John Loughlin

Who is John Loughlin?

Professor John Loughlin is a British-based academic and educator from Northern Ireland, and a noted specialist in European territorial politics. He spent several years as a Cistercian monk at Our Lady of Bethlehem Abbey, Portglenone, Northern Ireland, where he carried out the usual studies for the priesthood in philosophy, theology and biblical studies. He is currently Fellow and Tutor at St Edmund's College, where he is Director of the Von Hügel Institute, and a Senior Fellow and Affiliated Lecturer in the Department of Politics and International Studies, both at the University of Cambridge.

He was previously Professor of Politics at Cardiff University, where he remains an Honorary Professor. He received his doctorate in 1987 at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy for a thesis, Regionalism and ethnic nationalism in France: a case study of Corsica.