Rate My Professor Felicity Matthews

Her research centers on the exercise of power in the policy process and the relationships between government, Parliament, and citizens, with specific expertise in British politics. Her interests span executive politics, public administration, parliamentary studies, and constitutional politics. Key publications include 'Between everyday politics and political elites: transmission and coupling within Westminster’s parliamentary e-petitions system' (British Politics, 2023), 'Enacting accountability under populist pressures: theorizing the relationship between anti-elite rhetoric and public accountability' (Administration & Society, 2022), 'The value of ‘between election’ political participation: Do parliamentary e-petitions matter to political elites?' (British Journal of Politics and International Relations, 2021), 'Parliamentary scrutiny of executive patronage: the relationship between institutional norms, reputation and accountability' (Public Administration, 2020), and 'Formal rules, informal norms and the everyday practice of coalition governance' (British Journal of Politics and International Relations, 2019). Matthews co-edited Policy & Politics from 2015 to 2020 and edits the New Perspectives in Policy and Politics book series published by Bristol University Press. She has provided expert witness testimony to parliamentary committees including the House of Commons Petitions Committee and Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee, and appeared in over 130 media outlets such as BBC Radio 4 and The Financial Times. Additionally, she served on the ESRC Peer Review College from 2010 to 2018 and convened the Political Studies Association Annual International Conference in 2015.