Professor Matthew Goodwin is the author of one of the 20 most influential books as chosen by leading British academics.
Professor Goodwin, from the School of Politics and International Relations, joins the likes of Edward Said, John Maynard Keynes, Eric Hobsbawm and John Berger on the Academic Book Week shortlist to find the book that has been most influential upon modern Britain.
Professor Goodwin’s book Revolt on the Right: Explaining Support for the Radical Right in Britain was published in 2013 and is co-authored with Robert Ford.
Others in the top 20 include A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking, and The Female Eunuch by Germaine Greer. The competition was created to raise awareness and provoke discussion about how research has helped define British society and culture and voting is now open to decide which book is first.
The list is organised by publishers in conjunction with the British Academy for Academic Book Week from 23-28 January, when the winner will be revealed.
Alan Staton, of the Booksellers Association and member of the Academic Book Week steering committee, said the list was fascinating and covers many disciplines, looking beyond humanities to ideas and discoveries that have shaped the modern world. He said the list ‘recognizes the rise of neoliberalism in the West while books such as Revolt on the Right may help to make sense of Brexit Britain in 2017’.
Revolt on the Right was awarded Political Book of the Year prize in 2015.