Conservative Studies Specialist Group (Political Studies Association) (Convenor, 2021 - present) (Professional Body Membership)
Politics and History Specialist Group (Political Studies Association) (Convenor, 2019 - present) (Professional Body Membership)
Thatcher Network (Convenor, 2018 - present) (Professional Body Membership)
Conference Roles
Interpreting Disraeli's ideological legacy: competing understandings of 'Disraeli-ism' within the Conservative Party at Revered and reviled: in search of the real Benjamin Disraeli, by Invitation (Rome, Italy, 2024)
Winning here! But why? Explaining the emergence and success of local parties in local elections in England at LoPaPol (Local Party Politics) workshop (Faculty of Political and Social Sciences Ghent University, 2024)
Interpreting Disraeli: Competing understandings of ‘Disraeli-ism’ within the Conservative Party at Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881): His Lives and Afterlives, by Invitation (University of Chicago Center, 6 Rue Thomas Mann, 75013 Paris, 2024)
Thatcher's Ministers (King's College London, 2024)
Free Speech, Campuses, and the Conservative Party at British Intellectual Conservatism: Past and Present, by Invitation (Churchill College, Cambridge University, 2023)
Making Liverpool Better, Together at Making Liverpool Better, Together, by Invitation (Senate Room, Brett Building, University of Liverpool, 2022)
The Future of the UK Conservative Party Panel at The Future of the UK Conservative Party, by Invitation (Virtual, 2022)
THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY IN OPPOSITION at Opposition Studies Conference 2022, by Invitation (King's College London, 2022)
Thatcher's Ministers (University College London, 2022)
Conservatism in the Age of Johnsonism (University of Liverpool, 2022)
British Conservatism: Living or Dead Traditions at The Post-Liberal Turn and the Future of British Conservatism, by Invitation (Lónyay-Hatvany Villa, Budapest, Hungary, 2022)
Conservatives: Proud History, Bright Future at Conservative Party Conference 2021, by Invitation (Manchester, 2021)
The importance of ‘demos’ in local democracy: A case study of the Liverpool City Region at How Place Matters? Leadership, Governance & Public Administration (Virtual, 2021)
The Labour Party in 2021: Clusters under Kier Starmer at The UK Labour Party’s Ideology in the Starmer Era (Virtual/Queen Mary University of London, 2021)
Identities and Ideologies (Virtual/University of Liverpool, 2021)
Scouse Identity: History, Mystery, and Political Relevance Today at PSA 2021 Annual Conference (Virtual, 2021)
Putting the Local into Election Studies: Challenges of Understanding Pre-1973 Local Electoral Politics at PSA Annual Conference 2021 (Virtual, 2021)
From Your Street to Downing Street (University of Manchester, 2020)
40 Years of Thatcherism? (University of Derby, 2019)
Why bother? The motivations of party activist in unwinnable seats at Elections, Public Opinion and Parties (EPOP) Conference 2018 (Royal Holloway, University of London, 2018)
Unnatural Voters and Where to Find Them: An Examination of the Drivers of ‘Unnatural’ Working Class Voters in the United Kingdom, New Zealand, and Australia at PSA Conservatism Studies Group Workshop (University of Edinburgh, 2018)
Narratives of Thatcherism at 68th PSA Annual International Conference (University of Cardiff, 2018)
Unnatural selection: drivers of ‘unnatural’ class voting in the UK and Australia at Australian Political Science Association Annual Conference (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 2017)
Populism in Europe at 'Populism in Europe' panel event, by Invitation (Hotel Pan Pacific, Singapore, 2018)
Guest lectures at the University of Malta, Keynote/Plenary by Invitation (University of Malta, 2018)
How to Lose Votes and Alienate People at Keynote Speaker for the 2018 Thatcher Network conference, Keynote/Plenary by Invitation (University of Liverpool, 2018)