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244
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Political Science in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom

Overview

Charles Pattie is affiliated with the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom and conducts research primarily in the Social Sciences, with a focus on Political Science and International Relations as well as Sociology and Political Science. Their research covers topics related to Electoral Systems and Political Participation, Political and Economic History of the UK and US, Gender Politics and Representation, Populism and Right-Wing Movements, Political Systems and Governance, Social Media and Politics, and Irish and British Studies.

Their recent publications include:

  • "Who follows the leader? Leadership heuristics and valence voting at the UK's 2016 Brexit referendum" (2020) in Innovation The European Journal of Social Science Research
  • "Playing the System: Electoral Bias in the 2024 UK General Election" (2024) in The Political Quarterly
  • "How does rurality affect campaigning?" (2025) in Electoral Studies
  • "Mobilizing the countryside: rurality, turnout and postal voting" (2025) in Journal of Elections Public Opinion and Parties
  • "Paddison electoral and fiscal geographies" (2020) in Space and Polity

Charles Pattie's book publication includes "Representative democracy?" (2021) published by Winchester University Press.

Among frequent co-authors are:

  • Ron Johnston
  • David Rossiter
  • David G. Rossiter
  • David Cutts
  • Stephanie Luke

Their research has appeared in several venues, notably including Manchester University Press eBooks, Innovation The European Journal of Social Science Research, The Political Quarterly, Electoral Studies, and Journal of Elections Public Opinion and Parties.

Award recognition includes being a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom.

Best Publications

  • Citizenship in Britain: Values, Participation and Democracy

    Charles Pattie;Patrick Seyd;Paul Whiteley

  • Citizenship and Civic Engagement: Attitudes and Behaviour in Britain:

    Charles Pattie;Patrick Seyd;Paul Whiteley

  • Winning the Local Vote: The Effectiveness of Constituency Campaign Spending in Great Britain, 1983–1992

    Charles J. Pattie;Ronald J. Johnston;Edward A. Fieldhouse

  • ‘People Who Talk Together Vote Together’: An Exploration of Contextual Effects in Great Britain

    Charles Pattie;Ron Johnston

  • Putting Voters in Their Place

    Ron Johnston;Charles Pattie

  • A Nation Dividing?: The Electoral Map of Great Britain 1979-1987

    R. J. Johnston;C. J. Pattie;J. G. Allsopp

  • People, Places and Regions: Exploring the Use of Multi-Level Modelling in the Analysis of Electoral Data

    K. Jones;R. J. Johnston;C. J. Pattie

  • Class dealignment and the neighbourhood effect: Miller revisited

    I. Macallister;R.J. Johnston;C.J. Pattie;Helena Tunstall

  • Voter turnout at the british general election of 1992: rational choice, social standing or political efficacy?

    Charles Pattie;Ron Johnston

  • Tactical Voting in Great Britain in 1983 and 1987: An Alternative Approach

    R. J. Johnston;C. J. Pattie

  • Split-Ticket Patterns in Mixed-Member Proportional Election Systems: Estimates and Analyses of Their Spatial Variation at the German Federal Election, 1998

    Thomas Gschwend;Ron Johnston;Charles Pattie

  • A NATION DIVIDING: ECONOMIC WELL-BEING, VOTER RESPONSE AND THE CHANGING ELECTORAL GEOGRAPHY OF GREAT BRITAIN

    R. J. Johnston;C. J. Pattie

  • Context, Conversation and Conviction: Social Networks and Voting at the 1992 British General Election

    Charles Pattie;Ron Johnston

  • The Impact of Spending on Party Constituency Campaigns at Recent British General Elections

    R. J. Johnston;C. J. Pattie

  • Conversation, Disagreement and Political Participation

    C. J. Pattie;R. J. Johnston

  • The Boundary Commissions: Redrawing the UK's Map of Parliamentary Constituencies

    David Rossiter;R. J. Johnston;C. J. Pattie

  • A Low Turnout Landslide: Abstention at the British General Election of 1997

    Charles Pattie;Ron Johnston

  • Valence Politics in Scotland: Towards an Explanation of the 2007 Election

    Robert Johns;James Mitchell;David Denver;Charles Pattie

  • Scotland Decides: The Devolution Issue and the 1997 Referendum

    Hugh Bochel;David Denver;James Mitchell;Charles Pattie

  • Citizenship in Britain: Modelling Citizenship

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  • Winning the Local Vote: Effectiveness of Constituency Campaign Spending in Great Britain

    Edward Fieldhouse;C Pattie;R Johnston

  • Contemporary Political Studies

    Ron Johnston;DJ Rossiter;CJ Pattie

Frequent Co-Authors

Ron Johnston
Ron Johnston University of Bristol
Danny Dorling
Danny Dorling University of Oxford
Paul Whiteley
Paul Whiteley University of Essex
Patrick Seyd
Patrick Seyd University of Sheffield
David Denver
David Denver Lancaster University
Edward Fieldhouse
Edward Fieldhouse University of Manchester
David Cutts
David Cutts Brown University
Kelvyn Jones
Kelvyn Jones University of Bristol
James K. Mitchell
James K. Mitchell Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Philip Cowley
Philip Cowley Queen Mary University of London

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