Dr Michael Lister
Senior Lecturer in Politics
ProfileMichael is Senior Lecturer in Politics. He joined the Department in November 2007, having previously been Lecturer in Politics at the University of Surrey and an ESRC/Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM) Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Birmingham, where he also gained his PhD. He is also a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
History
2007 - Senior Lecturer in Politics, Oxford Brookes University
2005 - 2007 Lecturer in Politics, University of Surrey
2004 - 2005 ESRC/ODPM Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Birmingham
2000 - 2004 PhD in Political Science, University of Birmingham
1999 - 2000 MA in Research Methods (Political Science), University of Birmingham
1996 - 1999 BSocSci Political Science, University of Birmingham
Research
Michael's research coalesces around a concern with the ways that the state influences citizens' behaviour. This happens directly, (coercively even), but also indirectly. State actions support and propose norms of behaviour which influence how individuals behave as the norms that policies and actions propagate and support have effects beyond those intended by the original action or initiative. These interests take in areas such as Citizenship, Political Participation, Comparative Welfare State analysis, (New) Institutionalism and State theory.
From September 2009, he will be working on an ESRC funded project entitled 'Anti-Terrorism, Citizenship and Security in the UK', with Dr Lee Jarvis (Swansea University), which aims to examine to what extent citizens of the United Kingdom feel that their security has been enhanced (or even diminished) by contemporary anti-terrorism
measures.
Selected Publications
Books
Michael Lister & Emily Pia (2008) Citizenship in Contemporary Europe, Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh
Edited Collections
Michael Lister (2008) (ed) The Values of Citizenship, special issue Citizenship Studies, 12 (6)
Michael Lister, Colin Hay & David Marsh (2005) (eds) The State: Theories and Issues, Palgrave, Basingstoke
Refereed Articles
Michael Lister (2007) 'Institutions, Inequality and Social Norms: Explaining Variations in Participation', British Journal of Politics and International Relations, 9 (1), pp 20-35
Michael Lister (2006) 'Britain divided? Regional inequality and citizen participation', Department for Communities and Local Government Working Paper 21
Michael Lister (2005) 'Marshall-ing Social and Political Citizenship: Towards a Unified Conception of Citizenship', Government and Opposition , 40(4), pp 471-91
Potential Research Students
Michael is currently supervising two research students within the department and is keen to supervise promising candidates. He would particularly welcome proposals on any aspect of citizenship, political participation, community cohesion and the politics of anti-terrorism policies.
Teaching
U23122 The Government and Politics of the USA
U23126 Modern British Politics
U23102 Democracy: Comparative Perspectives
P23105 Citizenship in Theory and Practice
