Paul Wetherly, Reader in Politics, Leeds Metropolitan University

David Bates, Principal Lecturer and Director of Politics and International Relations at Canterbury Christ Church University

Mark Garnett, Senior Lecturer in Politics at Lancaster University

John Gregson, Senior Lecturer in Criminology at Leeds Metropolitan University

Stephen Hood, Lecturer in Political Theory at Manchester University

Aristotle Kallis, Professor of History at Lancaster University

Mark Langan, Senior Lecturer in Politics and Applied Global Ethics at Leeds Metropolitan University

Dorron Otter, Principal Lecturer in Politics at Leeds Metropolitan University

Sophia Price, Principal Lecturer in Social Sciences at Leeds Metropolitan University

Robin Redhead, Senior Lecturer in Politics at Leeds Metropolitan University

"The case studies are excellent and help students apply theory to real-world situations." --Jacqui Briggs, University of Lincoln

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