Colin Copus

Colin Copus publication distribution in Political Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Political Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Colin Copus sits on this spectrum.

Colin Copus D-index placement in Political Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Political Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Colin Copus sits on this spectrum.

Research.com Recognitions

• 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

Best Publications

• Party Politics and Local Government

  Colin Copus

  112
  Citations

• Directly Elected Mayors: A Tonic for Local Governance or Old Wine in New Bottles?

  Colin Copus

  61
  Citations

• Leading the Localities: Executive Mayors in English Local Governance

  Colin Copus

  59
  Citations

• Minor party and Independent politics beyond the mainstream: Fluctuating fortunes but a permanent presence.

  Colin Copus;Alistair Clark;Herwig Reynaert;Kristof Steyvers

  33
  Citations

• Re-Engaging Citizens and Councils: The Importance of the Councillor to Enhanced Citizen Involvement

  Colin Copus

  28
  Citations

• British Local Government: A Case for a New Constitutional Settlement:

  Colin Copus

  27
  Citations

• Scrutiny and the political party group in UK local government: new models of behaviour

  Steve Leach;Colin Copus

  26
  Citations

• Local Government in England: Centralisation, Autonomy and Control

  Colin Copus;Mark Roberts;Rachel Wall

  24
  Citations

• Whatever happened to local democracy

  David Sweeting;David Sweeting;Colin Copus

  21
  Citations

• The Councillor: Governor, Governing, Governance and the Complexity of Citizen Engagement:

  Colin Copus

  21
  Citations

• Multi-Party Politics in England: Small Parties, Independents, and Political Associations in English Local Politics

  Colin Copus;Alistair Clark;Karin Bottom

  20
  Citations

• The Development of Overview and Scrutiny in Local Government

  Steve Leach;Stephanie Snape;Colin Copus

  18
  Citations

• English councillors and mayoral governance: Developing a new dynamic for political accountability.

  Colin Copus

  18
  Citations

• PARTIES IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT: A REVIEW

  Colin Copus;Gissur Erlingsson

  18
  Citations

• More Similar Than They'd Like to Admit? Ideology, Policy and Populism in the Trajectories of the British National Party and Respect

  Alistair Clark;Karin Bottom;Colin Copus

  14
  Citations

• Local Government in England

  Colin Copus

  12
  Citations

• Repoliticising and redemocratising local democracy and the public realm: Why we need councillors and councils

  Colin Copus;David W J Sweeting;David W J Sweeting;Melvin Wingfield

  11
  Citations

• The United Kingdom: Is there Really an Anglo Model?

  Peter John;Colin Copus

  9
  Citations

• Direct Mayoral Elections in Slovenia and England: Traditions and Trends Compared

  Simona Kukovič;Colin Copus;Miro Haček;Alasdair Blair

  5
  Citations

• Reforming Local Councils and the Role of Councillors: A Comparative Analysis of Fifteen European Countries

  Anders Lidström;Harald Baldersheim;Colin Copus;Eva Marín Hlynsdóttir

  3
  Citations