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

How could a Yes or a No vote help Scotland cope better with the future?

In an effort to broaden the debate, we've asked two prominent figures in Scottish arts and culture to address the theme How could a Yes or a No vote help Scotland cope better with the future?

What we're reading: 6 February 2014

Coree Brown rounds-up the blogs of January, which cover a number of topics including constitutional issues associated with the vote, alternative proposals for devolution, and the nature of Britishness.

The latest research

January has proved a busy month for activities surrounding the referendum. We've updated our research briefings with the latest.

What We're Reading: 23 January 2014

Coree Brown rounds up the latest blogs on the Scottish independence debate. This week's summary includes features on implications of independence for Scotland and the UK, reflections on Europe and views from abroad.

What we're reading: white paper edition

Coree Brown rounds up the latest blog posts of interest. This month's feature focuses on responses to Scotland's Future.

What we're reading #5

Coree Brown rounds up the latest blogs from the Constitution Unit, Democratic Audit, the Scottish Constitutional Futures Forum and more.