Iain was born in Edinburgh and went to school there. He came to England for the first time as a student at Oxford where he obtained his MA, MPhil and DPhil. He was a college tutor in an undergraduate college for 13 years, during which the college scaled the heights of PPE. He has worked at the Universities of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Warwick, and Oxford, and has held visiting professorships at Washington & Lee, Stanford, Yale, and the Australian National University. He has been an elected councillor on Tyne & Wear County Council (committee chair) and Oxford City Council (group leader).
For many years he has been a volunteer on one of the Welsh narrow-gauge steam railways, the Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway, where he has done most jobs including locomotive driver. Other hobbies include mountain walking and choral singing. He has held various posts within Witney Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). In recent years he has principally worked on UK public policy, and started the Department of Politics and International Relations Public Policy Unit in 2005.
Research summary
Public policy, especially UK. Specialisms in devolution; spatial issues in taxation and public expenditure; electoral systems; constitutional reform; church and state.
The Union (of the United Kingdom) since 1707. Rational-choice approaches to political history
History of formal political thought and social choice since medieval times
Social science in the Enlightenment: Adam Smith, Condorcet, Jefferson.
Disasters and government responses, especially Aberfan (21 October 1966)
Current Research Interests:
Church and State: The Constitutional Relationship in the Nations of the UK and State of the USA.
Alternatives to the Barnett Formula
Joint work with IPPR (Institute of Public Policy Research). To explore alternatives to the current arrangements for block grant from the UK exchequer to the regions and nations of the United Kingdom; Parliamentary representation under asymmetric devolution - possible answers to the West Lothian Question.
Whats Wrong with the British Constitution
A wide-ranging (in time and space) study of UK constitutional reform, paying special attention to the Union of 1707 and the almost total neglect of its constitutional implications in, and for, England. The intellectual bankruptcy of the Diceyan doctrine of parliamentary sovereignty; some possible alternatives. Possible reforms to church establishment and to the position of head of state.
Research interests
Constitutions, Institutions and Governments, Elections and electoral politics, Constitutions and Government, Elections, Electoral systems, History, Public Policy
Media
All research areas listed above
Teaching
Course provider, Theory of Voting
Seminar coordinator, PPU seminar series
Publications
Journal Articles
2020
McLean, I. (2020) “Reconciling Public Expenditure Control with Subnational Government Autonomy: UK and Australia”, Revista de la Academia Puertorriquena de Jurisprudencia y Legislacion, 17, pp. 47–73.
2017
Mclean, I. (2017) “The No-men of England: The Geordie revolt that defeated the Scotland and Wales Bill in 1977”, Political Quarterly [Preprint].
Mclean, I. (2017) “The No-men of England: Tyne & Wear County Council and the failure of the Scotland and Wales Acts 1978”, Journal of Borderlands Studies [Preprint].
Available at https://doi.org/10.1080/08865655.2017.1294024
2015
McLean, I. (2015) “The strange history of social choice, and the contribution of the Public Choice Society to its fifth revival”, Public Choice, 163(1-2), pp. 153–165.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1007/s11127-014-0161-7
mclean, I. (2015) “Spending Too Much, Taxing Too Little? Parliaments in Fiscal Federalism”, European Political Science, 14(1), pp. 15–27.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1057/eps.2014.44
2014
Mclean, I. (2014) “Adam Smith, James Wilson, and the US Constitution”, The Adam Smith Review [Preprint].
Johnson, R., Johnston, R. and McLean, I. (2014) “OVERREPRESENTING UKIP, UNDERREPRESENTING THE GREENS AND LIB DEMS: THE 2014 EUROPEAN ELECTIONS IN GREAT BRITAIN”, Representation, 50(4), pp. 429–437.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1080/00344893.2014.982694
Peterson, S. and McLean, I. (2014) “Transitional constitutionalism in the United Kingdom”, Cambridge Journal of International and Comparative Law, 3(4), pp. 1113–1135.
Available at https://doi.org/10.7574/cjicl.03.04.282
2013
Mclean, I. (2013) “Report of the commission on the consequences of devolution for the house of commons (the McKay Commission)”, Political Quarterly, 84(3), pp. 395–398.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-923X.2013.12026.x
McLean, I. (2013) “Framing Democracy: A Behavioral Approach to Democratic Theory”, PERSPECTIVES ON POLITICS, 11(3), pp. 903–904.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1017/S153759271300128X
List, C. (2013) “Deliberation, Single-Peakedness, and the Possibility of Meaningful Democracy: Evidence from Deliberative Polls”, JOURNAL OF POLITICS, 75(1), pp. 80–95.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022381612000886
2012
McLean, I. (2012) “Freedom of religion. Edited by A. Van der Beek, E. A. J. G. van der Borght and B. P. Vermuelen. (Studies in Reformed Theology, 19.) Pp. vi + 269. Leiden–Boston: Brill, 2010. €93. 978 90 04 15807 8; 1571 4799”, The Journal of Ecclesiastical History, 63(3), pp. 578–579.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022046912000619
McLean, I. (2012) “‘England Does Not Love Coalitions’: The Most Misused Political Quotation in the Book1”, Government and Opposition, 47(1), pp. 3–20.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1477-7053.2011.01352.x
McLean, I. (2012) “THE TWO UNIONS Ireland, Scotland, and the survival of the United Kingdom, 1707-2007”, TLS-THE TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT, (5688), pp. 24–24.
2011
McLean, I. and Peterson, S. (2011) “Entrenching the establishment and free exercise of religion in the written U.K. constitution”, International Journal of Constitutional Law, 9(1), pp. 230–250.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1093/icon/mor027
2010
Romero, R., Haubrich, D. and McLean, I. (2010) “To what extent does deprivation affect the performance of English local authorities?”, International Review of Administrative Sciences, 76(1), pp. 137–170.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1177/0020852309359048
McLean, I. (2010) “Political science and history: Friends and neighbours”, Political Studies, 58(2), pp. 354–367.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9248.2009.00826.x
McLean, I. (2010) “The Athenian Option: Radical Reform for the House of Lords”, EUROPEAN LEGACY-TOWARD NEW PARADIGMS, 15(2), pp. 264–265.
2009
McLean, I. (2009) “The bishops’ 1909 moment”, Public Policy Research, 16(4), pp. 232–234.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-540X.2010.00587.x
Johnston, R. (2009) “Can the boundary commissions help the conservative party? Constituency size and electoral bias in the United Kingdom”, Political Quarterly, 80(4), pp. 479–494.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-923X.2009.02053.x
McLean, I. and Johnston, R. (2009) “When is proportional not proportional? Great Britain’s 2009 elections to the European Parliament”, Representation, 45(4), pp. 349–355.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1080/00344890903235199
Garand, J. (2009) “Political science journals in comparative perspective: Evaluating scholarly journals in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom”, PS - Political Science and Politics, 42(4), pp. 695–717.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1017/S1049096509990205
McLean, I. (2009) “Review Article: In Riker’s Footsteps”, BRITISH JOURNAL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, 39, pp. 195–210.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007123408000379
McLean, I. (2009) “The Myth of the Rational Voter: Why Democracies Choose Bad Policies”, PARTY POLITICS, 15(1), pp. 121–123.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1177/13540688090150010603
McLean, I. (2009) “Untitled Response”, POLITICAL STUDIES REVIEW, 7(1), pp. 88–92.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1478-9299.2008.00174.x
McLean, I. (2009) “Authors’ response to reviews”, Political Studies Review, 7(1), pp. 88–92.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1478-9299.2008.00174.x
McLean, I. (2009) “Comparative journal ratings: A survey report”, Political Studies Review, 7(1), pp. 18–38.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1478-9299.2008.00168.x
2008
McLean, I. (2008) “Don’t let the lawyers do the math: Some problems of legislative districting in the UK and the USA”, Mathematical and Computer Modelling, 48(9-10), pp. 1446–1454.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mcm.2008.05.025
McLEAN, I. (2008) “The Scots and the Union. By Christopher A. Whatley with Derek J. Patrick. Pp. xvi, 424. ISBN: 0 7486 1685 3. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. 2006. 25.00”., The Scottish Historical Review, 87(2), pp. 343–345.
Available at https://doi.org/10.3366/e0036924108000255
Gutiérrez-Romero, R., Haubrich, D. and McLean, I. (2008) “The limits of performance assessments of public bodies: External constraints in English local government”, Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy, 26(4), pp. 767–787.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1068/c0661
McLean, I. (2008) “Climate change and UK politics: From Brynle Williams to Sir Nicholas Stern”, Political Quarterly, 79(2), pp. 184–193.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-923X.2008.00916.x
Jennings, C. and Mclean, I. (2008) “Political Economics and Normative Analysis”, New Political Economy, 13(1), pp. 61–76.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1080/13563460701859702
McLean, I. (2008) “Science and public policy: The virtuous corruption of virtual environmental science”, AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, 67(3), pp. 375–376.
McLean, I. (2008) “Mathematics and Democracy Designing Better Voting and Fair-Division Procedures”, SCIENCE, 322(5902), pp. 680–681.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1165974
2007
Spirling, A. and McLean, I. (2007) “UK OC OK? Interpreting optimal classification scores for the U.K. House of Commons”, Political Analysis, 15(1), pp. 85–96.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1093/pan/mpl009
Peterson, S. and McLean, I. (2007) “Of Wheat, the Church in Wales And The West Lothian Question”, The Welsh History Review / Cylchgrawn Hanes Cymru, 23(3), pp. 151–174.
Available at https://doi.org/10.16922/whr.23.3.6
McLean, I., Haubrich, D. and Gutiérrez-Romero, R. (2007) “The perils and pitfalls of performance measurement: The CPA regime for local authorities in England”, Public Money and Management, 27(2), pp. 111–118.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9302.2007.00566.x
Urken, A. and McLean, I. (2007) “Nicholas Collin and the Dissemination of Condorcet in the United States”, Science in Context, 20(1), pp. 125–133.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0269889706001165
2006
McLean, I. (2006) “United We Stand”, The English Historical Review, CXXI(494), pp. 1489–1491.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/cel312
Haubrich, D. and McLean, I. (2006) “Evaluating the performance of local government”, Policy Studies, 27(4), pp. 271–293.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1080/01442870601009939
Haubrich, D. and McLean, I. (2006) “Assessing Public Service Performance in Local Authorities Through CPA - A Research Note on Deprivation”, National Institute Economic Review, 197(1), pp. 93–105.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1177/002795010619700104
Haubrich, D. and McLean, I. (2006) “Assessing Public Service Performance in Local Authorities Through CPA - A Research Note on Deprivation”, National Institute Economic Review, 197(1), pp. 93–105.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1177/0027950106070042
Mclean, I. (2006) “the eighteenth century revolution in social science and the dawn of political science in America”, European Political Science, 5(2), pp. 112–123.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.eps.2210071
McLean, I. and Nou, J. (2006) “Why should we be beggars with the ballot in our hand? Veto players and the failure of land value taxation in the United Kingdom, 1909-14”, BRITISH JOURNAL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, 36, pp. 575–591.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007123406000317
Spirling, A. and McLean, I. (2006) “The Rights and Wrongs of Roll Calls”, Government and Opposition, 41(4), pp. 581–588.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1477-7053.2006.00204.x
Soroka, S., Wlezien, C. and McLean, I. (2006) “Public expenditure in the UK: how measures matter”, JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL STATISTICAL SOCIETY SERIES A-STATISTICS IN SOCIETY, 169, pp. 255–271.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-985X.2006.00397.x
2005
McLean, I. (2005) “Financing the union: Goschen, Barnett, and Beyond”, Proceedings of the British Academy, 128, pp. 81–94.
McLean, I. (2005) “Can local taxation be progressive?”, Public Policy Research, 12(2), pp. 111–117.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1070-3535.2005.00390.x
Johnston, R. and McLean, I. (2005) “Choosing between impossible alternatives: Creating a new constituency map for Wales, 2004”, POLITICAL QUARTERLY, 76(1), pp. 67–81.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-923X.2005.00657.x
McLean, I., McMillan, A. and Leech, D. (2005) “Duverger’s law, Penrose’s power index and the unity of the UK”, POLITICAL STUDIES, 53(3), pp. 457–476.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9248.2005.00539.x
2004
McLean, I. (2004) “Fiscal federalism in Australia”, Public Administration, 82(1), pp. 21–38.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0033-3298.2004.00381.x
McLean, I. (2004) “The British regulatory state: High modernism and hyper-innovation”., WEST EUROPEAN POLITICS, 27(3), pp. 550–551.
Cameron, G., McLean, I. and Wlezien, C. (2004) “Public Expenditure in the English Regions: Measurement Problems and (Partial) Solutions”, Political Quarterly, 75(2), pp. 121–131.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-923X.2004.00595.x
2003
McLean, I. (2003) “‘Strange Associations’: The Irish Question and the Making of Scottish Unionism, 1886–1918”, The English Historical Review, 118(479), pp. 1419–1420.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/118.479.1419
McLean, I. and McMillan, A. (2003) “The distribution of public expenditure across the UK regions”, FISCAL STUDIES, 24(1), pp. 45–71.
McLean, I. (2003) “Two analytical narratives about the history of the EU”, EUROPEAN UNION POLITICS, 4(4), pp. 499–506.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1177/146511650344006
McLean, I., Spirling, A. and Russell, M. (2003) “None of the above: The UK house of commons votes on reforming the House of Lords, February 2003”, Political Quarterly, 74(3), pp. 298–310.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-923x.00539
2002
McLean, I. (2002) “Labour in Glasgow, 1896–1936: Socialism, Suffrage, Sectarianism”, The English Historical Review, 117(472), pp. 752–753.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/117.472.752
McLean, I. (2002) “Review article: William H. Riker and the invention of heresthetic(s)”, BRITISH JOURNAL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, 32, pp. 535–558.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007123402000224
2001
McLean, I. (2001) “Scotland: Towards Quebec - Or Slovakia?”, Regional Studies, 35(7), pp. 637–644.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1080/00343400120075902
McLean, I. and Bustani, C. (2001) “On providence, potatoes, and peel”, POLITICAL STUDIES, 49(1), pp. 110–111.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9248.00306
2000
McLean, I. (2000) “Getting and Spending”, New Economy, 7(2), pp. 76–80.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-0041.00129
McLean, I. (2000) “The divided legacy of Mancur Olson”, BRITISH JOURNAL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, 30, pp. 651–668.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007123400000284
Johnes, M. and McLean, I. (2000) “Echoes of injustice (The political aftermath of the Aberfan disaster in Wales)”, HISTORY TODAY, 50(12), pp. 28–30.
McLean, I. and Johnes, M. (2000) “’Regulation run mad’: The board of trade and the loss of the Titanic”, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, 78(4), pp. 729–749.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9299.t01-1-00228
1999
McLean, I. and Bustani, C. (1999) “Irish Potatoes and British Politics: Interests, Ideology, Heresthetic and the Repeal of the Corn Laws”, Political Studies, 47(5), pp. 817–836.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9248.00232
Mclean, I. (1999) “Mr Asquith’s Unfinished Business”, The Political Quarterly, 70(4), pp. 382–389.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-923x.00260
McLean, I. and Johnes, M. (1999) “Regulating gifts of generosity: the Aberfan Disaster Fund and the Charity Commission*”, Legal Studies, 19(3), pp. 380–396.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-121x.1999.tb00101.x
McLEAN, I. (1999) “International Relations and Politics”, The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 565(1), pp. 225–226.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1177/0002716299565001016
Heath, A. (1999) “Between first and second order: A comparison of voting behaviour in European and local elections in Britain”, European Journal of Political Research, 35(3), pp. 389–414.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1006924510899
McLean, I. (1999) “The Jenkins Commission and the Implications of Electoral Reform for the UK Constitution”, Government and Opposition, 34(2), pp. 143–160.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1477-7053.1999.tb00475.x
McLean, I. (1999) “Editorial: Statistics and devolution in the UK”, Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A (Statistics in Society), 162(2), pp. 133–136.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-985x.00127
1998
Colomer, J. and McLean, I. (1998) “Electing Popes: Approval Balloting and Qualified-Majority Rule”, Journal of Interdisciplinary History, 29(1), pp. 1–22.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1162/002219598551616
McLean, I. (1998) “Book Reviews”, Party Politics, 4(3), pp. 412–413.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1177/1354068898004003012
1997
McLean, I. (1997) “Political Culture in Contemporary Britain: People and Politicians, Principles and Practice”, British Journal of Sociology, 48(3), p. 533.
Available at https://doi.org/10.2307/591154
MCLEAN, I. (1997) “On Moles and the Habits of Birds: The Unpolitics of Aberfan*”, Twentieth Century British History, 8(3), pp. 285–309.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1093/tcbh/8.3.285
1996
MCLEAN, I. (1996) “E. J. Nanson, Social Choice and Electoral Reform”, Australian Journal of Political Science, 31(3), pp. 369–386.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1080/10361149651102
Garrett, G. and Mclean, I. (1996) “On Power Indices and Reading Papers”, British Journal of Political Science, 26(4), pp. 600–600.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1017/s000712340000764x
McLean, I. (1996) “Game theory for political scientists - Morrow,JD”, POLITICAL STUDIES, 44(5), pp. 958–959.
McLean, I. (1996) “Avoiding losses taking risks: Prospect theory and international conflict - Farnham,B”, POLITICAL STUDIES, 44(5), pp. 969–970.
McLean, I. (1996) “Game theory: A critical introduction - Heap,SH, Varoufakis,Y”, POLITICAL STUDIES, 44(5), pp. 958–959.
1995
Wood, S. and McLean, I. (1995) “Recent Work in Game Theory and Coalition Theory1”, Political Studies, 43(4), pp. 703–717.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9248.1995.tb01728.x
McLEAN, I. (1995) “ARE SCOTLAND AND WALES OVER‐REPRESENTED IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS?”, The Political Quarterly, 66(4), pp. 250–268.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-923x.1995.tb00483.x
Garrett, G., McLean, I. and Machover, M. (1995) “Power, Power Indices and Blocking Power: A Comment on Johnston”, British Journal of Political Science, 25(4), pp. 563–568.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0007123400007353
Garrett, G., McLean, I. and Machover, M. (1995) “Power, Power Indices and Blocking Power: A Comment on Johnston”, British Journal of Political Science, 25(4), pp. 563–568.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0007123400007353
Verso, L. and McLean, I. (1995) “The Italian general election of 1994”, Electoral Studies, 14(1), pp. 81–86.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1016/0261-3794(95)95773-4
Wood, S. and McLean, I. (1995) “Rationality and the analysis of International conflict - Nicholson,M”, POLITICAL STUDIES, 43(4), pp. 703–717.
Wood, S. and McLean, I. (1995) “Information and legislative organization - Krehbiel,K”, POLITICAL STUDIES, 43(4), pp. 703–717.
Wood, S. and McLean, I. (1995) “Pathologies of rational choice theory: A critique of applications in political science - Green,DP, Shapiro,I”, POLITICAL STUDIES, 43(4), pp. 703–717.
Wood, S. and McLean, I. (1995) “Nuclear deterrence theory: The search for credibility - Powell,R”, POLITICAL STUDIES, 43(4), pp. 703–717.
Wood, S. and McLean, I. (1995) “Legislative Leviathan: Party government in the House - Cox,GW, McCubbins,MD”, POLITICAL STUDIES, 43(4), pp. 703–717.
Wood, S. and McLean, I. (1995) “A political theory primer - Ordeshook,P”, POLITICAL STUDIES, 43(4), pp. 703–717.
Wood, S. and McLean, I. (1995) “Party policy and government coalitions - Laver,M, Budge,I”, POLITICAL STUDIES, 43(4), pp. 703–717.
Wood, S. and McLean, I. (1995) “Multiparty government: The politics of coalition in Europe - Laver,M, Schofield,N”, POLITICAL STUDIES, 43(4), pp. 703–717.
Wood, S. and McLean, I. (1995) “Nested games: Rational choice in comparative politics - Tsebelis,G”, POLITICAL STUDIES, 43(4), pp. 703–717.
Wood, S. and McLean, I. (1995) “Formal theories in International relations - Nicholson,M”, POLITICAL STUDIES, 43(4), pp. 703–717.
Wood, S. and McLean, I. (1995) “Signaling games in political science - Banks,J”, POLITICAL STUDIES, 43(4), pp. 703–717.
Wood, S. and McLean, I. (1995) “Thinking strategically: The competitive edge in business, politics, and everyday life - Dixit,A, Nalebuff,B”, POLITICAL STUDIES, 43(4), pp. 703–717.
Wood, S. and McLean, I. (1995) “Models of multiparty electoral competition - Shepsle,KA”, POLITICAL STUDIES, 43(4), pp. 703–717.
Wood, S. and McLean, I. (1995) “Theory of moves - Brams,SJ”, POLITICAL STUDIES, 43(4), pp. 703–717.
1994
McLean, I. (1994) “Democratization and economic liberalization: Which is the chicken and which is the egg?”, Democratization, 1(1), pp. 27–40.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1080/13510349408403379
McLean, I. and Smith, J. (1994) “The poll tax, the electoral register, and the 1991 census: An update”, British Elections and Parties Yearbook, 4(1), pp. 128–147.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1080/13689889408412945
MCLEAN, I. (1994) “DEMOCRACY AND DECISION - THE PURE THEORY OF ELECTORAL PREFERENCE - BRENNAN,G, LOMASKY,L”, POLITICAL STUDIES, 42(4), pp. 727–729.
1992
McLean, I. and Mortimore, R. (1992) “Apportionment and the boundary commission for England”, Electoral Studies, 11(4), pp. 293–309.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1016/0261-3794(92)90003-o
Mclean, I. (1992) “Rational Choice and the Victorian Voter”, Political Studies, 40(3), pp. 496–515.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9248.1992.tb00705.x
MCLEAN, I. and FOSTER, C. (1992) “THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF REGULATION: INTERESTS, IDEOLOGY, VOTERS, AND THE UK REGULATION OF RAILWAYS ACT 1844”, Public Administration, 70(3), pp. 313–331.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9299.1992.tb00941.x
McLean, I. and Urken, A. (1992) “Did Jefferson or Madison understand Condorcet’s theory of social choice?”, Public Choice, 73(4), pp. 445–457.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01789561
MCLEAN, I. (1992) “SOCIAL CHOICE THEORY - KELLY,JS”, POLITICAL STUDIES, 40(2), pp. 361–362.
McLean, I. (1992) “TsuzukiChushichi. Tom Mann 1856–1941: The Challenges of Labour. New York: The Clarendon Press, Oxford University Press. 1991. Pp. xiv, 288. $67.00”., Albion A Quarterly Journal Concerned with British Studies, 24(4), pp. 693–694.
Available at https://doi.org/10.2307/4050719
McLean, I. (1992) “McKinlayAlan and MorrisR. J., editors. The ILP on Clydeside, 1890-1932: From Foundation to Disintegration. Manchester: Manchester University Press; distributed by St. Martin’s Press, New York, N.Y. 1991. Pp. vi, 249. $59.95”., Albion A Quarterly Journal Concerned with British Studies, 24(2), pp. 356–357.
Available at https://doi.org/10.2307/4050852
MCLEAN, I. (1992) “THE POLITICAL-THEORY OF CONSERVATIVE ECONOMISTS - WALIGORSKI,CP”, PUBLIC CHOICE, 73(4), pp. 498–500.
1991
McLean, I., Orbell, J. and Dawes, R. (1991) “What Should Rational Cognitive Misers Do?”, American Political Science Review, 85(4), pp. 1417–1420.
Available at https://doi.org/10.2307/1963954
McLean, I. (1991) “Rational Choice and Politics”, Political Studies, 39(3), pp. 496–512.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9248.1991.tb01625.x
Fry, V. and Mclean, I. (1991) “A note on rose’s proportionality index”, Electoral Studies, 10(1), pp. 52–59.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1016/0261-3794(91)90005-d
1990
McLean, I. and Tullock, G. (1990) “Wealth, Poverty and Politics”., Economica, 57(226), p. 276.
Available at https://doi.org/10.2307/2554172
McLean, I. (1990) “‘The Politics of Corn Law Repeal’: A Comment”, British Journal of Political Science, 20(2), pp. 279–281.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0007123400005810
McLean, I. (1990) “The borda and condorcet principles: Three medieval applications”, Social Choice and Welfare, 7(2), pp. 99–108.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01560577
1989
McLean, I. (1989) “WalkerGraham. Thomas Johnston. Manchester: Manchester University Press; distributed by St. Martin’s Press, New York. 1988. Pp. vii, 196. $35.00 cloth $12.95 paper”., Albion A Quarterly Journal Concerned with British Studies, 21(4), pp. 691–693.
Available at https://doi.org/10.2307/4049590
MCLEAN, I. (1989) “CHOICE, RATIONALITY, AND SOCIAL-THEORY - HINDESS,B”, POLITICAL STUDIES, 37(2), pp. 294–295.
1988
McLEAN, I. (1988) “SHIPS THAT PASS IN THE NIGHT: ELECTORAL REFORM AND SOCIAL CHOICE THEORY”, The Political Quarterly, 59(1), pp. 63–71.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-923x.1988.tb02382.x
MCLEAN, I. (1988) “ELECTIONS AND VOTERS - A COMPARATIVE INTRODUCTION - HARROP,M, MILLER,WL”, JOURNAL OF COMMONWEALTH & COMPARATIVE POLITICS, 26(2), pp. 211–212.
1987
McLEAN, I. (1987) “Political Theory and Methodology”, Political Studies, 35(2), pp. 347–357.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9248.1987.tb01894.x
1986
McLean, I. and Poulton, J. (1986) “Good Blood, Bad Blood, and the Market: The Gift Relationship Revisited*”, Journal of Public Policy, 6(4), pp. 431–445.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0143814x00004232
McLean, I. (1986) “Some Recent Work in Public Choice”, British Journal of Political Science, 16(3), pp. 377–394.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0007123400004452
MCLEAN, I. (1986) “SHOULD BLOOD BE FOR SALE”, NEW SOCIETY, 76(1223), pp. 10–12.
1985
McLean, I. (1985) “RED CLYDESIDE?”, History Workshop Journal, 20(1), pp. 213–213.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1093/hwj/20.1.213
MCLEAN, I. (1985) “A THEORY OF SUPPORT AND MONEY BARGAINING - SPREAD,P”, POLITICAL STUDIES, 33(2), pp. 331–331.
MCLEAN, I. (1985) “POLITICAL-IDEOLOGY AND VOTING - AN EXPLORATORY-STUDY - SCARBROUGH,E”, POLITICAL STUDIES, 33(3), pp. 508–508.
1984
MCLEAN, I. (1984) “APPROVAL VOTING - BRAMS,SJ, FISHBURN,PC”, POLITICAL STUDIES, 32(2), pp. 323–323.
McLean, I. (1984) “KnoxWilliam. editor. Scottish Labour Leaders 1918-1939: A Biographical Dictionary. Edinburgh: Mainstream: distributed by Humanities Press, Atlantic Highlands, N.J. 1984. Pp. 304. $38.00”., Albion A Quarterly Journal Concerned with British Studies, 16(4), pp. 468–469.
Available at https://doi.org/10.2307/4049423
1983
MCLEAN, I. (1983) “THE CRIME GAME - LAVER,M”, POLITICAL STUDIES, 31(4), pp. 696–696.
MCLEAN, I. (1983) “WATERGATE GAMES - STRATEGIES, CHOICES, OUTCOMES - MUZZIO,D”, POLITICAL STUDIES, 31(3), pp. 504–505.
1982
MCLEAN, I. (1982) “‘TIT‐FOR‐TAT’ AND ETHICAL COMPUTERS”, Politics, 2(1), pp. 31–35.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9256.1982.tb00063.x
MCLEAN, I. (1982) “LOCAL-GOVERNMENT - POLITICIANS, PROFESSIONALS AND THE PUBLIC IN LOCAL-AUTHORITIES - ELCOCK,H, WHEATON,M”, TLS-THE TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT, (4150), pp. 1143–1143.
1981
McLEAN, I. (1981) “THE SOCIAL CONTRACT IN LEVIATHAN AND THE PRISONER’S DILEMMA SUPERGAME*”, Political Studies, 29(3), pp. 339–351.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9248.1981.tb00500.x
1980
McLean, I. (1980) “Liberty, equality and the Pareto principle: a comment on Weale”, Analysis, 40(4), pp. 212–213.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1093/analys/40.4.212
McLean, I. (1980) “A Non-Zero-Sum Game of Football”, British Journal of Political Science, 10(2), pp. 253–259.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1017/s000712340000212x
1979
MCLEAN, I. (1979) “POLITICS OF INDUSTRIAL-RELATIONS - MORAN,M”, PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS, 32(1), pp. 109–112.
1978
Guthrie, R. and McLean, I. (1978) “ANOTHER PART OF THE PERIPHERY: REACTIONs TO DEVOLUTION IN AN ENGLISH DEVELOPMENT AREA”, Parliamentary Affairs, XXXI(2), pp. 190–200.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.pa.a054253
Guthrie, R. and Mclean, I. (1978) “Another part of the periphery: Reactions to devolution in an English development area”, Parliamentary Affairs, 31(2), pp. 190–200.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.pa.a054253
1977
McLEAN, I. (1977) “THE POLITICS OF NATIONALISM AND DEVOLUTION”, Political Studies, 25(3), pp. 425–430.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9248.1977.tb01293.x
McLean, I. (1977) “TRADE UNIONS IN POLITICS: BOSSES OR DUPES?”, Parliamentary Affairs, XXX(1), pp. 122–124.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.pa.a054356
MCLEAN, I. (1977) “STRIKES AND GOVERNMENT, 1893-1974 - WIGHAM,E”, PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS, 30(1), pp. 122–124.
1976
McLean, I. (1976) “Devolution”, The Political Quarterly, 47(2), pp. 221–225.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-923x.1976.tb02181.x
1973
McLEAN, I. (1973) “THE PROBLEM OF PROPORTIONATE SWING*”, Political Studies, 21(1), pp. 57–63.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9248.1973.tb01418.x
1972
Mclean, I. (1972) “’The Scientific Status of Political Science’ — Two Comments”, British Journal of Political Science, 2(3), pp. 383–384.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0007123400008747
PETERSON, S. and McLean, I. (no date) “Of Crises, Constitutionalism and Irresponsible Advisers”, The Political Quarterly [Preprint].
McLEAN, I. (no date) “THE RISE AND FALL OF THE SCOTTISH NATIONAL PARTY”, Political Studies, 18(3), pp. 357–372.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9248.1970.tb00439.x
McLean, I. and PETERSON, S. (no date) “Of Crises, Constitutionalism and Irresponsible Advisers”, The Political Quarterly [Preprint].
McLean, I. (no date) “Majority voting Can be a Catalyst for Populism. What Can be done About It?”, Munich Social Science Review [Preprint].
Books
2023
Hood, C. (2023) The way the money goes: The fiscal constitution and public spending in the UK, pp. 1–289.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198865087.001.0001
2018
McLean, I., Kenny, M. and Paun, A. (2018) Governing England: English identity and institutions in a changing United Kingdom. Edited by I. McLean. Oxford University Press.
2014
McLean, I., Gallagher, J. and Lodge, G. (2014) Scotland’s choices: The referendum and what happens afterwards: Second edition, pp. 1–239.
2013
Peterson, S. and McLean, I. (2013) Legally married: Love and law in the UK and US, pp. 1–192.
McLean, I., Gallagher, J. and Lodge, G. (2013) Scotland’s choices: The referendum and what happens afterwards.
McLean, I., McMillan, A. and Monroe, B. (2013) The Theory of Committees and Elections by Duncan Black and Committee Decisions with Complementary Valuation by Duncan Black and R.A. Newing. Springer Science & Business Media.
2012
McLean, I., McMillan, A. and Monroe, B. (2012) A Mathematical Approach to Proportional Representation: Duncan Black on Lewis Carroll. Springer Science & Business Media.
McLean, I. (2012) What’s Wrong with the British Constitution?. OUP Oxford.
2010
Uberoi, V., Coutts, A. and Halpern, D. (2010) Options for Britain II Cross Cutting Policy Issues - Changes and Challenges. Wiley-Blackwell.
McLean, I. (2010) What’s Wrong with the British Constitution?, pp. 1–400.
McLean, I. (2010) Introduction.
2009
Uberoi, V. (2009) Options for a New Britain. Palgrave MacMillan.
2006
McLean, I. (2006) Adam smith, radical and egalitarian: An interpretation for the 21st century.
2005
McLean, I. and McMillan, A. (2005) State of the Union. Oxford University Press (OUP).
Available at https://doi.org/10.1093/0199258201.001.0001
McLean, I. (2005) The Fiscal Crisis of the United Kingdom. Springer Nature.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230504257
2001
McLean, I. (2001) Rational Choice and British Politics An Analysis of Rhetoric and Manipulation from Peel to Blair. Oxford University Press on Demand.
2000
McLean, I. and Johnes, M. (2000) Aberfan Government and Disasters.
1998
Black, D., Newing, R. and McLean, I. (1998) The Theory of Committees and Elections by Duncan Black and Committee Decisions with Complementary Valuation by Duncan Black and R.A. Newing. Da Capo Press.
1995
McLean, I. and Urken, A. (1995) Classics of Social Choice. University of Michigan Press.
1994
Condorcet, J.-A.-N. (1994) Condorcet Foundations of Social Choice and Political Theory. Edward Elgar Publishing.
1983
McLean, I. (1983) The Legend of Red Clydeside. John Donald.
c-book
2011
MALTBY, J. (2011) “The Established Church”. Edited by J. MALTBY, M. Chapman, and W. WHYTE. t & t clark.
Chapters
2020
McLean, I. (2020) “Understanding the Union”, in The Oxford Handbook of Scottish Politics. Oxford University Press, USA, pp. 118–136.
2019
McLean, I. (2019) “Precursors to Public Choice”, in The Oxford Handbook of Public Choice. Oxford Handbooks, pp. 797–816.
McLean, I. (2019) “PRECURSORS TO PUBLIC CHOICE”, in The Oxford Handbook of Public Choice: Volume 2, pp. 797–816.
McLean, I. (2019) “Voting”, in R. Wilson and . Moktefi, A (eds.) The Mathematical World of Charles L Dodgson (Lewis Carroll). Oxford University Press, pp. 120–139.
2018
McLean, I. (2018) “The politics of land value taxation”, in M. O’Neill and S. Orr (eds.) Taxation:
Philosophical Perspectives. Oxford University Press, pp. 185–202.
McLean, I. (2018) “England in a changing fiscal union”, in I. McLean, M. Kenny, and A. ~~Paun (eds.) Governing England. Oxford University Press, pp. 227–244.
2017
McLean, I. (2017) “Electoral systems”, in The Routledge Handbook of Elections, Voting Behaviorand Public Opinion. Taylor & Francis, pp. 207–219.
Available at https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315712390-18
2016
Mclean, I. (2016) “Three apportionment problems, with applications to the United Kingdom”, in R. Fara, D. Leech, and M. Salles (eds.) Voting power and procedures: essays in honour of Dan Felsenthal and Moshé Machover. Springer, pp. 363–380.
Mclean, I. and Peterson, S. (2016) “Religious freedom and anti-discrimination in Europe and the US: generally applicable laws and possible exemptions”, in The Social equality of religion or belief. Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 68–79.
2015
Mclean, I. (2015) “The strange history of social choice”, in J. Heckelman and N. Miller (eds.) Handbook of social choice and voting. Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 15–34.
Mclean, I. (2015) “Adam Smith, James Wilson and the US Constitution”, in Adam Smith review. Routledge, pp. 141–160.
2014
Mclean, I. (2014) “Constitutionalism since Dicey”, in C. Hood, D. King, and G. Peele (eds.) Forging a discipline: a critical assessment of Oxford’s development of the study of politics and international relations in comparative perspective. Oxford University Press, pp. 144–164.
McLean, I. (2014) “Adam Smith, James Wilson and the US Constitution<sup>1</sup>”;, in The Adam Smith Review: Volume 8, pp. 141–160.
Available at https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315737195-20
2013
McLean, I. (2013) “Oxford and bridgwater”, in By-Elections in British Politics, pp. 112–129.
Available at https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315072616-12
2012
McLean, I. (2012) “The Paris Years of Thomas Jefferson”, in A Companion to Thomas Jefferson, pp. 110–127.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1002/9781444344639.ch8
Mclean, I. (2012) “Challenging the Union”, in T. Devine and J. Wormald (eds.) The Oxford handbook of modern Scottish history. Oxford University Press, pp. 635–651.
2011
Mclean, I. and Peterson, S. (2011) “A uniform British establishment”, in M. Chapman, J. Maltby, and W. Whyte (eds.) The established church: past, present and future. T & T Clark, pp. 141–157.
Mclean, I. (2011) “1647. 1911. 2011: what are the lessons of previous attempts to reform the House of Lords?”, in A. Fitzpatrick (ed.) The end of the peer show?: responses to the draft Bill on Lords reform. CentreForum, pp. 30–40.
2010
McLean, I. (2010) “The Contradictions of Professor Dicey”, in What’s Wrong with the British Constitution?.
McLean, I. (2010) “The Curious Incident of the Guns in the Night Time”, in What’s Wrong with the British Constitution?.
McLean, I. (2010) “Monarchs”, in What’s Wrong with the British Constitution?.
McLean, I. (2010) “Human Rights”, in What’s Wrong with the British Constitution?.
McLean, I. (2010) “A Fresh Start: Veto Players, Win Sets, and Constitutional Moments”, in What’s Wrong with the British Constitution?.
McLean, I. (2010) “The European Union and Other Supranational Entanglements”, in What’s Wrong with the British Constitution?.
McLean, I. and Mcmillan, A. (2010) “1707 and 1800: A Treaty (Mostly) Honoured and a Treaty Broken”, in What’s Wrong with the British Constitution?.
McLean, I. (2010) “The Impact of UK Devolution”, in What’s Wrong with the British Constitution?.
McLean, I. (2010) “Causes and Consequences of the Unionist Coup d’État”, in What’s Wrong with the British Constitution?.
McLean, I. (2010) “We the People”, in What’s Wrong with the British Constitution?.
McLean, I. and Nou, J. (2010) “Why Should We Be Beggars with the Ballot in Our Hand?”, in What’s Wrong with the British Constitution?.
McLean, I. (2010) “Unelected Houses”, in What’s Wrong with the British Constitution?.
McLean, I. (2010) “The English Public Lawyers’ Constitution”, in What’s Wrong with the British Constitution?.
2009
Mclean, I. and McMillan, A. (2009) “How we got here”, in J. Curtice and B. Seyd (eds.) Has devolution worked? : the verdict from policymakers and the public. Manchester University Press, pp. 17–43.
Mclean, I. (2009) “Letting Scotland and Wales go it alone”, in C. Oppenheim and T. Dolphin (eds.) Opportunities in an age of austerity: smart ways of dealing with the UK’s fiscal deficit. IPPR, pp. 76–79.
Mclean, I., Lodge, G. and Schmuecker, K. (2009) “Social citizenship and intergovernmental finance”, in S. Greer (ed.) Devolution and social citizenship in the UK. Policy Press, pp. 137–160.
Mclean, I. (2009) “Constitutional reform”, in P. Diamond and R. Liddle (eds.) Beyond New Labour: the future of Social Democracy in Britain. Politico’s, pp. 171–187.
2007
Mclean, I. (2007) “The national question”, in A. Seldon (ed.) Blair’s Britain, 1997-2007. Cambridge University Press, pp. 487–508.
McLean, I. (2007) “The national question”, in Blair’s Britain, 1997–2007. Cambridge University Press (CUP), pp. 487–508.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1017/cbo9780511490828.023
Mclean, I. and Haubrich, D. (2007) “When the grass is greener on the other side”, in C. Grace (ed.) Comparing for improvement. Guardian for SOLACE Foundation, pp. 37–39.
2006
Mclean, I. (2006) “The dimensionality of party ideologies”, in J. Bara and A. Weale (eds.) Democratic politics and party competition. Routledge, pp. 125–142.
McLean, I. (2006) “The dimensionality of party ideologies”, in Democratic Politics and Party Competition: Essays in Honour of Ian Budge, pp. 127–142.
Available at https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203965771
Mclean, I. and McMillan, A. (2006) “England and the Union since 1707”, in R. Hazell (ed.) The English Question. Manchester University Press, pp. 24–44.
Mclean, I. and McMillan, A. (2006) “England and the Union since 1707”, in R. Hazell (ed.) The English question. Manchester University Press, pp. 24–44.
Mclean, I. (2006) “Land tax: options for reform”, in W. Paxton and S. White (eds.) The Citizen’s stake: exploring the future of universal asset policies. MIT Press, pp. 69–85.
2005
Mclean, I. (2005) “Financing the Union: Goschen, Barnett, and Beyond”, in Anglo-Scottish Relations, from 1900 to Devolution and Beyond. British Academy.
Available at https://doi.org/10.5871/bacad/9780197263310.003.0006
Mclean, I. (2005) “The politics of fractured federalism”, in J. Bartle and A. King (eds.) Britain at the polls 2005. CQ Press, pp. 97–123.
Mclean, I. (2005) “The national question”, in A. Seldon and D. Kavanagh (eds.) The Blair effect 2001–5. Cambridge University Press, pp. 339–361.
Mclean, I. (2005) “The politics of land tax - then and now”, in D. Maxwell and A. Vigor (eds.) Time for Land Value Tax?. Institute for Public Policy Research, pp. 17–31.
Mclean, I. (2005) “Scotland after Barnett: towards fiscal autonomy”, in G. Hassan, E. Gibb, and L. Howland (eds.) Scotland 2020: hopeful stories for a northern nation. Demos, pp. 134–148.
2004
McLean, I. (2004) “The history of regulation in the united kingdom: Three case studies in search of a theory”, in The Politics of Regulation: Institutions and Regulatory Reforms for the Age of Governance, pp. 45–66.
Mclean, I. (2004) “The history of regulation in the United Kingdom: three case studies in search of a theory”, in J. Jordana and D. Levi-Faur (eds.) The Politics of regulation: institutions and regulatory reforms for the age of governance. Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 45–66.
Mclean, I. (2004) “Thomas Jefferson, John Adams and the Déclaration des droits de l’homme et du citoyen”, in R. Fatton and R. Ramazani (eds.) The Future of liberal democracy: Thomas Jefferson and the contemporary world. Macmillan, pp. 13–30.
2003
Mclean, I. (2003) “Scottish Labour and British politics”, in G. Hassan (ed.) Scottish Labour Party: history, institutions and ideas. Edinburgh University Press, pp. 046–159.
Mclean, I. (2003) “The purse strings tighten”, in J. Osmond (ed.) Second term challenge: can the Welsh Assembly Government hold its course?. Institute of Welsh Affairs, pp. 80–96.
McLean, I. (no date) “Fiscal Federalism and fiscal Responsibility: the case of Scotland”, in A. Lopez-Basaguren and L. Escajedo San-Epifanio (eds.) Claims for Secession and Federalism. Springer, pp. 163–181.
Conference Papers
2007
McLean, I., Lorrey, H. and Colomer, J. (2007) “Voting in the medieval papacy and religious orders”, in MODELING DECISIONS FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, PROCEEDINGS, p. 30 - +.
2004
McLean, I. (2004) “Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and the Declaration des Droits de l’Homme et du Citoyen”, in Future of Liberal Democracy: Thomas Jefferson and the Contemporary World, pp. 13–30.
1998
McLean, I. (1998) “Safety and the HSE (the regulators view)”, in IEE Colloquium (Digest).
1995
McLean, I. (1995) “Independence of irrelevant alternatives before Arrow”, in Mathematical Social Sciences. Elsevier, pp. 107–126.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1016/0165-4896(95)00784-j
McLean, I., McMillan, A. and Monroe, B. (1995) “Duncan Black and Lewis Carroll”, in Journal of Theoretical Politics. SAGE Publications, pp. 107–123.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1177/0951692895007002001
