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New York Times v Sullivan: the 60-year old Supreme Court judgment that press freedom depends on in Trump era

Sep 26, 2025 EditorComment

Emma Long, University of East Anglia Donald Trump is attempting to sue the New York

Palestine Action arrests: what happens next, and what it tells us about the breadth of Britain’s counter-terrorism laws

Aug 16, 2025 EditorComment

David Mead, University of East Anglia The proscription of Palestine Action – banning membership or

Billions voted in 2024, but Electoral Integrity Project exposes cracks in global democracy

Aug 8, 2025 EditorComment

Toby S. James, Holly Ann Garnett, and Sofia Caal-Lam The Global Electoral Report 2025 has

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Low turnout and an unfair voting system: UK elections ranked in the bottom half of countries in Europe

Jul 3, 2025 EditorComment

Toby James, University of East Anglia and Holly Ann Garnett, Royal Military College of Canada

Protests initiated by university students in front of Beyazıt Square

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Turkey on the edge

Apr 1, 2025 EditorComment

Through the arrestation of İmamoğlu Erdoğan aims at more than eliminating his strongest rival By

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Populist parties thrive on discontent: the data proves it

Nov 13, 2024 EditorComment

Rui Silva, University of East Anglia Anger and resentment have become the accepted currency of

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Broken Democracy? Lessons from the American Election

Nov 8, 2024 EditorComment

A recent poll suggests that 72% of Americans believe the US used to be a

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Has social media changed politics? And other big questions on politics, international relations and media

Oct 23, 2024 EditorComment

We have put together a new FREE booklet we offer some short answers (and more

India’s alternative facts: how the government of Narendra Modi invents its own kind of ‘experts’ to legitimise its policies

Sep 2, 2024 EditorComment

Anuradha Sajjanhar, University of East Anglia Narendra Modi was reelected as India’s prime minister in

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US election 2024: as Kamala Harris consolidates her campaign, abortion likely to be a major focus

Aug 7, 2024 EditorComment

Emma Long, University of East Anglia Kamala Harris has been the presumptive Democratic nominee for