Comparative Politics Research Cluster UoM Politics
@CompPolsUoM
Leading centre for study of #ComparativePolitics @UoMPolitics. Posts = new research findings, publications & events Chair @nandorosenblatt Seminar @fcoespin_
Here is our Comp Pols Seminar Series line up so far for 2023-2024.
First up is Professor David Doyle @Politics_Oxford@LACOxford (we had to reschedule due to strikes but info on new date coming soon!)
@LotteHargrave presenting our paper on gender gaps in don't know survey responses. Women more likely to say don't know on political opinion and knowledge, no gaps on social/cultural or personal value questions
(with @cerifowler, @_HannahBunting and @AnnaKSanders)
Can Labour overcome the problems with British policymaking?
Drawing on a recent article, @ProfCatDurose, @Boswell_JC, @CairneyPaul & colleagues suggest that while policy analysis tends to focus on dysfunction, a more positive perspective is possible.
🔗https://t.co/cTpVk1iOKo
📢Data Update 📢
We have released an updated version of the British Election Study Internet Panel, alongside waves 20, 27, and 29 with some minor fixes. This includes rectifying a small labelling issue with our selfPriorities variables.
Find data here:
https://t.co/gMBzEYa1SH
This was a lot of fun to make! Please watch/read our new post-election analysis of the UK GE.
In short, the Liberal Democrats benefited from tactical voting when they were the main anti-Tory option!
https://t.co/OS0MBrUEuF
What drives ordinary citizens to want their country to join or stay in the European Union (EU)?
🧵 it’s being a democrat or becoming one!
“Fighting for Europe: The EU's Democratic Pull Phenomenon in #Ukraine, #Poland and #Belarus”
OPEN ACCESS @JCMS_EU
https://t.co/rFMD9nMyw9
🏘️ Community resilience is a measure of communities' ability to cope with and recover from crises.
💡 Here, @CCamacho_NHS and Dr Luke Munford (@dukester24) discuss their new measure of resilience in England & how it can inform policymaking
🔗 Read now: https://t.co/ku0oqjSppQ
Congratulations to Silviya Nitsova, winner of the 2024 Beth Holmgren Graduate Student Essay Prize for her essay, “Oligarchic Networks of Influence and Legislatures in Developing Democracies: Evidence from Ukraine” (UNC at Chapel Hill)
2024 prize winners: https://t.co/LjcxoFuDuq
""Key milestones for Ukraine's EU journey include the Association Agreement and EU candidate status. The road ahead is tough but clear. #UkraineEU#EUEnlargement"
My new @Carnegie_Europe piece
https://t.co/eoxZhpLiOm
In this HURI public lecture, Olga Onuch discusses the book she co-authored, titled 'The Zelensky Effect.'
Link here, for a recording: https://t.co/Rl7kklcQwY
#lectureseries#RussiaUkraineWar#Zelensky@OxUniPress
Fresh off the press - and challenging the image of an election pundit as a nerdy man: @UoMPolitics contribution to this report is all nerdy women… @niamh_cashell @LouiseVThompson @LouiseLuxton and my humble self! https://t.co/Gmyw0knzFh
New Opinion: Rosamond and colleagues highlight the urgent need for social science and humanities knowledge for climate action in Europe
https://t.co/FLnoKrX87L
@Cladupont @ElinLBoasson @CharlieBEU @TomasMaltby @LR_Parks@KacperSzulecki @_Paul_Tobin_ @diarmuidtorney@GovPA_UGent
🗳️ If the UK is to achieve legally-binding climate targets, a new government needs to reduce emissions rapidly. But how to do this in the new political context?
🌿@MatPaterson and @_Paul_Tobin_ provide policy analysis on tackling net zero backlash:
https://t.co/qiv868021g
🗳️ Following the 2024 General Election, how can a new government tackle the backlash against net zero?
🙋 @MatPaterson and @_Paul_Tobin_ advocate for a green industrial revolution and tackling the backlash directly.
👉 Read the article here: https://t.co/g3tWUotifI
🗳️ If the UK is to achieve legally-binding climate targets, a new government needs to reduce emissions rapidly. But how to do this in the new political context?
🌿@MatPaterson and @_Paul_Tobin_ provide policy analysis on tackling net zero backlash:
https://t.co/qiv868021g
Check out our timely @po_qu piece arguing for a strategic, balanced and relational approach to reforming UK central government. Excellent to work with Matt Flinders, Steve Martin @SarahAyres3@Boswell_JC @ian_c_elliott @lizMancUni@CairneyPaul https://t.co/piheA6sBOi
Today we’re highlighting another open access article by @LotteHargrave and @Jess_Smith1534, “Working Hard or Hardly Working? Gender and Voter Evaluations of Legislator Productivity.” Read it here:
https://t.co/gXF3CtfHQ5