Brendan O’Leary (born 19 March 1958) is an Irish political scientist, who is Lauder Professor of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania. He was formerly a professor at the London School of Economics. In 2009–10 he was the second Senior Advisor on Power-Sharing in the Standby Team of the Mediation Support Unit of the Department of Political Affairs of the United Nations.
Books in order of publication:
Policing Northern Ireland: Proposals for a New Start – 1999
How to Get Out of Iraq with Integrity – 2009
Power-Sharing in Deeply Divided Places – 2013
Divided Nations and European Integration – 2013
Courts and Consociations – 2019
Making Sense Of A United Ireland – 2022
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