John Barry (Green Party politician)

Irish academic, green political economist and politician

Professor

John Barry

Member of
Ards and North Down Borough Council
In office
22 May 2014 – 15 March 2018
Preceded by| Office established
Succeeded by| Rachel Woods
Constituency| Holywood and Clandeboye
Member of
North Down Borough Council
In office
27 July 2011 – 22 May 2014
Preceded by| Steven Agnew
Succeeded by| Council abolished
Constituency| Abbey
Personal details
Born|  (1966-12-06) 6 December 1966 (age 58)
Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Political party| Green Party
Other political
affiliations|

* Workers' Party (before 1992)
* Democratic Left (1992 - 1999)

Residence(s)| Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland
Alma mater|

* University College Dublin (BA, MA)
* University of Glasgow (PhD)

Academic background
Thesis| Green Political Theory: An Immanent Critique and Reconstruction
Doctoral advisor| Chris Berry
Academic work
Institutions| Keele University
(1994-2000)
Queen's University Belfast (2000-)
Main interests|

* Sustainability
* environmental politics
* renewable energy transition
* political economy
* green politics
* green republicanism
* political theory

[1]

John Joseph Barry (born 6 December 1966[2]) is an Irish academic, green political economist and former Green Party politician. He was a councillor on Ards and North Down Borough Council from May 2014 to March 2018.[3]

He is a former co-chair of the party, having held the position from 2003 until standing down in April 2009.[4]

## Personal life

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Barry studied at University College Dublin. He moved to work as a lecturer at Keele University while undertaking postgraduate study at the University of Glasgow.[5]

In 2000, he moved to work at Queen's University Belfast.

Barry was acting director of the Institute of Governance, Public Policy and Social Research at Queen's University Belfast and is currently Reader in Politics in the School of Politics, International Studies and Philosophy and assistant director of the Institute for a Sustainable World.

From January 2007 to June 2007, Barry was the "Benedict Distinguished Visiting Professor of Political Science" at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota.

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.

## Political career

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Barry's political life began in the Workers' Party and then Democratic Left.

By January 2003, he was elected as joint leader of the Green Party in Northern Ireland, alongside Kelly Andrews.[6] He stood unsuccessfully in North Down at the 2003 Assembly election. He also stood in the Holywood ward for the local elections in 2005 and narrowly missed being elected by 60 votes.

He was a prime mover behind the creation of an all-island Green Party,[4][7] officially launched in December 2006 in advance of the 2007 NI Assembly elections, which saw the Greens get their first Assembly seat in North Down with Brian Wilson.

## References

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1. ^ "John Barry". Queen's University Belfast. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
2. ^ Andreasson, Stefan (21 June 2006), "Curriculum Vitae for Dr. John Barry" (PDF), Queen's University Belfast, archived (PDF) from the original on 15 May 2011, retrieved 13 August 2012
3. ^ "Green Party's John Barry elected to North Down council". BBC News. 24 May 2014. Archived from the original on 7 December 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
4. ^ a b "An interview with John Barry". Irish Left Review. 1 March 2010. Archived from the original on 18 November 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
5. ^ "Councillor Dr. John Barry - Co Down - North Down". Green Party of Northern Ireland. Archived from the original on 21 April 2012.
6. ^ "Leaders. Who is Who in the Green Party". c/o Green Party. 2007. Archived from the original on 5 October 2007.
7. ^ "John Barry: "We need legislators, not negotiators…"". 9 April 2014. Archived from the original on 18 November 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.

## External links

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* Green Economics: Dr John Barry
* Curriculum Vitae for Dr. John Barry

Party political offices

Preceded by

|  Co-Chair of the Green Party in Northern Ireland
with Lindsay Whitcroft 2004–2005
Kelly Andrews 2005–2009
2003–2009  | Succeeded by

Mark Bailey

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