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Education

• PhD Politics, Ulster University (2009)
• MA Peace & Conflict Studies, Ulster University (2005)
• Higher Diploma, Mediation & Conflict Resolution, University College Dublin (2007)
• BA (Hons) Combined Arts, Ulster University (2004)
• Postgraduate Certificate in Education (International) [PGCEi], University of Nottingham (2021)
• International Baccalaureate Education Certificate (DP) in Teaching & Learning, DePaul University (2021)

Areas of Research Interest

• Regional Integration
• Peace & Conflict Studies
• Social Power
• Political Discourse
• Religion & Politics

Courses Taught

• ICIR 204 Perspectives in International Relations
• ICIR 217 Culture & Power
• ICIR 228 Europe and the West in the Contemporary World
• ICIR 305 Conflict Resolution
• ICIR 314 International Development
• ICIR 321 Political Risk, Business and International Relations
• ICIR 331 Religion & Politics in the Contemporary World

Publications

• Houston, K (2025) ‘Writing and Sustaining the ‘Ummah’: Reification, Alterity, and Strategic Framing in the Official Discourse of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation’, Politics (Advanced Online), 0 (0), pp 1-22

• Houston, K (2025) ‘Qualitative-Interpretive Research’ in Szanto, B Critical Research Design: Choices and Considerations for Creating an Integrated Research Design, London, Routledge

• Houston, K (2025) ‘Ireland as a Risk Society in the Age of Climate (In-) Security’, Defence Forces Review, January

• Houston, K (2024) ‘Writing’ and sustaining Asian regionalism: interpreting the official discourse of ASEAN, South East Asia Research, 32 (2), 1-21
• Houston, K (2022) ‘Fake in the Mainstream: the media, the military and Myanmar’s elections’ in Fake News and Elections in Asia, James Gomez & Robin Ramcharan (eds), London, Routledge
• Houston, K (2020) ‘Pseudo Neutrality in Inter-state Conflict: Myanmar’s Official Discourse on Rakhine’, Central European Journal of International and Security Studies (CEJISS) 14 (2), 25-52
• Houston, K & Briggs, J (2017) ‘Foreign Policy and Identity Politics: Trump and Brexit through Putnam’s Two Level Games’, Paper presented at the History, Story, Narrative IAFOR Conference, Kobe Japan, April
• Houston, K (2017) ‘Northern ‘Troubles’ and Southern ‘Fire’: an examination of the peace processes in Northern Ireland and Southern Thailand’, PNC 2017 Conference, Pattani, Southern Thailand
• Houston, K (2015) ‘The Global Ummah as a Communicative Strategy: Power and Identity in the Organization of Islamic Cooperation’, Paper presented at the Sixth IAFOR conference, Kobe, Japan
• Houston, Kenneth (2014) ‘Church-EU Dialogue under Article 17.3: Consensus-seeking instrument or power strategy?’ Politics and Religion, 7 (1), 148-176
• Houston, K (2013) ‘The Strategic Utility of Non-violence in Violent Conflict’, Asia Pacific Peace Research Association (APPRA), Bangkok, Thailand
• Houston, Kenneth (2012) ‘When God is not so good: corporate religion contra new social movements’ in Yip, A and Nyans, P, (Eds) Religion, Gender and Sexuality in Everyday Life, London: Ashgate
• Bush, Kenneth & Houston, Kenneth (2012) The Story of Peace: Learning from EU Peace Funding in Northern Ireland and the Border Region of Ireland SEUPB, Belfast
• Houston, Kenneth (2012) ‘Shared Future or Our Future? Speaking Truth to Power-Sharing in Northern Ireland’ Shared Space, Issue 12, (February), Community Relations Council, Northern Ireland
• Houston, Kenneth (2011) ‘Religion and European Integration: Predominant Themes and Emerging Research Priorities’ Religion Compass 5 (8): 462-476
• Houston, Kenneth (2011) ‘Formal Church-State dialogue in Ireland: A Critique of Concept’ Irish Journal of Public Policy 3 (1)
• Houston, Kenneth (2010) ‘The “Global” and the “International” as Complementary Power Strategies within Corporate Roman Catholicism’ Journal of Critical Globalisation Studies, Issue 3, pp.7-35
• Houston, Kenneth (2009) ‘The Logic of Structured Dialogue between Religious Associations and the Institutions of the European Union’ Religion, State and Society 37 (1/2): 207-222