2010 General Election: Politics Professor provides expert comment to international media

Mark Wickham-Jones, Professor of Political Science

6 May 2010

Mark Wickham-Jones, Professor of Political Science at the University of Bristol, has provided expert comment to international media about the 2010 General Election.

Mark Wickham-Jones, Professor of Political Science in the University's Department of Politics, has provided expert comment to international media about the 2010 General Election.

Professor Wickham-Jones did interviews with the following media:

BBC Radio Bristol, discussing election day and electoral fraud;
El Mecurio, a Chilean newspaper, commenting on Gordon Brown’s leadership;
Folha de São Paulo, a Brazilian newspaper, explaining the implications of a hung parliament;
Veja, a Brazilian weekly news magazine, discussing Gordon Brown and voters;
Gazeta do Povo, a Brazilian newspaper, discussing the Liberal Democrats leader, Nick Clegg;
Voice of America, US national radio station, discussing the election campaign;
BBC Breakfast Television and Danish Public Broadcasting Television, discussing the youth vote;
Argentine Press Association, discussing the leaders' wives;
Reuters newswire, the New York Times and China Radio International, discussing the leadership debates;
BBC TV, World at One, discussing the Liberal Democrats;
Bloomberg, business television channel, discussing the Liberal Democrats strategy, postal votes and Labour's campaign;
The National Post in Canada, commenting on the General Election main issues.

Professor Wickham-Jones' profile gained the most hits on the University's online Directory of Experts for April.