Dr. Jonathan P. Bradbury BA PhD (Bristol) Senior Lecturer in Politics
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Career Biography Jonathan joined the department in 1992. He had previously held a research position at the University of Bristol, and lectured at the Universities of London and Warwick. Research Jonathan’s principal research interests are territorial politics, devolution, centre-regional/local relations, sub-national government, political parties, public policy, and UK politics. He is the editor of Devolution, Regionalism and Regional Development, the UK Experience (Routledge, in press 2007) and co-editor of British Regionalism and Devolution, the Challenges of State Reform and European Integration (Routledge, 1997). He has edited special journal editions on ‘Devolution and constituency representation’ for Regional and Federal Studies (2007) and on ‘New Labour and Devolution’ for Regional Studies (1996). He is also the author of Government and County, A History of Northamptonshire County Council, 1889-1989 (Bristol University Press, 1989).
Jonathan has published journal articles and book chapters, including papers in Political Studies, British Journal of Politics and International Relations, Publius: the Journal of Federalism, the Journal of Legislative Studies and Parliamentary Affairs. He is a regular contributor to the Palgrave Annual Review of British Politics and the Jonathan Tonge/Andrew Geddes series of UK General Election studies. He is a contributor to the Concise Oxford Dictionary of Politics and the Dictionary of National Biography. Jonathan’s research has been externally funded by the Economic and Social Council, the Nuffield Foundation, and the British Academy. He regularly gives conference papers and has delivered invited lectures recently on issues relating to UK devolution at Mount Alison University, New Brunswick (2005), and Bristol University (2007). He has also provided reports, evidence or talks to a number of public bodies throughout the UK.
Jonathan is currently the academic convenor and organiser for the UK Political Studies Association annual conference, which is being held at Swansea University 1-3 April 2008. He is also the joint convenor of the PSA British and Comparative Territorial Politics Group. The Group’s next biennial conference is being held at Edinburgh University, 10-11 January 2008. Jonathan continues to work on a number of projects and papers that span his research interests, including Union and Devolution, Territorial Politics in the United Kingdom (Palgrave, forth 2008), Teaching responsibilities At level one Jonathan convenes Politics and the People, which serves as an introduction to comparative politics. At level two he convenes British Politics and Public Policy, which can also be taken as a special option by law students. At level three he convenes the British Cabinet and/or Devolution and British Politics, which are taken as options on the Researching Politics module. At level three he also convenes The National Assembly of Wales, which includes internship placements with Members of the Assembly in Cardiff. Now in its third year this module has proved to be popular both with Assembly Members and students. At the masters level Jonathan teaches Politics in Contemporary Britain and (with Robert Bideleux) Devolution in Comparative Perspective. He has supervised a number of successful PhD students. He currently supervises three research students – Christopher Lewis, Jong Eop Kim and David McKenna - on topics relating to comparative devolved and local government.
