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Politics, International Relations & Philosophy

Dr Elisabeth Carter

Title: Senior Lecturer in Politics
Phone: +44 (0)1782 734248
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Location: CBA 1.024
Role: PhD Director
Contacting me: Email is best
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I received my undergraduate and postgraduate degrees from the University of Manchester. I studied for a BA in European Studies and Modern Languages (French and German) and an MA in European Politics and Policy before going on to complete a PhD that examined the electoral fortunes of right-wing extremist parties across Western Europe. I came to Keele in 2003 as a researcher within the Keele European Parties Research Unit (KEPRU). I was appointed Lecturer in Politics in 2005, and became a Senior Lecturer in 2011.

I have been involved in a number of cross-national research groups and have worked on several international collaborative projects including an ESRC-funded project (based at Keele) on the Europeanization of national political parties, and on the EU Profiler, a voting advice application for the European Parliament elections of 2009.

At Keele I convene the Centre for Comparative Politics and Policy, and I am a member of the Keele European Parties Research Unit (KEPRU). I am also co-convenor of the European Consortium of Political Research (ECPR) Standing Group on Extremism and Democracy.

My areas of research are:

  • Comparative European Politics
  • Political Parties and Party Systems
  • Elections, Electoral Institutions and Electoral Behaviour
  • Right-Wing Extremism

For a discussion of the electoral gains made by right-wing extremist parties across Europe in the last few years, and an analysis of the reasons for these successes, see my article in the recent issue of Global: the International Briefing.

  • Modern Democracies (Level 1)
  • Comparative Political Analysis (Level 2)
  • The Extreme Right in Western Europe (Level 3)
  • Researching and Dissertation-Writing in Politics and International Relations (Level 3)
  • Comparative European Politics (M-level)
  • Research in Action (M-level)
  • Research Design and Process (M-level)
  • Comparative European Politics
  • Political Parties and Party Systems
  • Elections, Electoral Institutions and Electoral Behaviour
  • Right-Wing Extremism

Prospective students interested in pursuing doctoral research in these areas are welcome to get in touch with me.