Comparative Politics

The Comparative Politics Cluster is one of three research clusters housed in the Politics and International Relations subject area. These clusters offer a forum for staff members and our postgraduate community to come together on a regular basis to discuss work in progress, present new ideas and offer peer support to advance our research. We regularly host presentations of papers but also discuss grant applications and organise workshops on writing skills and the process of getting published. The Comparative Politics Cluster is open to anyone and we welcome new ideas. 

Please contact the Cluster Convenor Timothy Peace if you would like to join the mailing list.

Staff Members

PG members

Areas of Expertise

Members of the cluster work on most aspects of comparative politics with particular expertise in the following geographic regions: Western, Eastern and Central Europe; China; United States; Russia and the post-Soviet region; Latin America; and the Middle East. Broad research interests include:

  • authoritarianism                                              
  • business & politics                                          
  • democracy and democratisation                               
  • elections and voting, including referenda             
  • energy policy                                    
  • environmental policy                                     
  • lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) politics
  • political communication
  • political economy                                           
  • political parties                                
  • political psychology                                       
  • politics of education                                      
  • politics of migration                                       
  • public opinion, especially elections, political trust, participation and democratic support
  • social movements and political activism                
  • welfare policy

Events

Upcoming Events

 

Past events

29th April 2021 – ‘Is there populism after democratic breakdown: The Erdogan government's response to the pandemic’ Aykut Öztürk

22nd April 2021 - “How is voter identification framed in UK Parliamentary Debates?" Ana Alonso Curbelo

4th March 2021 – “Good media use for the consolidation of democracy: a discussion of normative ideals” Joanna Szostek

18th February 2021 – “The Temporal Nature of Communication: The Case of the European Refugee Crisis in Germany” Armin Seimel