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The Red–Green Electoral Threat to the Labour Party

open access: yesThe Political Quarterly, Volume 97, Issue 3, Page 484-496, July/September 2026.
Abstract For the first time, Labour faces credible electoral threats from minor parties to its left. The Greens and the newly formed Your Party offer left‐wing and Muslim voters disillusioned with Labour viable electoral alternatives and parliamentary representation. This article considers how great the threat is to Labour. It uses a model of how minor
Thomas Quinn   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The 2017 Labour General Election Campaign: Ushering in a ‘New Politics’?

open access: yesRevue Française de Civilisation Britannique, 2018
In many ways, the British General Election campaign of 2017 marked a return to ‘old politics’ with the reaffirmation of a two-party system and levels of voter turnout not seen in 25 years.
Emma Bell
doaj   +1 more source

NEGATIVE POLITENESS STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION IN THE MODERN POLITICAL DISCOURSE (ON THE EXAMPLE OF SPEECHES BY B. JOHNSON AND D. CORBYN)

open access: yesSovremennye Issledovaniâ Socialʹnyh Problem, 2020
Purpose. The article is devoted to a topical issue of the use of particular linguistic features of the negative politeness strategy implementation in the political discourse.
Natalia Alexandrovna Ladonina
doaj   +1 more source

Envisioning the Future of Work: From Ideas to Reforms

open access: yesBritish Journal of Industrial Relations, Volume 64, Issue 2, Page 271-281, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Two different theoretical perspectives concerning technology and the future of work are examined. One is linked to mainstream economics, whereas the other is associated with critical (‘post‐work’) discourse. Ideas about work—its nature and impacts on well‐being—matter in both perspectives.
David A. Spencer
wiley   +1 more source

A Family Affair: The Uses and Abuses of Vicarious Identity in Political Rhetoric During the 2024 General Election

open access: yesThe Political Quarterly, Volume 97, Issue 2, Page 290-297, April/June 2026.
Abstract The 2024 UK general election saw candidates make frequent rhetorical references to parents and grandparents. But what are the political functions and implications of such references? Drawing together recent research in political psychology and sociology, this article interprets such references as attempts to articulate ‘vicarious identities ...
Joseph Haigh
wiley   +1 more source

Multiculturalism, Nationalism and Depolarisation

open access: yesNations and Nationalism, Volume 32, Issue 2, Page 344-353, April 2026.
ABSTRACT It has been suggested that multiculturalism has contributed to majority anxieties and thereby to the current polarisation. This article focuses on how to tackle and lessen this polarisation, which is fostering mutual distrust and threatening the national, democratic citizenships upon which any multiculturalist, egalitarian and unifying project
Tariq Modood
wiley   +1 more source

« Zombie Blairites » in a « Momentum plot »: The Political Polarisation of the British Labour Party over a Local Regeneration Scheme in The Guardian and The Observer

open access: yesAmnis
The British Labour Party, under its 2015-2020 leader, Jeremy Corbyn was harshly divided between the Corbynites at the head of the party, supporting radical left-wing views, and the local Blairite councillors, supporting moderate views.
Marie-Pierre Vincent
doaj   +1 more source

The “Youthquake” in British Politics: Myth or Reality?

open access: yesSocieties, 2019
This article explores whether the past few years have witnessed what can accurately be described as a “youthquake” in British politics, following the candidature and election of Jeremy Corbyn as leader of the Labour Party.
Bradley Allsop, Ben Kisby
doaj   +1 more source

Discourse Networks and Dual Screening: Analyzing Roles, Content and Motivations in Political Twitter Conversations

open access: yesPolitics and Governance, 2020
The increasing relevance of social networking platforms is accompanied by a growing number of studies using digital trace data. However, most studies still lack further understanding of the data-generating process.
Felix Bossner, Melanie Nagel
doaj   +1 more source

A Three‐Stage Model of the Maturation of Nascent Policy Subsystems Toward Stable Advocacy Coalitions, With Evidence From the UK's Response to COVID‐19

open access: yesPolicy Studies Journal, Volume 54, Issue 1, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Policy subsystems are comprised of competing advocacy coalitions, in which public and private political actors with shared belief systems learn from each other and coordinate their strategies in the pursuit of influencing policy making in their favor.
Kristijan Garic, Philip Leifeld
wiley   +1 more source

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