Kate Hawkins
One thousand words, one thousand times: four years ago, ECPR launched this path-breaking website. Managing Editor Kate Hawkins looks back on our achievements, and considers how far we've come Read more
Dragomir Stoyanov
Liberal democracy is backsliding in another EU member state. After more than a decade of GERB-party governance in Bulgaria โ and the erosion of democracy and media freedom โ the latest elections show how far the country is struggling to guarantee free and fair election process. Dragomir Stoyanov and Milen Lyubenov take a deep dive. Read more
Oliver Gruber
Oliver Gruber and Philipp Schnell examine how populist radical-right parties are extending their influence far beyond traditional populist policy areas, such as immigration. Across Europe, these parties are switching their focus to education policy. Read more
Jessica Smith
Parliaments often overlook MPs' family needs, and this poses challenges for recruiting and retaining diverse politicians. Yet, argues Jessica Smith, recent research in the UK reveals that voters donโt penalise MPs for taking parental leave; indeed, women MPs even gain more support as mothers. Read more
Sanne van Oosten
Stereotypes of race and gender didnโt seem to stick to Kamala Harris. But another kind did. Sanne van Oosten argues that in the run-up to the US election, the Trump campaign stereotyped Harris as an extreme leftist โ a policy stereotype exacerbated by her race and gender Read more
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