Digested Read
Pressed for time? Read these short summaries of our journal articles
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The Vices of Values: Matthew Goodwin and the Politics of Motivation
Matthew Goodwin's Values, Voice and Virtue received considerable attention from across the political spectrum. But the concept of ‘values’ on which Goodwin bases his argument is never precisely explicated.
- Brexit
- Populism
- Identity Politics
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Localism, Levelling Up and Taking Back Control: Tensions in the Ambiguous Justification of English Devolution
The government’s devolution bill is justified along economic growth lines. This risks the devolution agenda as a whole if it doesn't materalise.
- Devolution
- Constitution
- Sovereignty
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A Normal(ised) Far-Right Party? A Long-Term Perspective on the FPÖ’s Electoral Strength in Austria
What have the long-term trends been for the far right in Austria?
- Political Parties
- Elections & Campaigning
- Populism
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Labour's Commitment to 1.5 Million New Homes: Housing Delivery as an Orchestrator-Intermediary Challenge
Will housing reform be any different under this government?
- Civil Service & Bureaucracy
- Labour Party
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Not Too Unrealistic a Future of Liberal Democracy: A Reflection on the Self-Coup Attempt in South Korea
The South Korean insurrection serves as a disturbing reminder of the challenges that liberal democracies face.
- Political Parties
- Populism
- Progressive Politics
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The Flag that Does Not Exist—Yet? Imagining a New Symbol in Northern Ireland
Exploring the absence of a symbol that might be expected to exist—a unifying official flag in Northern Ireland.
- Ireland
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Fixing the ‘Polycrisis’ in Local Government Finance
Radical changes are needed for local government.
- Devolution
- Progressive Politics
- Labour Party
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Stop in the Law of the Name! Nominative Lawmaking, Populism, and Justice
Naming of a law after a person – nominative lawmaking - appears to be something of a growing trend in the UK.
- Populism
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Housing as the Fifth Pillar of the Welfare State: Why Spain Needs Structural Reform
The structural causes of the housing crisis in Spain.
- Equality
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Party Finance: Not a Broken System, but Some Reforms are Required
The rumoured donation of some £78 million to Reform UK by Elon Musk has recently sparked debate about party finance in the UK.
- Political Parties
- Progressive Politics
