General Election 2024
Lancaster academics are available to share their expertise on matters related to the upcoming General Election 2024.
Michaela Benson
Professor in Public Sociology
Professor Benson is an expert on migration and citizenship, with a portfolio that includes research on Brexit, the UK’s post-Brexit migration regime, British emigration and British citizenship past and present. She is available to talk on all of the issues above.
Joe Burton
Professor of International Security
Professor Burton can offer expert commentary on cyber security and emerging technologies including AI. He is also an expert on European, Indo Pacific and Transatlantic security, including NATO.
Erica Consterdine
Senior Lecturer in Public Policy
Dr Consterdine is available to speak on immigration – specifically labour immigration such as the points-based system, visas and the politics of policy implementation – and the Labour Party’s immigration history.
Rebecca Florisson
Principal Analyst for The Work Foundation
Rebecca’s main area of interest is the impact of insecure and precarious work in the UK.
Renaud Foucart
Senior Lecturer in Economics
Dr Foucart is available to speak on politics and economics – mostly relating to France, the EU and the UK – and regulated industries – particularly digital markets, energy and transport.
Mark Garnett
Senior Lecturer in Politics
Dr Garnett can discuss UK politics in general, and the Conservative Party specifically.
Ben Harrison
Director of The Work Foundation
Ben is an expert on UK labour market policymaking and how wider changes in the world of work are playing out across sectors and within workplaces.
Hilary Ingham
Professor of Economics
Professor Ingham can speak on areas including labour markets, macroeconomics – such as inflation and interest rates – and Brexit.
Rebecca Willis
Professor in Energy and Climate Governance
Professor Willis can comment on the climate crisis, energy and climate policy, renewable energy, national and local climate strategies, fossil fuel developments (such as coal mines and oil wells) and their impacts on the climate.
