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Personal Statement
Dr. Mark Shephard is Senior Lecturer in politics at the School of Government and Public Policy, University of Strathclyde and was principal investigator on the ESRC/AQMeN Future of the United Kingdom and Scotland research project focusing on the impact of social media on the Scottish Independence referendum. He researches Scottish and British politics, social media, elite behaviour, legislatures, public opinion, parties and elections. His works have been published in a number of journals including Electoral Studies, Political Studies, The Journal of Legislative Studies, The Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties, British Politics, Parliamentary Affairs, and the British Journal of Politics and International Relations.
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Projects 2007 2019
- 7 Finished
Mapping the Networked Socialisation of University Students in a Digital Age
Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland
1/03/18 → 1/01/19
Project: Research
The impact of social media on young peoples attitudes towards independence (AQMeN Sm Grants)
Shephard, M. P. & Tagg, S.
1/08/13 → 28/02/14
Project: Research
Research Output 2001 2019
The committee system of the Scottish Parliament
Shephard, M. P., 31 Aug 2019, The Story of the Scottish Parliament: The First two Decades Explained. Hassan, G. (ed.). Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, p. 97-104 8 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
parliament
politics
finance
legislation
democracy
The role of a backbench MP
Shephard, M. P. & Simson Caird, J., 8 Feb 2018, Exploring Parliament. Leston-Bandeira, C. & Thompson, L. (eds.). Oxford, p. 187-195 9 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Prizes
Study of Parliament Group (2001+) and Study of Scottish Parliament Group (2008+). I have been joint Chair (with James Johnston of the Scottish Parliament) of the SSPG since its inception in Spring 2008.
Mark Peter Shephard (Recipient), Dec 2001
Prize: Election to learned society
parliament
Group
Activities 2002 2019
Fourteenth Workshop of Parliamentary Scholars and Parliamentarians
Mark Peter Shephard (Participant)28 Jul 2019
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
Political Studies Association Annual Meeting 2019 paper presentation on Social Networks on Social Media
Mark Peter Shephard (Speaker)15 Apr 2019 → 17 Apr 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation