Matthew V. Flinders (born 1972[1]) is a British academic and political scientist. From July 2014 until April 2017 he was Chair of the Executive Committee of Trustees of the Political Studies Association.[2][3]
Flinders did his undergraduate degree at Loughborough University before completing his PhD in public policy and governance at the University of Sheffield.[1][4] He teaches on the undergraduate politics degree at the University of Sheffield and has written a number of academic books. His main area of expertise is British governance. He obtained a departmental chair in 2009, and is deputy head of the department.[1] He is also Founding Professor of the Sir Bernard Crick Centre.[5]
Flinders's book Delegated Governance and the British State: Walking without Order won the 2009 W. J. M. Mackenzie Prize, awarded by the Political Studies Association for the best book published in 2008.[6]
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- ^ "PSA announces new Chair and Vice-Chair". News. Political Studies Association. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- ^ "University of Sheffield Politics Department Staff". Archived from the original on 1 December 2007. Retrieved 29 March 2010.
- ^ Flinders, Professor Matthew (7 May 2019). "MPs' expenses: The Legacy of a Scandal". BBC News. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ "University of Sheffield Media Centre". Retrieved 29 March 2010.
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