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The Too Difficult Box

June 11, 2014January 9, 2015 by Editor

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University of East Anglia Visiting Professor Charles Clarke launched his new book called the Too Difficult Box this week. The box draws from lectures given at the University of East Anglia, which can be watched here: https://www.uea.ac.uk/political-social-international-studies/events/too-difficult-box and via the public lectures available on Eastminster. Charles discussed his book on the…

Politics and popular and culture (again)

May 29, 2014January 9, 2015 by Editor

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Professor John Street notes how popular culture and politics have merged in recent weeks in Britain. For those who follow the oddities of encounters between politics and popular culture, the last couple of weeks have delivered a happy coincidence of events. First came the announcement that the Department for UK…

Analysing the European election results in the UK Eastern Region

May 28, 2014January 9, 2015 by Editor

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The Eastern region elected 3 UKIP MEPs, 3 Conservative MEPs and 1 Labour MEP in European election in May 2014. Dr. Chris Hanretty analyses the patterns of support across the region. The votes in last Thursday's European elections were counted on Sunday night, and indeed are still being counted in…

The European Parliamentary Elections 2014 on Eastminster

May 20, 2014February 4, 2015 by Editor

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Elections to the European Parliament will take place this week. In the UK, citizens will go to the polls on Thursday 22 May with results being announced on Sunday 25th, after the polls have closed across Europe. In the run up to the elections Eastminster features a range of posts…

The case for compulsory turnout in the UK: addressing political inequality

May 2, 2014February 4, 2015 by Editor

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Britain is about to go to the polls for the European Elections, but voter turnout in Britain is way behind that in Belgium and Luxembourg where voting is compulsory. History student Alice Donnelly argues that compulsory voting should be introduced for general elections in the UK, and that if this…

Low voter turnout at Police and Crime Commissioner Elections in England and Wales: how it can be addressed

March 25, 2014February 4, 2015 by Editor

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Elections for the Police and Crime Commissioners were first held in 2012 in England and Wales. The elections were undermined, critics argued, by low voter turnout. UEA student Sophie Hill looks at how turnout could be improved in the future. The voter turnout in the first Police and Crime Commissioner…

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela: A legendary Great takes his leave

December 10, 2013February 11, 2015 by Editor

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Dr. Elizabeth Cobbett considers the legacy of Nelson Mandela. Mandela’s death is a moment for us to think on the complexities of the world we live in, to show compassion and be pragmatic while possessing a vision for humanity. So much can be said, and so much is being said,…

Mandela and ‘that song’

December 10, 2013February 11, 2015 by Editor

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Professor John Street considers the importance of music to the anti-apartheid struggle. The day after Nelson Mandela died, Channel 4 News ended their evening broadcast with a song. Not any song, of course, but that song: 'Free Nelson Mandela'. And not the 1984 recording by The Special AKA, but an instrumental…

John Bercow to consider the case for internet voting in the UK. Is it a good idea?

November 27, 2013February 3, 2015 by Editor

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Dr. Toby James considers the proposal from the Commons Speaker John Bercow that internet voting should be introduced to the UK. His research on the pilotting of internet voting in the UK suggested that it only had a marginally positive effect on turnout but every idea for increasing turnout deserves a second…

The New Libya

November 14, 2013February 3, 2015 by Editor

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Muammar Gaddafi fell from power in 2011 after a 42 year rule. Dr. Johan Franzen considers the new Libya that has emerged. [one_half]News of the abduction of Libya's Prime Minister, Ali Zeidan, recently made the headlines around the world. The former human rights lawyer, who for decades fought against Qaddafi's regime…

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