Comparative journalism research, the effects
of news, public opinion and European integration, effects of
information and campaigning on elections, referendums and direct
democracy
Europeanization of national polities,
executives, parliaments and law-making,political time at EU and
national levels, comparative European politics and government
Keele University, School of Politics,
International Relations and Philosophy (SPIRE), Chancellor's Building,
Keele, Staffordshire ST5 5BG, United Kingdom
European Union, its Institutions, and its
Policies, as well as the History of its relationship with the United
Kingdom; Democracy and Legitimacy of the European Union
Irish politics (Irish Elections and Public
Opinion), Comparative Electoral behaviour (particularly European
Union), Political Parties and Party Organisations
Europeanisation of national political
systems, comparative public administration, party-state relations, EU
integration and state-building in Central and Eastern Europe, time and
european governance
Implementation of EU legislation in the
member states, implementation theory, modes of governance in EU and
domestic policy-making, party politics and international negotiations,
party patronage