Richard joined the department as Lecturer in Politics in September 2009, and was promoted to Senior Lecturer from January 2011. Previously he worked in the Department of Politics at the University of Sheffield, where he also lectured at the Institute for Lifelong Learning. He teaches a range of courses at Huddersfield including Development, European Politics, Party Politics and British Politics. His PhD, awarded by the University of Sheffield, examined Conservative politics and ideology in opposition, and he has developed this into a monograph to be published by Manchester University Press. Richard is an Associate of the Higher Education Academy, and has published articles on British party politics, Conservative politics, national identity in Britain, and higher education politics teaching.

Current Teaching and Administrative Responsibilities

Richard has a reduced teaching load for 2011-2 due to research buyout. For this academic year he is module leader and lecturer for:

• HIX1010 Competing Perspectives on Development (Year 2)
• HHX1019 The Politics of Europe and the European Union (Year 3)

He is also module leader for:

• HFX2001 Introduction to Politics (Year 1).

Richard is the Admissions Officer for Undergraduate Politics Degrees. Please feel free to contact him if you are interested in studying Politics at Huddersfield.

Media Enquiries

I am currently co-organising a conference on Labour Orators from Aneurin Bevan to Gordon Brown, to be held at the University of Huddersfield in November 2011. We plan to develop the proceedings of this conference into an edited book.

My doctoral thesis examined contemporary Conservative Party politics and this continues to be a key research interest of mine. I have published on Conservative modernisation in Political Quarterly, and my book, Reconstructing Conservatism? The Conservative Party in Opposition, 1997-2010 will be published by Manchester University Press in August 2012. I have also published an article in Parliamentary Affairs examining the significance of Iain Duncan Smith's tenure as Conservative Party leader, and have written a separate paper on his leadership attributes for a forthcoming book on leaders of the opposition since World War II. A chapter on the Conservatives and the 2010 general election has been published in Italian, and is forthcoming in an English language edition with MUP.

Beyond Conservative Party politics I have an interest in party politics and electoral competition in Britain more generally. Along with many other political scientists I have an emerging research interest in coalition politics (see my post-election commentary in the Yorkshire Post), and have also published an academic article examining the recent electoral performance of the UK Independence Party.

I have a developing interest in a number of public policy issues surrounding the broad theme of social justice, and presented a paper on this topic at a conference at the University of Leeds in April 2011. This will be featured in a forthcoming edited collection published by Palgrave Macmillan, assessing the coalition's first year in office.

I have a keen interest in the politics of national identity, notably issues related to European integration, immigration and devolution. Specifically I have co-authored articles on the rise of Englishness in contemporary British politics, and on the place of Englishness and the Union in contemporary Conservative Thought.

Finally I have conducted research and published on pedagogical issues related specifically to the teaching and learning of politics  in higher education. This is an ongoing interest and I am considering possibilities for future work in this area.

2012

Hayton, R (2012) ‘Fixing Broken Britain? Social Policy under the Coalition’. In: Cameron and the Conservatives: The Transition to Coalition Government . Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. . ISBN 9780230314108

Hayton, R (2012) ‘Iain Duncan Smith, 2001-2003’. In: Leaders of the Opposition: From Churchill to Cameron. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan . . ISBN 9780230296473

Mycock, A. and Hayton, R. (2012) ‘The party politics of post-devolution identity: defending the Union?’ British Journal of Politics and International Relations . ISSN 13691481

2011

Hayton, R (2011) ‘At long last, Miliband finds his voice... but now he has to make sure that his message is heard ’ Yorkshire Post . ISSN 0963-1496

Hayton, R (2011) ‘I conservatori e la strada per (spartire) il potere’. In: La Gran Bretagna di Cameron. Bologna, Italy: il Mulino. . ISBN 978-88-15-23351-6

Hayton, R. and Mycock, A. (2011) ‘The Party Politics of the Union’. In: 61st Political Studies Association Annual Conference Transforming Politics: New Synergies, 19-21st April 2011, London, UK

2010

Hayton, R (2010) ‘Conservative Party Modernisation and David Cameron's Politics of the Family’ The Political Quarterly , 81 (4), pp. 492-500. ISSN 1467-923X

Hayton, R (2010) ‘Young Pretender must show that the crown fits’ Yorkshire Post . ISSN 0963-1496

Hayton, R. and Bache, I. (2010) ‘Teaching politics through inquiry: the international student voice ’. In: 3rd PSA Teaching and Learning Group Conference, 15 September 2010, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK.

Hayton, R (2010) ‘Leadership without authority: Iain Duncan Smith as leader of the Conservative Party’. In: Leaders of the Opposition: From Churchill To Cameron, 9 July 2010, University of Leeds

Hayton, R. and Heppell, T. (2010) ‘The Quiet Man of British Politics: the Rise, Fall and Significance of Iain Duncan Smith’ Parliamentary Affairs , 63 (3), pp. 425-445. ISSN 1460-2482

Hayton, R (2010) ‘Happy together for now but will it turn out to be a shotgun wedding? ’ Yorkshire Post . ISSN 0963-1496

Hayton, R (2010) ‘Towards the Mainstream? UKIP and the 2009 Elections to the European Parliament’ Politics , 30 (1), pp. 26-35. ISSN 0263-3957

2009

English, R., Hayton, R. and Kenny, M. (2009) ‘Englishness and the Union in Contemporary Conservative Thought’ Government and Opposition , 44 (4), pp. 343-365. ISSN 0017-257X

2008

Hayton, R (2008) ‘Teaching Politics: Graduate Students as Tutors’ Politics , 28 (3), pp. 207-214. ISSN 0263-3957

Hayton, R. and Kenny , M. (2008) ‘The English Question’ The Guardian Newspaper . ISSN 0261-3077

Hayton, R., English, R. and Kenny , M. (2008) ‘Beyond the Constitution? Englishness in a post-devolved Britain’ Beyond the Constitution? Englishness in a post-devolved Britain .

2007

Hayton, R (2007) ‘Book Review: "The Blair Effect: 2001-2005", edited by Anthony Seldon and Dennis Kavanagh, Cambridge University Press. ’ Millennium: Journal of International Studies , 36 (1), pp. 176-177. ISSN 0305-8298

Hayton, R (2007) ‘Book Review: "A Political Philosophy: Arguments for Conservatism" by Roger Scruton, Continuum, London, 2006. ’ Political Studies Review , 5 (3), pp. 409-409. ISSN 1478-9299

Hayton, R., English, R. and Kenny, M. (2007) ‘Englishness in Contemporary British Politics’ The Political Quarterly , 78 (S1), pp. 122-135. ISSN 0032-3179

Hayton, R (2007) ‘Book Review: "Conservative Revival: Blueprint for a Better Britain", edited by Chris Philp, Politicos, London, 2006. ’ Political Studies Review , 5 (1), pp. 111-112. ISSN 1478-9299

Richard is currently first supervisor to one PhD student, Libby McEnhill, who is fully funded by a University of Huddersfield Human and Health Sciences PhD Studentship. The working title of her thesis is 'From Opposition to Coalition: Analysing Conservative Welfare Policy'.

In addition to this, he has supervisory experience on the MA by Research and MA in Public Sector Modernisation programmes, and is also second supervisor to one PhD student. Richard is keen to supervise promising research students in the following areas (broadly defined):

• British politics
• Party politics and political leadership in the UK
• Political ideologies (especially conservatism)
• National identity (especially issues related to Englishness and Britishness)
• Parliament, the constitution and constitutional reform
• Euroscepticism