"Thain, Colin"@en . . . . . "1959Z"^^ . "1959-01-20Z"^^ . . . . "Colin Thain (born 20 January 1959) is Professor of Political Science and a former Head of the Department of Political Science and International Studies at the University of Birmingham. Born in Bedlington, Northumberland, Thain received a BA in Economics (1981) and Ph. D. in Government (1985) from the University of Manchester. He was previously based at the University of Ulster."@en . "Colin Thain"@en . "British political scientist" .