Dr Colin Jennings
Reader in Political Economy
Research interests
- Politics
- Policy
Biography
Dr Colin Jennings did his PhD at Southampton University, a masters at Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario and his undergraduate at Queen’s University Belfast. Before DPE he was a Senior Lecturer in Economics at Strathclyde University, a college lecturer at Queen's College, Oxford University and a lecturer at Portsmouth University.
He is a co-editor for the National Institute Economic Review.
Click here to view Colin's CV.
Research
Colin's research area is political economics. Within this broad area his work splits into two branches. The first looks at conflict and the second at political competition and voting behaviour in stable constitutional democracies.
Themes in his work are how differing sources of individual motivation in collective action and heterogeneity of political preferences interact under different institutional arrangements and the implications of this for social welfare.
Teaching
Colin teaches the following undergraduate modules:
- The Economics of Politics (Year 2)
- Economics of the Public Sector (Year 2)
- Studying Economics (Year 1)
PhD Supervision
Colin is interested in offering supervision to students focusing on the following broad areas:
- Political economics, in particular, individual choice in collective action settings
- Conflict explored from an economic perspective
- Various branches of public sector economics
Research
Political Economy of Peace and Conflict
The Political Economy of Peace and Security research group analyses a wide range of conflicts, conflict resolution and institutional design for positive peace.
Quantitative Political Economy Research Group
The Quantitative Political Economy research group gathers economists and political scientists that are committed to bridging the two disciplines. The common ground is the study politics and policies with advanced quantitative methods and formal modeling.
Politics, Philosophy and Economics Research Group
The PPE research group studies questions spanning the disciplines of politics, philosophy, and economics.
King's Contemporary British History
The study of Contemporary British History goes back to the 1960s, and was consolidated with the establishment of the Institute of Contemporary British History in 1985 by (Sir) Anthony Seldon and (Lord) Peter Hennessy. The Institute moved to King’s College London in 2010, and the new King’s Contemporary British History builds on this by creating a larger and more diverse enterprise, building on that distinguished tradition.
Comparative Politics Research Group
The Comparative Politics research group hosts a research agenda based on political institutions, representation and regimes.
Environment and Public Policy
The Environment and Public Policy Group
News
Leavers 'more likely to regret Brexit vote' than Remainers, study finds
People who voted ‘leave’ in the 2016 Brexit referendum are more likely to regret their choice than those who voted ‘remain’, according to a new study.
Selectively liberal? Shifting attitudes towards LGBT community in Britain
A significant shift in attitudes towards the LGBT community in the UK may have been partially driven through a process of ‘selective liberalisation’, a new...
Visit from King's team helps build on academic partnership
A special collaboration between King’s College London and a university in Egypt was celebrated during a visit by a team of academics.
Research
Political Economy of Peace and Conflict
The Political Economy of Peace and Security research group analyses a wide range of conflicts, conflict resolution and institutional design for positive peace.
Quantitative Political Economy Research Group
The Quantitative Political Economy research group gathers economists and political scientists that are committed to bridging the two disciplines. The common ground is the study politics and policies with advanced quantitative methods and formal modeling.
Politics, Philosophy and Economics Research Group
The PPE research group studies questions spanning the disciplines of politics, philosophy, and economics.
King's Contemporary British History
The study of Contemporary British History goes back to the 1960s, and was consolidated with the establishment of the Institute of Contemporary British History in 1985 by (Sir) Anthony Seldon and (Lord) Peter Hennessy. The Institute moved to King’s College London in 2010, and the new King’s Contemporary British History builds on this by creating a larger and more diverse enterprise, building on that distinguished tradition.
Comparative Politics Research Group
The Comparative Politics research group hosts a research agenda based on political institutions, representation and regimes.
Environment and Public Policy
The Environment and Public Policy Group
News
Leavers 'more likely to regret Brexit vote' than Remainers, study finds
People who voted ‘leave’ in the 2016 Brexit referendum are more likely to regret their choice than those who voted ‘remain’, according to a new study.
Selectively liberal? Shifting attitudes towards LGBT community in Britain
A significant shift in attitudes towards the LGBT community in the UK may have been partially driven through a process of ‘selective liberalisation’, a new...
Visit from King's team helps build on academic partnership
A special collaboration between King’s College London and a university in Egypt was celebrated during a visit by a team of academics.