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Colin Hay is Co-Director of SPERI and Professor of Political Analysis. He joined the Department of Politics at the University of Sheffield in 2007.

Political Economy

Political Economy

PhD title: Neoliberal ideas in crises: Covid-19 and Inflation

PhD title: The Shadows of the Green Transition - Continuity or Change in Everyday Extractive Violence?

Political Economy

PhD Title: How do states shape, and how are they themselves shaped by, global production networks?

Political Economy

PhD project title: Understanding Power in Urban Climate Governance: The Case of Sheffield, South Yorkshire

I am Chair in Inclusive Societies. My work focuses on social inequalities and cities, urban violence and disorder, illicit finance in property, and hostile architecture.

International Relations

Law

My research interests lie in the broad area of applied microeconometrics focusing on labour economics, the economics of education and household finances.

Law

EU and UK environmental policy
European Parliament
Brexit and environmental policy

Law

International relations; global summitry (G7 and G20); informal politics; soft power; visual politics

biodiversity conservation
wildlife trade
human-animal relations
political ecology
bird conservation

I am a political economist interested in elections, public opinion, political behaviour, migration, and political violence, and how these interact with socio-economic outcomes.

Ageing, pensions & income in later life
Gender
Work & care
Remembrance & sport
Pensions
Reform and the impact of particular governments

My research interests are in European and Comparative Media Law and Freedom of Expression. My current research includes 'Polinoculate: Inoculating and coaching policymakers to resist disinformation.'

Social stratification & inequality
Labour markets
Education
Family & gender
Migration
Electoral behaviour
Advanced multivariate methods

Matt's research is in the politics of urban air pollution governance with Sheffield Air.