Colin Hay (political scientist)
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Colin Hay is Professor of Political Analysis
at the University of Sheffield
. He studied Social and Political Science at Clare College, Cambridge University and moved to the Department of Sociology at Lancaster University
to research his PhD
under the supervision of Bob Jessop
. He then worked at the University of Birmingham
, where he was head of the Department of Political Science and International Studies between 2002 and 2005. He moved to Sheffield in 2007.
Hay is author of Re-Stating Social and Political Change (Open University Press, 1996), Theorizing Modernity (co-edited, Longman, 1999), Postwar British Politics in Perspective (co-authored, Polity, 1999), The Political Economy of New Labour (Manchester University Press, 1999), Demystifying Globalization (co-edited, Macmillan/St Martin's Press, 2000), British Politics Today (edited, Polity, 2002), Political Analysis: A Critical Introduction (Palgrave, 2002), Developments in British Politics 8 (co-edited, Palgrave, 2006), The State: Theories and Issues (co-edited, Palgrave, 2006), European Politics (co-edited Oxford University Press, 2006) and Why We Hate Politics (Polity, 2007).
Hay won the Political Studies Association
W J M Mackenzie Book Prize for the best political science book published in 2007 at the 2008 PSA Awards.
Political science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
at the University of Sheffield
University of Sheffield
The University of Sheffield is a research university based in the city of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England. It is one of the original 'red brick' universities and is a member of the Russell Group of leading research intensive universities...
. He studied Social and Political Science at Clare College, Cambridge University and moved to the Department of Sociology at Lancaster University
Lancaster University
Lancaster University, officially The University of Lancaster, is a leading research-intensive British university in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. The university was established by Royal Charter in 1964 and initially based in St Leonard's Gate until moving to a purpose-built 300 acre campus at...
to research his PhD
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under the supervision of Bob Jessop
Bob Jessop
Bob Jessop is a British academic and writer who has published extensively on state theory and political economy. He is currently Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the University of Lancaster.-Work:...
. He then worked at the University of Birmingham
University of Birmingham
The University of Birmingham is a British Redbrick university located in the city of Birmingham, England. It received its royal charter in 1900 as a successor to Birmingham Medical School and Mason Science College . Birmingham was the first Redbrick university to gain a charter and thus...
, where he was head of the Department of Political Science and International Studies between 2002 and 2005. He moved to Sheffield in 2007.
Hay is author of Re-Stating Social and Political Change (Open University Press, 1996), Theorizing Modernity (co-edited, Longman, 1999), Postwar British Politics in Perspective (co-authored, Polity, 1999), The Political Economy of New Labour (Manchester University Press, 1999), Demystifying Globalization (co-edited, Macmillan/St Martin's Press, 2000), British Politics Today (edited, Polity, 2002), Political Analysis: A Critical Introduction (Palgrave, 2002), Developments in British Politics 8 (co-edited, Palgrave, 2006), The State: Theories and Issues (co-edited, Palgrave, 2006), European Politics (co-edited Oxford University Press, 2006) and Why We Hate Politics (Polity, 2007).
Hay won the Political Studies Association
Political Studies Association
The Political Studies Association of the United Kingdom is an association of political scientists that exists to develop and promote the study of politics in the United Kingdom...
W J M Mackenzie Book Prize for the best political science book published in 2007 at the 2008 PSA Awards.