Professor Stephen Coleman

Profile

I am a Professor of Political Communication at the University of Leeds. I have written ten published books and over 100 peer-reviewed journal articles.

Research interests

My main research interests are:

• innovative methods of political engagement
• practices of citizenship
• political ethnography
• citizenship education and political literacy/oracy
• political efficacy
• political aesthetics, performance and rhetoric; 
• literary and dramatic representations of politics;
• forms of deliberation and decision-making.
• digital politics
• health communication 

Current research projects include:

• Speaking Citizens – a study of new forms of civic expression
• Communicating the Pandemic – a study in collaboration with the NHS, exploring communicative inequalities in relation to health security
• Exploring possible futures of liberal democracy
• Political mood stories

<h4>Research projects</h4> <p>Any research projects I'm currently working on will be listed below. Our list of all <a href="https://ahc.leeds.ac.uk/dir/research-projects">research projects</a> allows you to view and search the full list of projects in the faculty.</p>

Student education

I teach undergraduate and postgraduate modules, including Communication Skills and The Ethnography of Speaking. I also contribute to the MA in Political Communication.

Current postgraduate researchers

• Matthew Lovatt
• Rafaela Nakano

<h4>Postgraduate research opportunities</h4> <p>We welcome enquiries from motivated and qualified applicants from all around the world who are interested in PhD study. Our <a href="https://phd.leeds.ac.uk">research opportunities</a> allow you to search for projects and scholarships.</p>