Brendan completed a BA, an MA and a PhD at the University of Manchester where he also taught until 1969 and launched Politics as an independent subject in 1974. Formerly Head of Politics and Dean of School, Brendan was appointed as the University’s Pro-Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs in 1997. He then became Pro-Vive Chancellor on a part-time basis until November 2007, when he was appointed Emeritus Professor. He continues to be an active researcher and has published further articles and to research in the areas of urban regeneration in Britain and the USA. Currently, he is also writing a biography  of former government minister J.P.W. Mallalieu and a jointly authored book with Dr Georgina Blakeley on Politics of urban regeneration..

Research interests focus on political ideas and their impact on policy making in British and American Politics.

2008

Blakeley, G. and Evans, B. (2008) ‘`It's like Maintaining a Hedge': Constraints on Citizen Engagement in Community Regeneration in East Manchester’ Public Policy and Administration , 23 (1), pp. 100-113. ISSN 09520767

2007

Evans, B (2007) ‘Labour and the West Riding of Yorkshire: 1945-2006, the Heartland challenged’. In: Sons and daughters of labour: a history and recollection of the Labour Party within the historic boundaries of the West Riding of Yorkshire. Huddersfield: University of Huddersfield. pp. 53-84. ISBN 186218058X

Evans, B (2007) ‘The politics of partnership: urban regeneration in east Manchester ’ Public Policy and Administration , 22 (2), pp. 201-215. ISSN 0952-0767

Evans, B., Laybourn, K., Lancaster, J. and Haigh, B. (2007) Sons and daughters of labour: a history and recollection of the Labour Party within the historic boundaries of the West Riding of Yorkshire . Huddersfield: University of Huddersfield . ISBN 186218058X

2002

Evans, B (2002) ‘Thatcherism and the British people’. In: Mass conservatism: the Conservatives and the public since the 1880s. : Routledge. pp. 218-242. ISBN 978-0-7146-5223-8

Evans, B (2002) ‘The third way’. In: Contemporary political concepts: a critical introduction. London: Pluto Press. pp. 145-161. ISBN 9780745317960

Evans, B (2002) ‘Thatcherism and Mass Democracy: The Strange Case of Basildon’. In: Mass Conservatism: the Conservatives and the Public since the 1880s. London: Frank Cass. pp. 218-241. ISBN 0714652237

2000

Evans, B (2000) Thatcherism and British politics, 1975-1999 . Stroud, UK: Sutton . ISBN 9780750915731

1996

Evans, B (1996) From Salisbury to Major: continuity and change in Conservative politics . Manchester, UK: Manchester University Press . ISBN 0719042909