Dr Andrew Wyatt

Dr Andrew Wyatt

BA(Lanc), MA, PhD(Bristol)

Senior Lecturer

Indian politics, comparative politics, party systems, politiacal economy, economic reform in India, Tamil Nadu.

Office location: 2.1 10 Priory Road
Postal address: 10 Priory Road
Clifton
Bristol BS8 1TU

Telephone: (0117) 928 8477 (Internal: 88477)
Fax: +44 (0)117 331 7500

Email: a.k.j.wyatt@bristol.ac.uk

Personal website: http://mail.bris.ac.uk/~poakjw/wyattpage.htm

Career

Temporary Lecturer at Bristol 1998-2000. Lecturer at Bristol from 2000; Senior Lecturer from 2005.

Research

My research is located in the fields of comparative politics, political economy, and South Asian politics/area studies. I have an interest in the topics of parties and party system change, with a focu son the impact of the leadership on change.

In the area of political economy I have completed work on the economic narratives used to construct national identities and justify policy. I also have an interest in the World Bank and have completed research on its support for urban reform in South India.

I have an interest in national and regional politics in India. My work on national politics has covered elections, democracy and foreign policy. My work on regional politics focuses on the souther state of Tamil Nadu where I have looked closely ata range of issues including party politics, religion, and caste.

List of publications (links to IRIS publications database)

Teaching

My teaching interests lie in the area of Indian politics, comparative politics,and South Asian area studies. I am keen for students to analyse and evaluate a wide range of evidence drawing on a variety of methodological approaches to political science.

While the library provides much of the material used in units, wherever possible I encourage students to make critical use of material posted on the world wide web. I emphasise the importance of study skills such as research methods, essay writing and critical reading. I also encourage students to look at other texts including films.. I use a variety of teaching methods in my seminars, and I make use of PowerPoint, video clips, and film clips to illustrate my lectures.

My research on political parties and party system feature in my first year teaching. My second and final year units draw on my research into Indian politics.

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