Vernon Bogdanor | |
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Bogdanor speaking on his book The New British Constitution in Blackwell's bookshop, Oxford.
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Born |
Staines-upon-Thames |
16 July 1943
Nationality | British |
Institutions |
University of Oxford King's College London Gresham College New College of the Humanities |
Alma mater | The Queen's College, Oxford |
Notable students | David Cameron |
Vernon Bernard Bogdanor, CBE, FBA /ˈbɒɡdənɔːr/ born 16 July 1943, in Staines, Middlesex) is Research Professor at the Institute for Contemporary British History at King's College London and Professor of Politics at the New College of the Humanities. He is also Emeritus Professor of Politics and Government at the University of Oxford and Emeritus Fellow of Brasenose College, Oxford.
He is one of Britain's foremost constitutional experts and has written extensively on political and constitutional issues. He supports both the British monarchy and the adoption of proportional representation.
He is the only child of Harry Bogdanor and Rosa (née Weinger) Bogdanor.
Educated at Bishopshalt School, Vernon Bogdanor gained his Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (Hons 1) from The Queen's College, Oxford. Since 1966, he has been Senior Tutor (1979–85 and 1996–97), Vice-Principal, and (in 2002-03) Acting Principal at Brasenose College, Oxford. He is a Fellow of the British Academy and an Honorary Fellow of the Society for Advanced Legal Studies.