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Professor Gerry Stoker

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Professor Gerry Stoker is Professor of Governance within Politics & International Relations at the University of Southampton.

My main research interests are in urban politics, democratic politics, governance, local and regional governance, public participation and public service reform.

Gerry Stoker is Professor of Politics and Governance at the University of Southampton, UK. He was previously professor at both Manchester and Strathclyde.

Professor Stoker’s main research interests are in governance, democratic politics, local and regional governance, urban politics, public participation and public service reform. He was the founding chair of the New Local Government Network that was the think-tank of the year in 2004 and his most recent book Why Politics Matters won the 2006 political book of the year award from the Political Studies Association of the UK.

Professor Stoker has provided advice to various parts of UK government and is also an expert advisor to the Council of Europe on local government and participation issues. More broadly he has, over the past five years, received invitations to speak at conferences on governance issues aimed at practitioners and policymakers as well as academics from the USA, Japan, China, Italy, Korea Norway, Ireland, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Denmark and Australia. In particular, he was a keynote speaker at the United Nation's 6th Reinventing Government Global Forum, Korea in 2005. In 2004, he won the Political Studies Association Award for 'making a difference' in recognition of the impact of his work on governance issues.

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It is the area of urban politics and local government studies that Professor Stoker first made his name and continues to be seen as a leading authority. In 1988 he published The Politics of Local Government and a co-authored book on Remaking Planning. The Politics of Urban Change in the Thatcher Years appeared a year later. There followed co-edited books dealing with several topics including Local Government in Europe (1991) and Theories of Urban Politics (1995) and Rethinking Local Democracy (1996) and The Privatization of Urban Services in Europe (1997). A co-authored book with Stephen Young – Cities in the 1990s-was published in 1993. For five years (1992-7) Professor Stoker was Programme Director of a £2m research endeavour run for the UK’s Economic and Social Science Research Council (ESRC) under the title of the Local Governance Programme. Two edited books captured the main output of the programme The New Management of Local Governance (1999) and The New Politics of Local Governance (2000). A single authored book- Transforming Local Governance on the reforms undertaken by New Labour was published in early 2004 and later that year an edited book on British Local Government into the 21^st Century emerged that analyzed New Labour’s reform in more detail. From April 2002 Professor Stoker has been heading up the major Government -funded five-year evaluation of the new constitutional and standard arrangements introduced into local government in the UK by the 2000 Local Government Act (see www.elgnce.org.uk for research reports and publications). In more normative vein he has been a strong advocate of a new localism and a greater devolution in the approach to governance both in the UK and beyond.

There are several broader academic themes that Professor Stoker has pursued and the most important of these is the issue of governance. In 1998 he published an article in UNESCO’s International Social Science Review under the title ‘Governance as theory: five propositions’. The article is very widely cited and seen as a seminal statement on the issue. In January 2004 Professor Stoker won a prestigious research award from the ESRC as a Professorial Fellow. The award will run until 31 December 2007 under the theme of ‘The Principles of Governance: Corporate and Political’ Together with Vasudha Chhotray Professor Stoker is preparing a major new book on governance theory and its application in a range of disciplines.

The work on governance has spilled out into a wider concern with public service reform. Professor Stoker has published work on joined-up governance including a jointly authored book on Towards Holistic Governance in 2002 and a range of articles on the Public Value Management as

A further theme of Professor Stoker’s work has been over the issue of citizen participation, social capital and civil renewal. This work has been conducted with several colleagues including Vivien Lowndes, William Maloney, Lawrence Pratchett and Graham Smith. This work has led to the development of a heuristic to help public authorities investigate their public participation strategies and identify how they might be improved. The Council of Europe has adopted this CLEAR framework and used it in a range of municipal settings throughout Europe.

A broader concern about the state of politics in democracies developed into a single authored book- Why Politics Matters (2006). It provides evidence of intense disillusionment with the formal processes and practices of politics. The emphasis on individual choice and consumerism in our societies has created a challenging environment for the collective decision-making characteristic of politics. Other factors have also undermined people’s faith in and understanding of politics: its domination by professional activists that means that most citizens are manipulated spectators in the process rather than critical citizens ; the role of the mainstream media in promoting only surface understanding of issues and more generally supporting a culture of cynicism; and the impact of globalization and other forces that take decisions away from established political institutions to obscure locations and more broadly out of the grasp of most citizens. Restoring more capacity to our democratic politics will require more effective representative and direct democracy instruments for citizens who want to act as engaged amateurs rather than leave politics to professionalized specialists.

The question of how to engage citizens more effectively is a key area of research for Professor Stoker and colleagues. A book on Re-energizing Citizenship in 2007 addresses these issues. In several research papers by written by Professor Stoker and colleagues he advocate the use of experimental methods to test out what works in this area.

Professor Stoker has also published on broader approaches to the conduct of political science and is the co-editor of Theories and Methods in Political Science that first appeared in 1995 and its second edition in the autumn of 2002. Professor Stoker is a member of the editorial board of the two main UK political science journals: Political Studies and The British Journal of Politics& International Relations. He is the co-series editor for two Palgrave book series, one dealing with Government Beyond the Centre and the other dealing with Political Analysis.

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Popular understandings of politics in Britain, 1937-2014

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Stoker, G. (2018). Can the governance paradigm survive the rise of populism? Policy & Politics.
Ryan, M., Stoker, G., John, P., Moseley, A., James, O., Richardson, L., & Vannoni, M. (2018). How best to open up local democracy? A randomised experiment to encourage contested elections and greater representativeness in English parish councils. Local Government Studies. DOI: 10.1080/03003930.2018.1473769
Prosser, B., Flinders, M., Jennings, W., Renwick, A., Spada, P., Stoker, G., & Ghose, K. (2018). Pedagogy and deliberative democracy: insights from recent experiments in the United Kingdom. Contemporary Politics, 24(2), 210-232. DOI: 10.1080/13569775.2017.1416259
Jennings, W., & Stoker, G. (2018). The divergent dynamics of cities and towns: Geographical polarisation after Brexit. The Political Quarterly.
Moseley, A., James, O., John, P., Richardson, L., Ryan, M., & Stoker, G. (2018). The effects of social information on volunteering:: a field experiment. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 47(3), 583-603. DOI: 10.1177/0899764017753317
John, P., James, O., Moseley, A., Richardson, L., Ryan, M., & Stoker, G. (2018). The impact of peer, politician and celebrity endorsements on volunteering: a field experiment with English students. Journal of Nonprofit & Public Sector Marketing, 1-19.
Clarke, N., Jennings, W., Moss, J., & Stoker, G. (2017). Changing spaces of political encounter and the rise of anti-politics: evidence from Mass Observation's General Election diaries. Political Geography, 56(1), 13-23. DOI: 10.1016/j.polgeo.2016.10.004
Prosser, B., Renwick, A., Giovannini, A., Sandford, M., Flinders, M., Jennings, W., ... Ghose, K. (2017). Citizen participation and changing governance: cases of devolution in England. Policy & Politics, 45(2), 251-269. DOI: 10.1332/030557317X14895974141213
Jennings, W., Clarke, N., Moss, J. T., & Stoker, G. (2017). The decline in diffuse support for national politics: the long view on political discontent in Britain. Public Opinion Quarterly, 81(3), 748-758. DOI: 10.1093/poq/nfx020
Jennings, W., & Stoker, G. (2017). Tilting towards the cosmopolitan axis? Political change in England and the 2017 general election. The Political Quarterly, 88(3), 359-369. DOI: 10.1111/1467-923X.12403
Bovaird, T., Stoker, G., Jones, T., Loeffler, E., & Pinilla Roncancio, M. (2016). Activating collective co-production of public services: influencing citizens to participate in complex governance mechanisms in the UK. International Review of Administrative Sciences, 82(1), 47-68. DOI: 10.1177/0020852314566009
Clarke, N., Jennings, W., Moss, J., & Stoker, G. (2016). Anti-politics and the Left. Renewal, 24(2), 9-18.
Stoker, G., Hay, C., & Barr, M. (2016). Fast thinking: implications for democratic politics. European Journal of Political Research, 55(1), 3-21. DOI: 10.1111/1475-6765.12113
Moss, J., Clarke, N., Jennings, W., & Stoker, G. (2016). Golden age, apathy, or stealth? Democratic engagement in Britain, 1945-1950. Contemporary British History, 30(4), 441-462. DOI: 10.1080/13619462.2016.1180982
Evans, M., & Stoker, G. (2016). Political participation in Australia: contingency in the behaviour and attitudes of citizens. Australian Journal of Political Science, 1-16. DOI: 10.1080/10361146.2015.1123672
Jennings, W., & Stoker, G. (2016). The bifurcation of politics: two Englands. The Political Quarterly, 1-22. DOI: 10.1111/1467-923X.12228
Jennings, W., Stoker, G., & Twyman, J. (2016). The dimensions and impact of political discontent in Britain. Parliamentary Affairs, 1-29. DOI: 10.1093/pa/gsv067
Hay, C., & Stoker, G. (2016). Understanding and challenging populist negativity towards politics: the perspectives of British citizens. Political Studies, 1-20. DOI: 10.1177/0032321715607511
Baker, K., & Stoker, G. (2015). A comparison of state traditions and the revival of a nuclear power in four countries. Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice, 17(2), 140-156. DOI: 10.1080/13876988.2014.889901
Moseley, A., & Stoker, G. (2015). Putting public policy defaults to the test: the case of organ donor registration. International Public Management Journal, 18(2), 246-264. DOI: 10.1080/10967494.2015.1012574
Baker, K., & Stoker, G. (2012). Metagovernance and nuclear power in Europe. Journal of European Public Policy, 19(7), 1026-1051. DOI: 10.1080/13501763.2011.652900
Stoker, G. (2010). Exploring the promise of experimentation in political science: micro-foundational insights and policy relevance. Political Studies, 58(2), 300-319. DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9248.2009.00812.x
Stoker, G. (2010). Translating experiments into policy. Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 628(1), 47-58. DOI: 10.1177/0002716209351506
Gains, F., & Stoker, G. (2009). Delivering ‘public value’: implications for accountability and legitimacy. Parliamentary Affairs, 62(3), 438-455. DOI: 10.1093/pa/gsp007
Stoker, G., & John, P. (2009). Design experiments: engaging policy makers in the search for evidence about what works. Political Studies, 57(2), 356-373. DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9248.2008.00756.x
John, P., Smith, G., & Stoker, G. (2009). Nudge nudge, think think: two strategies for changing civic behaviour. The Political Quarterly, 80(3), 361-370. DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-923X.2009.02001.x
Hay, C., & Stoker, G. (2009). Preface and postscript. Representation, 45(3), 223-224. DOI: 10.1080/00344890903129384
Hay, C., & Stoker, G. (2009). Revitalising politics: have we lost the plot? Representation, 45(3), 225-236. DOI: 10.1080/00344890903129681
Stoker, G. (2009). What’s wrong with our political culture and what, if anything, can we do to improve it? Reflections on Colin Hay’s ‘Why we hate politics'. British Politics, 4, 83-91. DOI: 10.1057/bp.2008.36
Greasley, S., & Stoker, G. (2008). Mayors and urban governance: developing a facilitative leadership style? Public Administration Review, 68(4), 722-730. DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2008.00910.x
Gains, F., John, P., & Stoker, G. (2008). When do bureaucrats prefer strong political principals? institutional reform and bureaucratic preferences in english local government. The British Journal of Politics and International Relations, 10, 649-665. DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-856X.2008.00339.x
Stoker, G., John, P., & Brannan, T. (2006). Active citizenship and effective public services and programmes: how can we know what really works? Urban Studies, 43(5 & 6), 993-1008. DOI: 10.1080/00420980600676626
Lowndes, V., Pratchett, L., & Stoker, G. (2006). Diagnosing and remedying the failings of official participation schemes: the CLEAR framework. Social Policy and Society, 5(2), 281-291. DOI: 10.1017/S1474746405002988
Stoker, G. (2006). Explaining political disenchantment: finding pathways to democratic renewal. The Political Quarterly, 77(2), 184-194. DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-923X.2006.00761.x
Hill, R. (2006). Global change, local response. Renewal, 14(2), 19-28.
Lowndes, V., Pratchett, L., & Stoker, G. (2006). Local political participation: the impact of rules-in-use. Public Administration, 84(3), 539-561. DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9299.2006.00601.x
Stoker, G. (2006). Politics in mass democracies: destined to disappoint? Representation, 42(3), 181-194. DOI: 10.1080/00344890600844723
Stoker, G. (2006). Public value management: a new narrative for networked governance? American Review of Public Administration, 36(1), 41-57. DOI: 10.1177/0275074005282583
Stoker, G., Gains, F., Greasley, S., & John, P. (2005). Measuring the outcomes and impacts of the new council constitutions: developing an evaluation framework. Evaluating Local Governance: New Constitutions and Ethics, Research Papers, 1-22.
Gians, F., John, P., & Stoker, G. (2005). Path dependency and the reform of English local government. Public Administration, 83(1), 25-48. DOI: 10.1111/j.0033-3298.2005.00436.x
Smith, G., & Maloney, W. (2004). Building social capital in city politics: scope and limitations at the inter-organisational level. Political Studies, 52(3), 508-530. DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9248.2004.00493.x
Stoker, G. (2002). Life is a lottery: New Labour’s strategy for the reform of devolved governance. Public Administration, 80(3), 417-434. DOI: 10.1111/1467-9299.00311
Mossberger, K. (2001). The evolution of urban regime theory: the challenge of conceptualization. Urban Affairs Review, 36(6), 810-835. DOI: 10.1177/10780870122185109
Lowndes, V., & Pratchett, L. (2001). Trends in public participation: part 1 – local government perspectives. Public Administration, 79(1), 205-222. DOI: 10.1111/1467-9299.00253
Lowndes, V., Pratchett, L., & Stoker, G. (2001). Trends in public participation: part 2 – citizens' perspectives. Public Administration, 79(2), 445-455. DOI: 10.1111/1467-9299.00264
Stoker, G., Maloney, W., & Smith, G. (2000). Social capital and urban governance: adding a more contextualized 'top-down' perspective. Political Studies, 48(4), 802-820. DOI: 10.1111/1467-9248.00284
Stoker, G. (1998). Governance as theory: five propositions. International Social Science Journal, 50(155), 17-28. DOI: 10.1111/1468-2451.00106
Stoker, G. (1997). Hearing but not listening: the local government review process. Public Administration, 75(1), 35-48. DOI: 10.1111/1467-9299.00045
Stoker, G. (1997). Inner-city policy in Britain. Urban Affairs Review, 32(3), 378-402. DOI: 10.1177/107808749703200304
Stoker, G., & Leach, S. (1997). Understanding the local government review: a retrospective analysis. Public Administration, 75(1), 1-20. DOI: 10.1111/1467-9299.00043
Stoker, G. (1996). Knowing you, knowing me: revitalising local representative democracy. DEMOS Quarterly, 9, 47-51.
Stoker, G. (1996). 'Memorandum’ to House of Lords Select Committee on Relations between Central and Local Government ‘Rebuilding Trust’’ Vol. 2. HL Paper, (97-1), 168-173.
Stoker, G. (1996). The struggle to reform local government 1975-1995. Public Money & Management, 16(1), 17-22.
Stoker, G. (1995). Intergovernmental relations. Public Administration, 73(1), 101-122. DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9299.1995.tb00819.x
Stoker, G., & Mossberger, K. (1994). Urban regime theory in comparative perspective. Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy, 12(2), 195-212. DOI: 10.1068/c120195
Stoker, G., & Orr, M. (1994). Urban regimes and leadership in Detroit. Urban Affairs Quarterly, 30(1), 48-73.
Stoker, G. (1993). Local government reorganisation: a garbage can process. Local Government Policy Making, 19(4), 51-61.
Lowndes, V., & Stoker, G. (1992). An evaluation of neighbourhood decentralisation. Part 1: customer and citizen perspectives. Policy & Politics, 20(1), 47-62. DOI: 10.1332/030557392782454097
Lowndes, V., & Stoker, G. (1992). An evaluation of neighbourhood decentralisation. Part 2: staff and councillor perspectives. Policy & Politics, 20(2), 143-152. DOI: 10.1332/030557392783054838
Stoker, G., & Wolman, H. (1992). Drawing lessons from US experience: an elected mayor for Britain's local government. Public Administration, 70(2), 241-268. DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9299.1992.tb00937.x
Wolman, H., & Stoker, G. (1992). Understanding local economic development in a comparative context. Economic Development Quarterly, 6(4), 406-417. DOI: 10.1177/089124249200600407
Stoker, G., Baine, S., Carlyle, S., Charters, S., & Du Sautoy, T. (1991). Reflections on neighbourhood decentralization in Tower Hamlets. Public Administration, 69(3), 373-384. DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9299.1991.tb00800.x
Stoker, G., & Wilson, D. (1991). The lost world of British local pressure groups. Public Policy and Administration, 6(2), 20-34.
Mawson, J., Stoker, G., & Britton, J. N. H. (1989). Policy Review Section. Regional Studies, 23(2), 159-173. DOI: 10.1080/00343408912331345382
Brindley, T., & Stoker, G. (1988). Housing renewal policy in the 1980s: the scope and limitations of privatisation. Local Government Studies, 14(3), 45-67.
Stoker, G. (1988). Partnership in inner city urban renewal – a critical analysis. Local Government Policy Making, 15(2).
Stoker, G. (1987). Decentralisation and the restructuring of local government in Britain. Local Government Policy Making, 14(2), 1-10.
Stoker, G. (1987). Decentralization & local government. Social Policy and Administration, 21(2), 157-170. DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9515.1987.tb00271.x
Beuret, K., & Stoker, G. (1986). Decentralisation and the Labour Party. Critical Social Policy, 6(17), 4-22. DOI: 10.1177/026101838600601701
Stoker, G., & Brindley, T. (1986). Housing clearance and redevelopment: a research agenda. Property Management, 4(2), 14-31.
Stoker, G., & Wilson, D. (1986). The intra-organisational politics of local authorities. Public Administration, 64(3), 285-302. DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9299.1986.tb00623.x
Stoker, G., & Brindley, T. (1985). Asian politics and housing renewal. Policy & Politics, 13(3), 281-304. DOI: 10.1332/030557385782595972

Books

Clarke, N., Jennings, W., Moss, J., & Stoker, G. (2018). The good politician: folk theories, political interaction, and the rise of anti-politics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Stoker, G., & Evans, M. (2016). Evidenced-based policy making in the social sciences: Methods that Matter. Bristol: Policy Press.
John, P., Cotterill, S., Moseley, A., Richardson, L., Smith, G., Stoker, G., & Wales, C. (2011). Nudge, nudge, think, think: using experiments to change civic behaviour. London, GB: Bloomsbury Academic.
Stoker, G., Mason, A., McGrew, A., Armstrong, C., Owen, D., Smith, G., ... Saunders, C. (2011). Prospects for citizenship. London, GB: Bloomsbury Academic Press. DOI: 10.5040/9781849662444
Marsh, D., & Stoker, G. (2010). Theory and methods in political science: 3rd edition. (Political Analysis). Palgrave Macmillan.
Pierre, J., Peters, B. G., & Stoker, G. (Eds.) (2008). Debating institutionalism. Manchester, GB: Manchester University Press.
Chhotray, V., & Stoker, G. (2008). Governance Theory and Practice: A Cross-Disciplinary Approach. New York, US: Palgrave Macmillan.
Brannan, T., John, P., & Stoker, G. (2006). Re-energizing citizenship: strategies for civil renewal. Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan.
Stoker, G. (2006). Why politics matters: making democracy work. Basingstoke, GB: Palgrave Macmillan.
Stoker, G. (2005). What is Local Government for? Refocusing local governance to meet the challenges of the 21st Century. London, UK: New Local Government Network.
Stoker, G., & Wilson, S. (Eds.) (2004). British local government into the 21st century. Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan.
Stoker, G. (2003). Transforming local governance: from Thatcherism to New Labour. Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan.
Corry, D., & Stoker, G. (2002). New localism: refashioning the centre-local relationship. London, UK: The New Local Government Network (NLGN).
Marsh, D., & Stoker, G. (Eds.) (2002). Theories and methods in political science. 2nd edition. Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave.
Leat, D., & Setzler, K. (2002). Towards holistic governance: the new reform agenda. Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave.
Miller, W. L., Dickson, M., & Stoker, G. (2000). Models of local governance: political theory and public opinion in Britain. London, UK: Palgrave / Macmillan Press.
Stoker, G. (2000). The New Politics of British Local Governance. London, UK: Palgrave Macmillan.
Stoker, G., & Travers, T. (1999). Barcelona: lessons from its mayor-council model. London, UK: Deloitte & Touche.
6, P., Leat, D., Seltzer, K., & Stoker, G. (1999). Governing in the Round. Strategies for Holistic Government. London, UK: Demos.
Stoker, G. (1999). The new management of British local governance. London, UK: Macmillan.
Stoker, G., & Travers, T. (1998). A tale of two cities. The government of New York: lessons for London. London, UK: Association of London Government.
Stoker, G. (1998). Democratic renewal: issues for local government. London, UK: Local Management Board.
Lowndes, V., Pratchett, L., & Stoker, G. (1998). Enhancing public participation in local government. London, UK: Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions.
Lowndes, V., Pratchett, L., & Stoker, G. (1998). Modern local government guidance on enhancing public participation. London, UK: Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions.
Filkin, G., Bassam, S., Corrigan, P., Stoker, G., Tizzard, J., & Joseph Rowntree Foundation (1998). Starting to Modernise. The Change Agenda for Local Government. London, UK: New Local Government Network.
Marsh, D., & Stoker, G. (Eds.) (1997). Teoría y métodos de la ciencia política. Madrid, Spain: Alianza.
Lorrain, D., & Stoker, G. (Eds.) (1997). The privatisation of urban services in Europe. (Social Change in Western Europe Series). London, UK: Routledge.
Stoker, G., Hogwood, B., Bullman, U., Osei, P., & Cairney, P. (1996). Regionalism. Luton, UK: Local Government Management Board.
Brindley, T., Rydin, Y., & Stoker, G. (1996). Remaking planning: the politics of urban change. London, UK: Routledge.
Lorrain, D., & Stoker, G. (Eds.) (1995). La privatisation des services urbains en Europe. Paris, France: La Découvert.
Stewart, J., & Stoker, G. (Eds.) (1995). Local government in the 1990s. (Government Beyond the Centre). Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan.
Judge, D., Stoker, G., & Wolman, H. (1995). Theories of urban politics. London: SAGE.
Marsh, D., & Stoker, G. (1995). Theory and methods in political science. London, UK: Palgrave Macmillan.
Wilson, D. J., Game, C., Leach, S., & Stoker, G. (Eds.) (1994). Local Government in the United Kingdom. London, UK: Macmillan.
Lowndes, V., & Stoker, G. (1994). The art of political judgement: an appreciation. Luton, UK: Local Government Management Board.
Stoker, G., & Young, S. C. (1993). Cities in the 1990s: local choice for a balanced strategy. Harlow, UK: Longman.
Stoker, G. (1993). The future of professionalism in local government. (The Belgrave papers). Luton, UK: Local Government Management Board.
Bledsoe, T., & Stoker, G. (1992). Citizen's Knowledge of Local Government in the Detroit Metropolitan Area. Detroit, USA: Center for Urban Studies, Wayne State University.
Brindley, T., Rydin, Y., & Stoker, G. (1992). Remaking planning: the politics of urban change in the Thatcher years. London, UK: Routledge.
Stoker, G. (1992). Running the community. Unit 21. D212 Running the country. Milton Keynes, UK: Open University.
Orr, M., & Stoker, G. (1992). Urban leadership and regimes in Detroit. Detroit, USA: Center for Urban Studies, Wayne State University.
Stoker, G., & Wolman, H. (1991). A Different way of doing business: the example of the US Mayor. Luton, UK: Local Government Management Board.
Stoker, G. (1991). The politics of local government. 2nd edition. London, UK: Macmillan.
Stoker, G., Lowndes, V., & Local Government Management Board (1991). Tower Hamlets and decentralisation: the experience of Globe Town neighbourhood. Luton, UK: Local Government Management Board.
Stoker, G. (1989). New management trends. Luton, UK: Local Government Training Board.
Stewart, J., & Stoker, G. (Eds.) (1989). The future of local government. (Government Beyond the Centre). Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan.
Stewart, J., & Stoker, G. (Eds.) (1988). From Local Administration to Community Government. (Fabian Research Series; No. 351). London, UK: Fabian Society.
Stoker, G., Oppenheim, F. W., & Davies, E. M. (Eds.) (1988). The challenge of change in local government: a survey of organisational and management innovation in the 1980s. Birmingham, GB: Institute of Local Government Studies.
Stoker, G. (1988). The politics of local government. (Public Policy & Politics). Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan.

Book Chapters

Stoker, G. (2010). The rise of political disenchantment. In C. Hay (Ed.), New directions in political science: responding to the challenges of an interdependent world (pp. 43-63). Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan.
Stoker, G. (2009). Let citizens without sin cast the first stone: judging the moral failings of Blair and politics. In P. M. Scott, C. Baker, & E. Graham (Eds.), Remoralizing Britain? (Continuum Resources in Religion and Political Culture; No. 4). Continuum.
John, P., Stoker, G., & Brannan, T. (2007). Re-energizing citizenship: what, why and how? In T. Brannan, P. John, & G. Stoker (Eds.), Re-energizing citizenship. Strategies for civil renewal (pp. 8-25). Basingstoke, UK; New York, USA: Palgrave Macmillan.
Stoker, G. (2006). Comparative local governance. In R. A. W. Rhodes, S. A. Binder, & B. A. Brockman (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Political Institutions (pp. 495-513). Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.
Stoker, G. (2005). Joined-up government for local and regional institutions. In V. Bogdanor (Ed.), Joined-Up Government (pp. 156-175). (British Academy occasional paper; No. 5). Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.
Stoker, G. (2004). Conclusions: new ways of being local government. In G. Stoker, & D. Wilson (Eds.), British Local Government into the 21st Century (pp. 247-263). Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan.
Stoker, G. (2004). New localism, progressive politics and democracy. In A. Gamble, & T. Wright (Eds.), Restating the State? (pp. 117-130). Oxford, UK: Blackwell.
Maloney, W. A., Smith, G., & Stoker, G. (2001). Social capital and associational life. In S. Baron, J. Field, & T. Schuller (Eds.), Social Capital: Critical Perspectives (pp. 212-225). Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.
Maloney, W., Smith, G., & Stoker, G. (2001). Social capital and the city. In B. Edwards, M. W. Foley, & M. Diani (Eds.), Beyond Tocqueville: Civil Society and the Social Capital Debate in Comparative Perspective (pp. 83-98). Hanover, USA: Tufts University Press.
Stoker, G. (2000). From new management to new labour: tensions and hopes in the reform of British local government. In E. Amna, & S. Montin (Eds.), Towards a New Concept of local self-government? Bergen, Norway: Fagbokforaget.
Stoker, G. (2000). Introduction. In G. Stoker (Ed.), The New Politics of British Local Government (pp. 1-10). London, UK: Palgrave Macmillan.
Pierre, J., & Stoker, G. (2000). Towards multi-level governance. In P. Dunleavy, A. Gamble, I. Holliday, & G. Peele (Eds.), Developments in British Politics 6 (pp. 29-44). UK: Palgrave Macmillan.
Stoker, G. (2000). Urban Political Science and the Challenge of Urban Governance. In J. Pierre (Ed.), Debating Governance: Authority, Steering, and Democracy Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.
Stoker, G. (1999). Introduction. The unintended costs and benefits of new management reform for British local government. In R. Rhodes, & G. Stoker (Eds.), The New Management of British Local Governance (pp. 1-21). (Government Beyond the Centre). Gasingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan.
Stoker, G. (1998). Public-private partnerships and urban governance. In J. Pierre (Ed.), Partnerships in Urban Governance: European and American Experience (pp. 34-51). London, UK: Macmillan.
Stoker, G. (1998). Quangos and local democracy. In M. V. Flinders, & M. J. Smith (Eds.), Quangos, Accountability and Reform: The Politics of Quasi-Government (pp. 49-54). Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan.
Stoker, G. (1997). Conclusions. In D. Lorrain, & G. Stoker (Eds.), Privatisation of Urban Services in Europe (pp. 204-213). (Social Change in Western Europe Series). UK: Routledge.
Stoker, G. (1997). Local government in Britain after Thatcher. In J. Erik Lane (Ed.), Public Sector Reform: Rationale, Trends and Problems (pp. 225-234). London, UK: SAGE.
Stoker, G., & Joseph Rowntree Foundation (1997). Local political participation. In H. Davis, C. Skelcher, & M. Clarke (Eds.), New Perspectives on Local Governance York, UK: Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
Stoker, G. (1997). Privatisation of urban services in Britain. In D. Lorrain, & G. Stoker (Eds.), Privatisation of Urban Services in Europe (pp. 58-79). (Social Change in Western Europe Series). London, UK: Routledge.
Stoker, G. (1997). The economic and social research council local governance programme: an overview. In J. Carré, & S. Body-Gendrot (Eds.), Gouvernance locale, pauvreté et exclusion dans les villes anglo-saxonnes (Frontières; No. 9). Paris, France: Presses de l'Université de Paris-Sorbonne.
Stoker, G. (1997). The new forms of local governance. In M. Chisholm, R. Hale, & D. Thomas (Eds.), A Fresh Start for Local Government London, UK: Chartered Institute of Public Finance & Accounting.
Stoker, G. (1996). Introduction. In D. S. King, & G. Stoker (Eds.), Rethinking Local Democracy Basingstoke, UK: Macmillan.
Stoker, G. (1996). Redefining local democracy. In L. Pratchett, & D. Wilson (Eds.), Local Democracy and Local Government (pp. 188-210). (Government Beyond the Centre). Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan.
Stoker, G., & Marsh, D. (1995). Introduction. In D. Marsh, & G. Stoker (Eds.), Theory and Methods in Political Science (Political Analysis). Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan.
Mossberger, K., & Stoker, G. (1995). Post-fordist local state: the dynamics of its development. In J. Stewart, & G. Stoker (Eds.), Local Government in the 1990s (pp. 210-227). Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan.
Stoker, G. (1995). Regime theory and urban politics. In D. Judge, G. Stoker, & H. Wolman (Eds.), Theories of Urban Politics USA: SAGE.
Stoker, G. (1995). The comparative study of urban regimes. In J. Pierre (Ed.), Urban and Regional Policy (International Library of Comparative Public Policy). UK: Edward Elgar.
Stoker, G., & Society of Local Authority Chief Executives (1995). The European Union, local government and the regions. In A. Taylor (Ed.), The Renaissance of Local Government: an Overview London, UK: Society of Local Authority Chief Executives.
Stoker, G. (1995). Years of local government restructuring: an evaluation. In J. Stewart, & G. Stoker (Eds.), Local Government in the 1990s (pp. 191-209). (Government Beyond the Centre). Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan.
Stoker, G. (1994). Government beyond whitehall. In P. Allan, & J. Benyon (Eds.), Focus on Britain 1994: A Review of 1993 Oxford, UK: Philip Allan.
Stoker, G. (1992). Local government. In T. Francis, & P. Jackson (Eds.), Public Domain Yearbook 1992 London, UK: Chapman and Hall.
Stoker, G. (1991). Introduction: trends in Western European local government. In R. Batley, & G. Stoker (Eds.), Local Government in Europe: Trends and Developments (pp. 1-20). (Government Beyond the Centre). UK: Palgrave Macmillan.
Stoker, G. (1991). Regulation theory, local government and the transition from Fordism. In D. D. King, & J. Pierre (Eds.), Challenges to Local Government (pp. 242-265). London, UK: SAGE.
Stoker, G. (1990). Government beyond Whitehall. In P. Dunleavy, A. Gamble, & G. Peele (Eds.), Developments in British Politics 3 (pp. 126-149). Basingstoke, UK: Macmillan.
Stoker, G., & Public Finance Foundation (1990). Local government. In P. M. Jackson, & F. Terry (Eds.), Public Domain Yearbook 1990 (pp. 49-59). London, UK: Public Finance Foundation with Peat, Marwick and McLintock.
Stewart, J., & Stoker, G. (1990). The free local government experiments and the programme of public service reform in Scandinavia. In C. Crouch, & D. Marquand (Eds.), The New Centralism? Britain Out of Step in Europe? (pp. 125-142). Oxford, UK: Blackwell.
Stoker, G. (1989). Inner cities economic development and social services. In J. Stewart, & G. Stoker (Eds.), The Future of Local Government (pp. 123-141). Basingstoke, UK: Macmillan.
Stewart, J., & Stoker, G. (1989). Introduction. In J. Stewart, & G. Stoker (Eds.), The Future of Local Government (pp. 1-9). Basingstoke, UK: Macmillan.
Stoker, G., & Benington, J. (1989). Local government in the firing line. In N. Buchan, & T. Sumner (Eds.), Glasnost in Britain? (pp. 114-125). London, UK: Palgrave Macmillan.
Stoker, G. (1989). Restructuring local government for a post-Fordist society: the Thatcherite project? In J. Stewart, & G. Stoker (Eds.), The Future of Local Government (pp. 141-171). (Government Beyond the Centre). Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan.
Leach, S., & Stoker, G. (1988). The transformation of central-local relationships. In C. Graham, & T. Prosser (Eds.), Waiving the Rules Milton Keynes, UK; Philadelphia, USA: Open University.
Brindley, T., & Stoker, G. (1987). The politics of land-use planning. In L. Robins (Ed.), Politics and Policy-Making in Britain (Contemporary Politics Series). London, UK: Longman.
Brindley, T., & Stoker, G. (1987). The privatization of housing renewal. In W. van Vliet (Ed.), Housing Markets and Policies under Fiscal Austerity (Contributions in Sociology; No. 62). New York, USA: Greenwood Press. DOI: 10.1336/0313254095

Conferences

Moseley, A., Smith, G., & Stoker, G. (2009). Encouraging organ donor registration: testing the impact of ‘nudge’ and ‘think’ strategies. Paper presented at 4th Annual Conference on Randomised Controlled Trials in the Social Sciences, .
Baker, K., & Stoker, G. (2009). Meta-governance and the UK nuclear industry: a limiting case. 1. Paper presented at European Consortium for Political Research, 5th General Conference., Germany.

Reports

Clarke, N., Jennings, W., Moss, J., & Stoker, G. (2016). The rise of anti-politics in Britain. Southampton, GB: University of Southampton.
Pratchett, L., Durose, C., Lowndes, V., Smith, G., & Wales, C. (2009). Empowering communities to influence local decision making: systematic review of the evidence. London, GB: Department for Communities and Local Government.
Stoker, G., Gains, F., Greasley, S., John, P., & Rao, N. (2006). Councillors, officers and stakeholders in the new council constitutions: findings from the 2005 ELG sample survey. London, UK: Department for Communities and Local Government.
Stoker, G., Gains, F., Greasley, S., & John, P. (2006). Measuring outcomes and impacts: final evaluation framework. London, UK: Evaluating Local Governance: New Constitutions and Ethics.
Gains, F., Greasley, S., & Stoker, G. (2004). A summary of research evidence on new council constitutions in local government. London, UK: Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.
Stoker, G. (2004). How are mayors measuring up? London, UK: Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.
Stoker, G., John, P., Gains, F., Rao, N., & Harding, A. (2003). Diversity under new council constitutions. London, UK: Evaluating Local Governance: New Constitutions and Ethics.
Stoker, G., Gains, F., John, P., Rao, N., & Harding, A. (2003). Implementing the 2000 Act with respect to new council constitutions and the ethical framework: first report. London, UK: Evaluating Local Governance: New Constitutions and Ethics.
Stoker, G., John, P., Gains, F., Rao, N., & Harding, A. (2002). Report of ELG survey findings for ODPM advisory group. Manchester, UK: Department of Government, University of Manchester.
Stoker, G., & Perri, G. (1997). Bringing it all together. A new model for London governance. London, UK: Association of London Government.
Stoker, G. (1997). Choices in the design of London Government. London, UK: Association of London Government.
Stoker, G. (1996). The reform of the institutiona of local representative democracy: is there a role for the Mayor-Council model? (Research Paper; No. 18). London, UK: Commission for Local Democracy.
Stoker, G. (1995). Area committees in central region: the first years experience. Stirling, UK: Central Regional Council.
Stoker, G. (1995). Local government research review: part one and two. London, UK: Local and Central Government Relations Research Committee and Joseph Rowntree Found.
Stoker, G. (1995). The local government review in West Sussex. Chichester, UK: West Sussex County Council.
Stoker, G. (1994). The role and purpose of local government. (Research Report; No. 4). London, UK: Commission for Local Democracy.

Working Papers

Clarke, N., Jennings, W., Moss, J., & Stoker, G. (2015). Popular understandings of politics in Britain, 1945-2014. (Economy, Governance, Culture Working Paper Series; No. 1). Geography and Environment, University of Southampton.
Baker, K., Simpson, J., & Stoker, G. (2008). The Nuclear Investors Conference: a SPRing working paper. Southampton, UK: University of Southampton.
Stoker, G., Hodge, H., & Leach, S. (1997). More than the flower show : elected mayors and democracy. (Fabian Society Discussion Paper; No. 32). London, UK: Fabian Society.

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