Thomas Gerard GallagherThomas Gerard Philip Gallagher is a Scottish political scientist. He taught politics at the University of Bradford until 2011 and is now Emeritus Professor of Politics at the university.CareerGallagher obtained a BA hons degree in politics and modern history from the University of Manchester in 1975 and a Ph.D. from government from the same institution in 1978. He taught history at Edge Hill College, Lancashire until 1980, before joining the staff at the University of Bradford where he obtained a personal chair in 1996.