Stephen Barber
Encyclopedia
Stephen Barber is a British
political scientist
/ political economist, and author based at London South Bank University
. He is also a Senior Fellow at London Metropolitan University
's Global Policy Institute. He has also worked in the European Research Forum
. He is a specialist in British public policy
and party politics
, political economy
and having worked in the City of London, the globalisation of financial markets. He holds a BA
in government
, a MA
in contemporary history
and a PhD
in political science
, awarded by several London universities. He is a Fellow
of the Royal Historical Society
and Member of the Securities & Investment Institute. Following the Northern Rock
and banking credit crisis in 2008, he outlined his concept of a regulatory cycle of economic behaviour.
The City in Europe and the World
(2005) (editor)
The Geo-Politics of the City
(2007) (editor)
Greed (2009) (editor with Alexis Brassey)
Tragedy of Riches: how our politics has failed us and why we need a new economic destiny (2011)
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
political scientist
Political science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
/ political economist, and author based at London South Bank University
London South Bank University
London South Bank University is a university in south London. With over 25,000 students and 1,700 staff, it is based in the London Borough of Southwark, near the South Bank of the River Thames, from which it takes its name...
. He is also a Senior Fellow at London Metropolitan University
London Metropolitan University
London Metropolitan University , located in London, England, was formed on 1 August 2002 by the amalgamation of the University of North London and the London Guildhall University . The University has campuses in the City of London and in the London Borough of Islington.The University operates its...
's Global Policy Institute. He has also worked in the European Research Forum
European Research Forum
The European Research Forum at London Metropolitan University is an academic research unit which promotes analysis and debate of the politics and economics of the European Union, its member countries, Britain's relationship to them and its place in the world....
. He is a specialist in British public policy
Public policy
Public policy as government action is generally the principled guide to action taken by the administrative or executive branches of the state with regard to a class of issues in a manner consistent with law and institutional customs. In general, the foundation is the pertinent national and...
and party politics
Party Politics
Party Politics is a peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes papers in the field of Political Science. The journal's editors are David M Farrell and Paul Webb...
, political economy
Political economy
Political economy originally was the term for studying production, buying, and selling, and their relations with law, custom, and government, as well as with the distribution of national income and wealth, including through the budget process. Political economy originated in moral philosophy...
and having worked in the City of London, the globalisation of financial markets. He holds a BA
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
in government
Government
Government refers to the legislators, administrators, and arbitrators in the administrative bureaucracy who control a state at a given time, and to the system of government by which they are organized...
, a MA
Master of Arts (postgraduate)
A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
in contemporary history
Contemporary history
Contemporary history describes the period timeframe that is without any intervening time closely connected to the present and is a certain perspective of modern history. The term "contemporary history" has been in use at least by the early 19th century. In the widest context of this use,...
and a PhD
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
in political science
Political science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
, awarded by several London universities. He is a Fellow
Fellow
A fellow in the broadest sense is someone who is an equal or a comrade. The term fellow is also used to describe a person, particularly by those in the upper social classes. It is most often used in an academic context: a fellow is often part of an elite group of learned people who are awarded...
of the Royal Historical Society
Royal Historical Society
The Royal Historical Society was founded in 1868. The premier society in the United Kingdom which promotes and defends the scholarly study of the past, it is based at University College London...
and Member of the Securities & Investment Institute. Following the Northern Rock
Northern Rock
Northern Rock plc is a British bank, best known for becoming the first bank in 150 years to suffer a bank run after having had to approach the Bank of England for a loan facility, to replace money market funding, during the credit crisis in 2007. Having failed to find a commercial buyer for...
and banking credit crisis in 2008, he outlined his concept of a regulatory cycle of economic behaviour.
Publications
Political Strategy: modern politics in contemporary Britain (2005)The City in Europe and the World
The City in Europe and the World
The City in Europe and the World is a 2005 collection of essays examining the relationship between the City of London's financial markets, politics, government, and Europe, edited by Stephen Barber and with a foreword by Peter Mandelson....
(2005) (editor)
The Geo-Politics of the City
The Geo-Politics of the City
The Geo-Politics of the City is a 2007 collection of essays exploring the City of London's financial markets and globalisation, edited by Stephen Barber and with a foreword by Peter Jay....
(2007) (editor)
Greed (2009) (editor with Alexis Brassey)
Tragedy of Riches: how our politics has failed us and why we need a new economic destiny (2011)