Polarization and rule of law crisis-insights from Poland. [PDF]
Solska M.
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The Policy and Politics of Improving Standards in the English Private Rented Sector
Abstract The standard of existing homes in the English private rented sector (PRS) presents several challenges. As the sector has expanded, issues of inadequate renovation, maintenance and upgrading have assumed greater salience. Research has also highlighted enforcement challenges which make it more difficult to raise property standards and improve ...
Alice Earley, Alex Marsh, Ken Gibb
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How many democratic countries have conducted COVID-19 public inquiries? An exploratory study of government-led postpandemic reviews (2020-2024). [PDF]
Bardosh K +4 more
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In Whose Interest is the Public Interest?
Abstract The current government has implemented changes to the planning system in ‘the public interest’ and planners more generally aim to make decisions in ‘the public interest’. Yet, this concept is hard to define, and it has been much reflected on since the adoption of land use planning in 1947.
Kelvin MacDonald
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Engineered non-contestation: Deterring electoral contestation using violence in local elections. [PDF]
Das N.
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Housing, Inequality and London
Abstract Regional inequalities are deeply entrenched in the UK. London, and its wider region, is often seen as the beneficiary of these inequalities. The capital houses a disproportionate share of the nation's population and its economic output. But London is also home to higher levels of inequality, poverty and child poverty than anywhere else in the ...
Jack Brown, Joe Fyans
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Navigating Environmental Perceptions: Exploring the Impact of Political Orientation and Climate Change Beliefs on the Evaluation of the Local Environment. [PDF]
Gunko R +4 more
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The Canary Down the Coalmine: Dagenham, London and Labour Politics
Abstract The history of Dagenham offers unique insights into both the changing composition of the working class and the forces that have reshaped domestic politics throughout the last 100 years, particularly the politics of the British labour movement.
Jon Cruddas
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Parliamentary amendments aimed at the Brazilian Unified National Health System and the reelection of municipal mayors in Brazil in 2024. [PDF]
Leal JGRP +3 more
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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
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