Grant Mitchell
- Title
- Location
- CBB2.015
- Role
- PhD candidate and Graduate Teaching Assistant
- Contact me
- Contact me by email
Biography
I completed my BA (Politics) and MRes (Political Parties and Elections) at Keele University. I returned to Keele in 2016 after I was granted a PhD and GTA funded by Keele University.
Teaching
PIR-10055 Modern Democracies
PIR-20083 Political Research in Practice
Research Project Summary
My research concerns how established political parties throughout Western Europe have attempted to curtail the rise of radical right niche parties with a particular focus on campaign strategies. To that end, I seek to map out the array of strategies adopted by political parties, why particular strategies are favoured, and the extent to which these strategies have been successful. From here, I will employ Qualitative Comparative Analysis to see if I can identify which strategies are the most appropriate given a particular set of conditions.
My research therefore employs an extensive analytical stage (QCA) that seeks to explore broad casual patterns of party competition, and an intensive secondary stage (case studies) to test the validity of the results.
My interests are broadly within the fields of political parties and elections in W. Europe, with a particular focus on radical right parties, party competition, British politics, and the British Conservative Party.
School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Chancellor's Building
Keele University
Staffordshire
ST5 5AA
Tel: +44 (0) 1782 733109
Email: humss.office@keele.ac.uk
Head of School
Professor Siobhan Talbott
Room: CBB0.059 (Chancellor's Building, 'B' Extension)
Tel: +44 (0) 1782 733142
Email: s.talbott@keele.ac.uk
School and college outreach
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