BA, PhD
Reader
- About
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- Email Address
- l.bennie@abdn.ac.uk
- School/Department
- School of Social Science
Biography
Lynn Bennie joined the University as Lecturer in Politics in 1996 and is now a Reader in Politics. She was previously a Politics Lecturer at what was then the University of Paisley. She has a BA and PhD in Politics from the University of Strathclyde.
Latest Publications
Surges in Party Membership: The SNP and Scottish Greens after the Independence Referendum
Routledge. 182 pagesBooks and Reports: BooksA Critical Time for the SNP: A New Leader and 'First Activist'
Political Insight, vol. 14, no. 2, pp. 4-8Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/20419058231181276a
Parties, Movements and the 2014 Scottish Independence Referendum: Explaining the Post-Referendum Party Membership Surges
Party Politics, vol. 27, no. 6, pp. 1184-1197Contributions to Journals: ArticlesNew Scottish government: key takeaways from the SNP deal with the Greens
Contributions to Specialist PublicationsLabour party adaptation to multilevel politics: evidence from British general election manifestos
British Politics, vol. 15, pp. 411-432Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/s41293-019-00122-7
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- Research
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Research Overview
My research interests focus on the following themes: political participation; party membership and electoral behaviour; democracy and political representation; party adaptation and change; multi-level politics; and social movements, protest and green politics.
Research Areas
Accepting PhDs
I am currently accepting PhDs in Politics and International Relations.
Please get in touch if you would like to discuss your research ideas further.
Research Specialisms
- Politics
Our research specialisms are based on the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) which is HESA open data, published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.
Current Research
ESRC-funded research 'Recruited by Referendum' focused on party membership amongst pro-independence parties following the 2014 referendum on Scottish independence, its relationship with movement politics and the impact of membership surges on party organisations. Co-investigators were Professor James Mitchell (Edinburgh) and Dr Rob Johns (Essex). A book 'Surges in Party Membership: The SNP and Scottish Greens After the Scottish Referendum' is published by Routledge (2024). Research with my Aberdeen colleague Malcolm Harvey has focused on the role and experiences of elected politicians at the local level. 'Defenders of Local Democracy' is supported by the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
Past Research
I have published books and articles on: party membership; green politics; elections, parties and campaigns; political participation; party manifestos; and democratic representation.
Funding and Grants
Recruited by Referendum: Party Membership Energised, funded by Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), March 2016-May 2017. Other ESRC grants on party membership. Defenders of Local Democracy (2023-2024), funded by the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
- Teaching
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Courses
- SX1011 Sustainability
- PI3562 Political Parties in Britain
Teaching Responsibilities
I am part of a team of course coordinators of our first year course PI1018 Introduction to Politics and International Relations: Democracy and Governance. I contribute to PI2009, Ideas and Ideologies in Politics and International Relations and to the inter-disciplinary Sixth Century course SX1011 Sustainability: Challenges and Opportunity. I am convenor of the honours course PI3562 Political Parties in Britain.
I supervise undergraduate dissertations on elections, political participation, political parties, green politics, movement politics and campaign activism.
My PhD students have examined political parties, support for constitutional change and topics relating to sustainability and green politics.
- Publications
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The Scottish Greens in a Changing Political Climate
Environment Scotland: Prospects for Sustainability. McDowell, E., McCormick, J. (eds.). Ashgate, pp. 65-79Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters (Peer-Reviewed)Brent Spar, Atlantic Oil and Greenpeace
Parliamentary Affairs, vol. 51, no. 3, pp. 397-410Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.pa.a028805
Greenpeace and the Oil Companies: Beyond Brent Spar
Protest Politics: Cause Groups and Campaigns. Jordan, G., Ridley, F. F. (eds.). Oxford University Press, pp. 89-102Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters (Peer-Reviewed)How Scotland Votes: Scottish Parties and Elections
Manchester University Press. 272 pagesBooks and Reports: BooksPolitical Aspects of Decommissioning’
Decommissioning Offshore Structures. Gorman, D. G., Neilson, J. (eds.). Springer, 22 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters (Peer-Reviewed)- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-1552-6_6
Up and Down with the Greens: Ecology and Party Politics in Britain, 1989-1992
Electoral Studies, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 1-20Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/0261-3794(95)00003-8
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Les Groupes D’Intérêt Publics
Pouvoirs, vol. 79, pp. 69-85Contributions to Journals: ArticlesParty Members
Liberal Democrats. Maciver, D. N. (ed.). Harvester WheatsheafChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters (Peer-Reviewed)Green Dimensions: The Ideology of the British Greens’
Green Politics Three. Edinburgh University PressChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters (Peer-Reviewed)Thatcherism and the Scottish question
British Elections and Parties Yearbook, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 90-104Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13689889508412960
