Career: Gordon Smith is Professor Emeritus of Government at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He is a founding co-editor of the journal West European Politics (see url below).

Publications include: Developments in German Politics 3 (co-editor) 2003; numerous articles in professional journals

Contact details: Address: London School of Economics, Houghton Street, London, WC2A 2AE, England; Tel: +44 (0)20 7405-7686; Fax: +44 (0)20 7852-3658; Website: http://www.lse.ac.uk/ ; Website: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/01402382.asp/ .