Prof. Vernon Bogdanor CBE is a Research Professor at King's College in London. He is a Fellow of the British Academy, Honorary Fellow of the Institute for Advanced Legal Studies, and a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences. He has been an adviser to a number of governments, including those of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Kosovo, and Slovakia.
His books include The People and the Party System: The Referendum and Electoral Reform in British Politics, Multi-Party Politics and the Constitution, and Power and the People: A Guide to Constitutional Reform and Devolution in the United Kingdom. His edited volumes include The British Constitution in the 20th Century; Joined-Up Government; and From the New Jerusalem to New Labour: Essays on British Prime Ministers from Attlee to Blair. His latest book, The New British Constitution, was published in 2009.
Prof. Bogdanor is a frequent contributor to TV, radio and the press. He was awarded the Sir Isaiah Berlin Award for Lifetime Contribution to Political Studies in 2008 and is a Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur since 2009. He holds an honorary D. Litt. from Kent University and is an Honorary Bencher of the Middle Temple. Previously, Prof. Bogdanor was a Professor of Government at Oxford University.