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Michael Cole

Dr Michael Cole
B.Sc, M.Sc, M.Phil, PhD

Contact

M.S.Cole@liverpool.ac.uk

+44 (0)151 795 3806

Professional Activities

I have produced consultancy reports for three local authorities concerning member allowances and also produced a report for the UK Changing Union Project, which was used to facilitate the constitutional and institutional reform of Welsh governance.

I am a member of the Political Studies Association (UK).

I have acted as a referee for a wide range of journals, which include Urban Studies, Political Studies, Policy and Politics, Public Policy and Administration, Local Government Studies, Public Administration and Studies in Higher Education.

In 2022 I was a judge for the Walter Bagehot Prize, which is awarded by the Political Studies Associated for the best dissertation in British Politics.

In 2021 I was appointed External Examiner for the BSc Management degree at the University of Leicester.

In 2017, I validated a course at De Montefort University

In 2017, I was external examiner for a PhD at the University of Teeside

Internal Administrative or Committee Roles

  • Chair of the ULMS Undergraduate Exam Board 2018-19
  • ULMS Postgraduate Assessment Officer 2012-2014
  • Deputy Programme Director MPA 2009-2012

Professional Body Memberships

  • Higher Education Academy (2018 - present)
  • Political Studies Association of the UK (Member, 2000 - present)