Dr Alia Middleton
About
University roles and responsibilities
- UG Admissions Tutor
My qualifications
Affiliations and memberships
Member of Political Leaders Specialist Group
Member of Political Studies Association
Member of Young People's Politics Specialist Group
News
ResearchResearch interests
My research interests broadly encompass electoral politics, particularly party campaigning strategies and strategic political communication in the UK context. I am currently researching on the following topics, amongst others:
- Party leader visits to constituencies
- Effective candidate recruitment in UK general elections
- British by-elections
- Scottish parliamentary elections
Indicators of esteem
Shaw McFie Lang Scholarship winner 2011
Recent conference presentations include:
Middleton, A. ‘Strategising the 2017 Campaign’. Paper presented at Elections, Public Opinion and Parties Specialist Group Conference, Nottingham, Sept 2017
Middleton, A. ‘More Than a Vote on the Government? The changing nature of by-elections in the UK political systems.’ Paper presented at Elections, Public Opinion and Parties Specialist Group Conference, Kent, Sept 2016
Middleton, A. ‘Leader Visits at the 2015 General Election: the strange case of Sturgeon’. Paper presented at Political Studies Association Annual Conference, Brighton, March 2016.
Middleton, A. ‘Candidates, Local Connections and Retirement Slumps at UK General Elections’. Paper presented at Elections, Public Opinion and Parties Specialist Group Conference, Cardiff, Sept 2015
Research interests
My research interests broadly encompass electoral politics, particularly party campaigning strategies and strategic political communication in the UK context. I am currently researching on the following topics, amongst others:
- Party leader visits to constituencies
- Effective candidate recruitment in UK general elections
- British by-elections
- Scottish parliamentary elections
Indicators of esteem
Shaw McFie Lang Scholarship winner 2011
Recent conference presentations include:
Middleton, A. ‘Strategising the 2017 Campaign’. Paper presented at Elections, Public Opinion and Parties Specialist Group Conference, Nottingham, Sept 2017
Middleton, A. ‘More Than a Vote on the Government? The changing nature of by-elections in the UK political systems.’ Paper presented at Elections, Public Opinion and Parties Specialist Group Conference, Kent, Sept 2016
Middleton, A. ‘Leader Visits at the 2015 General Election: the strange case of Sturgeon’. Paper presented at Political Studies Association Annual Conference, Brighton, March 2016.
Middleton, A. ‘Candidates, Local Connections and Retirement Slumps at UK General Elections’. Paper presented at Elections, Public Opinion and Parties Specialist Group Conference, Cardiff, Sept 2015
Teaching
In 2022/23 I will be teaching on the following modules:
- Debates in British Politics
- Political Communication
- Political Leadership
Previous
Electoral Systems and Voter Behaviour (Undergraduate)
Introduction to Politics: power and the state (Undergraduate)
Political Research and Study Skills (Undergraduate)
Political Ideologies (Undergraduate)
Research in Practice (PG)
Research Methods (Undergraduate)
Statistical Models for Understanding Politics: introduction to econometrics (Undergraduate)
Political Parties and Elections in the UK (Newcastle)
Undergraduate seminar teaching at Edinburgh and Newcastle