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Staff Profile
Professor Ian O'Flynn
Professor of Political Theory
- Email: ian.oflynn@ncl.ac.uk
- Telephone: +44 (0) 191 2087507
- Address: Room 4.13
Henry Daysh Building
Newcastle University
NE1 7RU
Background
About
I have been at Newcastle University since 2004. As a political theorist, my main research interest is in deliberative democracy, though I also work on topics such as compromise, power sharing and referendums. My books include Deliberative Democracy and Divided Societies (Edinburgh University Press, 2006), Deliberative Democracy (Polity, 2021) and (with Ron Levy and Hoi Kong) Deliberative Peace Referendums (Oxford University Press, 2021). My articles have appeared in journals such as British Journal of Political Science, Political Studies and Politics, Philosophy & Economics, and I have also written quite a few book chapters and policy reports. I was an ESRC postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Essex and have also held visiting positions at Harvard University, the University of Pennsylvania and the Australian National University.
I am currently Consortium Director for the AHRC-funded Northern Bridge Doctoral Training Partnership (http://www.northernbridge.ac.uk/).
Qualifications
PhD (2002) Queen's University, Belfast.
MA (1998) University College, Cork
BA (1996) University College, Cork
BMus (1988) University College, Cork
Research
Research Interests
My main research interest is in the theory of deliberative democracy. I am also interested in concepts such as political authority, the public interest and compromise.
I also have a more applied strand to my work, focusing on the prospects for democracy in deeply divided societies, with a particular emphasis on power sharing and referendums.
Teaching
I am currently on secondment to the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.
Publications
- O'Flynn I, Setälä M. Deliberative disagreement and compromise. Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy 2022, 25(7), 899-919.
- Jones P, O'Flynn I. Judgments, Preferences, and Compromise. Journal of Social Philosophy 2022, epub ahead of print.
- Levy R, O'Flynn I. The Role of Deliberative Peace Referendums in the Constitutional Settlement of Conflict. In: James Gardner, ed. Comparative Election Law. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar, 2022, pp.210-232.
- O'Flynn I. Deliberative Democracy. Cambridge: Polity, 2021.
- Levy R, O'Flynn I, Kong H. Deliberative Peace Referendums. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2021.
- O'Flynn I, Levy R. Deliberative Referendums in Deeply Divided Societies. University of British Columbia Law Review 2020, 53(1), 205-240.
- O'Flynn I. Democratic Innovations and Theories of Democracy. In: Elstub, S; Escobar, O, ed. The Handbook of Democratic Innovation and Governance. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar, 2019, pp.32-44.
- O'Flynn I, Sood G, Mistaffa J, Saeed N. What Future for Kirkuk? Evidence from a deliberative intervention. Democratization 2019, 26(7), 1299-1317.
- O'Flynn I, Caluwearts D. Deliberation in Deeply Divided Societies. In: Bächtiger, A; Dryzek, J; Mansbridge, J; Warren, M, ed. Oxford Handbook of Deliberative Democracy. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2018, pp.742-754.
- Levy R, Simpson A, O'Flynn I, Flaherty G. Designing Referendums for Peacemaking: The Case of Bougainville. Australasian Parliamentary Review 2018, 33(1), 6-40.
- O'Flynn I. Pulling Together: Shared Intentions, Deliberative Democracy and Deeply Divided Societies. British Journal of Political Science 2017, 47(1), 187-202.
- O'Flynn I, Elstub S, Luhiste M. Report on the Northern Ireland Deliberative Forum on Social Care. Newcastle: Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission, 2017.
- O'Flynn I, Russell D. Deepening Democracy: The Role of Civil Society. In: Cordell, K; Wolff, S, ed. Routledge Handbook of Ethnic Conflict: Second edition. London: Routledge, 2016, pp.219-228.
- O'Flynn I. Deliberative Democracy for a Great Society. Political Studies Review 2015, 13(2), 207–216.
- O'Flynn I, Curato N. Deliberative democratization: a framework for systemic analysis. Policy Studies 2015, 36(3), 298-313.
- Luskin R, O'Flynn I, Fishkin J, Russell D. Deliberating Across Deep Divides. Political Studies 2014, 62(1), 116-135.
- Cinalli M, O'Flynn I. Pluralism and Deliberative Democracy. In: Elstub, S; McLaverty, P, ed. Deliberative Democracy: Issues and Cases. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2014, pp.82-97.
- Cinalli M, O'Flynn I. Public Deliberation, Network Analysis and the Political Integration of Muslims in Britain. British Journal of Politics and International Relations 2014, 16(3), 428-451.
- O'Flynn I, Sood G. What Would Dahl Say?: An Appraisal of the Democratic Credentials of Deliberative Polls and Other Mini-Publics. In: Grönlund, K; Bächtiger, A; Setälä, M, ed. Deliberative Mini-Publics: Practices, Promises, Pitfalls. Colchester, London: ECPR Press, 2014, pp.41-58.
- Jones P, O'Flynn I. Can a Compromise be Fair?. Politics, Philosophy and Economics 2013, 12(2), 115-135.
- O'Flynn I, Weale A, ed. The Value and Limits of Rights: Essays in Honour of Peter Jones. London: Routledge, 2013.
- Jones P, O'Flynn I. Internal Conflict, the International Community and the Promotion of Principled Compromise. Government and Opposition 2012, 47(3), 395-413.
- O'Flynn I, Weale A. Introduction: The value and limits of rights: essays in honour of Peter Jones. Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy (Special Issue on 'The Value and Limits of Rights: Essays in Honour of Peter Jones') 2012, 15(4), 387-394.
- O'Flynn I, Russell D. Deepening Democracy: The Role of Civil Society. In: Cordell, K; Wolff, S, ed. Routledge Handbook of Ethnic Conflict. London: Routledge, 2011, pp.225-235.
- O'Flynn I, Russell D. Should Peace Agreements Recognise Women?. Ethnopolitics 2011, 10(1), 35-50.
- O'Flynn I. Taking the Broader View: The Public Interest, Deliberative Democracy and Political Ethics. In: Brooks, T, ed. New Waves in Ethics. Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave, 2011, pp.259-277.
- O'Flynn I. Deliberating About the Public Interest. Res Publica 2010, 16(3), 299-315.
- O'Flynn I. Deliberative Democracy, the Public Interest and the Consociational Model. Political Studies 2010, 58(3), 572-589.
- O'Flynn I. Democratic Theory and Practice in Deeply Divided Societies. Representation 2010, 46(3), 281-293.
- O'Flynn I. Progressive Integration (and Accommodation, too). In: Taylor R, ed. Consociational Theory: McGarry/O’Leary and the Northern Ireland Conflict. London: Routledge, 2009, pp.264-278.
- O'Flynn I. Democratic Autonomy, Women’s Interests and Institutional Context. In: de Wispelaere J; McBride C; O’Neill S, ed. Recognition, Equality and Democracy: Theoretical Perspectives on Irish Politics. London: Routledge, 2008, pp.61-77.
- O'Sullivan P, O'Flynn I, Russell D. Education and A Shared Future: Options for Sharing and Collaboration in Northern Ireland Schools. Belfast: Queen's University Belfast, 2008.
- Fishkin J, Luskin R, O'Flynn I, Russell D. A Deliberative Poll on Education: What Provision do Informed Parents in Northern Ireland Want?. Newcastle upon Tyne: Newcastle University, 2007.
- O'Flynn I. Democratic Autonomy, Women's Interests and Institutional Context. Irish Political Studies 2007, 22(4), 455-471.
- O'Flynn I. Divided Societies and Deliberative Democracy. British Journal of Political Science 2007, 37(4), 731-751.
- O'Flynn I. Deliberative Democracy and Divided Societies. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2006.
- O'Flynn I, Russell D. Dangers in Power Sharing. Fortnight 2005, 439, 15.
- O'Flynn I. Democratic Values and Power Sharing. In: O'Flynn I; Russell D, ed. Power Sharing: New Challenges for Divided Societies. London: Pluto, 2005, pp.15-29.
- O'Flynn I, Russell D, ed. Power Sharing: New Challenges for Divided Societies. London: Pluto, 2005.
- O'Flynn I. Why Justice Can't Have It All: In Reply to O'Neill. Ethnicities 2004, 4(4), 545-561.
- O'Flynn I. Rights, Equality and the Middle Ground. Fortnight 2003, 416, 9.
- O'Flynn I. The Problem of Recognising Individual and National Identities: A Liberal Critique of the Belfast Agreement. Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy 2003, 6(3), 129-153.