Professor of Political Science, University of Birmingham
David Cutts is a Professor in Political Science with a particular interest in electoral and political behaviour, party and political campaigning, political and civic engagement, party competition and methods for modelling political behaviour. He has published numerous articles in leading journals including the American Journal of Political Science, Journal of Politics, European Journal of Political Research and the British Journal of Political Science.
He is currently writing a number of books – the Liberal Democrats; PSOE and Podemos; Social theories of turnout and voting together – and working on numerous other projects (with colleagues) on political ambition, the radical right and party campaigning to name but a few. From July 2017, Prof Cutts will be the joint lead editor of Political Studies Review. He is also an Associate Fellow at Chatham House on the Europe Programme.
Liberal Democrats: New leadership but the same old problems remain
Dec 01, 2019 03:20 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
As Jo Swinson took to the stage in a TV studio in Sheffield for the leaders Question Time event, she probably knew that her party faced the all too familiar electoral challenges that had bedevilled her predecessors for...
Nov 24, 2019 14:34 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Road trips to drum up support are an essential part of any election and 2019 has, so far, been no exception. The closer we get to polling day, the campaign trail will be crossing the country at ever more frenetic speed....
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