Thatcher, Mark


Professor Mark Thatcher  

Department

Position held

Department of Government

Professor of Comparative and International Politics

Centre for Analysis of Risk and Regulation (CARR)

LSE Public Policy Group

Experience keywords:

political economy; network industries; regulation; British, French, Italian and EU policy making and regulation; public policy; independent regulatory agencies; telecommunications

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My research is in the field of comparative regulation and public policy in Europe. It has focused on the design of regulatory institutions and their effects on the relationships between politics and markets.

It has analysed the effects of different forms of internationalisation on national institutions and policy making, notably in network industries. My work is comparative across countries that represent different varieties of capitalism, notably Britain, France, Germany and Italy, plus the EU.

I am currently studying regulatory networks and agencies in Europe, and the interactions between national and EU levels of decision making.

Recent publications include: 'Internationalisation and Economic Institutions: Comparing European Experiences' (Oxford University Press 2007), which in 2008 won the Charles Levine Prize awarded by the International Political Science Association's Research Committee on the Structure of Governance for best book in comparative policy and administration.

Countries and regions to which research relates:

Britain; Europe; France

Languages:

French [Spoken: Fluent, Written: Fluent]; German [Spoken: Basic, Written: Basic]; Italian [Spoken: Intermediate, Written: Intermediate]

Media experience:

RadioTV

Contact Points

LSE phone number:

+44 (0)20 7955 6730

Publications

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2011

Thatcher, Mark (2011) Governing Markets in Gulf States. In: Held, David and Ulrichsen, Kristian, (eds.) The transformation of the Gulf: politics, economics and the global order. Routledge, Abingdon, UK. ISBN 9780415574518

Thatcher, Mark (2011) The creation of European regulatory agencies and its limits: a comparative analysis of European delegation. Journal of European public policy, 18 (6). pp. 790-809. ISSN 1350-1763

2010

Thatcher, Mark (2010) Governance structures and health technology assessment agencies: a comparative approach. Department of Government, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK

2008

Thatcher, Mark and Coen, David (2008) Reshaping European regulatory space: an evolutionary analysis. Western European politics, 31 (4). pp. 806-836. ISSN 0140-2382

Coen, David and Thatcher, Mark (2008) Network governance and multi-level delegation: European networks of regulatory agencies. Journal of Public Policy, 28 (1). pp. 49-71. ISSN 0143-814X

2007

Thatcher, Mark (2007) Internationalisation and economic institutions: comparing the European experience. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK. ISBN 9780199245680

Thatcher, Mark (2007) Regulatory agencies, the state and markets: a Franco-British comparison. Journal of European public policy, 14 (7). pp. 1028-1047. ISSN 1466-4429

2005

Thatcher, Mark (2005) The third force? Independent regulatory agencies and elected politicians in Europe. Governance, 18 (3). pp. 347-373. ISSN 0952-1895

Coen, David and Thatcher, Mark (2005) The new governance of markets and non-majoritarian regulators. Governance, 18 (3). pp. 329-346. ISSN 0952-1895

Black, Julia and Lodge, Martin and Thatcher, Mark, (eds.) (2005) Regulatory innovation: a comparative analysis. Edward Elgar, North Hampton, UK. ISBN 1845422848

2004

Thatcher, Mark (2004) Varieties of capitalism in an internationalized world: domestic institutional change in European telecommunications. Comparative political studies, 37 (7). pp. 1-30. ISSN 0010-4140

Thatcher, Mark (2004) Winners and losers in Europeanization: reforming the national regulation of telecommunications. West European politics, 27 (2). pp. 284-309. ISSN 0140-2382

2003

Thatcher, Mark (2003) Unione europea: lo scambio tra governi nationali e commissione. In: Pontorollo, E. and Oglietti, A., (eds.) Regole e regolatori nelle telecomunicazioni europee. Il Mulino, Milan, Italy. ISBN 9788815094544

Thatcher, Mark (2003) From industrial policy to a regulatory state. In: Hayward, Jack and Menon, Anand, (eds.) Governing Europe. Oxford University Press, Oxford, pp. 313-329. ISBN 9780199250158

Thatcher, Mark and Stone Sweet, Alec, (eds.) (2003) The Politics of Delegation. Routledge, London. ISBN 0 7146 5561 9 hb

2002

Thatcher, Mark (2002) Regulation after delegation: independent regulatory agencies in Europe. Journal of European public policy, 9 (6). pp. 954-972. ISSN 1350-1763

Thatcher, Mark and Héritier, A. (2002) Analysing regulatory reform in Europe: special issue. Journal of European public policy, 9 (6). ISSN 1350-1763

Thatcher, Mark (2002) The relationship between national and European regulation of telecommunications. In: Jordana, Jacint, (ed.) Governing Telecommunications and the New Information Society in Europe. Edwar Elgar Publishing Ltd, Cheltenham, UK, pp. 66-85. ISBN 9781840647570

Thatcher, Mark (2002) Delegation to independent regulatory agencies: pressures, functions and contextual mediation. West European politics, 25 (1). pp. 125-147. ISSN 0140-2382

Thatcher, Mark and Stone Sweet, A. (2002) The politics of delegation [special issue]. West European politics, 25 (1). ISSN 0140-2382

Thatcher, Mark (2002) Analysing regulatory reform in Europe. Journal of European public policy, 9 (6). pp. 859-872. ISSN 1350-1763

Thatcher, Mark and Stone Sweet, Alec (2002) Theory and practice of delegation to non-majoritarian institutions. West European politics, 25 (1). pp. 1-22. ISSN 0140-2382

2001

Thatcher, Mark (2001) The EU commission and national governments as partners: EC regulatory expansion in telecommunications 1979-2000. CARR Discussion Papers, DP 2. Centre for Analysis of Risk and Regulation, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK

Thatcher, Mark (2001) The Commission and national governments as partners: EC regulatory expansion in telecommunications 1979-2000. Journal of European public policy, 8 (4). pp. 558-584. ISSN 1350-1763

1999

Thatcher, Mark (1999) The politics of telecommunications. National institutions, convergence, and change. Oxford University Press, Oxford. ISBN 9780198280743

1998

Liebenau, Jonathan and Thatcher, Mark (1998) The European Union telecommunications market: regulation, competition and change. London School of Economics and British Telecommunications PLC, London, UK

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Internationalisation and Economic Institutions (OUP), winner of the 2008 Charles Levine book prize, examines the impact of internationalisation on the national institutions that govern and regulate key markets.

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