Public Inquiries and UK Press Regulation: A Case of ‘Fading into Forgetfulness’?
Abstract Why were the proposals for reform of UK press regulation made by Lord Leveson in 2012 not implemented in full, despite popular and parliamentary support for the report's recommendations, and despite the creation of the legal framework for the reformed system of regulation?
John Street +2 more
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Engineered non-contestation: Deterring electoral contestation using violence in local elections. [PDF]
Das N.
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Designing Deliberative Lobbying: Three Institutional Solutions for an Open Lobby Democracy
Abstract Debates on lobbying regulation have focused overwhelmingly on transparency, yet disclosure alone does little to address the deeper democratic challenges of unequal power, narrow representation and public distrust. This article argues that lobbying regulation should be designed not only to make influence visible, but also to make it fairer and ...
Alberto Bitonti
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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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The Impact of Lower Preference Votes on Irish Parliamentary Elections, 1922-1977
Michael Gallagher
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The House of Lords and Devolution: Already a Chamber of the Nations and Regions?
Abstract When it published its report in 2022, one of the main recommendations of the Brown Commission, established by the Labour Party to examine the future governance of the UK, was for the replacement of the House of Lords with an ‘assembly of the nations and regions’.
Adam Evans
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Different Process, Same Outcome? The Problems of Within‐Party Sortition
Abstract A recent article in Political Quarterly argues for a ‘sortition of candidature’. We show that because political parties are not themselves socially representative, such a scheme would not result in a socially representative Parliament. Drawing on data from the Party Members Project, we show that while some demographic groups would be better ...
Philip Cowley, Paul Webb, Tim Bale
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The Volebny Kompas Datasets on Slovak Voter and Party Positions. [PDF]
Mintal JM +6 more
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Rural but not radical right: The rural‐urban cleavage in Norway
Abstract Conventional wisdom claims that rural voters are politically mobilized by right‐wing and culturally conservative forces, while urban voters are left‐leaning and have progressive cultural views. Leveraging original survey data from Norway, our work challenges this dichotomy.
Kiran R. Auerbach +2 more
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South Korean Election Campaign Booklet and Party Statements Corpora. [PDF]
Lim TH.
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