Robert Ford is a British academic and a professor of political science at the University of Manchester. [1] He frequently writes for The Guardian . [2] His interests include diversity, immigration, and right-wing political parties.
Ford wrote Revolt on the Right (2014) alongside Matthew Goodwin, which focuses on the rise of the right-wing UK Independence Party following its success in the 2014 European Parliament election. [3] [4] The book relates the party's history and examines its voter base. [3]
He later edited Sex, Lies and the Ballot Box: 50 Things You Need to Know About British Elections (2015) with Philip Cowley. [5] This was followed by More Sex, Lies and the Ballot Box: Another 50 Things You Need to Know About Elections (2016), also edited by Ford and Cowley. [6]
Ford authored Brexitland: Identity, Diversity and the Reshaping of British Politics (2020), alongside Maria Sobolewska, which examines British identity, diversity, and immigration in the aftermath of Brexit. [7] He authored The British General Election of 2019 with Tim Bale, Will Jennings, and Paula Surridge about the 2019 general election. [8]
In January 2023, Ford was appointed as a senior research fellow at UK in a Changing Europe, a think tank which examines the ever-changing relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union. [9]