Matthew Flinders (academic) explained

Matthew V. Flinders (born 1972) 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.^{[1] [2]}

Flinders did his undergraduate degree at Loughborough University before completing his PhD in public policy and governance at the University of Sheffield.^{[3] [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.^[3] 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]

Selected publications

• Flinders, M.V. (2008) Delegated governance and the British state: walking without order, Oxford University Press.
• Brazier, A., Flinders, M. and McHugh, D. (eds.) (2005) New politics, new parliament? : a review of parliamentary modernisation since 1997, Published by Hansard Society.
• Bache, I. and Flinders, M. (eds.) (2004) Multi-level governance, Oxford University Press.
• Flinders, M. (2001) The politics of accountability in the modern state, Ashgate.
• Flinders, M. V. (2000) The politics of accountability : the enduring centrality of individual ministerial responsibility within the British constitution, (Dissertation: University of Sheffield).
• Flinders, M., Smith, M. (1999) Quangos, accountability and reform : the politics of quasi-government, Macmillan.
• Flinders, M.V., Harden, I. and Marquand, D. (eds.) (1997) How to make quangos democratic, Published by Charter88 in association with PERC.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Honour for Professor Matthew Flinders . Latest News . . 2014-07-07 . 2017-04-12 .
2. Web site: PSA announces new Chair and Vice-Chair . News . . 2017-02-03 . 2017-04-12 .
3. Web site: Dr Matthew Flinders Sheffield Telegraph . 2010-03-29.
4. Web site: University of Sheffield Politics Department Staff . 2010-03-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071201220733/http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/politics/staff/matthewflinders.html . 2007-12-01 . dead .
5. Web site: Flinders . Professor Matthew . MPs' expenses: The Legacy of a Scandal . BBC News . 2019-05-07 . 2023-08-21.
6. Web site: University of Sheffield Media Centre . 2010-03-29.