Parties & Elections
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German Social Democracy: Hollowed Out But Still (Almost Always) in Government
Another coalition government after the 2025 federal election is likely to undermine the SPD's political standing further.
- Political Parties
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Fragmented and Dealigned: The 2024 British General Election and the Rise of Place-Based Politics
The 2024 election exposed a fragmented and marginal map, bequeathing a fragile electoral future, despite the Starmer government's large parliamentary majority.
- Conservative Party
- Elections & Campaigning
- Populism
- Labour Party
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The Contradictions of the Albanese Labor Government in Australia: The Promise and Limits of ‘Thin’ Labourism
Considering the achievements, complexities and contradictions of the Albanese government.
- Elections & Campaigning
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After Biden: Lessons for Labour and the Global Centre-Left from the United States
The failure of former President Biden's extensive economic programme to win support holds important lessons.
- USA
- Labour Party
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The Populist Playbook: Why Identity Trumps Policy and How Democrats Can Adapt
Why do populist leaders continue to secure electoral victories despite their poor performance when in office?
- Populism
- USA
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The UK General Election in Scotland: The End of an Era, Age of Ultra-Competition or Interregnum?
The dynamics of Scottish politics are still shaped by competition between Labour and the SNP, anti-incumbency and the question of Scottish independence.
- Political Parties
- Elections & Campaigning
- Scotland
- Labour Party
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The Contradictions of the Albanese Labor Government in Australia: The Promise and Limits of ‘Thin’ Labourism
Considering the achievements, complexities and contradictions of the Albanese government.
- Elections & Campaigning
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After Biden: Lessons for Labour and the Global Centre-Left from the United States
The failure of former President Biden's extensive economic programme to win support holds important lessons.
- USA
- Labour Party
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The 2024 General Election and the Rise of Reform UK
Has Britain's Eurosceptic and anti-immigration movement broadened its social appeal?
- Conservative Party
- Elections & Campaigning
- Populism
- Identity Politics
- Labour Party
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The Making and Breaking of Jacinda Ardern's Labour Government, 2017–2023
What drove New Zealand's Labour Party from unprecedented success to humiliation? Examining the political lessons can be drawn from Jacinda Ardern's career.
- Political Parties
- Covid-19
- Identity Politics
