Louise Richardson
Louise Mary Richardson (* 1958 in Tramore ) is an Irish political scientist . Her main area of work is terrorism research .
Life
Richardson studied history at Trinity College (Dublin) and political science at California State University, Los Angeles . She received her PhD from Harvard University .
She was the principal, vice chancellor and professor at the University of St Andrews in Scotland for seven years . She was previously dean of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University .
On May 28, 2015, Richardson was nominated as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford . This first nomination for a woman for this position is considered a milestone in the history of the university. On January 1, 2016, she took over this position as the successor to Andrew Hamilton.
She has been a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh since 2010 . In 2016 she was elected a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and in 2017 of the American Philosophical Society . In 2015 she became an Honorary Member of the Royal Irish Academy . She holds honorary doctorates from several universities ( University of St Andrews , University of Aberdeen , Trinity College Dublin, Queen's College Belfast).
Fonts (selection)
- When Allies Differ: Anglo-American Relations in the Suez and Falkland Crises . 1996
- The Roots of Terrorism . Routledge, New York, 2006
- What Terrorists Want: The Causes of Violence and How We Can Fight It . Campus-Verlag, New York, Frankfurt, 2007, ISBN 978-3-593-38375-0
- with Robert Art: Democracy and Counterterrorism: Lessons from the Past . United States Institute of Peace, Washington DC, 2007
Web links
- Website of Louise Richardson at the University of St Andrews
- University of St Andrews: Welcome from the Principal and Vice-Chancellor
- UCBerkeley Events, Conversations with History Video on "What Terrorists Want"
Individual evidence
- ↑ Short biography (University of St Andrews) ( Memento of the original from March 7, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Oxford University to appoint first female vice-chancellor in: The Guardian , May 28, 2015, accessed May 29, 2015
- ^ Fellows: Louise Mary Richardson. Royal Society of Edinburgh, accessed February 6, 2019 .
- ^ American Academy of Arts and Sciences : Newly Elected Fellows. In: amacad.org. Retrieved April 22, 2016 .
- ^ Member History: Louise Richardson. American Philosophical Society, accessed February 6, 2019 (with a brief biography).
- ^ Members: Louise Mary Richardson. Royal Irish Academy, accessed February 6, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Richardson, Louise |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Richardson, Louise M. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Irish political scientist and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1958 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tramore |