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2023

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Political Science

D-Index
45
Citations
9775
World Ranking
350
National Ranking
51

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

Matthew Flinders is affiliated with the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on social sciences, with significant contributions in political science and international relations, public administration, general health professions, sociology and political science, and health.

The main research topics covered by their work include:

  • Public Policy and Administration Research
  • Political and Economic History of the UK and US
  • Social Policy and Reform Studies
  • Populism and Right-Wing Movements
  • Policy Transfer and Learning
  • Electoral Systems and Political Participation
  • Health Disparities and Outcomes

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Matthew Flinders include:

  • Democracy and the Politics of Coronavirus: Trust, Blame and Understanding, 2020, Parliamentary Affairs
  • Party Politics vs. Grievance Politics: Competing Modes of Representative Democracy, 2022, Society

Other notable papers in the dataset where Flinders is not the primary author but related to their research area include:

  • Rising to Ostrom's challenge: an invitation to walk on the bright side of public governance and public service, 2021, Policy Design and Practice
  • Understanding Felt Accountability, 2020, Governance
  • In defence of fear: COVID-19, crises and democracy, 2020, Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Matthew Flinders are:

  • Dan Degerman
  • Matthew Johnson
  • Thomas Schillemans
  • David Judge

The main publication venues where Matthew Flinders has frequently published work include:

  • Evidence & Policy
  • Parliamentary Affairs
  • The Political Quarterly
  • Perspectives on Politics
  • Policy Design and Practice

Matthew Flinders has published a book titled The Sciences of the Democracies with UCL Press, scheduled for release in 2025.

Their contributions have been recognized with a fellowship from the Academy of Social Sciences in the United Kingdom.

Best Publications

  • Multi-level governance

    Ian Bache;Matthew V. Flinders

  • Depoliticisation: Principles, Tactics and Tools

    Matthew Flinders;Jim Buller

  • The Politics of Public–Private Partnerships:

    Matthew Flinders

  • Rethinking depoliticisation: beyond the governmental

    Matt Wood;Matthew Flinders

  • Quangos--What's in a Name? Defining Quangos from a Comparative Perspective

    Carsten Greve;Matthew Flinders;Sandra Van Thiel

  • Defending Politics: Why Democracy Matters in the 21st Century

    Matthew Flinders

  • The Politics of Accountability in the Modern State

    Matthew V. Flinders

  • Depoliticisation, governance and the state

    Matthew Flinders;Matt Wood

  • Delegated Governance and the British State: Walking without Order

    Matthew V. Flinders

  • Governance in Whitehall

    Matthew Flinders

  • Themes and Issues in Multi-level Governance

    Ian Bache;Matthew Flinders

  • Multi-Level Governance and the Study of the British State:

    Ian Bache;Matthew Flinders

  • Distributed public governance in the European Union

    Matthew Flinders

  • Just like us: everyday celebrity politicians and the pursuit of popularity in an age of anti-politics

    Matthew Wood;Jack Corbett;Matthew Flinders

  • Anti-Politics, Depoliticization, and Governance

    Paul Fawcett;Matthew Flinders;Colin Hay;Matthew Wood

  • Distributed Public Governance in Britain

    Matthew Flinders

  • The Politics of Co-Production: Risks, Limits and Pollution.

    Matthew Flinders;Matthew Wood;Malaika Cunningham

  • The Domestic Origins of Depoliticisation in the Area of British Economic Policy1

    Jim Buller;Matthew Flinders

  • Territory, power and statecraft: understanding English devolution

    Sarah Ayres;Sarah Ayres;Matthew Flinders;Mark Sandford

  • Blame Games and Climate Change: Accountability, Multi-Level Governance and Carbon Management

    Ian Bache;Ian Bartle;Matthew Flinders;Greg Marsden

  • Anti-Politics, Depoliticisation and Governance in Late-Modernity

    Paul Fawcett;Matthew Flinders;Colin Hay;Matthew Wood

Frequent Co-Authors

Ian Bache
Ian Bache University of Sheffield
Matthew J.A. Wood
Matthew J.A. Wood University of Oxford
Will Jennings
Will Jennings University of Southampton
Chris Skelcher
Chris Skelcher University of Birmingham
Colin Hay
Colin Hay Sciences Po
Martin J. Smith
Martin J. Smith University of York
Carsten Greve
Carsten Greve Copenhagen Business School
Gerry Stoker
Gerry Stoker University of Southampton
Per Lægreid
Per Lægreid University of Bergen
Peter John
Peter John King's College London

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