Dr Sean Haughey BA, MA, PhD, FHEA

Personal Statement

Sean was appointed Joint Lecturer in Politics and Irish Studies in 2019. His research interests include the Northern Ireland Assembly and Executive, consociational power-sharing, institutional reform, and representative-constituent relationships. His research has been published by journals including Parliamentary Affairs, The Journal of Legislative Studies, The British Journal of Politics and International Relations, and Irish Political Studies. His monograph on the Northern Ireland Assembly was published by Routledge in 2023.

Sean completed his ESRC-funded PhD in Politics at the University of Liverpool in 2019. He also holds degrees in Legislative Studies and Practice (MA, Queen's University Belfast) and Modern History and Politics (BA, University of Liverpool). He is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and currently serves as Co-convenor of the Political Studies Association's Specialist Group on Parliaments (@psa_parl).