Stephen Elstub
Contact Details
Room L204 (Paisley Campus)
Tel: 0141 848 3781
E-mail: stephen.elstub@uws.ac.uk
Staff Profile
Stephen Elstub’s research interests are on the cusp between democracy in theory and practice, particularly in relation to deliberative democracy and citizen participation and representation in policy formation and delivery. In particular, he has both conceptual and empirical research interests in multi-level governance, with particular emphasis on the role of civil society within these processes, and he has published broadly on these topics. His current and previous research has focused on civil society organisations and their contribution to deliberative and democratic processes in relation to an array of key decision-making institutions in the UK including: quangos, the European Union, and the voluntary and community sector. In addition he has a keen theoretical interest in the relationship between autonomy, democracy and liberalism. He is interested in undertaking research collaboration, media work and post-graduate supervision in any of these areas. He is an active member of the UK Political Studies Association Participatory and Deliberative Democracy Specialist Group and the Scottish Public Management Network, where he serves on the steering committee.
Selected Publications
Books
Towards a Deliberative and Associational Democracy, Edinburgh University Press: Edinburgh (forthcoming April 2008).
Book Chapters
‘Democracy’, in Iain Mackenzie (ed.) Political Concepts: A Reader and Guide Edinburgh University Press: Edinburgh, pp.147-161 (July 2005).
Journal Articles
‘Towards an Inclusive Social Policy in the UK: The Need for Democratic Deliberation in Voluntary and Community Associations’, Voluntas, (2005), Vol.17, No.1, pp.17-39.
‘A Double Edged Sword: The Increasing Diversity of Deliberative Democracy’, Contemporary Politics, (2006), Vo.12, No.3-4, pp.301-320.
'Weber's Dilemma and a Dualist Model of Deliberative and Associational Democracy', Contemporary Political Theory (May 2008) Vol.7, No. 2.
‘Overcoming Complexity: Institutionalising Deliberative Democracy through Secondary Associations’, The Good Society, Vo.16, No.1(forthcoming 2008).