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Dr Stuart McAnulla

  • Position: Associate Professor in Politics
  • Areas of expertise: contemporary British politics; ideological and institutional change in the UK; political atheism; religion and politics
  • Email: S.D.McAnulla@leeds.ac.uk
  • Phone: +44(0)113 343 5014
  • Location: 14.05 Social Sciences Building

Profile

Before coming to Leeds, I completed a PhD and taught at the University of Birmingham.

I also worked for a year as a researcher at the University of Central England, where I also taught a public policy course. My particular interests are in: contemporary British politics; ideological and institutional change; political atheism; religion and politics. I am co-convenor of the Political Studies Association specialist group on Religion and Politics. I am also a member of the Centre for Religion and Public Life here at the University of Leeds.

Responsibilities

  • Director of Student Education

Research interests

Key areas include:

  • The ideological direction of the UK politics following Brexit
  • Political leadership and rhetoric
  • The politics of secularism and the ‘New Atheism’

Other areas of interest include the role of public intellectuals; theories of power, and the role of philosophy/social theory in political analysis.

Further links

Sell-by dates (Westminster Hour, BBC Radio 4 interview)

Interpretive Politics Specialist Group (Political Studies Association)

The Centre for Religion and Public Life

<h4>Research projects</h4> <p>Any research projects I'm currently working on will be listed below. Our list of all <a href="https://essl.leeds.ac.uk/dir/research-projects">research projects</a> allows you to view and search the full list of projects in the faculty.</p>

Qualifications

  • PhD in Political Science, University of Birmingham
  • BA Politics (Ist class honours), University of Strathclyde
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and teaching in Higher Education, University of Leeds
  • IOSH certificate

Professional memberships

  • Fellow of Higher Education Academy
  • Political Studies Association

Student education

Module leader:

  • The End of British Politics?
  • Advanced Political Analysis

I am also part of teaching teams on modules concerning Brexit and political methodologies

Research groups and institutes

  • Leadership, Parties and Institutions
  • Political Theory and Cultural Values
  • Centre for Contemporary Political Theory

Current postgraduate researchers

<h4>Postgraduate research opportunities</h4> <p>The school welcomes enquiries from motivated and qualified applicants from all around the world who are interested in PhD study. Our <a href="https://phd.leeds.ac.uk">research opportunities</a> allow you to search for projects and scholarships.</p>