Professor Peter Dorey
Professor of British Politics
- Available for postgraduate supervision
Overview
As Professor of British Politics, I have particular research interests in Britain's main political parties (espcially their changing ideologies, electoral performance, leadership selection procedures, and the socio-economic backgrounds of their MPs), the British 'party system', trends in voting behaviour and the determinants of electoral choice, the functioning and reform of Parliament, and changes in the 'policy process' (the way that policies are developed and implemented, and by who) since the 1980s.
Since 2010, I have authored or co-authored: 11 books (including 5 since 2019), one of which, British Conservatism: The Philosophy and Politics of Inequality, was awarded a Political Studies Association (PSA) prize; 31 journal articles; 26 chapters in edited books.
I have also presented a Guest Lecture (on changes in policy-making) to staff from the Cabinet Office; submitted written evidence to two parliamentary select committee inquiriues (one on declining electoral turnout and political disengagement, and the other on House of Lords reform; changes to appointment and membership); been interviewed on topics such as general elections, Conservative Party leadership, the 2016 EU referendum, and developments pertaining to Brexit, by the BBC, and media in Austria, Chile, China, Germany, Hungary, Portugal and Russia.
In 2019, I was invited by The Independent to write an Op-Ed on the Conservative Party and Brexit, and also invited to write an article (about the Conservative Party) for the Fabian Society's journal The Fabian Review.
In Spring 2014, I was Visiting Professor of Politics at the University of Bordeaux, and in Spring 2019, Visiting Professor of Politics at Charles University, Prague.
In 2017, I presented a guest Lecture at the Sorbonne Nouvelle (Paris), and was invited to be a keynote speaker at a conference on Brexit, held at the University of Lyon in autumn 2021.
Since 2010, I have served as External Examiner at Birmingham University, Hull University (current), Lancaster University, Leeds University, Lincoln University, and Sussex University. I am currently External Examiner at Hull University, and York St. John University .
Since 2015, I have been External Examiner for PhD Vivas at Birmingham University (twice), Hull University (twice), Goldsmith's College (London), Leeds University (twice), and Liverpool University.
I would very much welcome applications from prospective PhD students on any aspect of contemporary British politics or public policy, but especially on party politics, voting patterns, parliamentary reform, Brexit, and aspects of policy-making or case-studies of particular policies.
Publication
2024
- Dorey, P. 2024. Will the Tory party implode?. Chartist (Magazine) 329, pp. 18-19.
- Dorey, P. 2024. The weakening of the Blue Wall. In: Jackson, D. et al. eds. UK General Election Analysis 2024: Media, Voters and the Campaign. Bournemouth University and The Political Studies Association, pp. 64-65.
2023
- Dorey, P. 2023. Written evidence from Professor Pete Dorey, Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee Membership of the House of Lords inquiry.. London: Parliament UK.
- Dorey, P., Garnett, M. and Diamond, P. 2023. Exploring British politics 6th Edition. London, UK: Routledge. (10.4324/9781003325628)
- Dorey, P. 2023. The backward march of Toryism.. [Online]. Available at: https://www.chartist.org.uk/the-backward-march-of-toryism/?fbclid=IwAR1POL__l0MvFkKaCvT9pUblyDKvoFo7Hb4vTv4HZb8sE8bjFZXAAvHR8oQ
- Dorey, P. 2023. Elected or selected? The continuing constitutional conundrum of House of Lords reform. The Political Quarterly 94, pp. 1-10. (10.1111/1467-923X.13298)
- Dorey, P. 2023. Why Conservative MPs remain under Margaret Thatcher's spell, 10 years after her death. [Online]. LSE: London School of Economics. Available at: https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/why-conservative-mps-remain-under-margaret-thatchers-spell-10-years-after-her-death/
- Dorey, P. 2023. Thatcherism: a short history. Agenda Publishing.
- Dorey, P. 2023. Conciliation, co-operation, and consensus: The One Nation Conservative approach to industrial relations and Trade Unions, 1945-1990. Revue Française de Civilisation Britannique 28(1), article number: 10359. (10.4000/rfcb.10359)
- Dorey, P. 2023. Preface. In: Dalingwater, L. and Prion, S. eds. Le Parti Conservateur Britannique au Pouvoir (2010-2020). Presses Universitaires du Septentrion, pp. 15-24.
- Dorey, P. 2023. Theresa May's mode of Conservatism; 'Soft' One Nation Toryism. In: Roe-Crines, A. S. and Jeffery, D. eds. Statecraft: Policies and Politics under Prime Minister Theresa May. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 219-238., (10.1007/978-3-031-32472-7_12)
2022
- Dorey, P. 2022. Neoliberalism in Britain: From origins to orthodoxy. In: Levy, N. et al. eds. The Anglo-American Model of Neoliberalism of the 1980s. Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 97-116., (10.1007/978-3-031-12074-9_7)
- Dorey, P. 2022. The contradictions and depredations of conservative neoliberalism. Historical Studies in Industrial Relations 43(1), pp. 253-263. (10.3828/hsir.2022.43.12)
- Dorey, P. 2022. Constitutional reform. In: Hickson, K. ed. Neil Kinnock: Saving the Labour Party?. Routledge, pp. 151-164.
- Dorey, P. 2022. Explaining Brexit: The 5 A's - Anomie, Alienation, Austerity, Authoritarianism and Atavism. Revue Française de Civilisation Britannique XXVII(2), pp. 1-24. (10.4000/rfcb.9060)
2021
- Dorey, P. 2021. An end to market mania and managerialist madness: Corbyn(ism) and the public sector. In: Crines, A. S. ed. Corbynism in Perspective: The Labour Party under Jeremy Corbyn. Agenda, pp. 87-102.
- Dorey, P. 2021. Entry into the European community. In: Roe-Crines, A. S. and Heppell, T. eds. Policies and Politics Under Prime Minister Edward Heath. Palgrave Studies in Political Leadership Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 211-238.
- Dorey, P. 2021. A “middle way” between the free market and full equality: a pay ratio. In: Örtenblad, A. ed. Debating Equal Pay For All: Economy, Practicability and Ethics. Palgrave Debates in Business and Management Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 117-134.
- Dorey, P., Garnett, M. and Lynch, P. 2021. Exploring British politics 5th Edition. Routledge.
- Dorey, P. 2021. David Cameron's catastrophic miscalculation: The EU Referendum, Brexit, and the UK's 'culture war'. Observatoire de la Societie Britannique 27(2), pp. 195-226. (10.4000/osb.5444)
2020
- Denham, A., Roe-Crines, A. S. and Dorey, P. 2020. Choosing party leaders: Britain's conservatives and labour compared. Manchester, England: Manchester University Press.
- Dorey, P. 2020. The Core Executive. In: Garnett, M. ed. The Routledge Handbook of British Politics and Society. London, England: Routledge, pp. 9-25., (10.4324/9781315559247)
- Dorey, P. 2020. Paul Corthorn, 'Enoch Powell: Politics and Ideas in Modern Britain' [Book Review]. Cercles: revue pluridisciplinaire du monde anglophone
2019
- Dorey, P. 2019. The Brexit Party's impact - if any. In: Jackson, D. et al. eds. UK Election Analysis 2019: Media, Voters and the Campaign. Bournemouth: Centre for Comparative Politics and Media Research Bournemouth University, pp. 54-55.
- Dorey, P. 2019. Totalitarian Toryism. The Fabian Review 131(3), pp. 12-13.
- Dorey, P. 2019. Behold how far the Conservative party has fallen. The Independent 2019(19 Jun)
- Dorey, P. 2019. Comrades in conflict: Labour, the Trade Unions and 1969's 'In Place of Strife'. Manchester: Manchester University Press.
2018
- Dorey, P. 2018. ‘Don’t intervene, don’t get involved’: the Conservative Party’s voluntarist approach to industrial relations and trade unionism, 1951–1964. Contemporary British History 32(3), pp. 408-436. (10.1080/13619462.2018.1503957)
- Dorey, P. 2018. The Labour Party's long-standing lethargy over House of Lords reform. [Online]. Political Studies Association: Specialist Group on Parliaments. Available at: https://parliamentsandlegislatures.wordpress.com/2018/07/11/labour-house-of-lords-reform/
- Denham, A. and Dorey, P. 2018. Tales of the Unexpected: The selection of British party leaders since 1963. British Politics 13(2), pp. 171-194. (10.1057/s41293-017-0044-x)
- Dorey, P. and Purvis, M. 2018. Representation in the Lords. In: Leston-Bandeira, C. and Thompson, L. eds. Exploring Parliament. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 244-254.
2017
- Dorey, P. 2017. Jeremy Corbyn confounds his critics: explaining the Labour party's remarkable resurgence in the 2017 election. British Politics 12(3), pp. 308-334. (10.1057/s41293-017-0058-4)
- Dorey, P. 2017. Snap election 2017: the historians' verdict. HistoryExtra 2017(14 Jun)
- Dorey, P. 2017. A tale of two leadership campaigns. In: Thorsen, E., Jackson, D. and Lilleker, D. eds. UK Election Analysis 2017:. Bournemouth: Bournemouth University/Political Studies Association, pp. 82-82.
- Dorey, P. 2017. Why has 'stage two' of House of Lords Reform not been completed after 17 years?. [Online]. Parliaments and Legislatures. Available at: https://parliamentsandlegislatures.wordpress.com/2017/01/11/why-has-stage-two-of-house-of-lords-reform-not-been-completed-after-17-years/
- Dorey, P. 2017. Towards exit from the EU: The Conservative Party's increasing Euroscepticism since the 1980s. Politics and Governance 5(2), pp. 27-40. (10.17645/pag.v5i2.873)
2016
- Dorey, P. 2016. Policies under Cameron: modernisation abandoned. In: Peele, G. and Francis, J. eds. David Cameron and Conservative renewal: the limits of modernisation?. New Perspectives on the Right Manchester: Manchester University Press, pp. 58-81., (10.7228/manchester/9781784991531.003.0004)
- Dorey, P. 2016. How big is the challenge for Jeremy Corbyn to win a General Election?. [Online]. The Question. Available at: http://theqstn.com/questions/172507/how-big-is-the-challenge-for-jeremy-corbyn-to-win-a-general-election
- Dorey, P. and Garnett, M. 2016. The British Coalition Government, 2010-2015: A marriage of inconvenience. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. (10.1057/978-1-137-02377-3)
- Dorey, P. 2016. Comrades in conflict - the Labour Party and the Trade Unions since the 1960s. Presented at: Socialism, Socialists and the State in Western Europe in the 20th Century:, Paris, France, 7-9 December 2016.
- Dorey, P. and Denham, A. 2016. "The longest suicide vote in history": The Labour Party Leadership election of 2015. British Politics 11(3), pp. 259-282. (10.1057/s41293-016-0001-0)
- Dorey, P. 2016. Weakening the trade unions, one step at a time: the Thatcher governments' strategy for the reform of trade union law, 1979-1984. Historical Studies in Industrial Relations 37, pp. 169-200. (10.3828/hsir.2016.37.6)
- Dorey, P. and Denham, A. 2016. Entirely as expected? Jeremy Corbyn's re-election as Labour Party leader. [Online]. London: London School of Economics and Political Science. Available at: http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/labour-2016-voting-data/
- Dorey, P. 2016. ‘Should I stay or should I go?’: James Callaghan’s decision not to call an autumn 1978 general election. British Politics 11(1), pp. 95-118. (10.1057/bp.2015.9)
- Dorey, P. 2016. Social and sexual liberation. In: Crines, A. S. and Hickson, K. eds. Harold Wilson: The Unprincipled Prime Minister?. London: Biteback, pp. 165-184.
- Crines, A. S., Heppell, T. and Dorey, P. 2016. The political rhetoric and oratory of Margaret Thatcher. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
2015
- Dorey, P. and Denham, A. 2015. Labour's 2015 leadership contest. Democratic Audit UK 2015(2 Oct)
- Dorey, P. 2015. Policy responses in Britain and the economic crisis: the failure of social democracy?. In: Romano, S. and Punziano, G. eds. The European Social Model Adrift: Europe, Social Cohesion and the Economic Crisis. Aldershot: Ashgate
- Dorey, P. 2015. 'Well, Harold insists on having it! - The political struggle to establish The Open University, 1965-67. Contemporary British History 29(2), pp. 241-272. (10.1080/13619462.2014.981160)
- Dorey, P. 2015. A farewell to alms: Thatcherism's legacy of inequality. British Politics 10(1), pp. 79-98. (10.1057/bp.2014.24)
- Dorey, P. 2015. Voter dealignment, disillusion and the implications for the May 2015 election. [Online]. London: LSE Blog. Available at: http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/voter-dealignment-disillusion-and-the-implications-for-the-may-2015-election/
- Dorey, P. 2015. The oratory of Margaret Thatcher. In: Hayton, R. and Crines, A. S. eds. Conservative Orators from Baldwin to Cameron. New Perspectives on the Right Manchester University Press
- Dorey, P. and Garnett, M. 2015. 'The weaker-willed, the craven-hearted': the decline of One Nation Conservatism. Global Discourse: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Current Affairs and Applied Contemporary Thought 5(1), pp. 69-91. (10.1080/23269995.2014.914823)
- Dorey, P. 2015. The rhetoric of neoliberalism in the politics of crisis: a reply to Andrew Scott Crines. Global Discourse: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Current Affairs and Applied Contemporary Thought 5(1), pp. 130-134. (10.1080/23269995.2014.959390)
- Dorey, P. 2015. Conservatism. In: Odekon, M. A. ed. The SAGE Encyclopedia of World Poverty. SAGE Publications, pp. 283-286.
- Dorey, P. 2015. The Fabian Society. In: Odekon, M. A. ed. The SAGE Encyclopedia of World Poverty. SAGE Publications, pp. 541-543.
- Dorey, P. 2015. Charity Organisation Society. In: Odekon, M. A. ed. The SAGE Encyclopedia of World Poverty. SAGE Publications, pp. 196-198.
- Dorey, P. 2015. Social democracy. In: Odekon, M. A. ed. The SAGE Encyclopedia of World Poverty. SAGE Publications, pp. 1419-1421.
- Dorey, P. 2015. The Beveridge scheme. In: Odekon, M. A. ed. The SAGE Encyclopedia of World Poverty. SAGE Publications, pp. 119-121.
- Dorey, P. 2015. The blunders of our governments [Book Review]. West European Politics 38(1), pp. 252-254. (10.1080/01402382.2014.962827)
- Dorey, P. 2015. The Thatcher legacy - public sector reform. Observatoire de la Société Britannique 17, pp. 33-60.
2014
- Dorey, P. 2014. Policy making in Britain: an introduction (2nd ed.). London: Sage.
- Dorey, P. 2014. The legacy of Thatcherism for education policies: markets, managerialism and malice (towards teachers). In: Farrall, S. and Hay, C. eds. The Legacy of Thatcherism: assessing and exploring Thatcherite social and economic policies. Oxford: Oxforfd University Press/British Academy, pp. 108-135., (10.5871/bacad/9780197265703.003.0006)
- Dorey, P. 2014. The 'Stepping Stones' programme: The Conservative Party's struggle to develop a trade-union policy, 1975-79. Historical Studies in Industrial Relations 2014(35), pp. 89-116. (10.3828/hsir.2014.35.4)
2013
- Dorey, P. 2013. It was just like arming to face the threat of Hitler in the late 1930s.' The Ridley Report and the Conservative Party's preparations for the 1984–85 miners' strike. Historical Studies in Industrial Relations 34, pp. 173-214. (10.3828/hsir.2013.34.7)
- Dorey, P. 2013. 'A plague over both your houses': Changing electoral behaviour in Britain and the rise of third parties. Government Gazette 2013, pp. 88-89.
- Dorey, P. 2013. The fall of the Wilson Government 1970. In: Heppell, T. and Theakston, K. eds. How Labour Governments Fall: From Ramsay Macdonald to Gordon Brown. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 83-112.
2012
- Dorey, P. and Garnett, M. 2012. No such thing as the 'Big Society'? The Conservative Party's unnecessary search for 'narrative' in the 2010 general election. British Politics 7(4), pp. 389-417. (10.1057/bp.2012.17)
- Dorey, P. 2012. Harold Wilson, 1963-4 and 1970-4. In: Heppell, T. ed. Leaders of the Opposition: From Churchill to Cameron. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 48-67.
2011
- Dorey, P., Garnett, M. and Denham, A. 2011. From crisis to coalition: The Conservative Party, 1997-2010. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
- Dorey, P. and Denham, A. 2011. 'O, brother, where art thou?' The Labour Party leadership election of 2010. British Politics 6(3), pp. 286-316. (10.1057/bp.2011.19)
- Dorey, P. 2011. ‘A Rather Novel Constitutional Experiment’: The Formation of the 1977–8 ‘Lib-Lab Pact’. Parliamentary History 30(3), pp. 374-394. (10.1111/j.1750-0206.2011.00275.x)
- Dorey, P. and Kelso, A. 2011. House of Lords reform since 1911: must the Lords go?. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
- Dorey, P. 2011. The importance of inequality in Conservative thought. In: Ozsel, D. ed. Reflections on Conservatism. Newcastle-Upon-Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, pp. 54-80.
- Dorey, P. 2011. A Conservative 'Third Way'? British Conservatives and the development of Post-Thatcherite Conservatismm. In: Ozsel, D. ed. Reflections on Conservatism. Newcastle-Upon-Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, pp. 146-177.
2010
- Dorey, P. 2010. Faltering before the finishing line: The Conservative Party's performance in the 2010 general election. British Politics 5(4), pp. 402-435. (10.1057/bp.2010.21)
- Dorey, P. 2010. A Poverty of Imagination: Blaming the Poor for Inequality. The Political Quarterly 81(3), pp. 333-343. (10.1111/j.1467-923X.2010.02095.x)
- Dorey, P. and Honeyman, V. 2010. Ahead of his time: Richard Crossman and house of commons reform in the 1960s. British Politics 5(2), pp. 149-178. (10.1057/bp.2010.3)
- Dorey, P. 2010. British conservatism: the politics and philosophy of inequality. International Library of Political Studies Vol. 33. London: I.B. Tauris.
2009
- Dorey, P. 2009. 'Sharing the Proceeds of Growth': Conservative Economic Policy under David Cameron. The Political Quarterly 80(2), pp. 259-269. (10.1111/j.1467-923X.2009.01984.x)
- Dorey, P. 2009. Change in Order to Conserve: Explaining the Decision to Introduce the 1958 Life Peerages Act. Parliamentary History 28(2), pp. 246-265. (10.1111/j.1750-0206.2009.00109.x)
- Dorey, P. 2009. Conciliation or Confrontation with the Trade Unions? The Conservative Party’s ‘Authority of Government Group’, 1975-1978. Historical Studies in Industrial Relations(27-28), pp. 135-151.
- Dorey, P. 2009. Individual Liberty Versus Industrial Order: Conservatives and the Trade Union Closed Shop 1946-90. Contemporary British History 23(2), pp. 221-244. (10.1080/13619460802636458)
- Dorey, P. 2009. British conservatism and trade unionism, 1945–1964. Modern Economic and Social History Series. Farnham: Ashgate.
- Dorey, P. 2009. The House of Lords since 1949. In: Jones, C. ed. A Short History of Parliament: England, Great Britain, the United Kingdom, Ireland and Scotland. Woodbridge: Boydell Press, pp. 226-248.
2008
- Dorey, P. 2008. 'Asking too much and offering too little'? The Conservative-Liberal coalition talks of 1-4 March 1974. Journal of Liberal History(61), pp. 28-37.
- Dorey, P. 2008. `It really was rather disgraceful. Still, that is politics': The 1967-8 Decision to Defer the Raising of the School Leaving Age. Public Policy and Administration 23(4), pp. 391-407. (10.1177/0952076708093251)
- Dorey, P. 2008. Stumbling Through 'Stage Two': New Labour and House of Lords Reform. British Politics 3(1), pp. 22-44. (10.1057/palgrave.bp.4200077)
- Dorey, P. 2008. The Labour Party and constitutional reform: a history of constitutional conservatism. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
2007
- Denham, A. and Dorey, P. 2007. Just the ticket? The Labour Party's deputy leadership election of 2007. Political Quarterly 78(4), pp. 527-535. (10.1111/j.1467-923X.2007.00881.x)
- Dorey, P. and Denham, A. 2007. 'Meeting the challenge'? The Liberal Democrats' policy review of 2005-2006. Political Quarterly 78(1), pp. 68-77. (10.1111/j.1467-923X.2007.00832.x)
- Dorey, P. 2007. The Welsh Assembly election 2007. Representation 43(4), pp. 315-321. (10.1080/00344890701574823)
- Dorey, P. 2007. A new direction or another false dawn? David Cameron and the crisis of British Conservatism. British Politics 2, pp. 137-166. (10.1057/palgrave.bp.4200051)
- Denham, A. and Dorey, P. 2007. The 'caretaker' cleans up: the Liberal Democrat leadership election of 2006. Parliamentary Affairs 60(1), pp. 26-45. (10.1093/pa/gsl045)
2006
- Dorey, P. 2006. 1949, 1969, 1999: The Labour Party and House of Lords reform. Parliamentary Affairs 59(4), pp. 599-620. (10.1093/pa/gsl031)
- Dorey, P. 2006. The Labour governments 1964-1970. British Politics and Society. London: Routledge.
- Denham, A. and Dorey, P. 2006. A tale of two speeches? The Conservative Leadership Election of 2005. The Political Quarterly 77(1), pp. 35-42. (10.1111/j.1467-923X.2006.00728.x)
- Dorey, P. 2006. The social background of Labour MPs elected in 1964 and 1966. In: Dorey, P. ed. The Labour Governments, 1964-70. London: Routledge, pp. 24-33.
- Dorey, P. 2006. From a 'policy for incomes' to incomes policies. In: Dorey, P. ed. The Labour Governments, 1964-70. Routledge, pp. 73-91.
- Dorey, P. 2006. Industrial relations imbroglio. In: Dorey, P. ed. The Labour Governments 1964-1970. Routledge, pp. 92-107.
- Dorey, P. 2006. From indifference to intervention: Labour and Northern Ireland. In: Dorey, P. ed. The Labour Governments 1964-1970. Routledge, pp. 247-264.
- Dorey, P. 2006. Education, education, education. In: Dorey, P. ed. The Labour Governments 1964-1970. Routledge, pp. 265-291.
- Dorey, P. 2006. Homosexual law reform. In: Dorey, P. ed. The Labour Governments 1964-1970. Routledge, pp. 345-358.
- Dorey, P. 2006. Conclusion. In: Dorey, P. ed. The Labour Governments 1964-1970. Routledge, pp. 359-380.
- Dorey, P. 2006. The Conservative Party's performance in the 2005 General Election. Representation 42(2), pp. 149-155. (10.1080/00344890600736432)
2005
- Dorey, P. 2005. Popular Front. In: Carlisle, R. P. ed. Encyclopedia of Politics: The Left and the Right. SAGE Publications, pp. 348-349.
- Dorey, P. 2005. Policy making in Britain: an introduction. London: Sage.
- Dorey, P. 2005. Anarcho-Syndicalism. In: Carlisle, R. P. ed. Encyclopedia of Politics: The Left and the Right. Sage, pp. 22-24.
- Dorey, P. 2005. Socialist Workers' Party, UK. In: Carlisle, R. P. ed. Encyclopedia of Politics: The Left and the Right. Sage, pp. 406-408.
- Dorey, P. 2005. British National Party. In: Carlisle, R. P. ed. Encyclopedia of Politics: The Left and the Right. Sage, pp. 555-557.
- Dorey, P. 2005. Introduction. In: Dorey, P. ed. Developments in British Public Policy. Sage, pp. 1-6.
- Dorey, P. 2005. Industrial relations. In: Dorey, P. ed. Developments in British Public Policy. Sage, pp. 133-160.
- Dorey, P. 2005. Conclusion: developments in British public policy. In: Dorey, P. ed. Developments in British Public Policy. Sage, pp. 205-225.
- Dorey, P. ed. 2005. Developments in British public policy. Sage.
2004
- Dorey, P. 2004. Margaret Thatcher's taming of the trade unions. In: Pugliese, S. G. and Dale, I. eds. The Political Legacy of Margaret Thatcher: Freedom Regained?. Politico's Publishing Ltd, pp. 71-85.
- Dorey, P. 2004. Le Parlement en Grande-Bretagne. In: Costa, O., Kerrouche, E. and Magnette, P. eds. Vers un Renouveau du Parlementarisme en Europe?. Université de Bruxelles, pp. 107-129.
- Dorey, P. 2004. Attention to detail: The Conservative policy agenda. Political Quarterly 75(4), pp. 373-377. (10.1111/j.1467-923X.2004.00637.x)
2003
- Dorey, P. 2003. Half-baked and half-hearted: the Blair governments and constitutional reform. In: Lancaster, S. ed. Developments in Politics: An Annual Review., Vol. 14. Causeway Press, pp. 149-177.
- Dorey, P. 2003. Conservative policy under William Hague. In: Garnett, M. and Lynch, P. eds. The Conservatives in Crisis: the Tories after 1997. Manchester University Press, pp. 125-145.
- Dorey, P. 2003. Between ambivalence and antipathy: the labour party and electoral reform1. Representation 40(1), pp. 15-28. (10.1080/00344890308523243)
2002
- Dorey, P. 2002. Britain in the 1990s: the absence of policy concertation. In: Berger, S. and Compston, H. eds. Policy Concertation and Social Partnership in Western Europe. Berghahn, pp. 63-76.
- Dorey, P. 2002. Industrial relations as 'human relations': conservatism and trade unionism, 1945-1964. In: Ball, S. and Holliday, I. eds. Mass Conservatism: The Conservatives and the Public since the 1880s. Frank Cass, pp. 139-162.
2001
- Dorey, P. 2001. Wage politics in Britain: the rise and fall of income policies since 1945. Brighton: Sussex Academic Press.
- Dorey, P. 2001. The Conservatives performance in the 2001 general election. Representation 38(3), pp. 204-212. (10.1080/00344890108523182)
- Dorey, P. 2001. Privatisation. In: Clarke, P. B. and Foweraker, J. eds. Encyclopedia of Democratic Thought. Routledge, pp. 560-562.
- Dorey, P. 2001. Prime Minister. In: Michie, J. ed. Reader's Guide to the Social Sciences., Vol. 2. Routledge, pp. 1297-1298.
- Dorey, P. 2001. Parliament. In: Michie, J. ed. Reader's Guide to the Social Sciences., Vol. 2. Routledge, pp. 1197-1198.
- Dorey, P. 2001. Trade unions, politics. In: Michie, J. ed. Reader's Guide to the Social Sciences., Vol. 2. Routledge, pp. 1674-1675.
- Dorey, P. 2001. Cabinet. In: Michie, J. ed. Reader's Guide to the Social Sciences., Vol. 1. Routledge, pp. 149-150.
- Dorey, P. 2001. Liberal democracy. In: Michie, J. ed. Reader's Guide to the Social Sciences., Vol. 1. Routledge, pp. 946-947.
Articles
- Dorey, P. 2024. Will the Tory party implode?. Chartist (Magazine) 329, pp. 18-19.
- Dorey, P. 2023. Elected or selected? The continuing constitutional conundrum of House of Lords reform. The Political Quarterly 94, pp. 1-10. (10.1111/1467-923X.13298)
- Dorey, P. 2023. Conciliation, co-operation, and consensus: The One Nation Conservative approach to industrial relations and Trade Unions, 1945-1990. Revue Française de Civilisation Britannique 28(1), article number: 10359. (10.4000/rfcb.10359)
- Dorey, P. 2022. The contradictions and depredations of conservative neoliberalism. Historical Studies in Industrial Relations 43(1), pp. 253-263. (10.3828/hsir.2022.43.12)
- Dorey, P. 2022. Explaining Brexit: The 5 A's - Anomie, Alienation, Austerity, Authoritarianism and Atavism. Revue Française de Civilisation Britannique XXVII(2), pp. 1-24. (10.4000/rfcb.9060)
- Dorey, P. 2021. David Cameron's catastrophic miscalculation: The EU Referendum, Brexit, and the UK's 'culture war'. Observatoire de la Societie Britannique 27(2), pp. 195-226. (10.4000/osb.5444)
- Dorey, P. 2020. Paul Corthorn, 'Enoch Powell: Politics and Ideas in Modern Britain' [Book Review]. Cercles: revue pluridisciplinaire du monde anglophone
- Dorey, P. 2019. Totalitarian Toryism. The Fabian Review 131(3), pp. 12-13.
- Dorey, P. 2019. Behold how far the Conservative party has fallen. The Independent 2019(19 Jun)
- Dorey, P. 2018. ‘Don’t intervene, don’t get involved’: the Conservative Party’s voluntarist approach to industrial relations and trade unionism, 1951–1964. Contemporary British History 32(3), pp. 408-436. (10.1080/13619462.2018.1503957)
- Denham, A. and Dorey, P. 2018. Tales of the Unexpected: The selection of British party leaders since 1963. British Politics 13(2), pp. 171-194. (10.1057/s41293-017-0044-x)
- Dorey, P. 2017. Jeremy Corbyn confounds his critics: explaining the Labour party's remarkable resurgence in the 2017 election. British Politics 12(3), pp. 308-334. (10.1057/s41293-017-0058-4)
- Dorey, P. 2017. Snap election 2017: the historians' verdict. HistoryExtra 2017(14 Jun)
- Dorey, P. 2017. Towards exit from the EU: The Conservative Party's increasing Euroscepticism since the 1980s. Politics and Governance 5(2), pp. 27-40. (10.17645/pag.v5i2.873)
- Dorey, P. and Denham, A. 2016. "The longest suicide vote in history": The Labour Party Leadership election of 2015. British Politics 11(3), pp. 259-282. (10.1057/s41293-016-0001-0)
- Dorey, P. 2016. Weakening the trade unions, one step at a time: the Thatcher governments' strategy for the reform of trade union law, 1979-1984. Historical Studies in Industrial Relations 37, pp. 169-200. (10.3828/hsir.2016.37.6)
- Dorey, P. 2016. ‘Should I stay or should I go?’: James Callaghan’s decision not to call an autumn 1978 general election. British Politics 11(1), pp. 95-118. (10.1057/bp.2015.9)
- Dorey, P. and Denham, A. 2015. Labour's 2015 leadership contest. Democratic Audit UK 2015(2 Oct)
- Dorey, P. 2015. 'Well, Harold insists on having it! - The political struggle to establish The Open University, 1965-67. Contemporary British History 29(2), pp. 241-272. (10.1080/13619462.2014.981160)
- Dorey, P. 2015. A farewell to alms: Thatcherism's legacy of inequality. British Politics 10(1), pp. 79-98. (10.1057/bp.2014.24)
- Dorey, P. and Garnett, M. 2015. 'The weaker-willed, the craven-hearted': the decline of One Nation Conservatism. Global Discourse: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Current Affairs and Applied Contemporary Thought 5(1), pp. 69-91. (10.1080/23269995.2014.914823)
- Dorey, P. 2015. The rhetoric of neoliberalism in the politics of crisis: a reply to Andrew Scott Crines. Global Discourse: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Current Affairs and Applied Contemporary Thought 5(1), pp. 130-134. (10.1080/23269995.2014.959390)
- Dorey, P. 2015. The blunders of our governments [Book Review]. West European Politics 38(1), pp. 252-254. (10.1080/01402382.2014.962827)
- Dorey, P. 2015. The Thatcher legacy - public sector reform. Observatoire de la Société Britannique 17, pp. 33-60.
- Dorey, P. 2014. The 'Stepping Stones' programme: The Conservative Party's struggle to develop a trade-union policy, 1975-79. Historical Studies in Industrial Relations 2014(35), pp. 89-116. (10.3828/hsir.2014.35.4)
- Dorey, P. 2013. It was just like arming to face the threat of Hitler in the late 1930s.' The Ridley Report and the Conservative Party's preparations for the 1984–85 miners' strike. Historical Studies in Industrial Relations 34, pp. 173-214. (10.3828/hsir.2013.34.7)
- Dorey, P. 2013. 'A plague over both your houses': Changing electoral behaviour in Britain and the rise of third parties. Government Gazette 2013, pp. 88-89.
- Dorey, P. and Garnett, M. 2012. No such thing as the 'Big Society'? The Conservative Party's unnecessary search for 'narrative' in the 2010 general election. British Politics 7(4), pp. 389-417. (10.1057/bp.2012.17)
- Dorey, P. and Denham, A. 2011. 'O, brother, where art thou?' The Labour Party leadership election of 2010. British Politics 6(3), pp. 286-316. (10.1057/bp.2011.19)
- Dorey, P. 2011. ‘A Rather Novel Constitutional Experiment’: The Formation of the 1977–8 ‘Lib-Lab Pact’. Parliamentary History 30(3), pp. 374-394. (10.1111/j.1750-0206.2011.00275.x)
- Dorey, P. 2010. Faltering before the finishing line: The Conservative Party's performance in the 2010 general election. British Politics 5(4), pp. 402-435. (10.1057/bp.2010.21)
- Dorey, P. 2010. A Poverty of Imagination: Blaming the Poor for Inequality. The Political Quarterly 81(3), pp. 333-343. (10.1111/j.1467-923X.2010.02095.x)
- Dorey, P. and Honeyman, V. 2010. Ahead of his time: Richard Crossman and house of commons reform in the 1960s. British Politics 5(2), pp. 149-178. (10.1057/bp.2010.3)
- Dorey, P. 2009. 'Sharing the Proceeds of Growth': Conservative Economic Policy under David Cameron. The Political Quarterly 80(2), pp. 259-269. (10.1111/j.1467-923X.2009.01984.x)
- Dorey, P. 2009. Change in Order to Conserve: Explaining the Decision to Introduce the 1958 Life Peerages Act. Parliamentary History 28(2), pp. 246-265. (10.1111/j.1750-0206.2009.00109.x)
- Dorey, P. 2009. Conciliation or Confrontation with the Trade Unions? The Conservative Party’s ‘Authority of Government Group’, 1975-1978. Historical Studies in Industrial Relations(27-28), pp. 135-151.
- Dorey, P. 2009. Individual Liberty Versus Industrial Order: Conservatives and the Trade Union Closed Shop 1946-90. Contemporary British History 23(2), pp. 221-244. (10.1080/13619460802636458)
- Dorey, P. 2008. 'Asking too much and offering too little'? The Conservative-Liberal coalition talks of 1-4 March 1974. Journal of Liberal History(61), pp. 28-37.
- Dorey, P. 2008. `It really was rather disgraceful. Still, that is politics': The 1967-8 Decision to Defer the Raising of the School Leaving Age. Public Policy and Administration 23(4), pp. 391-407. (10.1177/0952076708093251)
- Dorey, P. 2008. Stumbling Through 'Stage Two': New Labour and House of Lords Reform. British Politics 3(1), pp. 22-44. (10.1057/palgrave.bp.4200077)
- Denham, A. and Dorey, P. 2007. Just the ticket? The Labour Party's deputy leadership election of 2007. Political Quarterly 78(4), pp. 527-535. (10.1111/j.1467-923X.2007.00881.x)
- Dorey, P. and Denham, A. 2007. 'Meeting the challenge'? The Liberal Democrats' policy review of 2005-2006. Political Quarterly 78(1), pp. 68-77. (10.1111/j.1467-923X.2007.00832.x)
- Dorey, P. 2007. The Welsh Assembly election 2007. Representation 43(4), pp. 315-321. (10.1080/00344890701574823)
- Dorey, P. 2007. A new direction or another false dawn? David Cameron and the crisis of British Conservatism. British Politics 2, pp. 137-166. (10.1057/palgrave.bp.4200051)
- Denham, A. and Dorey, P. 2007. The 'caretaker' cleans up: the Liberal Democrat leadership election of 2006. Parliamentary Affairs 60(1), pp. 26-45. (10.1093/pa/gsl045)
- Dorey, P. 2006. 1949, 1969, 1999: The Labour Party and House of Lords reform. Parliamentary Affairs 59(4), pp. 599-620. (10.1093/pa/gsl031)
- Denham, A. and Dorey, P. 2006. A tale of two speeches? The Conservative Leadership Election of 2005. The Political Quarterly 77(1), pp. 35-42. (10.1111/j.1467-923X.2006.00728.x)
- Dorey, P. 2006. The Conservative Party's performance in the 2005 General Election. Representation 42(2), pp. 149-155. (10.1080/00344890600736432)
- Dorey, P. 2004. Attention to detail: The Conservative policy agenda. Political Quarterly 75(4), pp. 373-377. (10.1111/j.1467-923X.2004.00637.x)
- Dorey, P. 2003. Between ambivalence and antipathy: the labour party and electoral reform1. Representation 40(1), pp. 15-28. (10.1080/00344890308523243)
- Dorey, P. 2001. The Conservatives performance in the 2001 general election. Representation 38(3), pp. 204-212. (10.1080/00344890108523182)
Book sections
- Dorey, P. 2024. The weakening of the Blue Wall. In: Jackson, D. et al. eds. UK General Election Analysis 2024: Media, Voters and the Campaign. Bournemouth University and The Political Studies Association, pp. 64-65.
- Dorey, P. 2023. Preface. In: Dalingwater, L. and Prion, S. eds. Le Parti Conservateur Britannique au Pouvoir (2010-2020). Presses Universitaires du Septentrion, pp. 15-24.
- Dorey, P. 2023. Theresa May's mode of Conservatism; 'Soft' One Nation Toryism. In: Roe-Crines, A. S. and Jeffery, D. eds. Statecraft: Policies and Politics under Prime Minister Theresa May. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 219-238., (10.1007/978-3-031-32472-7_12)
- Dorey, P. 2022. Neoliberalism in Britain: From origins to orthodoxy. In: Levy, N. et al. eds. The Anglo-American Model of Neoliberalism of the 1980s. Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 97-116., (10.1007/978-3-031-12074-9_7)
- Dorey, P. 2022. Constitutional reform. In: Hickson, K. ed. Neil Kinnock: Saving the Labour Party?. Routledge, pp. 151-164.
- Dorey, P. 2021. An end to market mania and managerialist madness: Corbyn(ism) and the public sector. In: Crines, A. S. ed. Corbynism in Perspective: The Labour Party under Jeremy Corbyn. Agenda, pp. 87-102.
- Dorey, P. 2021. Entry into the European community. In: Roe-Crines, A. S. and Heppell, T. eds. Policies and Politics Under Prime Minister Edward Heath. Palgrave Studies in Political Leadership Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 211-238.
- Dorey, P. 2021. A “middle way” between the free market and full equality: a pay ratio. In: Örtenblad, A. ed. Debating Equal Pay For All: Economy, Practicability and Ethics. Palgrave Debates in Business and Management Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 117-134.
- Dorey, P. 2020. The Core Executive. In: Garnett, M. ed. The Routledge Handbook of British Politics and Society. London, England: Routledge, pp. 9-25., (10.4324/9781315559247)
- Dorey, P. 2019. The Brexit Party's impact - if any. In: Jackson, D. et al. eds. UK Election Analysis 2019: Media, Voters and the Campaign. Bournemouth: Centre for Comparative Politics and Media Research Bournemouth University, pp. 54-55.
- Dorey, P. and Purvis, M. 2018. Representation in the Lords. In: Leston-Bandeira, C. and Thompson, L. eds. Exploring Parliament. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 244-254.
- Dorey, P. 2017. A tale of two leadership campaigns. In: Thorsen, E., Jackson, D. and Lilleker, D. eds. UK Election Analysis 2017:. Bournemouth: Bournemouth University/Political Studies Association, pp. 82-82.
- Dorey, P. 2016. Policies under Cameron: modernisation abandoned. In: Peele, G. and Francis, J. eds. David Cameron and Conservative renewal: the limits of modernisation?. New Perspectives on the Right Manchester: Manchester University Press, pp. 58-81., (10.7228/manchester/9781784991531.003.0004)
- Dorey, P. 2016. Social and sexual liberation. In: Crines, A. S. and Hickson, K. eds. Harold Wilson: The Unprincipled Prime Minister?. London: Biteback, pp. 165-184.
- Dorey, P. 2015. Policy responses in Britain and the economic crisis: the failure of social democracy?. In: Romano, S. and Punziano, G. eds. The European Social Model Adrift: Europe, Social Cohesion and the Economic Crisis. Aldershot: Ashgate
- Dorey, P. 2015. The oratory of Margaret Thatcher. In: Hayton, R. and Crines, A. S. eds. Conservative Orators from Baldwin to Cameron. New Perspectives on the Right Manchester University Press
- Dorey, P. 2015. Conservatism. In: Odekon, M. A. ed. The SAGE Encyclopedia of World Poverty. SAGE Publications, pp. 283-286.
- Dorey, P. 2015. The Fabian Society. In: Odekon, M. A. ed. The SAGE Encyclopedia of World Poverty. SAGE Publications, pp. 541-543.
- Dorey, P. 2015. Charity Organisation Society. In: Odekon, M. A. ed. The SAGE Encyclopedia of World Poverty. SAGE Publications, pp. 196-198.
- Dorey, P. 2015. Social democracy. In: Odekon, M. A. ed. The SAGE Encyclopedia of World Poverty. SAGE Publications, pp. 1419-1421.
- Dorey, P. 2015. The Beveridge scheme. In: Odekon, M. A. ed. The SAGE Encyclopedia of World Poverty. SAGE Publications, pp. 119-121.
- Dorey, P. 2014. The legacy of Thatcherism for education policies: markets, managerialism and malice (towards teachers). In: Farrall, S. and Hay, C. eds. The Legacy of Thatcherism: assessing and exploring Thatcherite social and economic policies. Oxford: Oxforfd University Press/British Academy, pp. 108-135., (10.5871/bacad/9780197265703.003.0006)
- Dorey, P. 2013. The fall of the Wilson Government 1970. In: Heppell, T. and Theakston, K. eds. How Labour Governments Fall: From Ramsay Macdonald to Gordon Brown. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 83-112.
- Dorey, P. 2012. Harold Wilson, 1963-4 and 1970-4. In: Heppell, T. ed. Leaders of the Opposition: From Churchill to Cameron. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 48-67.
- Dorey, P. 2011. The importance of inequality in Conservative thought. In: Ozsel, D. ed. Reflections on Conservatism. Newcastle-Upon-Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, pp. 54-80.
- Dorey, P. 2011. A Conservative 'Third Way'? British Conservatives and the development of Post-Thatcherite Conservatismm. In: Ozsel, D. ed. Reflections on Conservatism. Newcastle-Upon-Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, pp. 146-177.
- Dorey, P. 2009. The House of Lords since 1949. In: Jones, C. ed. A Short History of Parliament: England, Great Britain, the United Kingdom, Ireland and Scotland. Woodbridge: Boydell Press, pp. 226-248.
- Dorey, P. 2006. The social background of Labour MPs elected in 1964 and 1966. In: Dorey, P. ed. The Labour Governments, 1964-70. London: Routledge, pp. 24-33.
- Dorey, P. 2006. From a 'policy for incomes' to incomes policies. In: Dorey, P. ed. The Labour Governments, 1964-70. Routledge, pp. 73-91.
- Dorey, P. 2006. Industrial relations imbroglio. In: Dorey, P. ed. The Labour Governments 1964-1970. Routledge, pp. 92-107.
- Dorey, P. 2006. From indifference to intervention: Labour and Northern Ireland. In: Dorey, P. ed. The Labour Governments 1964-1970. Routledge, pp. 247-264.
- Dorey, P. 2006. Education, education, education. In: Dorey, P. ed. The Labour Governments 1964-1970. Routledge, pp. 265-291.
- Dorey, P. 2006. Homosexual law reform. In: Dorey, P. ed. The Labour Governments 1964-1970. Routledge, pp. 345-358.
- Dorey, P. 2006. Conclusion. In: Dorey, P. ed. The Labour Governments 1964-1970. Routledge, pp. 359-380.
- Dorey, P. 2005. Popular Front. In: Carlisle, R. P. ed. Encyclopedia of Politics: The Left and the Right. SAGE Publications, pp. 348-349.
- Dorey, P. 2005. Anarcho-Syndicalism. In: Carlisle, R. P. ed. Encyclopedia of Politics: The Left and the Right. Sage, pp. 22-24.
- Dorey, P. 2005. Socialist Workers' Party, UK. In: Carlisle, R. P. ed. Encyclopedia of Politics: The Left and the Right. Sage, pp. 406-408.
- Dorey, P. 2005. British National Party. In: Carlisle, R. P. ed. Encyclopedia of Politics: The Left and the Right. Sage, pp. 555-557.
- Dorey, P. 2005. Introduction. In: Dorey, P. ed. Developments in British Public Policy. Sage, pp. 1-6.
- Dorey, P. 2005. Industrial relations. In: Dorey, P. ed. Developments in British Public Policy. Sage, pp. 133-160.
- Dorey, P. 2005. Conclusion: developments in British public policy. In: Dorey, P. ed. Developments in British Public Policy. Sage, pp. 205-225.
- Dorey, P. 2004. Margaret Thatcher's taming of the trade unions. In: Pugliese, S. G. and Dale, I. eds. The Political Legacy of Margaret Thatcher: Freedom Regained?. Politico's Publishing Ltd, pp. 71-85.
- Dorey, P. 2004. Le Parlement en Grande-Bretagne. In: Costa, O., Kerrouche, E. and Magnette, P. eds. Vers un Renouveau du Parlementarisme en Europe?. Université de Bruxelles, pp. 107-129.
- Dorey, P. 2003. Half-baked and half-hearted: the Blair governments and constitutional reform. In: Lancaster, S. ed. Developments in Politics: An Annual Review., Vol. 14. Causeway Press, pp. 149-177.
- Dorey, P. 2003. Conservative policy under William Hague. In: Garnett, M. and Lynch, P. eds. The Conservatives in Crisis: the Tories after 1997. Manchester University Press, pp. 125-145.
- Dorey, P. 2002. Britain in the 1990s: the absence of policy concertation. In: Berger, S. and Compston, H. eds. Policy Concertation and Social Partnership in Western Europe. Berghahn, pp. 63-76.
- Dorey, P. 2002. Industrial relations as 'human relations': conservatism and trade unionism, 1945-1964. In: Ball, S. and Holliday, I. eds. Mass Conservatism: The Conservatives and the Public since the 1880s. Frank Cass, pp. 139-162.
- Dorey, P. 2001. Privatisation. In: Clarke, P. B. and Foweraker, J. eds. Encyclopedia of Democratic Thought. Routledge, pp. 560-562.
- Dorey, P. 2001. Prime Minister. In: Michie, J. ed. Reader's Guide to the Social Sciences., Vol. 2. Routledge, pp. 1297-1298.
- Dorey, P. 2001. Parliament. In: Michie, J. ed. Reader's Guide to the Social Sciences., Vol. 2. Routledge, pp. 1197-1198.
- Dorey, P. 2001. Trade unions, politics. In: Michie, J. ed. Reader's Guide to the Social Sciences., Vol. 2. Routledge, pp. 1674-1675.
- Dorey, P. 2001. Cabinet. In: Michie, J. ed. Reader's Guide to the Social Sciences., Vol. 1. Routledge, pp. 149-150.
- Dorey, P. 2001. Liberal democracy. In: Michie, J. ed. Reader's Guide to the Social Sciences., Vol. 1. Routledge, pp. 946-947.
Books
- Dorey, P., Garnett, M. and Diamond, P. 2023. Exploring British politics 6th Edition. London, UK: Routledge. (10.4324/9781003325628)
- Dorey, P. 2023. Thatcherism: a short history. Agenda Publishing.
- Dorey, P., Garnett, M. and Lynch, P. 2021. Exploring British politics 5th Edition. Routledge.
- Denham, A., Roe-Crines, A. S. and Dorey, P. 2020. Choosing party leaders: Britain's conservatives and labour compared. Manchester, England: Manchester University Press.
- Dorey, P. 2019. Comrades in conflict: Labour, the Trade Unions and 1969's 'In Place of Strife'. Manchester: Manchester University Press.
- Dorey, P. and Garnett, M. 2016. The British Coalition Government, 2010-2015: A marriage of inconvenience. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. (10.1057/978-1-137-02377-3)
- Crines, A. S., Heppell, T. and Dorey, P. 2016. The political rhetoric and oratory of Margaret Thatcher. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
- Dorey, P. 2014. Policy making in Britain: an introduction (2nd ed.). London: Sage.
- Dorey, P., Garnett, M. and Denham, A. 2011. From crisis to coalition: The Conservative Party, 1997-2010. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
- Dorey, P. and Kelso, A. 2011. House of Lords reform since 1911: must the Lords go?. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
- Dorey, P. 2010. British conservatism: the politics and philosophy of inequality. International Library of Political Studies Vol. 33. London: I.B. Tauris.
- Dorey, P. 2009. British conservatism and trade unionism, 1945–1964. Modern Economic and Social History Series. Farnham: Ashgate.
- Dorey, P. 2008. The Labour Party and constitutional reform: a history of constitutional conservatism. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
- Dorey, P. 2006. The Labour governments 1964-1970. British Politics and Society. London: Routledge.
- Dorey, P. 2005. Policy making in Britain: an introduction. London: Sage.
- Dorey, P. ed. 2005. Developments in British public policy. Sage.
- Dorey, P. 2001. Wage politics in Britain: the rise and fall of income policies since 1945. Brighton: Sussex Academic Press.
Conferences
- Dorey, P. 2016. Comrades in conflict - the Labour Party and the Trade Unions since the 1960s. Presented at: Socialism, Socialists and the State in Western Europe in the 20th Century:, Paris, France, 7-9 December 2016.
Other
- Dorey, P. 2023. Written evidence from Professor Pete Dorey, Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee Membership of the House of Lords inquiry.. London: Parliament UK.
Websites
- Dorey, P. 2023. The backward march of Toryism.. [Online]. Available at: https://www.chartist.org.uk/the-backward-march-of-toryism/?fbclid=IwAR1POL__l0MvFkKaCvT9pUblyDKvoFo7Hb4vTv4HZb8sE8bjFZXAAvHR8oQ
- Dorey, P. 2023. Why Conservative MPs remain under Margaret Thatcher's spell, 10 years after her death. [Online]. LSE: London School of Economics. Available at: https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/why-conservative-mps-remain-under-margaret-thatchers-spell-10-years-after-her-death/
- Dorey, P. 2018. The Labour Party's long-standing lethargy over House of Lords reform. [Online]. Political Studies Association: Specialist Group on Parliaments. Available at: https://parliamentsandlegislatures.wordpress.com/2018/07/11/labour-house-of-lords-reform/
- Dorey, P. 2017. Why has 'stage two' of House of Lords Reform not been completed after 17 years?. [Online]. Parliaments and Legislatures. Available at: https://parliamentsandlegislatures.wordpress.com/2017/01/11/why-has-stage-two-of-house-of-lords-reform-not-been-completed-after-17-years/
- Dorey, P. 2016. How big is the challenge for Jeremy Corbyn to win a General Election?. [Online]. The Question. Available at: http://theqstn.com/questions/172507/how-big-is-the-challenge-for-jeremy-corbyn-to-win-a-general-election
- Dorey, P. and Denham, A. 2016. Entirely as expected? Jeremy Corbyn's re-election as Labour Party leader. [Online]. London: London School of Economics and Political Science. Available at: http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/labour-2016-voting-data/
- Dorey, P. 2015. Voter dealignment, disillusion and the implications for the May 2015 election. [Online]. London: LSE Blog. Available at: http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/voter-dealignment-disillusion-and-the-implications-for-the-may-2015-election/
- Dorey, P. 2015. 'Well, Harold insists on having it! - The political struggle to establish The Open University, 1965-67. Contemporary British History 29(2), pp. 241-272. (10.1080/13619462.2014.981160)
- Dorey, P. and Garnett, M. 2015. 'The weaker-willed, the craven-hearted': the decline of One Nation Conservatism. Global Discourse: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Current Affairs and Applied Contemporary Thought 5(1), pp. 69-91. (10.1080/23269995.2014.914823)
- Dorey, P. 2014. Policy making in Britain: an introduction (2nd ed.). London: Sage.
- Dorey, P., Garnett, M. and Denham, A. 2011. From crisis to coalition: The Conservative Party, 1997-2010. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
- Dorey, P. 2011. ‘A Rather Novel Constitutional Experiment’: The Formation of the 1977–8 ‘Lib-Lab Pact’. Parliamentary History 30(3), pp. 374-394. (10.1111/j.1750-0206.2011.00275.x)
- Dorey, P. and Kelso, A. 2011. House of Lords reform since 1911: must the Lords go?. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
- Dorey, P. 2010. A Poverty of Imagination: Blaming the Poor for Inequality. The Political Quarterly 81(3), pp. 333-343. (10.1111/j.1467-923X.2010.02095.x)
- Dorey, P. 2010. British conservatism: the politics and philosophy of inequality. International Library of Political Studies Vol. 33. London: I.B. Tauris.
Research
My research interests are in two specific areas. Firstly, trends in British politics since 1945 to the present day, particularly with regard to the changing nature and dynamics of party politics in terms both of electoral performance, and both intra-party and inter-party ideological debates, discourses, orientations and (re)positioning. Here, I am especially interested in the contemporary history, philosophy and politics of the Conservative Party, but I am similarly interested I in the Labour Party and the Liberal Democrats. Related to these research interests is an interest in electoral politics and voting behaviour in Britain since 1970.
My second main area of research is in aspects of contemporary public policy in Britain, both with regard to the processes of policy-making, and the manner in which various policies have developed up until the present day. I am particularly interested in the intellectual or ideological justifications offered when policies are enacted or reformed , and also in the factors which have influenced the degree of success (or failure) which specific public policies have experienced during implementation.
In 2011, I published three books, one sole-authored, and two co-authored. The first was a monograph entitled British Conservatism: The Politics and Philosophy of Inequality,published by I.B.Tauris. This won the Political Studies Associationâs âConservatives and Conservatismâ Groupâs prize for the best book on Conservatism in 2011. The second book, so-authord with Alexandra Kelso (Southampton University) was House of Lords Reform since 1911: Must the Lords Go?, published by Palgrave Macmillan. The third book, also published by Palgrave Macmillan, was From Crisis to Coalition: The Conservative Party, 1997-2010, co-authored with Mark Garnett (Lancaster University) and Andrew Denham (Nottingham University).
I am currently completing a revised, expanded and updated edition of my 2005 text Policy Making in Britain: An Introduction which will be published by Sage in spring 2013.
I will then start work on two more Conservative-related books. The first, to be co-authored with Mark Garnett, will be a study of the Conservative-Liberal Democrat Coalition Governement, which wil be published by Palgrave Macmillan. The second will be a monograph entitled The Origins of Thatcherism: The Conservative Party 1974-79.
Teaching
I was appointed Lecturer in Politics at Cardiff University in 1990, having previously taught at the Universities of Bath, Hull, Manchester and Salford University. I teach two undergraduate Modules which reflect my research interests and expertise, namely British Politics since 1945, and Public Policy in Britain, and contribute towards the 2nd Year Modules Comparative Politics, on which I teach âModels of Powerâ, and Politics and Policies of the European Union, on which I teach a section on âBritain and the EUâ. I also co-teach the post-graduate Module British Governance and Public Policy on the MSc (Econ) Politics and Public Policy. Each year, I supervise several undergraduate and postgraduate dissertations on various aspects of British politics. In addition, I am currently supervising 3 PhD students.
Recent/current PhD topics supervised include: 'New Labour and welfare reform' and 'The 1977-78 "pact" between the Labour Government and the Liberal Party'.
Biography
Career profile
Having studied Politics at the Universities of Sussex, Leeds and Hull, I then taught the subject at the Universities of Bath, Hull, Manchester and Salford before becoming a Lecturer in Politics at Cardiff University in 1990. I was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2002, then to Reader in Politics in 2006. and finally to Professor of British Politics in 2012.
Administrative responsibilities
Departmental Level:
- Admissions Tutor, 1990-2000
- Co-ordinator of the MSc (Econ) European Governance and Public Policy, 2000- 2005
- Chair of the Politics Exam Board, 2004-2011
- Director of Graduate Studies (Masters degrees) 2006-07
- Chair of the Postgraduate Exam Board, 2006-07
- Chair of the Politics Board of Studies, 2007-2010
- Director of Postgraduate Teaching, 2011-2016
- Chair of the Postgraduate Exam Board, 2011-16
- Chair of the Politics Exam Board, 2016 - current
- Departmental Management Board (member) 2016 - current.
University Level
- Senior Academic (Student Appeals).
Honours and awards
- Visiting Professor at the University of Bordeaux, Spring 2014.
- Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales, 2012.
- Political Studies Association prize - best book on Conservatism, 2011.
- Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, 2010