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He is also an adjunct faculty member at the Woods College of Advancing Studies and 涩里番下载鈥檚 Department of Political Science where he teaches face to face, hybrid, and online courses in Comparative Politics, International Political Economy, and Populism. His research focuses on Euroscepticism, Populism, Social Movements, and the use of Simulations in Political Science Education. He has published several articles, book chapters, and a co-edited volume.
Prior to joining 涩里番下载 John was an Associate Professor in Political Science at Canterbury Christ Church University in the United Kingdom. There he taught courses in European Political Economy, European Union Politics, US Politics, Social Science Research Methods, and Comparative Politics. He has also taught at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth, University of Sussex, and the University of Dundee. John completed his DPhil in Comparative
European Politics at the University of Sussex, he holds an MSc in Social Science Research Methods from the University of Sussex, and a BA in History and Politics from the University of Limerick.
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John FitzGibbon
Associate Director, Digital Learning Innovation