Prof. John Doyle
Professor John Doyle is Vice President for Research in Dublin City University, where he is professor of politics. He has over 30 years’ experience researching Northern Ireland, international conflict and peace processes, and most recently the consequences of Brexit. He is currently Vice President for Research in DCU and commissioning editor of ARINS – a Royal Irish Academy-University of Notre Dame collaboration on the future of Ireland. His research interests include comparative nationalist and ethnic conflict; Northern Ireland, conflict in South Asia and Irish foreign policy. John has worked on comparative projects on South Asia over many years and has been a visiting professor in both India and Pakistan. He is Editor of Irish Studies in International Affairs.
Research Interests
- My research interests are in the broad areas of comparative ethno-national conflict and peace agreements, international security and foreign policy, Northern Ireland and South Asia.
- My recent publications have focused on the Northern Ireland peace process and the consequences of the decision by the UK to leave the European Union for the constitutional and political future of the Ireland of Ireland. I also remain actively interested in comparative research projects and in particular on South Asia.
- Before the Vote" Planning for a United Ireland (image opposite) , was launched in September 2026. The book does not argue for or against a united Ireland, rather, it argues that we need to prepare now, as the timing of a vote is very uncertain and not in the control of an Irish Government. Preparations and an-island wide debate will also take time if we are to avoid the chaos and misinformation of the Brexit vote.
- Before the Vote provides a detailed but assessable analysis of economic conditions and policy frameworks in the two parts of the island; analysing North-South gaps in economic performance since the Good Friday Agreement, and comparing living standards, education, welfare systems, gender equality and health systems. The book then looks to the future, exploring how a referendum might be called and managed, how the pre-referendum debates and planning should be structured, and the legal and political processes necessary to create a united Ireland.
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