About the Keynote Speaker: Gerry Stoker
Gerry Stoker is Professor of Politics and Governance at the University of Southampton, UK. He has published over 20 books as an author and editor. His most recent book ‘Why Politics Matters’ won the 2006 political book of the year award from the Political Studies Association of the UK. His current research deals with issues of governance in complex settings, political disenchantment in western democracies, local government and public service reform, citizen empowerment and strategies for encouraging civic behaviour among citizens. In his research work Professor Stoker is committed to the use of pioneering methods and in particular to approaches that enable evidenced-based policy and practice. In recent work he has promoted the use of randomized control trials, design experiments and Boolean techniques to draw out lessons from multiple case studies. Papers related to his current research and the latest news about projects and events can be found at Centre for Citizenship and Democracy in Southampton that Professor Stoker directs (http://www.southampton.ac.uk/ccd/).
