Murray Forsyth

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Professor Murray Forsyth (born 1936 Victoria, Hong Kong) is a British political scientist.

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He was educated at Wellington College. [1] and Balliol College, Oxford. He is an Emeritus Professor of Politics at the University of Leicester.

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