Michael William Hart (born 1956) has been fellow in politics at

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since 1982. His research interests include

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since 1880 and Modern Southern Africa. He lectures on British politics and government since 1900. He took his first degree at Emmanuel College,

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, winning a double first, and went to

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to research his doctorate on the decline of the British Liberal Party. He spent some time at

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as a

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before taking up his current fellowship. Besides academic positions, he has also served as a junior proctor in the University of Oxford and as sub-rector at Exeter. Hart has been quoted on numerous occasions by ''

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'' and ''

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'' during

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periods, campaigned against apartheid in South Africa and has been a

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councillor on

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. Philosophically, he is a liberal, but combines this with a belief in the need for a strong state.

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British political scientists Fellows of Exeter College, Oxford Fellows of Magdalene College, Cambridge 1956 births Living people Members of Oxford City Council Alumni of Emmanuel College, Cambridge Alumni of the University of Oxford People educated at Whitgift School {{polisci-bio-stub