Andrew first did a law degree at Cambridge and trained as a barrister. He then worked as a Welfare Rights Offer in Islington before doing an MA and then PhD at the University of York. He came to Birmingham in 2000 to work an ESRC-funded project, 'Power, Participation and Democratic Renewal.' He was appointed to a lectureship in Sociology in 2002.

Andrew’s interests lie in the fields of deliberative democracy, especially the work of Jürgen Habermas, social exclusion and Scottish devolution

Andrew is keen to supervise students on the following areas: the theory and/or practice of deliberative democracy (in specific contexts or more generally), active citizenship, political participation, and open government. He is particularly keen to supervise research in these areas that focuses on groups that are seen as oppressed or marginalised.

Selected Publications