Clareta Treger
Clareta Treger examines whether political identities dominate policy preferences in Canadians' political decision-making process. Her recent work finds that even in an era of prominent partisan and ideological competition, Canadian voters continue to evaluate electoral candidates on what they propose to do – not simply on the labels they wear Read more
Stephanie Luke
One of the reasons people become members of political parties is because of the benefits that membership offers. Yet, Stephanie Luke’s analysis of 376 registered political parties in the UK reveals that parties represented in Parliament (Westminster or Devolved) are significantly more likely than unrepresented parties to make membership rights available prior to joining Read more
Anya Kuteleva
In June 2026, US far right figures and manosphere influencers appeared at Russian state-linked events and in military propaganda. These moments, argues Anna Kuteleva, reveal a mutually beneficial alliance: Russia offers legitimacy, platforms, and refuge, while the anti-gender right normalises authoritarianism by recasting it as culture war Read more
Sonia Sarkar
A recent independent commission report revealed that people from India’s Daman and Diu region, who hold Portuguese passports, were ‘important actors’ in the 2022 outbreaks of violence in Leicester. Sonia Sarkar unpacks how multicultural Leicester turned communally divisive Read more
Matt Polacko
Donald Trump's second presidential campaign in 2024 used immigration as a wedge issue. To understand why anti-immigrant sentiment translates so powerfully into Republican votes, says Matt Polacko, we need to look beyond the rhetoric and focus on the economic conditions that make people receptive to it Read more
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