Forrest joined the Department of Political Economy in October 2020. He is investigating the emergence of radical right parties amongst states with formerly entrenched social democratic systems. Forrest holds a BA (Hons) in European Politics from King’s College London, as well as an MSc in European Studies (Research) from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Research interests

• Electoral politics
• Right-wing populism
• Social democracy
• Varieties of Capitalism
• Globalisation

Doctoral research

The Radical Right and the Neoliberalisation of Social Democratic Systems

PhD supervisors

Dr Colin Jennings and Dr Rubén Ruiz-Rufino