John Barry

Phone+44 (0)28 9097 2546
Emailj.barryqub.acuk

Room 0G.002B - 16 University Square
United Kingdom

Accepting PhD Students

PhD projects

I am open to PhD applications covering the following areas:
- Green political economy;
- Post-growth economics and politics;
- Green political theory;
- Civic republicanism, socialism, Marxist, feminism and green issues;
- Low carbon energy transitions;
- Climate change politics, policy and governance;
- Heterodox political economy;
- Class, loyalism and republicanism in Northern Ireland

Research activity per year

Interests

Green political theory, politics and political economy of sustainability, post-growth political economy, the politics and political econonomy of the planetaryr crisis, climate breakdown and biodiversity loss, trades unions and the just transition, place based climate action, cultural and psychological dimensions of climate grief, anger and anxiety, greening the economy, environmental and sustainable development policy-making, environmental ethics, transition to a low-carbon/renewable energy economy, normative dimensions of the transition from unsustainability, theories and practices of active citizenship, democracy and green politics, civic republicanism and green political theory, interdisciplinary and transdiciplinary sustainability research, Q methodology.

Research Statement

Green political theory, politics and political economy of sustainability, greening the economy, environmental and sustainable development policy-making, environmental ethics, transition to a low-carbon/renewable energy economy, normative dimensions of the transition to sustainability, citizenship, democracy and green politics, civic republicanism and green political theory, interdisciplinary sustainability research.

Teaching

International Political Economy (MA Module)

The Politics and Political Economy of Low Carbon Energy Transitions (MA Module)

Earth, Energy, Ethics and Economy: The Politics of Unsustainability (Level 3 module)

Democracy, Ethics and Economy (Level 2 module)

Issues in Contemporary Politics (Level 1 Module)

MSc Leadership in Sustainable Devleopment

Local and Regional Sustainability (MA Module)

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

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1 Similar Profiles

5 Finished
7 Active

R3525BSC: Co-Centre for Climate + Biodiversity and Water
Emmerson, M. (PI), Barry, J. (CoI), Blaauw, M. (CoI), Caplat, P. (CoI), Cuthbert, R. (CoI), Flynn, R. (CoI), McKinley, J. (CoI), Mullan, D. (CoI), Reid, N. (CoI), Sheenan, L. (CoI), Slevin, A. (CoI) & Swindles, G. (CoI)
30/01/2024 → …
Project: Research
R1538CPH: GroundsWell: Community and Data Led Systems Transformation of Urban Green and Blue Space for Population Health
Hunter, R. (PI), Barry, J. (CoI), Bryan, D. (CoI), Clarke, M. (CoI), Ellis, G. (CoI), Garcia, L. (CoI), Jurek-Loughrey, A. (CoI), Kee, F. (CoI), Longo, A. (CoI), Mac Sithigh, D. (CoI), Maguire, A. (CoI), Murtagh, B. (CoI) & O'Neill, C. (CoI)
09/07/2021 → …
Project: Research
R1161MEE: Prosperity Partnership Call 2 Strategic Students-Wrights Group and QUB
Early, J. (PI), Barry, J. (CoI), Cunningham, G. (CoI) & Taylor, S. (CoI)
03/05/2020 → …
Project: Research
R1051MEE: Roadmaps to Zero Net Emissions in Urban Public Transport
Early, J. (PI), Barry, J. (CoI), Cunningham, G. (CoI) & Taylor, S. (CoI)
04/04/2019 → …
Project: Research
R1050HAP: The Place based Climate Action Network
Barry, J. (PI)
29/03/2019 → …
Project: Research

The Politics of Actually Existing Unsustainability: Human Flourishing in a Climate-Changed, Carbon-Constrained World
Barry, J., Feb 2012, Oxford University Press. 336 p.
Research output: Book/Report › Book
204 Citations (Scopus)
Hydrogen: Hype, hope or slow burner?
Barry, J., 02 Apr 2025, Energybiz.
Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article

Open Access
Developing a minifesta for effective academic-activist collaboration in the context of the climate emergency
McLaren, D. P., Anderson, C., Barry, J., Castán Broto, V., de Cheveigné, S., Chilvers, J., Crowther, A., Hupé, J.-M., Kalaugher, L., Labussiere, O., Rothery, T. L., Nadai, A., Ortar, N., Raine, J., Smith, G., Wallenborn, G. & Walker, G., 12 Jun 2024, In: Frontiers in Education. 9, 10 p., 1384614.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
File
33 Downloads (Pure)
Economic evaluations of urban green and blue space interventions: a scoping review
Tate, C., Tran, N., Longo, A., Barry, J., Taylor, T., O'Neill, C. & Hunter, R., Aug 2024, In: Ecological Economics. 222, 17 p., 108217.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

Open Access
File
5 Citations (Scopus)

90 Downloads (Pure)
Group model building for developing systems-oriented solutions to reduce car dependency in Belfast, United Kingdom
Weir, H., Murtagh, B., Argyriou, I., Cleland, C., Meehan, C., Barry, J., Longo, A., McKeown, G., Kee, F., Hunter, R. & Garcia, L., 03 May 2024, In: Cities and Health. 8, 3, p. 374-389 16 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
File
2 Citations (Scopus)

49 Downloads (Pure)

Benedict Distinguished Visiting Professor
Barry, J. (Recipient), 01 Jan 2007
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
Carson Fellow
Barry, J. (Recipient), 01 May 2015
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
Higher Education Academy Centre for Anthropology, Sociology and Politics (C-SAP) Associate
Barry, J. (Recipient), 30 Sept 2007
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
Institute of Governance fellowship
Barry, J. (Recipient), 30 Sept 2003
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
Most Cited Paper 2012: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Barry, J. (Recipient), 2012
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)

'Enough – Thriving Societies Beyond Growth' launch
Slevin, A. (Chair) & Barry, J. (Speaker)
09 Dec 2024
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Segregation and the Environment: Towards a Sustainable Shared Future
Slevin, A. (Speaker) & Barry, J. (Chair)
03 Dec 2024
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Post-growth planning
Barry, J. (Invited speaker)
08 Oct 2024
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Our Voices Matter - Youth and Politicians Forum on the Planetary Crisis
Barry, J. (Organiser)
20 Sept 2024
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Public lecture/debate/seminar
Capitalist Growth as a Death Cult: the need for an economics of life, labour and land
Barry, J. (Keynote speaker)
25 Jul 2024
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Public lecture/debate/seminar

File

UK to finish with coal after 142 years
Barry, J.
01/10/2024
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Green Hydrogen Futures a Global Opportunity for Energy Transformation to Achieve Sustainability, Social Equality and Societal Change
Barry, J.
25/09/2024
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
Blue green algae bloom reaches the North Antrim coast
Barry, J.
21/08/2024
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
At the Front Line of Belfast’s Week of Violence
Barry, J.
14/08/2024
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
We need to see leadership in Northern Ireland against racism and demand investment in all our communities
Barry, J.
14/08/2024
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment

John Barry

Personal profile

Interests

Research Statement

Teaching

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

Fingerprint

Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years

Dive into details

R3525BSC: Co-Centre for Climate + Biodiversity and Water

R1538CPH: GroundsWell: Community and Data Led Systems Transformation of Urban Green and Blue Space for Population Health

R1161MEE: Prosperity Partnership Call 2 Strategic Students-Wrights Group and QUB

R1051MEE: Roadmaps to Zero Net Emissions in Urban Public Transport

R1050HAP: The Place based Climate Action Network

The Politics of Actually Existing Unsustainability: Human Flourishing in a Climate-Changed, Carbon-Constrained World

Hydrogen: Hype, hope or slow burner?

Developing a minifesta for effective academic-activist collaboration in the context of the climate emergency

Economic evaluations of urban green and blue space interventions: a scoping review

Group model building for developing systems-oriented solutions to reduce car dependency in Belfast, United Kingdom

Benedict Distinguished Visiting Professor

Carson Fellow

Higher Education Academy Centre for Anthropology, Sociology and Politics (C-SAP) Associate

Institute of Governance fellowship

Most Cited Paper 2012: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

'Enough – Thriving Societies Beyond Growth' launch

Segregation and the Environment: Towards a Sustainable Shared Future

Post-growth planning

Our Voices Matter - Youth and Politicians Forum on the Planetary Crisis

Capitalist Growth as a Death Cult: the need for an economics of life, labour and land

UK to finish with coal after 142 years

Green Hydrogen Futures a Global Opportunity for Energy Transformation to Achieve Sustainability, Social Equality and Societal Change

Blue green algae bloom reaches the North Antrim coast

At the Front Line of Belfast’s Week of Violence

We need to see leadership in Northern Ireland against racism and demand investment in all our communities

John Barry

Personal profile

Interests

Research Statement

Teaching

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

Fingerprint

Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years

Projects

Research output

Prizes

Activities

Press/Media