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Department staff:
Collaborations:
- The Qualitative Election Study of Britain
- GESIS – Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences
- University of Dundee
- University of Bristol
- De Montfort University
- Bristol Civic Leadership Project
Research staff:
- governance
- local government
- councillors
- political leadership
- democracy
- Liberal Democrats
- Qualitative Methods
- quangos
- Elections
- Public Governance
- Education Governance
- Digital Democracy
Teaching staff:

- Qualifications:BA, MRes, PhD, AFHEA
- Position:Senior Research and Business Development Manager - Faculty of Business and Law
- Department:RBI - Research and Business Development
- Telephone:+4411732 86051
- Email:Thom.Oliver@uwe.ac.uk
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About me
Senior Research and Business Development manager / Faculty Lead FBL: Supporting research and bidding activity in the Faculty of Business and Law. (Interim Post)
Social Science Funding Opportunities Calendar
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In another life I am a political scientist. My principal research interests encompass aspects of governance, representation and accountability in a broad range of organisations (political, non governmental and third sector).
I am active in the Social Science Research Group and a member of the Global Security and Human Rights theme.
I also work across other domains including:
- Regional, City and Local Government and Governance
- Public Governance (Education, Health and Politics)
- Democratic Theory
- Organisational Sensemaking
- Qualitative Research Methods (In particular: Computer Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis)
- Qualitative Electoral Studies
- Political Leadership (City Leadership/Elected Mayors)
- Liberal Democrats.
- Digital Democracy
Along with Dr Kristi Winters, Dr Edzia Carvalho, and Dr Nora Siklodi, I am a co-investigator for the Qualitative Election Study of Britain.
I am part of the Bristol Civic Leadership Project with Professor Robin Hambleton and Dr David Sweeting.
I am an Associate Lecturer on the Politics and International Relations programme, in the Department of Social Sciences
I am currently convenor of the Liberals and Liberalism Specialist Group and joint founder and convenor of the Qualitative Research Specialist Group of the Political Studies Association.
Area of expertise
Research Bidding, Planning Research, Funding Searches, Collaborative Bidding, Data Management, Building your Research Profile, Social Media.
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