Thom's Research Interests
- Corporate Governance
- Democracy
- Democratic Theory
- Devolution, politics and social poilicy
- Governance
- Local Government
- Local Government and Local Development
- Policy Analysis/Policy Studies
- Policy Studies
- Political Representation
- Political Science
- Regional and Local Governance
- Research Methodology
- Area Studies
- Big Society
- CAQDAS
- Public Administration
- Sensemaking (Organizational Behavior)
- Third Sector
- Welfare State








