Dr. Feargal Cochrane

Biography

Feargal Cochrane is a professor focused on research in the fields of violent political conflict and peacebuilding. His expertise lies at the intersection of conflict analysis, with specific interests in mediation, negotiation processes, and conflict transformation within power-sharing systems in deeply divided societies. Cochrane's primary empirical focus is on the peacebuilding efforts in Northern Ireland, particularly those that were undertaken in the early 1990s. Over the past 30 years, he has published 12 books and numerous journal articles addressing themes related to deeply divided societies. He is also a regular contributor to media coverage on these issues. His role in Politics and International Studies includes collaboration with colleagues on the Inclusive Peace project, which is funded under the Open Research Area (ORA7) grant in conjunction with the ESRC (UK), SSHRC (Canada), ANR (France/New Caledonia), and JSPS (Japan). Cochrane was appointed to his role at the University of Warwick in 2024, having previously held academic positions at the University of Kent, Lancaster University, and Ulster University at Queen's Belfast. His latest book, 'Belfast: The Story of a City and Its People,' is set to be published by Yale University Press in 2024.

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