Career
He is a senior lecturer at the University of Birmingham and a specialist in British politics, political sociology, state theory and theories of social and political change. Kerr is a Senior Lecturer in Politics. Kerr"s most important work is Postwar British Politics: From Conflict to Consensus (Routledge, 2001, ) which has proven a hit for students with its quirky style.
He was the protégé of Colin Hay and David Marsh, who are the leading lights on the British political science scene.
Kerr is a co-editor of the journal British Politics published by Palgrave Macmillan. Kerr is known to perform stand-up comedy occasionally.
Kerr once appeared on a one off British Broadcasting Corporation television programme about sex and dating.