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Constitutional Judges and Secession. Lessons from Canada … twenty years later
Perspectives on Federalism, 2017 In constitutional theory, the referendum is an instrument that allows for the expression of the popular will in government decisions and through which people are asked to vote directly on an issue or policy. Over the last decades, the referendum has been
Spigno Irene
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Playing the System: Electoral Bias in the 2024 UK General Election
The Political Quarterly, Volume 96, Issue 1, Page 65-73, January/March 2025.Abstract The UK's 2024 general election was the least proportional of modern times. Labour's substantial parliamentary majority rested on the smallest ever winning party vote share. The Conservatives, meanwhile, suffered one of their worst ever results.
Charles Pattie, David Cutts
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Revue Française de Civilisation Britannique, 2015 To date there have been fifty independence referendums. Some have been official, others unofficial. Some have been successful, and others have ended in failure.
Matt Qvortrup
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‘Whitby Woman’, ‘Waitrose Woman’: Gender and Voting Behaviour at the 2024 UK General Election
The Political Quarterly, Volume 96, Issue 1, Page 74-82, January/March 2025.Abstract Women were identified as key targets in the 2024 British general election. There was much speculation as to whether ‘Whitby’ or ‘Waitrose’ women would swing the result for Labour. This interest in women voters stemmed, at least partially, from the fact that the 2017 and 2019 British general elections were the first where a modern gender gap—a ...
Rosie Campbell +3 more
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STAGNATION OF THE SCOTTISH INDEPENDENCE QUESTION [PDF]
Научно-аналитический вестник Института Европы РАНThe article examines the causes of the political impasse facing the Scottish independence movement in 2024–2025. The authors offer a novel explanation for the persistence of independence demands despite the weakening of the Scottish National Party (SNP),
Elena V. Khakhalkina, Timofei R. Lesnykh
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Paix et Sécurité Internationales, 2020 Three years ago, more than 400 members of the Spanish Association of International Law and International Relations Professors (AEPDIRI from the Spanish) signed the ‘Statement on the Lack of Foundation on International Law of the Independence Referendum ...
Helena Torroja Mateu
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Broke and Broken: The Crises Facing Local Government in England
The Political Quarterly, Volume 96, Issue 1, Page 199-205, January/March 2025.Abstract English local government faces a perilous position owing to insufficient funding, structural issues and capacity challenges. Fourteen years of austerity have significantly reduced council budgets, while increased demand for services—particularly adult social care—has strained resources.
David Jeffery
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Fragmented and Dealigned: The 2024 British General Election and the Rise of Place‐Based Politics
The Political Quarterly, Volume 96, Issue 1, Page 13-25, January/March 2025.Abstract While the outcome of the 2024 British general election signalled a resounding repudiation of the incumbent government—returning a 231‐seat swing from the Conservatives to Labour—it did not radically overturn the geography of electoral outcomes in England and Wales.
Will Jennings +3 more
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The 2024 General Election and the Rise of Reform UK
The Political Quarterly, Volume 96, Issue 1, Page 91-101, January/March 2025.Abstract This article examines the social base of support for Reform UK. Did Nigel Farage's new party depend on the same types of ‘left behind’ voters who had previously backed UKIP? Do the results of the 2024 election suggest a hardening of the social divides that underpinned the rise of UKIP? Or has Britain's Eurosceptic and anti‐immigration movement
Oliver Heath +3 more
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Independence Referendum and Youth Party Membership in Scotland
Revue LISAParty membership has declined since the end of the 20th century, going hand in hand with citizens’ increasing lack of interest in politics in Western democracies.
Claire Breniaux
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