Newcastle University

Qualifications

B.A. Hons Politics and Parliamentary Studies, University of Leeds, Class I
M.A. Politics, University of Essex, Distinction
PhD, University of Manchester

Research Interests

The politics of the British Labour and Conservative Parties; political ideologies in the UK; the territorial politics of the UK; the impact of European integration upon UK politics; the role of ideational and discursive factors in politics.

Postgraduate Supervision

Judy Murray
Mel Sutton

• Randall N. Imagining the Polity: Cinema and Television Fictions as Vernacular Theories of British Politics. Parliamentary Affairs 2011, 64(2), 263-280.
• Randall NJ, Sloam J. New Labour, the third way and social democracy: An ideological assessment. In: Casey T, ed. The Blair legacy: politics, policy, governance and foreign affairs. Houndmills, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2009, pp. 94-108.
• Randall NJ. No friends in the North? The Conservative Party in Northern England. Political Quarterly 2009, 80(2), 184-192.
• Randall NJ. Time and British politics: Memory, the present and teleology in the politics of New Labour. British Politics 2009, 4(2), 188-216.
• Baker D, Gamble A, Randall NJ, Seawright D. Euroscepticism in the British party system: 'A source of fascination, perplexity and sometimes frustration'. In: Szczerbiak A and Taggart P, ed. Opposing Europe?: the comparative party politics of Euroscepticism. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008, pp. 93-116.
• Randall NJ. Three faces of New Labour: principle, pragmatism and populism in New Labour's Home Office. In: Ludlam, S and Smith, MJ, ed. Governing as New Labour: policy and politics under Blair. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2004, pp. 177-192.
• Randall NJ. Understanding Labour's ideological trajectory. In: Callaghan, J.; Fielding, S.; Ludlam, S., ed. Interpreting the Labour Party: Approaches to Labour politics and history. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2003, pp. 8-22.
• Baker D, Gamble A, Randall NJ, Seawright D. Cast from the same pro-European mould? The attitudes of Labour members of the House of Commons, Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly towards Europe. Politique Européenne 2002, 6(1), 90-113.
• Baker D, Randall NJ, Seawright D. Celtic exceptionalism? Scottish and Welsh parliamentarians' attitudes to Europe. Political Quarterly 2002, 73(2), 211-226.
• Randall NJ. New Labour and Northern Ireland. In: Coates, D.; Lawler, P.J., ed. New Labour in power. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2000, pp. 92-107.
• Randall N, Seawright D. Territorial Politics. In: Heppell, T., Seawright, D, ed. Cameron and the Conservatives. The Transition to Coalition Government. Houndmills: Palgrave Macmillan, 2012, pp.105-120.