Michael Saward (political theorist)

Michael Saward (born 1 September 1960),^[1] is an Australian^[2] professor of politics at the University of Warwick,^[3] the professor and head of department in politics and international studies at the Open University.^[2]

He is a member of the Sydney Democracy Network^[4] and he sits on the editorial board of the academic journal, Representation.^[5]

Education

Michael Saward gained his doctorate from the University of Essex.^[2]

Research

His research focuses on the way key political ideas change over time, and how they are worked out in practice. Contemporary ideas of democracy is also a subject which he has written about extensively.^[2]

Career

Before joining the as a reader in 2000 Open University, Saward worked at the Royal Holloway, University of London.^[2]

In 2006 the Open University made him director of the Citizenship Strand in the Centre for Citizenship, Identities and Governance (CCIG). His inaugural speech, on the theme of what it means to 'do' political representation theory, took place on 4 July 2006 at the Berrill Lecture Theatre, at the Open University.^[6]

Bibliography

Books

• Saward, Michael (1992). Co-optive politics and state legitimacy. Aldershot England Brookfield, USA: Dartmouth. ISBN 9781855212138. 
• Saward, Michael (1998). The terms of democracy. Cambridge England Malden, Mass: Polity Press Blackwell. ISBN 9780745619903. 
• Saward, Michael (2000). Democratic innovation: deliberation, representation and association. London New York: Routledge/ECPR. ISBN 9780415234429. 
• Bartelson, Jens; Saward, Michael; Grunnell, John D. (2001). Pluralism, civil society and democracy beyond the nation state: Ph.D seminar 7.8. June 2001. Cos. 
• Saward, Michael (2003). Democracy (key concepts). Cambridge, UK Malden, MA: Polity Distributed in the USA by Blackwell Pub. ISBN 9780745623504. 
• Andrews, Geoff; Saward, Michael (2005). Living political ideas. Edinburgh Maidenhead: Edinburgh University Press in association with the Open University. ISBN 9780748619719. 
• Saward, Michael (2007). Democracy: critical concepts in political science. London New York: Routledge. ISBN 9780415357104. 
• Saward, Michael (2008). Demokracja. Warszawa: Sic. ISBN 9788360457535. 
• Saward, Michael (2010). The representative claim. Oxford New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199579389. 
• Isin, Engin; Saward, Michael (Eds) (2013). Enacting European citizenship. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781107033962. 

Book chapters

• Saward, Michael (1992), "The civil nuclear network in Britain.", in Marsh, David; Rhodes, R.A.W., Policy networks in British government., Oxford Scholarship Online: Clarendon, pp. 75–?, ISBN 9780191684210 
• Saward, Michael (1993), "Advice, legitimacy and nuclear safety in Britain.", in Barker, Anthony; Peters, B. Guy, The Politics of expert advice: creating, using and manipulating scientific knowledge for public policy: public administration in the 1990s., Pittsburgh, Pa: University of Pittsburgh Press, pp. 73–90, ISBN 9780822911715 
• Saward, Michael; Mills, Michael (1993), "Green democracy?", in Dobson, Andrew; Lucardie, Paul, The Politics of nature: explorations in green political theory., London New York: Routledge, pp. 63–80, ISBN 9780415085939 
• Saward, Michael; Mills, Michael (1993), "Liberalism, democracy and prevention.", in Mills, Michael, Prevention, health and British politics., Aldershot, Hants, England Brookfield, Vt., USA: Avebury, ISBN 9781856281904 
• Saward, Michael (1994), "Democratic theory and indices of democratisation.", in Beetham, David, Defining and measuring democracy., London Thousand Oaks, Calif: Sage Publications, pp. 6–24, ISBN 9780803977891 
• Saward, Michael (1995), "Legitimacy and the State in Europe: theories, crises and complexity.", in Hesse, Joachim Jens; Toonen, Theo A. J., The European yearbook of comparative government and public administration., Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft and Boulder, ISBN 9780813369570 
• Saward, Michael (1996), "Must Democrats be environmentalists?", in Doherty, Brain; de Geus, Marius, Democracy and green political thought: sustainability, rights, and citizenship., London New York: Routledge, pp. 77–94, ISBN 9780415144124 
• Saward, Michael (1997), "In search of the hollow crown.", in Weller, Patrick; Bakvis, Herman; Rhodes, R.A.W., The hollow crown: countervailing trends in core executives., New York: St. Martin's Press, pp. 16–36, ISBN 9780333681954 
• Saward, Michael (1998), "The promise of proceduralism: is democracy a defence against poverty?", in Edwards, John; Révauger, Jean-Paul, Discourse on inequality in France and Britain., Aldershot, Hants, England Brookfield, Vt., USA: Ashgate, pp. 20–29, ISBN 9781840143065 
• Saward, Michael (2000), "A critique of Held.", in Holden, Barry, Global democracy key debates., London New York: Routledge, pp. 32–46, ISBN 9780415198790 
• Saward, Michael (2002), "Rawls and deliberative democracy.", in Passerin D'Entrèves, Maurizio, Democracy as public deliberation new perspectives., Manchester, UK, and New York: Manchester University Press, pp. 112–130, ISBN 9781412805674 
• Saward, Michael (2003), "Representative and direct democracy.", in Axtmann, Roland, Understanding democratic politics: an introduction, London Thousand Oaks, Calif: SAGE, pp. 52–60, ISBN 9780761971832 
• Saward, Michael (2003), "Introduction: democratic innovation.", in Saward, Michael, Democratic innovation: deliberation, representation and association, London New York: Routledge/ECPR studies in European political science (No.17), pp. 3–16, ISBN 9780415234429 
• Saward, Michael (2003), "Less than meets the eye: democracy and deliberative theory.", in Saward, Michael, Democratic innovation: deliberation, representation and association, London New York: Routledge/ECPR studies in European political science (No.17), pp. 66–77, ISBN 9780415234429 
• Saward, Michael (2003), "Conclusion: variation, innovation and democratic theory.", in Saward, Michael, Democratic innovation: deliberation, representation and association, London New York: Routledge/ECPR studies in European political science (No.17), pp. 213–220, ISBN 9780415234429 
• Saward, Michael (2005), "Governance and the transformation of political representation.", in Newman, Janet, Remaking governance: peoples, politics and the public sphere, Bristol UK: Policy Press, pp. 179–196, ISBN 9781861346391 
• Saward, Michael (2005), "Them and us: nationalism and self-determination.", in Andrews, Geoff; Saward, Michael, Living political ideas. Power, dissent, equality: understanding contemporary politics, Edinburgh Maidenhead: Edinburgh University Press in association with the Open University, pp. 35–66, ISBN 9780748619719 
• Saward, Michael (2006), "The state and civil liberties in the post 9-11 world.", in Dunleavy, Patrick; Heffernan, Richard; Cowley, Philip et al., Developments in British politics 8, Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire New York: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 212–230, ISBN 9781403948434  |displayeditors= suggested (help)
• Saward, Michael (2006), "Representation.", in Dobson, Andrew; Eckersley, Robyn, Political theory and the ecological challenge, Cambridge, UK New York: Cambridge University Press, pp. 183–199, ISBN 9780521838108 
• Saward, Michael (2006), "Democracy and citizenship: expanding domains.", in Dryzek, John S.; Honig, Bonnie; Phillips, Anne, The Oxford handbook of political theory, Oxford New York: Oxford University Press, pp. 400–419, ISBN 9780199270033 
• Blakeley, Georgina; Saward, Michael (2009), "Political ordering.", in Bromley, Simon; Clarke, John; Hinchliffe, Steve et al., Exploring social lives, Milton Keynes: The Open University, pp. 74–95, ISBN 9780749216429  |displayeditors= suggested (help)
• Saward, Michael (2011), "The wider canvas: representation and democracy in state and society.", in Alonso, Sonia; Keane, John; Wolfgang, Merkel, The future of representative democracy, Cambridge New York: Cambridge University Press, pp. 74–95, ISBN 9780521177030 
• Saward, Michael (2012), "A conversation with Benjamin Barber.", in Browning, Gary; Dimova-Cookson, Maria; Prokhovnik, Raia, Dialogues with contemporary political theorists, Houndsmill, Basingstoke, Hampshire New York: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 24–41, ISBN 9780230303058 

Journal articles

1990 – 1999

• Saward, Michael (December 1990). "Cooption and power: who gets what from formal incorporation". Political Studies (Wiley Online) 38 (4): 588–602. doi:10.1177/1363460706053336. 
• Saward, Michael (October 1993). "Direct democracy revisited". Politics (Oxford Scholarship Online) 13 (2): 18–24. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9256.1993.tb00224.x. 
• Saward, Michael (1994). "Postmodernists, pragmatists and the justification of democracy". Economy and Society (Taylor and Francis) 23 (2): 201–216. doi:10.1080/03085149400000003. 
• Saward, Michael (October 1996). "Democracy and competing values". Government and Opposition (Wiley Online) 31 (4): 467–486. doi:10.1111/j.1477-7053.1996.tb01202.x. 
• Saward, Michael (1998). "Green state/democratic state". Contemporary Politics (Taylor and Francis) 4 (4): 345–356. doi:10.1080/13569779808449976. 
• Saward, Michael (October 1998). "Deliberation, difference and democratic institutions (review article)". Government and Opposition (Wiley Online) 34 (4): 519–527. doi:10.1111/j.1477-7053.1998.tb00465.x. 

2000 – 2009

• Saward, Michael (2001). "Making democratic connections: political equality, deliberation and direct democracy.". Acta Politica (Palgrave) 36 (4): 361–379.  ISSN 0001-6810
• Saward, Michael (October 2001). "Reconstructing democracy: current thinking and new directions". Government and Opposition (Wiley Online) 36 (4): 559–581. doi:10.1111/1477-7053.00081. 
• Saward, Michael (March 2003). "Enacting democracy". Government and Opposition (Wiley) 51 (1): 161–179. doi:10.1111/1467-9248.00418. 
• Saward, Michael (Summer 2003). "Veil of influence: the legacy of John Rawls". Soundings (Lawrence & Wishart Books) 24: 117–124.  Pdf.
• Saward, Michael (2004). "At the edge of political theory: political community and deliberative democracy.". epsNet Kiosk Plus: the NET Journal of Political Science 2 (1): 1–6.  ISSN 1762-3340
• Goodin, Robert E.; Saward, Michael (October 2005). "Dog whistles and democratic mandates". The Political Quarterly (Wiley) 76 (4): 471–476. doi:10.1111/j.1467-923X.2005.00708.x. 
• Saward, Michael (August 2006). "The representative claim (feature article: theory and practice)". Contemporary Political Theory (Palgrave Macmillan) 5 (3): 297–318. doi:10.1057/palgrave.cpt.9300234. 
• Saward, Michael (2008). "The subject of representation (special issue)". Representation (Taylor and Francis) 44 (2): 93–97. doi:10.1080/003448908020794338. 
• Saward, Michael (May 2008). "Representation and democracy: revisions and possibilities". Sociology Compass (Wiley Online) 2 (3): 1000–1013. doi:10.1111/j.1751-9020.2008.00102.x. 
• Saward, Michael (July 2008). "Making representations: modes and strategies of political parties". European Review (Cambridge Journals Online) 16 (3): 271–286. doi:10.1017/S1062798708000252. 
• Saward, Michael; van Biezen, Ingrid (July 2008). "Democratic theorists and party scholars: why they don't talk to each other, and why they should". Perspectives on Politics (Cambridge Journals Online) 6 (1): 21–35. doi:10.1017/S1537592708080043. 
• Saward, Michael (2008). "Constituting sustainability". The Good Society (Project Muse: Johns Hopkins University Press) 17 (2): 12–17. doi:10.1353/gso.0.0041. 
• Saward, Michael (December 2008). "In place of global democracy". Ethical Perspectives (Peeters Online Journals) 15 (4): 507–526. doi:10.2143/EP.15.4.2034394. 
• Saward, Michael (March 2009). "Authorisation and authenticity: representation and the unelected". The Journal of Political Philosophy (Wiley) 17 (1): 1–22. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9760.2008.00309.x. 
• Dobson, Andrew; MacGregor, Sherilyn; Saward, Michael; Torgerson, Douglas (August 2009). "Trajectories of green political theory". Contemporary Political Theory (Palgrave Macmillan) 8 (3): 317–350. doi:10.1057/cpt.2009.11. 

2010 onwards

• Saward, Michael (September 2010). "The representative claim (book)". Oxford scholarship online (Oxford University Press). doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199579389.001.0001. 
• Pykett, Jessica; Saward, Michael; Schaefer, Anja (November 2010). "Framing the Good Citizen". The British Journal of Politics & International Relations (Wiley Online) 12 (4): 523–538. doi:10.1111/j.1467-856X.2010.00424.x. 
• Saward, Michael (March 2011). "Slow theory: taking time over transnational democratic representation". Ethics & Global Politics 4 (1): 1–18. doi:10.3402/egp.v4i1.6416. 
• Castiglione, Dario; Disch, Lisa; Saward, Michael; Schaap, Andrew; Thompson, Simon (February 2012). "Critical exchange on Michael Saward's the representative claim". Contemporary Political Theory (Palgrave Macmillan) 11 (1): 109–127. doi:10.1057/cpt.2011.42. 
• Saward, Michael (January 2013). "The dynamics of European citizenship: enactment, extension and assertion". Comparative European Politics (Palgrave Macmillan) 11 (1): 49–69. doi:10.1057/cep.2012.2. 

See also

• Democracy
• Representation (politics)
• Representative democracy
• Political philosophy

References

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External links

• Representation (journal) Editorial board (Michael Saward)
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