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The Red–Green Electoral Threat to the Labour Party
The Political Quarterly, EarlyView.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
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Different Process, Different Outcomes: A Response to Cowley, Webb and Bale
The Political Quarterly, EarlyView.Abstract This paper responds to Cowley, Webb and Bale's critique of our paper on sortition, parties and political careers. Cowley et al. argue that within‐party sortition will not increase parliamentary descriptive representation (PDR). We largely agree with that claim, which was not the focus of our original paper.
Keith Dowding +2 more
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Voter Access under Mandatory Voter ID: The Promise and Limits of the Voter Authority Certificate
The Political Quarterly, EarlyView.Abstract The Elections Act 2022 introduced mandatory photographic voter identification in UK general elections and English devolved elections, marking a decisive shift toward a universal requirement for in‐person voting. To mitigate access barriers in the absence of a national identity system, it also provided for the introduction of a new Voter ...
Petra Schleiter
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«Universi Dominici gregis». La nueva normativa sobre la elección del Romano Pontífice [PDF]
, 1996 Majer, P. (Piotr)
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Crisis, temporality and governmental policy agendas: The cases of Finland and Sweden
Scandinavian Political Studies, EarlyView.Abstract Crises transform the temporal orientation of political decision‐making. They demand immediate and decisive action and thus convert time into a means of political control. In these circumstances, assessing the long‐term consequences of proposed policies with respect to welfare, sustainability or justice also becomes demanding.
Henri Vogt, Mikko Värttö
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‘Pro‐Germans in the Pulpits’: The Queensland Presbyterian Church and the Great War
Journal of Religious History, EarlyView.During World War I, Protestant churches in Australia, on the whole, enthusiastically supported the war effort. The Queensland Presbyterian Church was a significant exception. This study analyses discord and tensions among its clergymen about what constituted an appropriate response to the war.
Mark Cryle
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Sufficient and Efficient Spending on Primary Care Benefits National Health and Health Systems
The Milbank Quarterly, EarlyView.Policy Points Primary care is undervalued and under‐funded in many countries despite different care and payment models. High‐quality, accessible primary care requires sustained and strategic investment. Team‐based care, sustainable and engaged workforce models, and technology that enhances rather than fragments care are priorities that are shared ...
ROBERT L. PHILLIPS +5 more
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The Effects of Recent Polarized Elections on Mental Health
The Milbank Quarterly, EarlyView.Policy Points Researchers investigate how recent elections in the United States have influenced mental health, especially among political‐ and policy‐based election losers. The previous two presidential elections worsened the self‐reported mental health of Americans on average. Likely partisan election losers and those who had the most to lose in terms
MICHAEL E. SHEPHERD, BETHANY ALBERTSON
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Firearm Safety in a Country of Arms
The Milbank Quarterly, EarlyView.Policy Points Firearm safety policy in the United States cannot succeed through legislation alone; effective interventions must also address the social, economic, and infrastructural conditions that shape perceptions of safety. Evidence suggests that place‐based investments can reduce violence and firearm deaths while strengthening social cohesion and ...
JONATHAN M. METZL
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Gender &History, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The 1970s were a decade of huge change for women in Colombia, from the legalisation of divorce to increased access to education, labour market participation and contraception. This article examines how the Catholic non‐governmental organisation Acción Cultural Popular (Popular Cultural Action, ACPO) responded to women's changing roles and ...
Anna Cant
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