Research Centre for the Study of Parties and Democracy

Centre Members

Co-directors

Fernando Casal Bertoa

Fernando Casal Bertoa

Associate Professor in Comparative Politics
School of Politics and International Relations, University of Nottingham

Research interests: political party (funding) regulation, party (system) institutionalisation, democracy promotion, qualitative methods.

For more information on Fernando and his research visit Party Systems and Governments Observatory.

 

William Daniel

William Daniel

Associate Professor in Comparative Politics
School of Politics and International Relations, University of Nottingham

Research interests: political parties, legislatures, European Union.

 

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Tim Haughton

Professor of European Politics
Department of Political Science and International Studies, University of Birmingham

Research interests: campaigning, party politics in Central and Eastern Europe, politics of Slovakia, Slovenia and the Czech Republic.

 

 

Members

Katharine Adeney

Katharine Adeney

Professor of Comparative Politics
School of Politics and International Relations, University of Nottingham

Research interests: South Asian politics; political parties in divided societies.

Twitter handle: @KatAdeney 

 

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Daniele Albertazzi

Professor of Politics
Department of Politics, Centre for Britain and Europe, University of Surrey

Keywords: populism, radical right, party organisation, political activism.

 

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Oscar Barberà

Associate Professor
Department of Constitutional Law and Political Science, University of Valencia

Research interests: political parties, political elites, digitalisation, decentralisation.

 

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Neema Begum

Assistant Professor in British Politics
School of Politics and International Relations, University of Nottingham

Research interests: race, voting behaviour, political attitudes and representation.

 
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Eloïse Bertrand 

Assistant Professor
School of Politics and International Relations, University of Nottingham 

Research interests: African politics, political parties, democratisation, political mobilisation, security, qualitative methods

 

Esmeralda Bon

Esmeralda Bon

Research Associate for the project ‘Digital Campaigning and Electoral Democracy’ (DiCED)
Cathie Marsh Institute, University of Manchester

Research interests: digital campaigning and electoral democracy.

X (Twitter) handle: @EsmeraldaVBon

 

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Christopher Byrne

Assistant Professor in British Politics
School of Politics and International Relations, University of Nottingham

Research interests: British politics, British political parties, UK Parliament, political leadership

 

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Nic Cheeseman

Professor of Democracy and International Development
International Development Department, University of Birmingham

Nic mainly works on democracy, elections and development and has conducted in-country research in a range of African countries including Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, but has also published on Latin America and post-communist Europe.

 

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Michaela Collord

Assistant Professor
School of Politics and International Relations, University of Nottingham

Research interest: political parties, legislatures, urban politics, African politics. 

 

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Patricia Correa Vila

Lecturer in Politics and International Relations
School of Languages and Social Sciences, Aston University, Birmingham

Research interests: political parties, party members, Spanish politics.

 

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Omar de la Cruz Carrillo

Assistant Professor in-Residence
Metropolitan Autonomous University, Campus Iztapalapa (UAM-I), Mexico and Western Institute of Technology and Higher Education (ITESO), Mexico

Research interests: electoral justice, gender quotas, Latin American politics, political parties, Mexican elections.

 

 

Kevin Fahey

Kevin Fahey

Assistant Professor in Political Science
School of Politics and International Relations, University of Nottingham

Research interests: quantitative methods, parties and elections, subnational politics, conscription and conflict.

 

Steven Fielding

Steven Fielding

Professor Emeritus of Political History
School of Politics and International Relations, University of Nottingham

Research interests: British Labour party, British political culture.

 

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William Horncastle

Senior Lecture in Criminology
School of Applied Social Studies, University of Bedfordshire

Research interests: political finance; political institutions; elections; comparative politics.

X (Twitter) handle: @willhorncastle

Research website: www.ropfi.com

 

Gulshan Khan

Gulshan Khan

Associate Professor in Political Theroy
School of Politics and International Relations, University of Nottingham

Research interests: concept development, identification/populism paradox/contradiction, dependency, freedom. 

 

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Don S. Lee

Assistant Professor
Graduate School of Governance and Department of Public Administration, Sungkyunkwan University

Research interests: political economy of institutions, comparative regime types, elections and parties in democracy, Asian politics.

 

Caitlin Milazzo

Caitlin Milazzo

Professor of Politics and Head of School
School of Politics and International Relations, University of Nottingham

Research interests: electoral behaviour, British politics, and political campaigning.

Twitter handle: @CaitlinMilazzo

 

Scott Moser

Scott Moser

Associate Professor
School of Politics and International Relations, University of Nottingham

Research interests: quantitative methods, legislative institutions, voting.

 

Kyriaki Nanou

Kyriaki Nanou

Associate Professor in European politics and Director of Centre of Institutions and Political Behaviour (CIPB)
School of Government and International Affairs, Durham University

Research interests: comparative politics, European Union politics, electoral and party politics.

 

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Juan Rodríguez Teruel

PDI-Titular d'Universitat
Constitutional Law, Political and Administrative Sciences, Universitat de Valencia

 

 

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Jonathan Rose

Associate Professor in Politics and Research Methodology
Leicester Castle Business School, De Montfort University Leicester

Research interests: corruption, governance, public attitudes, quantitative methods

 

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Lise Storm

Senior Lecturer in Middle East Politics
Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, University of Exeter

Research interests: political parties, democratisation and authoritarian resilience/upgrading, primarily in the Middle East and North Africa.

 

Simon Toubeau

Simon Toubeau

Assistant Professor 
School of politics and International Relations

Research interests: territorial politics and federalism.

 

Siim Trumm

Siim Trumm

Associate Professor in Politics
School of Politics and International Relations, University of Nottingham.

Research interests: campaigning, political participation, public opinion and British politics.

 
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Davide Vampa

Senior Lecturer in Territorial Politics
School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh

Research interests:territorial politics and public policy; multi-level party politics; populism; social democracy. 

 

Cees van der Eijk

Cees van der Eijk

Professor of Social Science Research Methods
School of Politics and International Relations, University of Nottingham

Research interests: comparative electoral research, public opinion, democratic theory, methodology, knowledge graphs.

 

Annemarie Walter

Annemarie Walter 

Assistant Professor
School of Politics and International Relations, University of Nottingham

Research interests: party strategy, election campaigns, political scandals, public opinion.

 

 

Research Centre for the Study of Parties and Democracy

University of Nottingham
University Park
Nottingham, NG7 2RD


email: fernando.casal.bertoa@nottingham.ac.uk