion: Decline or Declinism?’ (with M. Kenny)
in R. English and M. Kenny (eds), Rethinking British Decline
(Basingstoke: Macmillan Press, 2000) pp. 279-99
14 'The State and Northern Ireland'
in R. English and C. Townshend (eds), The State: Historical and
Political Dimensions (London: Routledge, 1999), pp. 95-108
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15 ‘Introduction’ (with C. Townshend)
in R. English and C. Townshend (eds), The State: Historical and
Political Dimensions (London: Routledge, 1999), pp. 1-17
16 'Arthur Wellesley, First Duke of Wellington'
in R. Eccleshall and G. Walker (eds), Biographical Dictionary of
British Prime Ministers (London: Routledge, 1998), pp. 123-128
17 'Shakespeare and the Definition of the Irish Nation'
in M. T. Burnett and R. Wray (eds), Shakespeare and Ireland:
History, Politics, Culture (Basingstoke: Macmillan Press, 1997), pp.
136-151
18 'The Same People with Different Relatives? Modern
Scholarship, Unionists and the Irish Nation'
in R. English and G. Walker (eds), Unionism in Modern Ireland:
New Perspectives on Politics and Culture (Basingstoke: Macmillan
Press, 1996), pp. 220-235
19 '"Scenes that surround certain conflicts": The Literature of
Peadar O'Donnell Reconsidered'
in E. Patten (ed.), Returning to Ourselves: Second Volume of
Papers from the John Hewitt International Summer School
(Belfast: Lagan Press, 1995), pp. 112-119
20 ‘The Unionists’
in J. W. Foster (ed.), The Idea of the Union (Vancouver: Belcouver
Press, 1995), pp. 42-45
21 ‘Unionism and Nationalism: The Notion of Symmetry’
in J. W. Foster (ed.), The Idea of the Union (Vancouver: Belcouver
Press, 1995), pp. 135-8
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22 'Ireland, 1982-94'
in T.W. Moody and F.X. Martin (eds), The Course of Irish History
(Cork: Mercier, 1994 ed.), pp. 362-381
23 'Green on Red: Two Case Studies in Early Twentieth
Century Irish Republican Thought'
in D. G. Boyce, R. Eccleshall + V. Geoghegan (eds), Political
Thought in Ireland Since the Seventeenth Century (London:
Routledge, 1993), pp. 161-189
24 ‘Ernie O’Malley: The Republic of the Mind’
in R. English and C. O’Malley (eds), Prisoners: the Civil War
Letters of Ernie O'Malley
(Dublin: Poolbeg Press, 1991), pp. 12-22
Other Publications:
1
Beyond the Constitution? Englishness in a Post-Devolved
Britain
(London: Institute for Public Policy Research, 2007) - co-authored
with Richard Hayton and Michael Kenny, pp. 1-11
2
Is There an English Nationalism?
(London: Institute for Public Policy Research, 2011), pp. 1-9
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3 Teaching
I have acquired extensive research-led teaching experience at
undergraduate, Masters and PhD levels. This has involved a
variety of teaching methods (lectures, tutorials, seminars, thesis
supervision) over a very wide range of Political and Historical
subjects.
1 School of International Relations, University of St Andrews 2011 +
-I currently supervise ten PhD students at St Andrews, across a
range of topics including the study of terrorism, political violence,
Northern Irish politics, nationalism, the state.
-I also co-supervise two PhD students elsewhere: one at
Georgetown University (USA) and one at Panteion University
(Greece).
-I supervise Undergraduate Dissertations, M Litt Dissertations, and
I also convene and co-teach an M Litt Module on ‘Terrorism and
Liberal Democracy’
-my M Litt Teaching on ‘Terrorism and Liberal Democracy’ has
received very strong student evaluations (on a 5-point scale, 1
being the strongest agreement, 5 being the weakest):
2011-12 academic year –
‘Overall the Module was Excellent’:
85.7% = 1, 14.3% = 2
‘Lectures (by RE) were Stimulating’:
85.7% = 1, 14.3% = 2
‘The Tutor (RE) was able to explain the material clearly’:
83.3% = 1, 16.7% = 2
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-my Undergraduate Lecturing (on the ‘International Terrorism’
Module) has also been positively evaluated by the students. On
the same 5-point scale:
2012-13 academic year –
‘Lectures (by RE) were stimulating’:
77.3% = 1, 18.2% = 2
‘He/she (RE) was able to explain the material clearly’:
77.3% = 1, 22.7% = 2
‘Lectures (by RE) were at a level appropriate to this stage of the
programme’:
76.2% = 1, 23.8% = 2
2 School of Politics, International Studies and Philosophy, Queen's
University, Belfast - 1990-2011
Undergraduate Modules on which I taught:
-Political Ideologies
-Britain and Ireland in Comparative Perspective
-The Politics of Britain and Ireland
-Introduction to Politics: Political Institutions and Issues
-Irish Political Thought (Module designed and convened by RE)
-Irish Politics
-Politics in a Media Culture
-Constitutional Collapse and Reconstruction: The Case of Ireland
1918-1924
-Dissertation supervision
Postgraduate Teaching:
-‘MA in Irish Politics’ Course:
-ESRC-approved Course, convened by RE
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-teaching through lectures, seminars, and Dissertation
supervision on Modern Irish Politics and History
-‘MA in Violence, Terrorism and Security’ Course:
-teaching through lectures, seminars, and Dissertation
supervision on Violence and Terrorism
-PhD supervision:
-at QUB I supervised PhD students over a wide range of
Political and Historical subjects
-during 1990-2011 I supervised seventeen PhD students to
successful completion of their PhDs (numerous of them publishing
major work from their thesis, including books with Edinburgh
University Press, Routledge, Liverpool University Press, Palgrave
Macmillan and Irish Academic Press, and publications in the
journals British Journal of Politics and International Relations,
Terrorism and Political Violence, Critical Studies on Terrorism,
Journal of Contemporary History, Mobilizations, Irish Political
Studies, and several pursuing their PhD work on Research Council
Awards)
Students who have completed their PhDs under my supervision, at
QUB and St Andrews:
(QUB:) J. Hickey (1998), D. O’Hagan (1999), R. Perry (2000), G.
McGimpsey (2000), J. O’Brien (2002), C. Farrington (2003), C.
O’Donnell (2004), F. Stephen (2004), L. Bosi (2005), A. Hughes
(2007), F. S. Ross (2007), A. Sanders (2008), S. Dybris McQuaid
(2009), C. Nic Dhaibheid (2009), K. Rekawek (2009), J.
Blackbourn (2009), B. Sturgeon (2010); (St Andrews:), K.
McConaghy (2014), N Ives-Allison (2014) (19 in total).
My teaching at Queen’s University, Belfast repeatedly received
enthusiastic ratings from the students in their evaluations eg.
-MA Module convened by RE 2002-3 (‘Overall Rating of
Module’: 100% Excellent/ Good)
-U/G Module convened by RE 2002-3 (‘Overall Rating of
Module’: 100% Excellent/ Good)
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-MA Tutor evaluation of RE 2002-3 (‘Stimulated my Interest
in Politics’: 100% Agree Strongly/Agree)
-U/G Tutor evaluation of RE 2003-4 (‘Stimulated my Interest
in Politics’: 95% Agree Strongly/Agree)
-U/G Module convened by RE 2003-4 (‘Overall Rating of
Module’: 95% Excellent/Good)
-U/G Lecturer evaluation of RE 2004-5 (‘Well-Prepared’:
100% Agree Strongly/Agree; ‘Presented Material Coherently’:
100% Agree Strongly/Agree; ‘Stimulated my Interest in Politics’:
96% Agree Strongly/Agree)
-U/G Tutor evaluation of RE 2004-5 (‘Stimulated my Interest
in Politics’: 94% Agree Strongly/Agree; ‘Responded positively to
inquiries’: 100% Agree Strongly/Agree)
-MA Module convened by RE 2004-5 (‘Extent to which Aims
and Objectives were met’: 100% Excellent/Good; ‘Overall Rating of
the Module’: 95% Excellent/Good)
-MA Tutor evaluation of RE 2007-8 (‘Stimulated my Interest
in Subject: 100% Agree Strongly/Agree)
-MA Tutor evaluation of RE 2009-10 (‘Stimulated my Interest
in Subject’: 100% Agree Strongly/Agree; ‘Showed Enthusiasm for
Subject’: 100% Agree Strongly/Agree)
-MA Tutor evaluation of RE 2010-11 (‘Encouraged
Participation from Students’: 100% Agree Strongly/Agree; ‘Made to
Feel Contribution was Valued’: 100% Agree Strongly/Agree;
‘Responded Positively to Enquiries’: 100% Agree Strongly/Agree;
‘Stimulated Interest in Module’: 100% Agree Strongly/Agree)
At the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) 2001 visit to the School of
Politics, my teaching was described by the visiting QAA team as
as ‘of the highest possible quality’
3 Department of History, Queen's University, Belfast - 1989-90
-Undergraduate Course: European Revolution 1848-1968
(tutorials)
4 Institute of Irish Studies, Queen's University, Belfast - 1989-90
-Undergraduate Irish Studies Course (tutorials)
5 Department of History, Keele University - 1986-89
-Undergraduate Courses:
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-Ireland under the Union 1800-1921 (tutorials)
-The Irish Revolution 1900-1932 (tutorials)
4 Administration
I have acquired a wide range of administrative, managerial and
leadership experience, at Centre, School, Faculty, University and
extra-University levels:
1)Handa Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence
(CSTPV), University of St Andrews
-CSTPV Director, 2011+
Work since 2011 at CSTPV has involved research leadership and
mentoring, the appointment of academic and administrative staff,
the acquisition of external funding (over £4 million raised since
September 2011), the development of the PhD programme (with
25 PhD students now at the Centre, all of whom have started since
I became Director, 10 of them to work with me), sustained input
into UK, US, EU government policy/research, and international
network development (including newly established links with
Stanford, Georgetown, Oxford, LSE, Yale, Princeton).
The
Directorship involves managing and mentoring a team of over
twenty staff.
2)Queen’s University, Belfast
Posts included: Head of School (managing a School of over
40 members of staff); School Director of Research; Chair of the
QUB Irish Studies International Research Initiative; Member,
University Research Committee, University Confirmation in Post
Committee, University Professorship Committee
3)Extra-University Administrative Duties
-Member of UK Higher Education Funding Council for
England (HEFCE) REF Sub-Panel for Politics and International
Studies, 2011-14
-Chair of the British Academy Politics Section (S5), 2014+
-Lead Editor, British Journal of Politics and International
Relations (2009-11); Editorial Team member (2011+)
-Associate Editor, Terrorism and Political Violence (2011+)
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-Co-Editor of the academic journal Irish Political Studies
(1994-97)
-Editorial Board Member, ID: International Dialogue, A
Multidisciplinary Journal of World Affairs (2012+)
-Member of the AHRC (Arts and Humanities Research
Council) Peer Review College (2004-8)
-Member of the Irish Research Council for the Humanities
and Social Sciences (IRCHSS) International Assessment Board
(2004+)
-Member of Editorial Board, Irish Political Studies (2002+)
-Member of Editorial Board, Dynamics of Asymmetric
Conflict (2014+)
-Member of the BBC Broadcasting Council for Northern
Ireland (2000-03)
-Trustee/Member of the Airey Neave Trust
-Advisory Board Member for the University of East London
Terrorism and Extremism Research Centre
-Advisory Board Member for the University of Manchester
Covert Networks Project
-External Examiner/Assessor for numerous Universities
(Examination of Undergraduate, MA, and PhD Degrees; the
validation of Degree Programmes; External Assessor for
Professorial Appointments and Promotional Applications) including
Oxford University, Cambridge University, Stanford University,
Princeton University, Edinburgh University, the London School of
Economics, Glasgow University, University of Melbourne,
University of New South Wales, King’s College London, the
University of Liverpool, Keele University, University College Dublin,
the National University of Ireland, the University of Nevada,
University College Cork, Panteion University of Athens, the
University of Ulster, Trinity College Dublin, Exeter University, the
Naval Postgraduate School (Monterey, USA).
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5 Miscellaneous Information
a)Praise for books by Richard English
Richard English, Modern War: A Very Short Introduction
(Oxford University Press, 2013)
‘Profound thought and a compelling text explain why and how
states, societies and peoples resort “to the awfulness of war”.
English avoids glib generalizations because he knows too much
and thinks too deeply. … Anyone who wants to understand wars
and their legacies should read it, twice'
Times Higher Education
'English has developed a cogent and useful introduction to modern
war. An understanding of war is a key element of civic education,
and English has made the subject accessible. Modern War will be
of particular value not just to students but to educators considering
how to teach the topics of war and modern military history'
Survival
‘distils some of the latest perspectives on the social and political
dynamics that lead to conflict … for anyone interested in a deeper
understanding of the nature and causes of modern war’
The Lady
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Richard English, Terrorism: How to Respond
University Press, 2009)
(Oxford
‘If you want to read one book which explains the phenomenon of
terrorism, gives you a good historical grasp of the subject while
also providing a dispassionate roadmap to guide you through the
term’s complex meanderings and its many intellectual cul-de-sacs,
then this is the book for you. It is outstanding: short and beautifully
written, it manages also to be thoroughly on top of its subject’
Conor Gearty, Irish Times
‘The clearest thinking on this scourge to have come along in many
years’
John Arquilla, Foreign Policy
‘Richard English is the author of outstanding histories of the IRA
and Irish nationalism. Thoughtful scholarship lies at the heart of
his fine analysis of terrorism as both a military and a political
problem … In exploring this huge subject, English makes many
telling points … while using history to console us with the thought
that many terrorist movements eventually atrophy, provided
societies have the resilience to see them out’
Michael Burleigh, Literary Review
‘The best guide to this subject’
Simon Jenkins, London Evening Standard
‘This is a very fine book. It is elegant and persuasively argued from
a man who really does know what he is talking about. The long
view of Richard English is vital in an age of the knee-jerk’
Fergal Keane, BBC Special Correspondent
‘Richard English is an academic at Queen’s University, Belfast
who has been studying terror, and especially the IRA, for several
decades … western governments continue to need constant
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admonitions, such as English provides, to adopt proportionate
rather than draconian responses’
Max Hastings, Sunday Times
‘a sober corrective to some dangerous recent misconceptions’
Prospect
‘This book strikingly presents questions to scholars, practitioners,
and society as a whole as to what the exact meaning of terrorism
should be. More important, it presents an argument for a new
approach to combating and understanding terrorism. …
[P]assionate and persuasive’
International Social Science Review
‘excellent … a highly accessible, incisive and erudite introduction
to the nature, morality, causes and responses to contemporary
terrorism rooted in a thorough engagement with history … a fresh
and stimulating perspective on the perennial issues of this
perplexing form of contemporary political violence’
Richard Jackson, Kantian Review
‘thoughtful, informed meditation on the state of terrorism research’
Lawrence Freedman, Foreign Affairs
‘English negotiates a sophisticated path through the questions of
definition and explanation that have long dominated this field …
[The book] retains a credibility and persuasiveness lacked by
many of its competitors [and] advances our understanding of
terrorism, its costs and its consequences considerably’
International Affairs
‘a useful and accessible text for scholars and policymakers alike ...
English’s book brings much needed attention to the state and the
central role it plays in sustaining and ending terrorism ... [it]
explores both the analytical and practical problems associated with
terrorism’
Terrorism and Political Violence
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‘English’s solid grasp of Irish republicanism is used to great effect
in the present work, one of the most noteworthy aspects of which
is his call, for academic and policymakers both, to learn from the
past in order to respond more effectively to future terrorism ... a
good book [which] makes a good case for contextualized,
historically-informed analysis of contemporary terrorist threats’
Irish Literary Supplement
‘This is a very sensible, well-written and well-reasoned book,
based not only on the author’s own area of expertise but also on
wide reading in the literature. ... Almost uniquely among those who
write about terrorism, he has done many years of archival and
textual research, talked to many people described as “terrorists”,
and lived in a city where campaigns of violence were actually
being waged.’
Critical Studies on Terrorism
‘a thought-provoking primer for politicians seeking something to
stimulate them’
The American Conservative
‘provocative … controversial’
Publishers Weekly
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Richard English, Irish Freedom: The History of Nationalism in
Ireland (Pan Macmillan, 2006)
-Winner of the Christopher Ewart-Biggs Memorial Prize 2007
-Winner of the Political Studies Association of Ireland Book Prize
2007
-Long-listed for the Samuel Johnson Prize 2007
-Long-Listed for the Duff Cooper Prize 2007
‘a stimulating and learned study that deserves to be widely read’
Tom Paulin, New Statesman
‘superb survey of Irish nationalism … fine work of scholarship …
lucidly written dissection of nationalism in Ireland over the last
three centuries … ambitious, epic work on Irish nationalism’
Henry McDonald, Observer
‘Richard English has followed up his award-winning Armed
Struggle: The History of the IRA with another survey of a vast
topic: the past origins, past and present progress and future
potential of that elusive and yet everyday phenomenon: national
identity in Ireland … This is a very ambitious endeavour, and
English brings it off with great panache … courageous and
successful’
Tom Garvin, Irish Times
‘a brilliant one-volume history of Ireland … [a] formidable study’
Ian Pindar, Guardian
‘a brilliant survey of ideas about nationalism, asking where the
phenomenon comes from, why it endures and triumphs over other
identifications – and what the general history and theory of
nationalism can illuminate about the Irish case, and vice-versa. It
should be widely read’
Roy Foster, Irish Times Books of the Year
2006
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‘mature, insightful and even-handed … an ambitious and brave
undertaking. But he rises to the challenge admirably, partly
because of the lively spirit of inquiry that punctuates his prose, his
crisp assessments of some of the icons of Irish nationalism, and
his engaging style … English brings a sharp interrogation to many
of the labels and assumptions associated with Irish nationalism’
Diarmaid Ferriter, Sunday Business Post
‘This book is a tour de force through the history of Irish nationalism
from the 12th century to the Good Friday Agreement. Richard
English, Professor of Politics at Queen’s University Belfast, pulls of
the ambitious project with aplomb’
Irish Examiner
‘the author’s thorough and scholarly manner and his unbiased
approach, which dispels common misconceptions about the
subject, make this a helpful book for both the specialist and the
newcomer’
Virginia Clark, Daily Telegraph
‘the single most important book on Irish nationalism to date … Irish
Freedom will surely come to be seen as the definitive work on Irish
nationalism. Its analysis, argument and sheer descriptive powers
outshine any previous work on the subject and it should be
compulsory reading for students, academics, politicians and
anyone with even a passing interest in why nationalism has proven
to be such an all-pervasive force in Irish politics … magisterial
study of the history of Irish nationalism’
Gary Murphy, Irish Political Studies
‘Among the books I read in 2006, few matched the majestic sweep
of Richard English’s treatment of the cause of Irish nationalism.
Irish Freedom: The History of Nationalism in Ireland is the work of
an academic at the top of his game’
Kevin Rafter, Sunday Tribune Books of the
Year 2006
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‘His scholarly attention to detail and evidence makes for a
compelling argument and a fresh, stimulating take on Irish history.
It is an epic survey that avoids being overly emotional and
deserves to be widely read by everyone who professes a
fascination with Anglo-Irish relations’
Sunday Express
‘provocative, interesting and lively, a work of epic research and
energy, just revisionist enough to question the conventional Irish
nationalist view of history, while even-handed in its treatment of
unionism and Britain’s involvement in Ireland, an old story told with
a fresh, probing perspective’
Gerry Moriarty, Irish Times
‘a very authoritative account of nationalism in Ireland’
Western People
‘a formidable book of impressive scope and resource’
Reviews in History
‘Professor English has given us a new way in which to study and
understand Irish nationalism and through it, Irish history’
Contemporary Review
‘Richard English is Professor of Politics at Queen’s University and
author of several acclaimed books on Irish history including Armed
Struggle: The History of the IRA. In this new book he places Irish
nationalism in the context of the development of nationalist ideas
elsewhere … timely and interesting’
John Bruton, Irish Independent
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‘magisterial new history of Irish nationalism’
Steven King, Irish Examiner
‘valuable as an analysis of the practical and philosophical
underpinnings of both constitutional and aggressive nationalism …
its most important contribution is to stress the pragmatism that has
marked nationalism’s greatest successes’
Sunday Times
‘a brave and coherently argued assault on the historical sacred
cows of Irish nationalism, as well as a sympathetic appraisal of the
movement’s roots’
Metro Scotland
‘a clear, accessible work … he sets about unpacking some of
nationalism’s cherished myths, while acknowledging their
influence’
Stephanie Cross, Observer
‘an important book by a writer rightly regarded as one of our most
nuanced and careful political thinkers’
William Crawley, BBC
‘What makes this work so compelling and vividly readable is not
just his clever narration of events, but the sheer quality and depth
of his analysis and explanation. ... The real power behind English's
analysis is that he sees the Irish interpretation of nationalism not
as a blunt 'Brits Out' mentality, but as one unique part of a wider
global ideology, simply called nationalism, which has shaped the
modern world, caused wars, stabilised and destabilised nations,
and defined politics and culture across the world. This is not just a
superb insight into Irish nationalism; this is a defining chronicle on
the theory of nationalism itself’
The Blanket
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‘Nationalism has dominated the Irish political scene for the last two
centuries and this excellent book goes a long way to explaining its
significance and importance. English’s book is perfect for anyone
looking for a greater understanding of the ideology that has
shaped Ireland as we know it today’
Derry Journal
‘The author’s erudition is remarkable, and his ability to thoroughly
carry out such an ambitious task is impressive’
Liam O’Ruairc, The Sovereign Nation
‘an impressively well-researched book’
Church Times
‘English displays great balance and judgement, admirable powers
of synthesis, mastery of detail, and an extraordinary depth of
analysis’
Eugenio Biagini, Historical Journal
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Richard English, Armed Struggle: The History of the IRA (Pan
Macmillan, 2003)
-Winner of the Political Studies Association Politics Book of the
Year Award 2003
-Short-listed: Royal United Services Institute Military Literature
Prize 2004
-Short-listed for the Christopher Ewart-Biggs Memorial Prize 2005
-A Choice Outstanding Academic Title for 2005
‘an essential book … closely-reasoned, formidably intelligent and
utterly compelling …
required reading across the political
spectrum … important and riveting’
Roy Foster, The Times
‘a work which eclipses all other studies of the IRA and must now
be regarded as the single most important book on the topic … a
penetrating and rewarding study’
Keith Jeffery, Times Literary Supplement
‘superb … the first full history of the IRA and the best overall
account of the organization. English writes to the highest scholarly
standards … Moreover, he writes with the common reader in
mind: he has crafted a fine balance of detail and analysis and his
prose is clear, fresh and jargon-free … sets a new standard for
debate on republicanism’
Peter Hart, Irish Times
‘excellent book’
Patrick Bishop, Daily Telegraph
‘an outstanding new book on the IRA … a calm, rational but in the
end devastating deconstruction of the IRA’
Henry McDonald, Observer
‘well-written, thoughtful and controlled history of the organization
… a dispassionate evaluation, in which the author’s intelligence
disciplines his own politics to produce a full-visioned and strategic
understanding of the modern IRA’s origins, growth, evolution and
ceasefires’
Brendan O’Leary, Times Higher Education
Supplement
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‘an impressive achievement … Richard English’s study is the most
probing and thorough analysis of the “Provies” ever. He ranges
wider and uses a broader variety of sources than any previous
writer. He seems to have read almost everything relevant, and
has interviewed many key participants’
Stephen Howe, Independent
‘the best analytical history of the IRA yet written. Even those who
grew up with the Troubles will find it a provocative and freshly
compelling work. More importantly, perhaps, fifty years from now it
will still be required reading – generations who look back and
wonder what the Northern conflict was all about will find many of
their answers here. Superb … the rigour and depth of English’s
analysis is exceptional’
Niall Stanage, Sunday Business Post
‘fluent, fascinating account of the origins, actions and ideologies of
that caucus of shadows, the Provisional IRA … an enormous
challenge of narrative, historical research and tact. In all these
regards, English succeeds … his description of what he refers to
as the “personal” consequences of republican violence is
ultimately as heartbreaking as it is dispassionate’
Joseph O’Neill, Guardian
‘a fresh, authoritative and splendidly-written book.
In the
historiography of the northern conflict, it will be classified as
indispensable reading … In a masterly conclusion, Professor
English examines and effectively refutes the main arguments put
forward by the IRA to justify its existence and activities … The
great strengths of this book are its lucid narrative style and its
penetrating analysis of motivations and events. In a competitive
market, it bids fair to become the standard reference work on the
Provisional IRA’
John A Murphy, Sunday Independent
‘If you’re only going to buy one history of the IRA, buy this one.
Logically organized, as unbiased as is humanly possible and
fabulously researched, this is a proper, systematic study of the
history of the movement … superb’
Books Ireland
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‘an excellent introduction to the causes and consequences of
political violence in a deeply divided society … English brings
knowledge, expertise and articulation in equal measure … this
book is distinguished by its author’s courage and scholarly
imagination. He has confidently asserted his authority as one of
the world’s leading scholars on Irish republicanism’
Political Studies
‘a great book. What impressed me most was the way Richard
English managed to present such an historical and contradictory
mess with such clarity and fairness. The book grabbed and held
me like a very good novel’
Roddy Doyle, author of A Star Called Henry
‘This is a book whose time has come. At a historic moment when
Irish republicanism is in the process of redefining itself, a highlytalented historian gives a compelling analysis of its past. The
book’s genius lies in its non-judgemental approach, an approach
which has induced many leading republicans to speak more
frankly to Richard English than they have done to any previous
historian. This mixture of skilful historical research and totally new
personal statements from key republicans makes this a
captivating, authoritative and highly readable book. It is masterly
and hard-hitting and is likely to become something of a modern
classic.’
Marianne Elliott, author of The Catholics of Ulster
‘A classic work that will be debated for years to come …
masterpiece, surely one of the most judicious pieces ever written
on the IRA’
Jonathan Tonge, Irish Political Studies
‘the best overview of the IRA campaign that there is … a
description of an ultimately futile campaign by the IRA, assessed
and interpreted by one of the finest intellects in the country’
Malachi O’Doherty, Fortnight Magazine
‘a marvellous piece of work: insightful, seriously academic and
articulate, both in terms of its language and the maturity of its
emotional content … Here is an author fully in command of his
data sources and arguments. His book is immensely readable,
coherent, systematic and thoughtful … an important book’
Mike Ritchie, Ireland on Sunday
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‘page after page of cool, clear insights are the book’s motif …
What sets Armed Struggle apart, though, is the strength of the preProvo years and the remarkable range of sources, both primary
and secondary, to which English – a Belfast-born Protestant – has
been given access’
Steven King, Irish Independent
‘the definitive history of the IRA’ New York Review of Books
‘a fine and illuminating work’ Literary Review
‘This vivid, reflective work will likely become the standard
introduction to the subject. It also serves as a valuable corrective
for anyone who thinks that the difficulties in Northern Ireland are
amenable to quick-fix solutions’
Ian McBride, Financial Times
‘an elegant, erudite and accessible piece of scholarship. It draws
on a phenomenal range of oral, literary and historical sources … a
significant contribution to the literature that will be the standard
reading for the foreseeable future’
Paul Arthur, author of Special Relationships:
Britain, Ireland and the Northern Ireland Problem
‘from the stream of recent publications chronicling the IRA
campaign … Armed Struggle: The History of the IRA by Queen’s
academic Richard English is almost certainly the best, benefiting
from a cool, dispassionate approach’
Belfast Telegraph
‘This is the best study to date of the Provisional IRA … Professor
English’s important book should be read and thought over by all
those who are committed to the cause of democracy in Ireland and
Britain, and to establishing permanent political good relations
between the peoples of our two islands’
Anthony Coughlan, Irish Democrat
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‘About Richard English’s Armed Struggle: The History of the IRA
there is a kind of passionate objectivity, you’ll rarely find on this
subject. The author works mightily to present two sides of a story
that keeps shifting. You might read the book wondering, perhaps,
where his sympathies lie, but even if you sneak a look at the last
chapter, where he lays out his credentials, you’ll come away
impressed with his balance and fairness ... this is the one book I
recommend for anyone trying to understand the craziness and
complexity of the Northern Ireland tragedy.’
Frank McCourt, author of Angela’s Ashes
‘With fine detail and a flair for narrative, Richard English chronicles
the rise of the IRA from the ashes of the Easter Rising to the
promise of peace today. Balanced and thoughtful, Armed Struggle
offers new insight into Ireland’s republican movement. And it
reminds us, in the author’s words, that “the voices of the victims
still deafen”’
Terry Golway, author of The Irish in America
‘Richard English has now completed his extensive research into
the IRA, work distinguished not only by his mastery of the sources,
but by a deep understanding of the mentalities that drive
republican violence, as well as a sensitivity to its cost’
George Boyce, author of Nationalism in Ireland
‘The detailed research in this even-handed book makes it of great
interest and value. It is filled with well-referenced detail on the
recent decades and astute judgements of men and events’
The Irish Catholic
‘casts valuable new light on the development of republican thinking
and strategy’
Liam Clarke, Sunday Times
‘This impressively intense account of the IRA since its birth nearly
a century ago is timely … The exhaustive research informing
Richard English’s work is obvious. But what gives the book
substance is the detachment with which the facts are delivered …
a considerable, and unquestionably valuable, achievement’
Robert Kee, BBC History Magazine
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‘a substantial, serious book which helps to make sense of the Irish
conflict … This is the first major study to give proper weight to the
IRA’s claim of genealogical continuity with the early Irish Volunteer
organization. English provides the first synoptic view that is truly
scholarly – not indeed that it is lacking in colourful or gruesome
detail, but that the whole narrative is informed by a clear and
consistent analytical agenda’
Charles Townshend, History Today
‘a fine, scrupulously fair book’
San Francisco Chronicle
‘an extraordinary work … He does not just talk to the main players
… but spends considerable time talking to grassroots members,
reliving with them what it was like to be in the IRA during the worst
times of the troubles. The result is a ground eye view of what it
was to be a Provisional, and well worth reading’
Irish Voice
‘English’s work … aims to offer the fullest, most balanced and
most authoritative treatment of one of the world’s leading
revolutionary movements. It succeeds splendidly. Based on years
of formidable research and innumerable interviews, the work offers
crisp, thoughtful analysis of how the IRA thinks and a highly
readable narrative of the organization’s beginnings and events that
led to the murderous rages of recent years’
The Australian
‘excellent work … English is remarkably fair-minded in his account,
avoiding both romanticizing and simplistic condemnation … His
forty-seven-page conclusion is a masterly examination of the pros
and cons of the IRA’s philosophy, political goals, effectiveness
and, especially, use of violence’
Choice
‘Richard English has accomplished the seemingly impossible. In
Armed Struggle: The History of the IRA he brings understanding
and order to the chronicle of the troubles, which have plagued
Ireland for too long … English is superb in finding the threads that
link one event to another, one idealist to the next revolutionary.’
St Louis Post-Dispatch
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‘a provocative and essential book for anyone trying to understand
Northern Ireland’s tempestuous recent history … English’s
balanced and complex account of the IRA, more particularly the
Provisional IRA, will help anyone understand the strong feelings
and difficult issues behind today’s headlines’
Publishers Weekly
‘English subtly but with clinical skill subverts the purpose of the
IRA’s war … His ability to politically evaluate the limited effects of
the IRA campaign avoids slipping into simplistic and dubious moral
evaluations of those involved’
Anthony McIntyre, The Other View
‘Armed Struggle will undoubtedly be indispensable for students of
modern Irish history for decades to come … invaluable’
Royal United Services Institute Journal
‘This book offers a fair-minded, explanatory and historically rich
account of one of the world’s most significant paramilitary
organizations. It is meticulously researched and provides original
analysis of the motives, actions and consequences of the IRA that
offers a full, balanced and most authoritative treatment of the Irish
Republican Army’
Read Ireland ‘Book of the Month’
‘this book contains essential lessons for anyone concerned with
responding to politically motivated violence … This is, without
doubt, a book that combines a readable, comprehensive, and
neutral history of the IRA with a muscular and unflinching analysis
of its actions and its attempts at self-justification’
Anne Cadwallader, Christian Science Monitor
‘important book … written with great balance and empathy … its
tone should be a model for those writing on this contentious area’
Irish Historical Studies
‘invaluable … a very readable narrative, paced with sufficient
personal drama and carefully constructed insight yet underpinned
by scholarly detail … excellent anatomy of the republican
movement’
Irish Review
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‘the best single study of the IRA’
Critical Studies on Terrorism
‘a brilliantly calm and sane analysis’
Timothy Knatchbull, author of From a Clear Blue
Sky: Surviving the Mountbatten Bomb
‘thoughtful, complex and deeply-researched … finely written …
strikingly original … easily the most authoritative academic
treatment of the Provisionals yet to appear’
Alvin Jackson, Journal of Contemporary History
‘stimulating and challenging … fresh and fair-minded … a
rewarding and vastly entertaining book’
Michael Hopkinson, Journal of Modern History
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Richard English, Ernie O'Malley: IRA Intellectual (Oxford
University Press, 1998)
-Short-listed for the Christopher Ewart-Biggs Memorial Prize 1999
-Short-listed for the Marsh Biography Award 1998
-Short-listed for the James Donnelly History/Social Sciences Prize
1998
'This well-researched book is consistently moving and often wise.
As the people of Ireland come to terms with overlapping identities,
they will have much to learn from it'
Declan Kiberd, Times Literary Supplement
'Richard English's cool, elegant prose and subtle argumentation
raise this book above sectarian politics and provide academics,
students, and the general reader with a fascinating insight into Irish
republican thought and practice between the Easter Rising and the
1950s ... an exciting, stirring tale of human weakness, struggle,
and hope'
Joanna Bourke, Twentieth Century British History
'innovative and perceptive ... a fascinating thematic study'
Roy Foster, London Review of Books
‘original and thought-provoking … English makes full use of the
archived O’Malley papers and has tracked down a great deal more
in private hands … His reconstruction is a careful, sensitive one,
especially where O’Malley’s family is concerned. The final section
of the concluding chapter, in particular, is a superb speculative
portrait of the man and his life’
Peter Hart, Journal of Modern History
'an attractive and stimulating book which makes excellent use of
publicly and privately held family papers ... essential reading for
students of twentieth-century Ireland'
Michael Hopkinson, History
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'The book is well researched and well written ... Few historians of
modern Ireland are better qualified than English to write about Irish
politics in the first half of the twentieth century, and his analysis of
O'Malley's politics is superb'
Senia Paseta, English Historical Review
'Richard English has demonstrated an enviable ability to use his
nib like the scalpel of a surgeon to prise open Irish republican
epistemology.
Ernie O'Malley: IRA Intellectual is the author's
second major work in the field. On the evidence up to now the
reading public can only hope it is not the last'
Anthony McIntyre, Examiner
'an impressive job ... He superbly dissects the ideological world
view of the IRA … an intelligent, scholarly and enjoyable book’
Irish Echo
‘a clear and vigorous portrayal of a complex, tortured figure …
provides a superb analysis of the republican mind … A stimulating
and provocative work, English’s biography deserves great praise’
Irish Literary Supplement
'well-crafted miniature portrait of an intriguing, unique Irish hero'
Irish Independent
‘English has done an exemplary job researching, recounting and
interpreting the bookish gunman’s dramatic life. Recommended.
All levels’
Choice
‘fine biography … Richard English fills out the facts of the life in
some detail: he is plainly fascinated by O’Malley, appears to have
read everything written on or around the period, and he received
much help from the O’Malley family and was given access to
papers’
Irish Times
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Richard English, Radicals and the Republic: Socialist
Republicanism in the Irish Free State 1925-1937 (Oxford
University Press, 1994)
'erudite and lucid ... As well as a detailed account of republican
socialist movements this work provides, for the non-specialist, an
illuminating discussion concerning the problem of reconciling
nationalism and socialism which has a wider resonance than the
Irish context ... an excellent scholarly study' Political Studies
'definitive study of socialist republicanism ... fine piece of research'
Irish Political Studies
'an extremely well-researched work ... necessary reading matter
for all students of republican politics in this period'
Irish Historical Studies
'Dr English's command of the subject and his rigorous scrutiny of
the evidence creates an impressively persuasive argument ... a
very fine study'
Irish Literary Supplement
'the very wide range of manuscript material, both official and
private, and the massive array of (often obscure) books and
pamphlets lend unprecedented weight to this book and, doubtless,
it will remain for some time the standard work in this area'
Fortnight Magazine
'a thoroughly researched and lucidly argued history of a significant
episode in Irish political history'
Bullán
'The book is rich in analytical quality and is quite probably the first
readable treatment of the republican left'
English Historical Review
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'English does a good job of showing how and why the left failed in
Ireland during the postwar period. The book is based on an
impressive range of archival and other material, including a large
number of interviews with contemporaries'
Choice
'Richard English's book definitely has something to say which is
both original and useful in a wider understanding of the social and
political forces at work in these years'
Causeway
'It provides a great quantity of carefully documented material on a
highly specialized topic'
History
'Dr English is ... careful to lighten this impressive text with some
sense of the humanity and charm of some of those he has
interviewed'
Paul Bew, Labour History Review
‘an invaluable source … the most scholarly and convincing attack
on left republican pretensions yet published’
History Ireland
‘The lucid style, the highly accessible argument, and the
scholarship of the work mark English out as one of the most
exciting political historians currently at work’
Irish Studies Review
Richard English, History of Ireland (Gill and Macmillan, 1991)
'excellently researched and most detailed ... I recommend it
enthusiastically'
Books Ireland
'exceptional ... Buy it, either for yourself or to give someone as a
lovely gift'
Irish Post
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Richard English and Michael Kenny (eds.), Rethinking British
Decline (Macmillan Press, 2000)
‘intelligent and thought-provoking’
Political Studies
‘highly recommended … an extremely useful and up-to-date guide,
and indeed contribution, to the debate’ Capital and Class
Richard English and Charles Townshend (eds.), The State:
Historical and Political Dimensions (Routledge, 1999)
'There are some quirkily interesting chapters in this book ... the
authors - commendably - decline to get bogged down in theory or
ideology'
Times Literary Supplement
Richard English and Joseph Skelly (eds.), Ideas Matter:
Essays in Honour of Conor Cruise O'Brien (Poolbeg Press,
1998)
'The invigorating 38-page introduction by the editors ... would be
worth the money on its own'
Sunday Times
'a worthy tribute to a great man'
Fortnight Magazine
‘an appropriate tribute to a person of Cruise O’Brien’s eminence
and brilliance. The introductory essay by the two editors … is as
complete and thoughtful a summary of Cruise O’Brien’s massive
corpus of thought and writing as has yet to appear’
Irish Literary Supplement
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Richard English and Graham Walker (eds.), Unionism in
Modern Ireland: New Perspectives on Politics and Culture
(Macmillan, 1996)
'an immensely important study'
Political Studies
'a valuable collection of essays which more than does justice to the
editors' claim to have produced a serious and sensitive treatment
of the subject which is both respectful and critical'
Fortnight Magazine
'This collection of essays vindicates its editors' claims about "the
vibrancy of contemporary scholarship on Irish unionism"'
Times Literary Supplement
'an essential complement to other work in the field'
Irish Political Studies
Richard English and Cormac O'Malley (eds.), Prisoners: The
Civil War Letters of Ernie O'Malley (Poolbeg Press, 1991)
'The book is well edited and well presented and is usefully
annotated and indexed. It is a credit to the editors and publisher'
Irish Historical Studies
'a truly absorbing read'
Irish Political Studies
'O'Malley's letters provide a fascinating insight into the daily life of
an IRA member'
Irish News
'a significant addition both to our knowledge of the period and our
understanding of O'Malley himself'
Linen Hall Review
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b) I have published many essays, reviews, and other pieces,
including work in the following:
Times Literary Supplement
Times Higher Education
Financial Times
Newsweek
Political Studies
West European Politics
History Today
Irish Times
Journal of Ecclesiastical History
History of European Ideas
Terrorism and Political Violence
Civil Wars
Journal of Terrorism Research
American Historical Review
English Historical Review
Journal of Strategic Studies
International Affairs
Irish Political Studies
Irish Historical Studies
Irish Studies Review
Church Times
Fortnight Magazine
Labour History Review
Critical Studies on Terrorism
Political Insight
c) I have given many invited Lectures and Seminar Papers,
including those given at the following (* signifies Named Lecture,
Conference Keynote/Plenary Lecture, or Invited Public Lecture):
Oxford University
(Oxford)*
Cambridge University
(Cambridge)*
Stanford University
(USA)*
Georgetown University
(USA)*
London School of Economics
(London)*
University of Chicago
(Chicago)*
New York University [NYU]
(New York)*
University of California
(San Diego)*
Naval Postgraduate School
(Monterey)*
University of New Hampshire
(USA)*
San Diego State University
(San Diego)*
University of Nevada
(Reno)*
Boston College
(USA)*
British Academy
(London)
Royal Irish Academy
(Dublin)
Institute of Historical Research
(London)
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
(London)*
Institute of Public Policy Research (IPPR)
(London)
Woodrow Wilson International Centre for Scholars (Washington)
American Historical Association
(Chicago/New York)
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American Political Science Association (San Francisco/Boston)
Fordham University
(New York)
University of Birmingham
(Birmingham)*
University of Glasgow
(Glasgow)*
Catholic University of America
(Washington)*
Institute of Contemporary British History (London)
Anglo-American Conference of Historian (London)
UK Political Studies Association
(Annual Conferences)
Edinburgh International Book Festival (Edinburgh)*
Oxford Literary Festival
(Oxford)*
Cuirt International Literary Festival
(Galway)*
Linen Hall Library
(Belfast)*
University College, Dublin
(Dublin)*
Trinity College, Dublin
(Dublin)
International Conference on ‘Peace from Below’
(Sardinia)*
National University of Ireland
(Galway)*
Maynooth College
(Ireland)*
Ulster Society for Irish Historical Studies (Belfast)*
Irish Historical Society
(Cork)*
Salzburg Seminar
(Salzburg)
Irish Association Annual Lecture
(Belfast)*
University of Western Brittany
(France)*
JNU
(Delhi, India)*
Jadavpur University
(Kolkata, India)*
International Centre for Counter-Terrorism
(The Hague)*
British-Irish Association
(Oxford/Cambridge)*
The Marshall Center
(Bavaria)*
Aarhus University
(Denmark)
Copenhagen University
(Copenhagen)*
Institut Barcelona D’Estudis Internacionals (IBEI) (Barcelona)*
These Lectures have included the 2007 Oxford University History
Faculty Special Faculty Lecture, the 2003 University of Chicago
Izaac Wirszup Lecture, and the 2010 University College Cork
Diarmuid Whelan Memorial Lecture.
d) I have also done considerable work as a media commentator
on Irish Politics for, among others:
-the BBC
(including Panorama and numerous other
television programmes on BBC 1 and BBC News 24; the World
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Service; Radio 4 (including ‘Start the Week’); Radio 3 (including
‘Night Waves’), Radio 2, Radio 5 Live, BBC Northern Ireland)
-ITV, Channel Four News, Sky News, RTE, US National
Public Radio and very many other national and international
television/radio stations.
I have frequently been quoted as a commentator by
newspapers/periodicals, including the New York Times,
Newsweek, the Wall Street Journal, the Chicago Tribune, the
Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, Le Monde, the
Guardian, the Independent, the Irish Times, the Sunday Times,
the Independent on Sunday, and the Daily Telegraph.
e) I have frequently been consulted as an academic
reader/assessor/referee by:
-leading publishers (eg Oxford University Press, Cambridge
University Press, Yale University Press, Routledge, Palgrave
Macmillan, Simon and Schuster, Edinburgh University Press,
Manchester University Press, University of Nevada Press, Cork
University Press, Irish Academic Press)
-major grant-awarding bodies (eg the Arts and Humanities
Research Council [AHRC], the Economic and Social Research
Council [ESRC], the Leverhulme Trust, the Nuffield Foundation,
the Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences
[IRCHSS], the MacArthur Foundation)
-leading scholarly journals (eg World Politics, British Journal
of Political Science, International Organization, Terrorism and
Political Violence, Historical Journal, Political Studies, Nations and
Nationalism, Journal of British Studies, Journal of Contemporary
History, Contemporary British History, International History
Review, British Journal of Politics and International Relations,
English Historical Review, Government and Opposition, Journal of
Imperial and Commonwealth History, Strategic Analysis, Irish
Political Studies, Critical Studies on Terrorism, Irish Historical
Studies, Nationalism and Ethnic Politics, Comparative Political
Studies, Social Science History, Comparative Studies in Society
and History, Journal of Terrorism Research).
I have also written for various Dictionaries and other such volumes
(including the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, the
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Oxford Companion to Twentieth-Century British Politics, and
the Dictionary of Irish Biography).
f) In the course of my research, I have been awarded the following
grants (as Principal Investigator, unless otherwise stated):
i)1992
British Academy: Research Award for research in the
USA (£700) – research output: R. English, Ernie O’Malley: IRA
Intellectual (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998)
ii)1995
British Academy: Travel Award for visit to the USA
(£400) – research output: paper delivered at the American
Historical Association Annual Conference (Chicago)
iii)1995 British Academy: Research Award for research in the
USA (£2,500) – research output: R. English, Ernie O’Malley: IRA
Intellectual (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998)
iv)1995 Economic and Social Research Council: Research
Award for research in the USA (the research undertaken was
subsequently graded ‘Outstanding’ by the ESRC) (£2,770) research output: R. English, Ernie O’Malley: IRA Intellectual
(Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998)
v)1997 Nuffield Foundation: Research Grant (R. English as PI,
with M. Kenny, Sheffield) for research in Britain and the USA
(£1,760) – research output: R. English/M. Kenny (eds.), Rethinking
British Decline (Basingstoke: Macmillan, 2000)
vi)2000 Economic and Social Research Council: Research
Grant for research in Ireland, Britain and the USA (the research
undertaken was subsequently graded ‘Good’ by the ESRC)
(£3,700) – research output: R. English, Armed Struggle: The
History of the IRA (London: Pan Macmillan/New York: Oxford
University Press, 2003)
vii)2001 Arts and Humanities Research Board: Research Leave
Scheme Award (£15,432) – research output: R. English, Armed
Struggle: The History of the IRA (London: Pan Macmillan/New
York: Oxford University Press, 2003)
viii)2005 Leverhulme Trust: Research Fellowship (£14,013) –
research output: R. English, Irish Freedom: The History of
Nationalism in Ireland (London: Pan Macmillan, 2006)
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ix)2006 British Academy: Conference Fund (R. English as PI,
with G. Walker, QUB) to fund a Conference on ‘The Politics of
Protestant Ireland’ (£1,885) – research output: organizing/hosting
a major interdisciplinary Conference in Belfast in 2007
x)2006 British Academy: Research Grant (with M. Kenny,
Sheffield, as PI) for research in Britain and the USA (£6,190) –
research output: four journal articles on ‘New Englishness and
Contemporary British Politics’
xi)2006 Nuffield Foundation: Research Grant (R. English as PI,
with M. Kenny, Sheffield) for research in Britain and the USA
(£6,831) – research output: four journal articles on ‘New
Englishness and Contemporary British Politics’
xii)2009 Political Studies Association: Funding (£46,689) for the
editing of the British Journal of Politics and International Relations,
with R. English as PI in a team of 11 QUB colleagues
xiii)2009 US Department of Defense: Research Grant for
research into ‘Terrorism, Government and Development’ (£13,931,
R. English as QUB PI; part of a collaborative project with
Stanford/Princeton/University of California San Diego/Yale for
$8,466,100)
xiv)2010 ESRC: Research Grant (with H Whitehouse, Oxford, as
PI) for research into ‘Ritual, Community and Conflict’ (£12,840, R.
English as St Andrews PI; total grant awarded £560,000)
xv)2011 US Defense Threat Reduction Agency: Workshop Grant
(with Dr Maria Rasmussen, NPS Monterey) for ‘Innovations in
Terrorism’ Workshop to be held at St Andrews October 2011
(£29,694, R. English as St Andrews PI)
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6 Referees
Professor Roy Foster FBA MRIA
Carroll Professor of Irish History
Hertford College
Oxford OX1 3BW, England
[email protected]
(UK) 01865 279412
Professor Sir David Eastwood
Vice-Chancellor and Principal
University of Birmingham
Birmingham B15 2TT, England
[email protected]
(UK) 0121 414 4536
Professor Sir Adam Roberts FBA
President of the British Academy/
Professor Emeritus at Oxford University
10 Carlton House Terrace
London SW1Y 5AH, England
[email protected]
(UK) 01865 285941
Professor Marianne Elliott FBA OBE
Director, Institute of Irish Studies
University of Liverpool
1 Abercromby Square
Liverpool L69 3BX, England
[email protected]
(UK) 0151 794 3831
Professor Charles Townshend FBA
Department of History
Keele University
Keele
Staffordshire ST5 2BG, England
[email protected]
(UK) 01782 583208
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