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Associate Professor of Public Policy
Room: 3.06, 29/30 Tavistock Square
Tel:Ìý020 7679 4903
Email:Ìýc.provost@ucl.ac.uk

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Biography

I am Associate Professor of Public Policy and Deputy Head of Department for Teaching Careers. IÌýreceived myÌýPhD in Political Science from Stony Brook University and prior to myÌýtime at UCL, IÌýwas a Prize Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at Nuffield College, Oxford University.ÌýMyÌýresearch focuses on how law, politics and administration affect the regulation of business.ÌýThis research, which has been supported by the British Academy and the National Science Foundation, has been published in numerous political science and public policy journals and handbooks (see publications). IÌýalso writeÌýfor public audiences in outlets such as The Conversation, The Globe Post and The Washington Post Monkey Cage, among others.ÌýI am a research collaborator with the ÐÂÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûGlobal Governance Institute, a member of the ÐÂÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûCentre for U.S. Politics,Ìýand a co-convener of ComplianceNet, an organisation of scholars devoted to studying the intersection of rules and human behaviour.ÌýFrom 2011 to 2013, IÌýwas Director of Environmental Governance for the ÐÂÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûEnvironment Institute.

Research

My research focuses on regulatory governance and regulatory compliance, with a particular focus on state and federal regulation in the United States.ÌýMuch of myÌýprevious research has examined how U.S. state attorneys general work together to enforce consumer protection and market competition laws, through the use of multi-state lawsuits. MyÌýcurrent research analyses whether businesses comply with the requirements of such lawsuits, and whether their long-term regulatory compliance records improve as a result.ÌýA second strand of this compliance research examines how the revolving door from state attorney general offices to private law firms affects enforcement of state regulations.ÌýI am also working on a British Academy-funded project to examine the effects of corporate reputation on compliance with labour laws, such as the UK Modern Slavery Act.ÌýFinally, I have also published several articles and chapters on standard setting and enforcement in environmental regulations.

Publications

Journal articles

2022

• Provost, C., Dishman, E., andÌýNolette, P. (2022)Ìý‘’,ÌýPublius: The Journal of Federalism, 52(3), pp. 497–522.

2019

• Whitford, A. and Provost, C.Ìý(2019)Ìý‘’,ÌýReview of Policy Research, 36(1), pp. 28–49.

2018

• Nolette, P. andÌýProvost, C. (2018)Ìý‘’,ÌýPublius: The Journal of Federalism, 48(3), pp. 469–494.
• Provost, C. andÌýGerber, B. J. (2018)Ìý‘’,ÌýJournal of Public Policy, 39(2), pp. 329–358.

2016

• Provost, C. and Esteve, M. (2016)Ìý‘’,ÌýJournal of Strategic Contracting and Negotiation, 2(3).
• Capelos, T., Provost, C.,ÌýParouti, M., Barnett, J., Chenoweth, J., Chris Fife-Schaw andÌýKelay, T. (2016)Ìý‘’,ÌýRegulation and Governance, 10(4), pp. 350–367.
• Gleason, S. A. andÌýProvost, C.Ìý(2016)Ìý‘’,ÌýPublius: The Journal of Federalism, 46(2), pp. 248–273.

2015

• Provost, C. (2015)Ìý‘’,ÌýInternational Journal of Public Administration, 39(7), pp. 540–551.

2014

• Provost, C. (2014)Ìý‘’,ÌýLaw and Policy, 36(4), pp. 408–431.

2012

• Gieve, J. and Provost, C.Ìý(2012)Ìý‘’,ÌýGovernance, 25(1), pp. 61–77.

2011

• Provost, C. (2011)Ìý‘’,ÌýState Politics and Policy Quarterly, 11(1), pp. 4–27.

2010

• Provost, C. (2010)Ìý‘’,ÌýState Politics and Policy Quarterly, 10(1), pp. 1–24.
• Provost, C. (2010)Ìý‘’,ÌýPublius: The Journal of Federalism, 40(4), pp. 597–616.

2006

• Provost, C. (2006)Ìý‘’,ÌýPolitical Research Quarterly, 59(4), pp. 609–618.

2003

• Provost, C.Ìý(2003)Ìý‘’,ÌýPublius: The Journal of Federalism, 33(2), pp. 37–53.

2002

• Huddy, L., Feldman, S.,ÌýCapelos, T. and Provost, C. (2002)Ìý‘’,ÌýPolitical Psychology, 23(3), pp. 485–511.

Policy reports

• Kumar, S. andÌýProvost, C. (2022)Ìý. London: Association of Disabled Professionals.

Edited books

• Provost, C. andÌýTeske, P. (eds.)Ìý(2009)Ìý. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.

Book chapters

2020

• Coen, D. andÌýProvost, C. (2020). ‘’,Ìýin P.ÌýHarris, A. Bitonti, C.ÌýFleisher andÌýA.ÌýSkorkjær BinderkrantzÌý(eds.)ÌýThe Palgrave Encyclopedia of Interest Groups, Lobbying and Public Affairs. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan.
• Provost, C. and Gerber, B. (2020)Ìý‘’,Ìýin D. KoniskyÌý(ed.)ÌýHandbook of U. S. Environmental Policy. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing.Ìý

2019

• Provost, C. (2019)Ìý‘’,Ìýin B. GerberÌý(ed.)ÌýOxford Research Encyclopedia of Natural Hazard Science, pp. 1–24.ÌýNew York, U.S.: Oxford University Press.

2014

• Teske, P. and Provost, C.Ìý(2014)Ìý‘’,Ìýin D. Haider-MarkelÌý(ed.)ÌýOxford Handbook of State and Local Government. Oxford: Oxford University Press,Ìýpp. 802–818.

2012

• Provost, C. (2012)Ìý‘Governance and Voluntary Regulation’,Ìýin D. Levi-FaurÌý(ed.)ÌýOxford Handbook of Governance. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

2011

• Provost, C. (2011)Ìý‘Bureaucracy’,Ìýin B. Badie, D. Berg-SchlosserÌýand L. Morlino, L. (eds.)ÌýInternational Encyclopedia of Political Science. Sage Publications.
• Provost, C. (2011)Ìý‘Deregulation’,Ìýin B. Badie, D. Berg-SchlosserÌýand L. Morlino, L. (eds.)ÌýInternational Encyclopedia of Political Science. Sage Publications.

2009

• Provost, C. andÌýTeske, P. (2009)Ìý‘’,Ìýin C. ProvostÌýand P. TeskeÌý(eds.)ÌýPresident George W. Bush’s Influence over Bureaucracy and Policy. New York:ÌýPalgrave MacMillan, pp. 1–15.
• Provost, C., Gerber, B. J. andÌýPickup, M. (2009)Ìý‘’,Ìýin C. ProvostÌýand P. TeskeÌý(eds.)ÌýPresident George W. Bush’s Influence over Bureaucracy and Policy. New York:ÌýPalgrave MacMillan, pp. 169–186.
• Provost, C. (2009)Ìý‘’,Ìýin C. ProvostÌýand P. TeskeÌý(eds.)ÌýPresident George W. Bush’s Influence over Bureaucracy and Policy. New York:ÌýPalgrave MacMillan, pp. 221–232.

2006

• Provost, C. (2006)Ìý‘Regulatory Negotiations’,Ìýin M.ÌýBevirÌý(ed.)ÌýEncyclopedia of Governance. Sage Publications.

2004

• Graves, S. and Provost, C.Ìý(2004) ‘’,Ìýin P. TeskeÌý(ed.)ÌýRegulation in the States.ÌýWashington D.C.: Brookings Institution Press, pp. 218–235.

Blog posts & media pieces

• Provost, C.ÌýandÌýHilliard, N. (2020) ‘’,ÌýÐÂÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûConstitution Unit Blog.
• Provost, C. (2020)Ìý‘’,ÌýLSE Brexit 2020.
• Provost, C. (2020)Ìý‘’,ÌýThe Globe Post.
• Provost, C.Ìýand Nolette, P.Ìý(2019)Ìý‘’,ÌýWashington Post: Monkey Cage. Ìý Ìý
• Provost, C. (2018)Ìý‘’,ÌýThe Globe Post.
• Provost, C. (2018)Ìý‘’,ÌýThe Conversation.
• Provost, C.Ìýand Gerber, B. J. (2018) ‘’,ÌýWashington Post: Monkey Cage. Ìý
• Provost, C. (2016) ‘’,ÌýÐÂÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûConstitution Unit Blog.
• Provost, C. (2016)Ìý‘Donald Trump and Climate Change: What Can He Actually Accomplish?’,ÌýÐÂÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûGlobal Governance Institute Blog.

Teaching

I teach on ‘Public Management: Theories and Innovations’Ìý(PUBL0008),Ìý‘Law and Regulation’ (PUBL0031) and ‘Regulating Big Business’ (POLS0089). IÌýwelcomeÌýapplications from prospective PhD students that focus on regulation of business behaviour or public management.