Paul Webb

Paul Webb (BA Nottingham 1977-1980, MSc London School of Economic 1980-1982, PhD European University Institute 1983-1986) is Emeritus Professor of Politics at the University of Sussex, and has held a number of previous and visiting positions in Britain and abroad, including at the Australian National University, Nihon University Tokyo, and the European University Institute. He is an elected Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences.

His research interests focus on representative democracy, particularly party and electoral politics. He is author or editor of numerous publications, including:

Advanced Introduction to Party Systems (Edward Elgar, 2024)
The Modern British Party System (Oxford University Press, 2021, 2nd edition), with Tim Bale
Footsoldiers: British Political Party Members in the 21st Century (Routledge), with Tim Bale and Monica Poletti
Organizing Political Parties (Oxford University Press, 2017), with Susan Scarrow & Thomas Poguntke
Sex, Gender and the Conservative Party: From Iron Ladies to Kitten Heels (Palgrave Macmillan, 2011), with Sarah Childs).
Political Parties in Advanced Industrial Societies (Oxford University Press, 2002), with David Farrell and Ian Holliday
The Presidentialization of Politics: A Comparative Study of Modern Democracies (Oxford University Press, 2005), with Thomas Poguntke.

He is currently co-editor of the journal Party Politics and a former editor of Representation (1999-2007). He has regularly contributed to media coverage of politics, especially for BBC television, and national and local radio.