Synthetic political actors: an exploration into emerging AI-driven candidates and parties. [PDF]
Malý M, Sandri G, Barberà O.
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German Coalition Politics: Between Pluralist Stagnation and Crisis‐Driven Welfare Retrenchment
Abstract The current German coalition government of the centre‐right Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) and the centre‐left Social Democrats (SPD) has spent its first year in office preparing for a major round of welfare state retrenchment. However, the coalition lacks a coherent political project.
Jörg Michael Dostal
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Political economy of primary health care resilience in Latin America and the Caribbean: insights from the WB/PAHO Commission recommendations. [PDF]
Báscolo E, Houghton N, Bennett S.
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Has the Moment for Electoral Reform at Westminster Finally Arrived?
Abstract The rise to power of Andy Burnham, a vocal critic of first past the post, has put Westminster electoral reform back on the political agenda. This article examines the case for reforming the voting system, why it has strengthened in recent years, why efforts have failed before and what this tells us about the necessary conditions for reform: a ...
Robert Ford
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Navigating the plastic crisis : How Commitments Can Lead to Polycentric Governance. [PDF]
Braun M, Hornidge AK.
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The Grammar of Race: British Fascism, Racial Nationalism and the Rise of Reform UK
Abstract This article brings histories of British fascism and the Black Radical Tradition into conversation with the study of contemporary British politics to offer a race‐critical analysis of Reform UK's rise. Drawing on race‐critical scholarship and Black Radical analyses of fascism, it argues that Reform UK is the latest formation of a distinctively
Kian Aspinall
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A cross-sectional study on hypertension and diabetes care cascade and prevalence of noncommunicable diseases risk factors in Tamil Nadu: rationale and methods. [PDF]
Ramalingam A +28 more
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How Place‐Based Policy Could Counter Populist Discontent
Abstract Resentment felt by people in areas that have suffered from social and economic decline is a significant driver of populist backlash—‘the revenge of the places that don't matter’. An effective place‐based strategy could provide something of an antidote to populist discontent.
Gerry Stoker +3 more
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Abortion in Africa: diverging paths of DR Congo and Nigeria under the Maputo Protocol. [PDF]
Makelele AM +6 more
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The Silence That Could Not Hold: Foreign Policy and the Fall of Keir Starmer
Abstract Keir Starmer's resignation in June 2026 has been narrated almost entirely in domestic terms: the rise of Reform UK, the rout of the May local elections, the winter fuel payment and two‐child benefit cap retreats, the Mandelson appointment. This article argues that such accounts mistake the proximate triggers for the underlying cause.
Tahir Abbas
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