Dr. Bill Kissane

Associate Professor

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Biography

Bill Kissane is an Associate Professor in the Government Department at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). He has been teaching full-time at LSE since 1998. Bill holds a BA and MA from Trinity College Dublin, as well as an MSc and PhD from LSE. His research interests include Civil Wars, Reconstruction, Comparative Constitutionalism, and Democratization, with a focus on cases from Ireland and Turkey. Bill Kissane's courses include GV4E1: Comparative Democratization in the Global Age, GV4B8: Politics of Civil Wars, GV245: Democracy and Democratization, and GV4G4: Comparative Conflict Analysis.

Research Interests

Civil Wars Reconstruction Comparative Constitutionalism Democratization

Courses

GV4E1: Comparative Democratization in the Global Age GV4B8: Politics of Civil Wars GV245: Democracy and Democratization GV4G4: Comparative Conflict Analysis

Requirements for London School of Economics and Political Science

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Upper second class honours (2:1) degree or equivalent in a relevant social science discipline
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