Richard Hargy

Dr Hargy is a scholar of contemporary American politics; writing and commenting extensively on US elections and President Donald Trump. He has expertise on diplomacy, post-conflict transformation, and American politics. His research and publications focus on the Northern Ireland peace process, diplomacy, and United States (U.S.) foreign policy.

As well as lecturing in politics at Ulster University, Dr Hargy is a visiting scholar in the School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics at Queen's University, Belfast.

His first book, U.S. Diplomacy and the Good Friday Agreement in Post-Conflict Northern Ireland, was published by Manchester University Press in 2025. Dr Hargy’s research has also been published in journals including Irish Political Studies, the Irish Journal of American Studies and the Journal of Transatlantic Studies.

Dr Hargy serves as Co-Convenor of the Political Studies Association of Ireland’s Peace and Conflict Specialist Group and as Chair of the Irish Association of American Studies’ Early Career Researcher Caucus. He is also an active member of the International Studies Association’s Peace Studies Section and serves on its Kenneth Boulding Award Committee.

Dr Hargy also contributes to public discussion of international politics and U.S. foreign policy. He has written extensively for The Conversation on U.S. politics and international affairs.