Robert Clyde Elgie (23 April 1965 – 14 July 2019) was a professor at

Dublin City University Dublin City University (abbreviated as DCU) () is a Third-level education in the Republic of Ireland, university based on the Northside, Dublin, Northside of Dublin, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Created as the ''National Institute for Highe ...

and Member of the Royal Irish Academy. His work mainly related to the study of

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s and he also specialised in French Politics. Professor Elgie was founding head of the School of Law and Government at Dublin City University. He received his

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from the

London School of Economics The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), established in 1895, is a public research university in London, England, and a member institution of the University of London. The school specialises in the social sciences. Founded ...

in 1992 with a thesis on
The influence of the French Prime Minister in the policy making process 1981-1991
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/ref> From Nottingham, he received a county scholarship to Nottingham High School and played for the under 19s Nottinghamshire cricket team. He received an exhibition scholarship to Oriel College Oxford. He married Etain Tannam in 1992 whom he met at LSE and they had 2 sons. He died in July 2019.

Published works

Books by Robert Elgie include: * ''Semi-presidentialism: Subtypes and Democratic Performance.'' Oxford University Press 2011 * ''Political Institutions in Contemporary France'', Oxford University Press, 2003. * ''Divided Government in Comparative Perspective'', Oxford University Press, 2001. * ''French Politics: Debates and Controversies'', Routledge, 2000. * ''The Changing French Political System'', Frank Cass, 2000. * ''Semi-presidentialism in Europe'', Oxford University Press, 1999. According to WorldCat, the book is held in 270 libraries * ''The Politics of Central Banks'', (with Helen Thompson) Routledge, 1998. * ''Electing the French President. The 1995 Presidential Election'', Macmillan, 1996. * ''Political Leadership in Liberal Democracies'', Macmillan, 1995. * ''The Role of the Prime Minister in France, 1981-1991'', Macmillan, 1993. According to WorldCat, the book is held in 250 libraries Review, by Homer B Sutton, ''The French Review'' 69(3)L498 (1996)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Elgie, Robert Academics of Dublin City University Alumni of the London School of Economics Members of the Royal Irish Academy 1965 births 2019 deaths People educated at Nottingham High School