Michael Saward (political theorist)

Michael Saward (born 1 September 1960),[1] is an Australian[2] and British professor of politics and international studies at the University of Warwick,[3] He was formerly Reader in Politics at Royal Holloway, University of London, and Professor and Head of Department in politics and international studies at the Open University.[2]

For other people named Michael Saward, see Michael Saward (disambiguation).

Michael Saward
Born (1960-09-01) 1 September 1960
NationalityAustralian
Alma materUniversity of Essex
Scientific career
InstitutionsCentre for Citizenship, Identities and Governance Open University
ThesisCo-option and legitimacy: the varieties and consequences of formal incorporation (1980)

He was a Leverhulme Major Research Fellow, 2016–19, is a member of the Sydney Democracy Network[4] and was Director of the Midlands Graduate School, 2013-16.

Education

Michael Saward gained his doctorate from the University of Essex in 1989.[2]

Research

His research focuses on the way key political ideas change over time, and how they are worked out in practice. Contemporary ideas of democracy is also a subject which he has written about extensively.[2]

Career

Before joining as a reader in 2000 Open University, Saward worked at the Royal Holloway, University of London.[2][5]

In 2006 the Open University made him director of the Citizenship Strand in the Centre for Citizenship, Identities and Governance (CCIG). His inaugural speech, on the theme of what it means to 'do' political representation theory, took place on 4 July 2006 at the Berrill Lecture Theatre, at the Open University.[6]

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Books
  • Saward, Michael (1989). Co-option and legitimacy: the varieties and consequences of formal incorporation (Ph.D. thesis). University of Essex. OCLC 19288153.
  • Saward, Michael (1992). Co-optive politics and state legitimacy. Aldershot England Brookfield, USA: Dartmouth. ISBN 9781855212138.
  • Saward, Michael (1998). The terms of democracy. Cambridge England Malden, Mass: Polity Press Blackwell. ISBN 9780745619903.
  • Saward, Michael (2000). Democratic innovation: deliberation, representation and association. London New York: Routledge/ECPR. ISBN 9780415234429.
  • Bartelson, Jens; Saward, Michael; Grunnell, John D. (2001). Pluralism, civil society and democracy beyond the nation state: Ph.D seminar 7.8. June 2001. Cos.
  • Saward, Michael (2003). Democracy (key concepts). Cambridge, UK Malden, MA: Polity Distributed in the USA by Blackwell Pub. ISBN 9780745623504.
  • Andrews, Geoff; Saward, Michael (2005). Living political ideas. Edinburgh Maidenhead: Edinburgh University Press in association with the Open University. ISBN 9780748619719.
  • Saward, Michael (2007). Democracy: critical concepts in political science. London New York: Routledge. ISBN 9780415357104.
  • Saward, Michael (2008). Demokracja. Warszawa: Sic. ISBN 9788360457535.
  • Saward, Michael (2010). The representative claim. Oxford New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199579389.
  • Isin, Engin; Saward, Michael (Eds) (2013). Enacting European citizenship. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781107033962.

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  • Saward, Michael (1992), "The civil nuclear network in Britain.", in Marsh, David; Rhodes, R.A.W. (eds.), Policy networks in British government., Oxford Scholarship Online: Clarendon, pp. 75–?, ISBN 9780191684210
  • Saward, Michael (1993), "Advice, legitimacy and nuclear safety in Britain.", in Barker, Anthony; Peters, B. Guy (eds.), The Politics of expert advice: creating, using and manipulating scientific knowledge for public policy: public administration in the 1990s., Pittsburgh, Pa: University of Pittsburgh Press, pp. 73–90, ISBN 9780822911715
  • Saward, Michael; Mills, Michael (1993), "Green democracy?", in Dobson, Andrew; Lucardie, Paul (eds.), The Politics of nature: explorations in green political theory., London New York: Routledge, pp. 63–80, ISBN 9780415085939
  • Saward, Michael; Mills, Michael (1993), "Liberalism, democracy and prevention.", in Mills, Michael (ed.), Prevention, health and British politics., Aldershot, Hants, England Brookfield, Vt., USA: Avebury, ISBN 9781856281904
  • Saward, Michael (1994), "Democratic theory and indices of democratisation.", in Beetham, David (ed.), Defining and measuring democracy., London Thousand Oaks, Calif: Sage Publications, pp. 6–24, ISBN 9780803977891
  • Saward, Michael (1995), "Legitimacy and the State in Europe: theories, crises and complexity.", in Hesse, Joachim Jens; Toonen, Theo A. J. (eds.), The European yearbook of comparative government and public administration., Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft and Boulder, ISBN 9780813369570
  • Saward, Michael (1996), "Must Democrats be environmentalists?", in Doherty, Brian; de Geus, Marius (eds.), Democracy and green political thought: sustainability, rights, and citizenship., London New York: Routledge, pp. 77–94, ISBN 9780415144124
  • Saward, Michael (1997), "In search of the hollow crown.", in Weller, Patrick; Bakvis, Herman; Rhodes, R.A.W. (eds.), The hollow crown: countervailing trends in core executives., New York: St. Martin's Press, pp. 16–36, ISBN 9780333681954
  • Saward, Michael (1998), "The promise of proceduralism: is democracy a defence against poverty?", in Edwards, John; Révauger, Jean-Paul (eds.), Discourse on inequality in France and Britain., Aldershot, Hants, England Brookfield, Vt., USA: Ashgate, pp. 20–29, ISBN 9781840143065
  • Saward, Michael (2000), "A critique of Held.", in Holden, Barry (ed.), Global democracy key debates., London New York: Routledge, pp. 32–46, ISBN 9780415198790
  • Saward, Michael (2002), "Rawls and deliberative democracy.", in Passerin D'Entrèves, Maurizio (ed.), Democracy as public deliberation new perspectives., Manchester, UK, and New York: Manchester University Press, pp. 112–130, ISBN 9781412805674
  • Saward, Michael (2003), "Representative and direct democracy.", in Axtmann, Roland (ed.), Understanding democratic politics: an introduction, London Thousand Oaks, Calif: SAGE, pp. 52–60, ISBN 9780761971832
  • Saward, Michael (2003), "Introduction: democratic innovation.", in Saward, Michael (ed.), Democratic innovation: deliberation, representation and association, London New York: Routledge/ECPR studies in European political science (No.17), pp. 3–16, ISBN 9780415234429
  • Saward, Michael (2003), "Less than meets the eye: democracy and deliberative theory.", in Saward, Michael (ed.), Democratic innovation: deliberation, representation and association, London New York: Routledge/ECPR studies in European political science (No.17), pp. 66–77, ISBN 9780415234429
  • Saward, Michael (2003), "Conclusion: variation, innovation and democratic theory.", in Saward, Michael (ed.), Democratic innovation: deliberation, representation and association, London New York: Routledge/ECPR studies in European political science (No.17), pp. 213–220, ISBN 9780415234429
  • Saward, Michael (2005), "Governance and the transformation of political representation.", in Newman, Janet (ed.), Remaking governance: peoples, politics and the public sphere, Bristol UK: Policy Press, pp. 179–196, ISBN 9781861346391
  • Saward, Michael (2005), "Them and us: nationalism and self-determination.", in Andrews, Geoff; Saward, Michael (eds.), Living political ideas. Power, dissent, equality: understanding contemporary politics, Edinburgh Maidenhead: Edinburgh University Press in association with the Open University, pp. 35–66, ISBN 9780748619719
  • Saward, Michael (2006), "The state and civil liberties in the post 9-11 world.", in Dunleavy, Patrick; Heffernan, Richard; Cowley, Philip; et al. (eds.), Developments in British politics 8, Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire New York: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 212–230, ISBN 9781403948434
  • Saward, Michael (2006), "Representation.", in Dobson, Andrew; Eckersley, Robyn (eds.), Political theory and the ecological challenge, Cambridge, UK New York: Cambridge University Press, pp. 183–199, ISBN 9780521838108
  • Saward, Michael (2006), "Democracy and citizenship: expanding domains.", in Dryzek, John S.; Honig, Bonnie; Phillips, Anne (eds.), The Oxford handbook of political theory, Oxford New York: Oxford University Press, pp. 400–419, ISBN 9780199270033
  • Blakeley, Georgina; Saward, Michael (2009), "Political ordering.", in Bromley, Simon; Clarke, John; Hinchliffe, Steve; et al. (eds.), Exploring social lives, Milton Keynes: The Open University, pp. 74–95, ISBN 9780749216429
  • Saward, Michael (2011), "The wider canvas: representation and democracy in state and society.", in Alonso, Sonia; Keane, John; Wolfgang, Merkel (eds.), The future of representative democracy, Cambridge New York: Cambridge University Press, pp. 74–95, ISBN 9780521177030
  • Saward, Michael (2012), "A conversation with Benjamin Barber.", in Browning, Gary; Dimova-Cookson, Maria; Prokhovnik, Raia (eds.), Dialogues with contemporary political theorists, Houndsmill, Basingstoke, Hampshire New York: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 24–41, ISBN 9780230303058

Journal articles

1990 – 1999

2000 – 2009

2010 onwards

See also

References
  1. "Saward, Michael, 1960–". Library of Congress. Retrieved 8 July 2014. Co-optive politics and state legitimacy, 1991: CIP t.p. (Michael Saward, Royal Holloway and Bedford New Col., U. of London) CIP data (b. 9/1/60)
  2. "World Who's Who:Europa biographical reference". Michael Saward. Routledge. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  3. "Michael Saward". Department of Politics and International Studies, The University of Warwick. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  4. "Michael Saward". Sydney Democracy Network. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  5. Saward, Michael (1989). Co-option and legitimacy: the varieties and consequences of formal incorporation (Ph.D. thesis). University of Essex. OCLC 19288153.
  6. Michael Saward (2006). 'Doing Theory, Political Representation' Professor Michael Saward Inaugural Lecture ['Doing Theory, Political Representation' Prof Michael Saward CCIG Keynote Lecture] (Video). Berrill Lecture Theatre, Open University, Milton Keynes, UK: Centre for Citizenship, Identities and Governance (CCIG) via Vimeo. Retrieved 8 July 2006.
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