Professor Stuart McAnulla

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; social science meta-theory; teaching/learning and scholarship in politics and social science. I am co-convenor of the Political Studies Association specialist group on Religion and Politics.

Responsibilities

  • Deputy Head of School

Research interests

Key areas include:

  • The ideological direction of UK politics and culture wars
  • The politics of atheism

Other areas of interest include leadership failure; ‘break-up’ of the UK; theories of power; managing for diversity in curricula

Further links

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

 

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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

I lecture on British Politics including, amongst other topics, a range of issues and trends which some suggest are transforming British politics.

 

Research groups and institutes

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