Rate My Professor Shane Martin

An internationally recognised scholar of comparative politics, Professor Martin specialises in parliaments and parliamentarians, examining how electoral incentives shape representatives' behaviour, the internal organisation of legislatures, executive oversight, and public policy making. His research interests encompass legislative politics, comparative European politics, public policy, and Irish politics, with current projects on the evolution of parliamentarism, parliament and coalition government in Britain, parliamentary incumbency, legislative committees, and bargaining in legislatures. Key publications include the book Legislative Assemblies: Voters, Members, and Leaders (2024, with Kaare Strøm and others), 'Legislative Resources, Corruption, and Incumbency' (British Journal of Political Science, 2024), 'Coalition Government and the Electoral Consequences of Legislative Organization' (European Journal of Political Research, 2025), 'Political Dynasties and the Selection of Cabinet Ministers' (Legislative Studies Quarterly, 2017), and 'Beyond Committees: Parliamentary Oversight of Coalition Government in Britain' (West European Politics, 2019). His work has influenced parliamentary practices, including collaboration with the Irish Parliament on pre-legislative scrutiny and advice to the Belgian Parliament. Martin has received a Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Research Fellowship and a British Academy Mid-Career Fellowship. He currently serves as a trustee and Executive Committee member of the European Consortium for Political Research (2024–2030).