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Research interests
My research focuses primarily on issues concerning party democracy, including political parties, politicians, elections, and voting behaviour.
My research expertise is the case study of Northern Ireland, on which I have published research on elections, party organisation, political gender equality, power-sharing and the dimensionality of policy space. That research has informed the work of the Northern Ireland Assembly and several interest groups, including the Electoral Reform Society. I have also been involved in the collaborative design and analysis of Voter Advice Applications (VAAs) for several elections in Northern Ireland.
I am a co-investigator on the ESRC-funded project: Out of touch and out of time? A cross-temporal and cross-level analysis of the social and ideological distance between UK voters and political elites (2018-23).
I am currently undertaking collaborative research on political commemoration in Northern Ireland, contemporary unionism, political mythology in British politics, and constituency service in the UK.
External positions
Research Fellow, Queen's University Belfast
Jan 2015 → Aug 2016
Keywords
- Northern Ireland
- UK politics
- Government
- Representation
- Power-sharing democracy
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'To the surprise of absolutely no one': Gendered political leadership change in Northern Ireland
Matthews, N. T. & Whiting, S. A., 16 Mar 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: British Journal of Politics and International Relations.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review
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Does receiving advice from Voter Advice Applications (VAAs) affect public opinion in deeply divided societies? Evidence from a field experiment in Northern Ireland
Garry, J., Tilley, J., Matthews, N., Mendez, F. & Wheatley, J., 1 Nov 2019, In: Party Politics. 25, 6, p. 854-861 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review
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Party images in Northern Ireland: evidence from a new dataset
Coakley, J., Garry, J., Matthews, N. & O’Leary, B., 2 Jan 2019, In: Irish Political Studies. 34, 1, p. 1-24 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review
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