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Ten big politics questions: read our free e-book

March 8, 2017June 14, 2017 by Editor

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[caption id="attachment_3073" align="alignright" width="213"] Ten big politics questions: free UEA e-book[/caption]Do nuclear weapons make us more secure? How do we explain the rise of celebrity politicians like Donald Trump? Have social media changed political activism? Our experts address these questions are more in our new e-book. UEA's brand new Politics,…

Getting students back on the electoral register

March 8, 2017March 8, 2017 by Editor

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Individual electoral registration has not been kind to students and many have fallen off the electoral roll as a result. But an amendment passed in the Lords this week would let them register at the same time as they enrolled at university. Toby S James, Lord Chris Rennard and Josh…

Hugo Chávez, Alí Primera, and the politics of popular music in Venezuela

March 7, 2017 by Editor

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Primera's tomb // lubrio/flickr, CC BY-SA Hazel Marsh, University of East Anglia on Hugo Chávez, Alí Primera, and the politics of popular music in Venezuela. In February 1992, a Venezuelan colonel called Hugo Chávez, together with other officers from a movement that had formed within the military, led an unsuccessful…

New evidence shows public supports banning hate speech against people with disabilities

March 1, 2017 by Editor

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Alexander Brown, University of East Anglia on the case for banning hate speech against people with disabilities A new Yougov poll and online petition reveals that British people are in favour of extending existing hate speech laws to protect people with disabilities. In a survey of just over 2,000 British…

The new editor of British Vogue must make diversity fashionable

February 17, 2017June 14, 2017 by Editor

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The new editor of British Vogue must make diversity fashionable, argues Helen Warner After 25 years at the helm, Alexandra Shulman announced in January 2017 that she will be stepping down as editor of fashion bible British Vogue. Her decision prompted mixed reflections on the achievements of the magazine’s longest…

Can Fuel Poverty policies address injustice? Challenges facing affordable warmth efforts in Scotland

February 16, 2017June 14, 2017 by Editor

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How the people who use energy to heat and light their homes are represented in fuel poverty policy have important implications for a just energy policy focused on affordability. The affordability of a warm and light home has made its seasonal return to the headlines. While the debates around the…

Populism, Popularity and Political Leadership

February 16, 2017June 14, 2017 by Editor

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Is a stance against the political, economic and cultural ‘elites’ a sufficient condition for populism? After the electoral successes of Syriza and Podemos in Greece and Spain respectively, and the disturbing ascendancy of right-wing populist parties across Europe (and of course the US), social-democratic and left parties are in search…

Does Protest Make a Difference?

February 10, 2017 by Editor

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Prof Alan Finlayson from the UEA, Dr Rupert Read from the Green Party and David Moreland from UKIP discussed the anti-Trump protests on This Week. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foKurJmOWOE

President Trump’s Travel Ban: Lessons from the United Kingdom?

February 7, 2017June 14, 2017 by Editor

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Lee Jarvis explores President Trump's travel ban in the context of the British counter-terrorism experience On Friday 27 January, President Trump signed his Executive Order introducing a series of 'extreme vetting' measures whose provisions include prohibiting travel to the United States from seven, predominantly Muslim, states- Iran, Iraq, Syria, Yemen,…

Trump to speak at National Prayer Breakfast

February 1, 2017February 2, 2017 by Editor

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Professor Lee Marsden give the context to Donald Trump's talk at National Prayer Breakfast [caption id="attachment_2993" align="alignright" width="300"] Professor Lee Marsden [/caption]Trump will have another opportunity to flex his Christian credentials today as he speaks at the 65th annual National Prayer Breakfast at the Hilton International Ballroom in Washington DC.…

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