John Curtice

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John Curtice
Born 1953
St Austell, Cornwall, England, UK
Nationality British
Occupation Professor of Politics, Strathclyde University, UK

John Kevin Curtice, FRSA, FRSE (born 1953 in St Austell, Cornwall)[1] is an academic who is currently Professor of Politics at the University of Strathclyde.[2] He is particularly interested in electoral behaviour and researching political and social attitudes, and is an acknowledged expert on the call for Scottish independence.[3]

Professor Curtice graduated from Oxford University in Politics, Philosophy and Economics and later transferred to Nuffield College as a postgraduate.[4][5] He is one of the UK's leading psephologists and is the current President of the British Polling Council [6]

He is married with one daughter.[7]

References

  1. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-22541807
  2. Staff profile of Prof. John Curtice, Strathclyde University, 29 September 2008 
  3. John Curtice (25 February 2008), Where stands the Union now? Lessons from the 2007 Scottish Parliament election., Institute for Public Policy Research. 
  4. John Curtice: top tipster The Guardian, 31 May 2005. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  5. Professor John Curtice, MA(Oxon), FRSA Strathclyde University Website
  6. British Polling Council list of Officers, British Polling Council, 15 January 2013 
  7. John Curtice: top tipster The Guardian, 31 May 2005. Retrieved 1 March 2013.

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