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Professor of Philosophy

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Email: D.Mcmanus@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 3984

Associate Professor

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Email: D.M.Smith@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 3261

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Professor

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Email: E.J.Evans@soton.ac.uk

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Chair in Governance

1. Much of Gerry Stoker's intitial work focused on local government and urban politics. Key publications include Remaking Planning, 1989 ( with Tim Brindley and Yvonne Rydin and the single-authored The Politics of Local Government (1988) and Transforming Local Governance (2004)
2. A broader focus on the concept and practice of governance is reflected in various article widely cited articles and co-authored books published including Towards Holistic Governance(2002), Governance Theory and Practice(2009) and Nuclear Power and Energy Policy. The Limits to Governance(2015)
3. Contributions to debates about how to conduct political science are reflected in four editions of the edited volume (with David Marsh) Theory and Methods in Political Science (1995, 2002, 2010, 2018) and a co-edited book The Relevance of Political Science. Articles on developing a design arm or solution-orientation to political science have also been written

Connect with Gerry

Email: G.Stoker@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 7711441258

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