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Dr. Michael Cole is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Liverpool Management School, specializing in governance, public administration, and climate change-related governance challenges. With a career spanning multiple institutions (Glamorgan, Northumbria, Exeter, Plymouth), he has maintained a focus on UK devolution, local government reforms, and cross-national studies of political leadership in China.
- BSc in Politics (1985), MPhil (1991), and PhD (2008) from University of Southampton and Plymouth
- Leading research on carbon emissions governance, rhetorical history in Brexit discourse, and China's governance structures
His research has produced influential publications in journals like Political Studies, Public Administration, and Management & Organizational History, with recent projects analyzing governmental responses to climate change as a 'super wicked problem' and digital governance in China. Collaborations include work with Dr. Jiajing Sun at the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Prof. Laura McAllister.
He supervises PhD projects on China's political integration, public auditing, and business-peace dynamics, while also contributing to teaching across business and governance modules like European Union and Business and Government and Business. His work has been recognized with multiple Certificates of Teaching Excellence and inclusion in Who's Who in the World.
- 2018: Certificate of Teaching Excellence
- 2017: Research Award
- 2005-present: Who's Who in the World entry
