Introduction
Matthew Goodwin (born 17 December 1981) is a British academic. Goodwin is currently Professor of Politics in the School of Politics and International Relations at the University of Kent, and Associate Fellow at Chatham House.
Early life and education
He graduated with a First Class BA in Politics and Contemporary History from the University of Salford in 2003, an MA in political science from the University of Western Ontario in 2004, and completed his PhD under the supervision of Roger Eatwell at the University of Bath in 2007.
Academic career
Goodwin worked as Associate Professor of Politics at the University of Nottingham from 2010 to 2015, and Research Fellow at the Institute for Political and Economic Governance (IPEG) at the University of Manchester from 2008 to 2010. Since 2015, he has been Professor of Politics at the University of Kent.
His research focuses on British politics, radical right politics and Euroscepticism.
He is the co-editor of The New Extremism in 21st Century Britain (Routledge). He is also the author of New British Fascism: Rise of the British National Party (Routledge) and co-author (with Robert Ford) of Revolt on the Right: Explaining Support for the Radical Right in Britain (Routledge, 2014). His research has appeared in the New Statesman, The Guardian, Westminster Hour and Prospect magazine.
Honours
In 2014, Goodwin was awarded the Richard Rose Prize by the Political Studies Association (PSA), which is given to one early career academic each year for their contribution to research.