The main theme of Fielding's research used to be the British Labour Party.
He remains interested in the Labour Party and has used his work as the basis on which to critique Jeremy Corbyn's leadership.
But he is now largely concerned with understanding the political culture of Britain as well as the United States and in working in a more overtly post-disciplinary manner.
Fielding is often asked to comment on political and historical matters in the British and international media; and has presented three documentaries for Radio 4's Archive Hour strand: Dramatising New Labour (2010); Very British Dystopias (2013) and Period Drama Politics (2016).
He co-hosts a monthly podcast called The Zeitgeist Tapes[1] with political journalist Emma Burnell.