Louise Richardson

Louise Richardson (* 1958 in Tramore ) is an Irish political scientist. My main area of ​​work is the study of terrorism.

Richardson studied history at Trinity College ( Dublin) and political science at California State University, Los Angeles. At Harvard University, she received her doctorate. She's Rector, Vice- Chancellor and university lecturer at the University of St Andrews in Scotland. She was previously Dean of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University.

Writings (selection )

  • When Allies Differ: Anglo- American Relations in the Suez and Falklands 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
  • Robert Type: Democracy and Counterterrorism: Lessons from the Past. United States Institute of Peace, Washington DC, 2007
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