Senior Lecturer in Politics, The Open University
I am a Senior Lecturer in Politics at the Open University. I have two main areas of research. One area covers various aspects of Spanish politics including historical memory, citizen participation, social movements and electoral politics. Another area covers governance and citizen participation and draws on case-studies in Spain and the UK.
How metro mayors are getting things done -- even if they have limited money and power
Jun 29, 2023 01:23 am UTC| Politics Insights & Views
The word mayor, in the English governance landscape, refers to many different roles. Until the turn of the 21st century, it mostly described non-partisan ceremonial leaders of towns and boroughs in England and Wales, most...
England's metro mayors and the new politics of coronavirus
Oct 20, 2020 14:02 pm UTC| Politics
The anger was evident in Andy Burnhams voice as he declared that Greater Manchester would stand firm in the face of any UK government attempt to impose a tier three restriction on the northern English city-region without...
Catalonia: a year on, political prisoners go unnoticed by the rest of the world
Nov 14, 2018 12:07 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
After an unofficial referendum in October 2017, the pro-independence political parties in the Catalan parliament unilaterally declared independence from Spain. In response, the Spanish government invoked Article 155 of the...
There’s an extra $1 billion on the table for NT schools. This could change lives if spent well
Political donations rules are finally in the spotlight – here’s what the government should do