Peter Kerr (political scientist)

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Peter Kerr (born 26 April 1967, in Scotland) is a Scottish political scientist. He is a senior lecturer at the University of Birmingham and a specialist in British politics, political sociology, state theory and theories of social and political change. He specialises and teaches in the area of British politics, with a particular focus on governmental strategies, UK political parties, political leadership and ideology in the UK and, changes and continuities in British political institutions and public policy since 1945.

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Kerr studied Politics and Sociology at the University of Strathclyde and then for his PhD on the Thatcher governments at Birmingham. [1]

Kerr authored Postwar British Politics: From Conflict to Consensus in 2001. [2] In the book, Kerr challenges conventional views of British politics.[ clarification needed ] He was the protégé of the British political scientists Colin Hay and David Marsh.

Kerr is a co-editor of the journal British Politics published by Palgrave Macmillan. [3]

Personal life

Kerr has performed stand-up comedy. [4] Kerr once appeared on Secrets of the sexes, a one-off BBC television programme about sex and dating. [5]

He has described himself as "one of the many people in Britain who are not a member of any political party!" [6]

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References

  1. "Politics: Is This the End of Politics? by Dr Peter Kerr, The University of Birmingham". Channel Talent. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  2. Kerr, Peter (2001). Postwar British Politics: From Conflict to Consensus. London: Routledge. ISBN   0-415-23275-9.
  3. "About the journal". British Politics. Palgrave Macmillan. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
  4. "Stand-up for Birmingham's own Peter K" (PDF). Buzz. University of Birmingham. March 2005. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
  5. "BBC - Science & Nature - Secrets of the Sexes". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  6. "Politics: Is This the End of Politics? by Dr Peter Kerr, The University of Birmingham". Channel Talent. Retrieved 21 August 2023.