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The Paradox of Power in Turkey: Omnipotent Leader, Impotent State
A central paradox of contemporary authoritarianism is how the concentration of power in the hands of a seemingly omnipotent executive can produce an increasingly impotent state.
- Civil Service & Bureaucracy
- Populism
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From Our Archive: The American Right and Iran
From an article originally published in 2008 exploring what America intended to do about Iran.
- USA
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Different Process, Same Outcome? The Representative Problems of Within-Party Sortition
Against the case for a ‘sortition of candidature’ to create a socially representative Parliament.
- Elections & Campaigning
- Parliament
- Equality
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From Transparency to Deliberation: How to Reform Lobbying
Making lobbying more deliberative can save democracy and improve the quality of policymaking. Here are three solutions to make it happen.
- Parliament
- Progressive Politics
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Less Confrontation, a Little More Cooperation Please – Public Polling on Intergovernmental Relations Ahead of Scottish and Welsh Elections
New polling reveals the policy priorities of the public in both Scotland and Wales, including significant support for governments to be seen as co-operating.
- Devolution
- Scotland
- Wales
- Ireland
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From Our Archive: A Rising Tide? The Salience of Immigration and the Rise of Anti-Immigration Political Parties in Western Europe
Why a commonly-assumed reason for the increase in voting for anti-immigration parties in western Europe between 2008-2018 is likely to be false.
- Immigration
- Populism
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Different Process, Same Outcome? The Problems of Within-Party Sortition
Why within-party sortition would not result in a socially representative Parliament.
- Political Parties
- Parliament
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The Prevent Counter-Terrorism Strategy After Southport
Who can and should be engaged by the Prevent Strategy?
- Labour Party
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From Our Archive: The Choice Before the Labour Party
Published in 1932, R.H. Tawney’s 'The Choice Before the Labour Party' argued that the party must abandon cautious reformism for a radical, socialist commitment to overthrowing the capitalist structure.
- Labour Party
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The War on Net Zero has Made Solar Farms the new Frontline
Solar farms are becoming a new cleavage in what was previously a consensus policy area.
- Labour Party
- Environment & Climate Change
