- John Barry (politician)
John Barry is one of two co-chairs of the
Green Party in Northern Ireland , which is a regional council of the all island Green Party formed in December 2006.Barry studied at
University College Dublin and theUniversity of Glasgow before becoming alecturer atKeele University . In 2000, he moved to work atQueen's University Belfast . In January 2003, he was elected as joint leader of the Green Party in Northern Ireland, a position he still holds alongsideKelly Andrews . [http://www.greens-in.org/tiki-page.php?pageName=Who+is+Who+in+the+Green+Party] He stood unsuccessfully in North Down at theNorthern Ireland Assembly election, 2003 . He also stood in the Holywood ward for the local elections in 2005 and narrowly missed being elected.Barry is was Acting Director of the Institute of Governance, Public Policy and Social Research at
Queen's University Belfast and is Reader in Politics in the School of Politics, International Studies and Philosophy.From January 2007 to June 2007 Barry was the "Benedict Distinguished Visiting Professor of Political Science" at
Carleton College in Northfield, MN.He has written many books and academic articles on sustainable development, environmental policy and the economics of sustainability. He is co-editor of two academic journals, Environmental Politics and Ecopolitics Online.
References
External linkts
* [http://www.greeneconomics.org.uk/page159.html Green Economics: Dr John Barry]
* [http://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/SchoolofPoliticsInternationalStudiesandPhilosophy/FileStore/Stafffiles/Filetoupload,38333,en.pdf Curriculum Vitae for Dr. John Barry]
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