Keith Baker, PHD

PhD in Local Government, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK, July 2008.
MSc. in Management, Lancaster University Management School, Lancaster, UK, October 2002.
BA (Hons.) International Relations and Strategic Studies, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK, July 2000.
Postgraduate Certificate of Higher Education Practice, Northumbria University, UK, March 2013

My research interest focus on state-society relationships, forms of governance, and the state management of energy policy.

Fellow of the UK Joint University Council (United Kingdom)
June 2014 - Co-investigator (with P. Maw) for Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) PhD Studentship Grant of £53,904 over 3 years. Project title: ‘The Carboniferous Capitalist: John Buddle and Technological Change in the North-East Coal Mining Industry’ (Grant no. AH/J010766/1).
March 2010 - £1500 by University of Southampton, UK awarded (with C. Saunders) for public outreach activities regarding nuclear power as part of National Science and Engineering Week.

Baker, K. Rubin, E, Weinberg, S. and Stout, C. (2024) ‘What’s representation got to do with it?’ International Review of Public Administration. https://doi.org/10.1177/00208523241247453
Rubin, E. Baker, K,. Song, Y. and Kellough, E. (2024) In Search of Fundamental Fairness and Equal Protection: The Role of the U.S. Supreme Court in Shaping American Democracy. American Review of Public Administration. https://doi.org/10.1177/02750740241242057
Rubin, E. Baker, K. and Weinberg, S. (2024) Understanding Whether Representative Bureaucracy and Racial Resentment Impact Public Perceptions of the Distributive Justice of Government Programs. American Review of Public Administration. https://doi.org/10.1177/027507402412299
Kalesnikaite, V. and Baker, K. (2024) Partner Selection and Citizen Support for Public-Private Partnerships: Evidence from a Survey Experiment. Public Management Review. https://doi.org/10.1080/14719037.2024.2303030

September 2024
SUNY Brockport, Brockport, New York, USA.
Professor, Public Administration.
September 2018 - September 2024
SUNY Brockport, Brockport, New York, USA.
Associate Professor, Public Administration.
September 2014 – August 2018
Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, USA.
Assistant Professor, Political Science, School of Public Policy.

Becker, G. M., Allen-Wolters, E. and Baker, K. (2016). ‘Disciplinary Justice in Corvallis Schools’, Corvallis (OR): Oregon State University School of Public Policy (limited circulation).
Van de Walle, S., Baker, K. and Skelcher, C. (2006). Empowerment, Trust and Local Government Powers: A Report for the ESRC Knowledge Transfer Team. Swindon: ESRC and Local Government Association.
Baker, K., Hughes, M. and Skelcher, C. (2006). Shared, Corporate and Transactional Services: A Literature Review. Birmingham: University of Birmingham for the Regional Centres of Excellence.
Hughes, M. and Baker, K. (2006). Efficiency and Equality – Is There a Conflict Between the Efficiency Agenda and Achieving Quality Objectives in Local Government Procurement? London: Department of Communities and Local Government.