Charlie Jeffery
Professor
Politics
The University of Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Biography
Professor Charlie Jeffery Senior Vice Principal; Professor of Politics Charlie Jeffery was apppointed Senior Vice-Principal of the University of Edinburgh on 1 October 2014, having held a Chair of Politics at the University since 2004. He previously served as Vice-Principal for Public Policy (2012-2014), as Director of the Academy of Government (2011-2014), as Head of the School of Social and Political Science (2009-2012), and as Co-Director of the Institute of Governance (2004-2009). He previously held academic appointments at the University of Leicester and the University of Birmingham where he was appointed Professor of German Politics in 1999.
Research Interest
comparative territorial politics, including multi-level governance in the EU and the regional dimensions of party systems and voting behaviour; devolution in the UK; and German politics, in particular EU policymaking and the German federal system.
Publications
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Charlie's recent books include Citizenship after the Nation State (co-edited with Ailsa Henderson and Daniel Wincott, Palgrave Macmillan, 2012), The Scottish Parliament 1999-2009: The First Decade (co-edited with James Mitchell, Luath Press, 2010), Rethinking Germany and Europe: Democracy and Diplomacy in a Semi-Sovereign State (co-edited with Simon Bulmer and Stephen Padgett, Palgrave Macmillan, 2010), and Devolution and Electoral Politics (with Dan Hough, Manchester University Press, 2006).
