
John Boswell
@boswell_jc
I research and teach in public policy and democratic governance at the University of Southampton
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01-10-2013 09:03:16
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The final one by John Boswell of Politics at Southampton, @MarleneJugl of Università Bocconi, Külli Sarapuu of TalTech - Tallinn University of Technology, ωɪʟʟɪᴀᴍ ωᴀϙᴀᴠᴀᴋᴀᴛᴏɢᴀ of Uni of Adelaide and Jack Corbett of Monash University “Policy implementation and the socio-political geography of small island contexts” (19) odi.org/en/publication…

Who unboxed it better? John Dryzek or Elton John? We're ending the week with a video of John's first ever unboxing video featuring his latest book Deliberative Democracy for Diabolical Times 😍 Shout out to co-author André Bächtiger Democracy Research University Stuttgart University of Canberra Business, Government & Law @ UC

Delighted that the paper I'm proudest of has just been accepted for publication at British Jnl Poli Sci 🥳 In it, we investigate global trends in political trust, using data from 50 different survey projects! Check out the pre-print here: osf.io/preprints/osf/… And some results below👇

Check out our timely @politicalquarterly.bsky.social piece arguing for a strategic, balanced and relational approach to reforming UK central government. Excellent to work with Matt Flinders, Steve Martin Sarah Ayres John Boswell @ian_c_elliott Liz Richardson Professor Paul Cairney onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/14…

New paper from the Centre's @ian_c_elliott and colleagues, in @politicalquarterly.bsky.social 🚨, in response to a recent Institute for Government report on centre of government reform. 📝 "Power with Purpose? Further Reflections on Strengthening the Centre of Government" Read🔗…rary-wiley-com.ezproxy1.lib.gla.ac.uk/doi/10.1111/14…



Power with Purpose? Further Reflections on Strengthening the Centre of Government Latest article from @ian_c_elliott John Boswell @profcatdurose @MattFlinders1 Liz Richardson Sarah Ayres @Cairneypaul Wales Centre for Public Policy Steve Martin onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11… #Whitehall #preparingforgovernment

Coming soon!!! On Monday, Patrick Diamond and I sent off the manuscripts for a new Special Issue for Parliamentary Affairs. We have a stellar cast of 24 authors accross 8 papers reflecting on instability and inequality in British politics after 14 years of Conservative rule.


Call for Proposals for European Consortium for Political Research Joint Sessions 2025 is now open. For further information and to be endorsed by the Standing Group Theoretical Perspectives in Policy Analysis, see: ecpr.eu/news/news/deta… Eva Wolf John Boswell

Issue 95 3 out now! With articles from Richard Woodward TU Dublin / OT Baile Átha Cliath James Silverwood Leeds Beckett; @ian_c_elliott John Boswell @profcatdurose @MattFlinders1 Liz Richardson Sarah Ayres @Cairneypaul Wales Centre for Public Policy Steve Martin; @stephcoulter8 and more! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/1467923x/2…



So very excited to be joining the University of Southampton University of Southampton and department of Politics and International Relations Politics at Southampton as a Lecturer in Public Policy and Administration. 👩🏻🏫 Remaining immensely grateful to my intellectual home, LSE's EI. LSE European Institute. 🙏🏽

IN NEW ISSUE: Gendering Discretion - Catherine Durose & @vivienlowndes examine why street-level bureaucracy needs a gendered lens. In Political Studies: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11… (OPEN ACCESS) Political Studies Association @SAGECQPolitics #polsci Department of Politics and International Relations #feminist #gender Department of Politics and International Relations

Can Labour overcome the problems with British policymaking? Drawing on a recent article, Catherine Durose, John Boswell, Professor Paul Cairney & colleagues suggest that while policy analysis tends to focus on dysfunction, a more positive perspective is possible. 🔗ukandeu.ac.uk/can-labour-ove…


9/ 📄 The state of British policymaking: How can UK government become more effective? Professor Paul Cairney, John Boswell, Sarah Ayres, Catherine Durose, @ianelliott.bsky.social, @politicalspike2, Steve Martin (Wales Centre for Public Policy), & Liz Richardson 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/pa/gsa…


The first briefing in the series, by Professor Paul Cairney John Boswell and Emily St.Denny, explores the concept of Prevention and its application. Can policy be more preventive? Based on new research, this piece explores how prevention could be made more effective. liverpool.ac.uk/heseltine-inst…

🗨️ "Labour needs to move on from the idiom ‘prevention is better than cure’ towards a clear vision backed by resources" 👉NEW from Professor Paul Cairney, John Boswell and Emily St. Denny on unlocking the potential of preventive policy. ukandeu.ac.uk/unlocking-the-…

Issue 95 3 out now! With articles from Richard Woodward TU Dublin / OT Baile Átha Cliath James Silverwood Leeds Beckett; @ian_c_elliott John Boswell @profcatdurose @MattFlinders1 Liz Richardson Sarah Ayres @Cairneypaul Wales Centre for Public Policy Steve Martin; @stephcoulter8 and more! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/1467923x/2…
