Coree Brown Swan

Queen’s University Belfast
Lecturer in Comparative Politics

Biography

Dr Coree Brown Swan is a Lecturer in Comparative Politics at Queen's University Belfast.

Coree Brown Swan's Queen's University Belfast profile: https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/coree-brown-swan

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She is currently working on the ESRC-funded Between Two Unions project, with a focus on institutional dynamics and relations. Her research interests include intergovernmental relations, comparative territorial politics, self-government parties and movements, and qualitative research methods.

Key publications include a co-authored report Reforming Intergovernmental Relations in the United Kingdom (McEwen et al 2018) and Intergovernmental Relations and Parliamentary Scrutiny, prepared for the Devolution (Further Powers) Committee of the Scottish Parliament. (McEwen et al 2015). She has also published chapters on the currency union (Petersohn and Brown Swan, 2015) and the independence question in the Oxford Handbook of Scottish Politics (forthcoming). She has presented her research extensively at academic conferences and at events aimed at public audiences.

Coree convenes a course on Scottish Politics at the University of Edinburgh and has tutored on courses on comparative politics and qualitative research. She also co-convenes the Territorial Politics Research Group and co-organises the Scottish Parliament’s External Experts Panel. Coree completed her MsC and PhD in politics at the University of Edinburgh and her MA in European Studies at Jagiellonian University.

Expertise

Comparative Politics

Posts by this author

Scotland's Decision: Blog Round-up

Coree Brown showcases the latest blogs on the indyref result and what comes next.

Scotland's Decision: Alex Salmond resigns

First Minister Alex Salmond has pledged to step down at the SNP conference in November after the indyref result.

In the early hours...

Our ESRC Future of the UK and Scotland team have been providing insight for BBC Radio 4, 5 Live and BBC Radio Scotland in the early hours of the morning.

While we wait...

As we await the first results, what might happen if Scotland votes no? What happens if Scotland votes yes?

Referendum Night: Follow us on twitter for the latest

For the latest on referendum night, follow us on twitter.

16 questions to think about

Coree Brown sums up our continuing work on Scotland's Decision, available for free download on the site.