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American politics Democracy

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

Sep 26, 2025 Editor Comment on New York Times v Sullivan: the 60-year old Supreme Court judgment that press freedom depends on in Trump era

Emma Long, University of East Anglia Donald Trump is attempting to sue the New York Times. In a lawsuit filed on September 15 the US

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What Would You Put in a US Time Capsule?

Sep 26, 2025 Editor Comment on What Would You Put in a US Time Capsule?

On this day in 1938, the World’s Fair came to Flushing Meadows Park in New York City. It is here that the Westinghouse Time Capsules

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Peacetime Anglo–Japanese Military Relations: Old Friends, New Partners

Sep 18, 2025 Editor Comment on Peacetime Anglo–Japanese Military Relations: Old Friends, New Partners

For over a decade, Japan and the UK have identified one another as their most important security partners in Asia and Europe respectively. The two

Environmental politics

What will happen to the legal status of ‘sinking’ nations when their land is gone?

Sep 11, 2025 Editor Comment on What will happen to the legal status of ‘sinking’ nations when their land is gone?

Avidan Kent, University of East Anglia and Zana Syla, University of East Anglia Small island nations such as Tuvalu, Kiribati, the Maldives and Marshall Islands

Democracy

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

Aug 16, 2025 Editor Comment on Palestine Action arrests: what happens next, and what it tells us about the breadth of Britain’s counter-terrorism laws

David Mead, University of East Anglia The proscription of Palestine Action – banning membership or support for the organisation on the ground that the home

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

Aug 8, 2025 Editor Comment on Billions voted in 2024, but Electoral Integrity Project exposes cracks in global democracy

Toby S. James, Holly Ann Garnett, and Sofia Caal-Lam The Global Electoral Report 2025 has been published and raises concerns about the state of democracy

American politics Democracy

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

Sep 26, 2025 Editor 0
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What Would You Put in a US Time Capsule?

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Peacetime Anglo–Japanese Military Relations: Old Friends, New Partners

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Environmental politics

What will happen to the legal status of ‘sinking’ nations when their land is gone?

Sep 11, 2025 Editor 0
Democracy

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

Aug 16, 2025 Editor 0
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Billions voted in 2024, but Electoral Integrity Project exposes cracks in global democracy

Aug 8, 2025 Editor 0
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To Backstop, or not to Backstop… That is the ‘Irish question’

Jun 28, 2019 AdminComment on To Backstop, or not to Backstop… That is the ‘Irish question’

What was a neglected issue during the referendum campaigns has now become the main sticking

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Remainers may not be the only ‘animals’ offended by Brexit

Jun 28, 2019 AdminComment on Remainers may not be the only ‘animals’ offended by Brexit

Animal welfare legislation and regulations could potentially decline following the UK’s exit from the European

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Interview with Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba: “I learned to suffer but to do it with a degree of dignity”

Jun 18, 2019 AdminComment on Interview with Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba: “I learned to suffer but to do it with a degree of dignity”

Interview with Mr Alfredo Pérez-Rubalcaba a key figure in Spanish politics. The former Interior Minister,

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The Trump Effect

Jun 18, 2019 AdminComment on The Trump Effect

As Donald Trump launches his campaign for the 2020 Presidential race we explore his impact

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New Evidence Shows Increasing Public Support for Hate Speech Laws post-Brexit

Jun 18, 2019 AdminComment on New Evidence Shows Increasing Public Support for Hate Speech Laws post-Brexit

Dr. Alex Brown examines a new YouGov poll which shows a rise in public support

Elections Expert Political Analysis

Who runs elections and how can they be improved? Independence, resources and workforce conditions are essential for electoral integrity

Jun 6, 2019 EditorComment on Who runs elections and how can they be improved? Independence, resources and workforce conditions are essential for electoral integrity

In new research published about how elections are run around the world, Toby S. James, Leontine

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#DeniedMyVote – why many EU citizens were unable to vote in the European Parliament elections

May 30, 2019 AdminComment on #DeniedMyVote – why many EU citizens were unable to vote in the European Parliament elections

On Thursday 23 May, the UK participated in European Parliament elections. Citizens of all EU

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Wittgenstein on Logic as the Method of Philosophy: An Interview with Oskari Kuusela

May 2, 2019 AdminComment on Wittgenstein on Logic as the Method of Philosophy: An Interview with Oskari Kuusela

Oskari Kuusela is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of East Anglia. He very

Reforming Parliamemt Studying at UEA

The Potential of Community Participation in Politics

Apr 23, 2019 EditorComment on The Potential of Community Participation in Politics

UEA students Samuel Woolford and Arthur Buttimore look at how political participation could be rejuvenated.

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What on earth is going on with Brexit?

Apr 23, 2019 EditorComment on What on earth is going on with Brexit?

Listen to the next installment in the Politics at the Edge Series. A panel of

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American politics Democracy

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

Sep 26, 2025 Editor 0
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What Would You Put in a US Time Capsule?

Sep 26, 2025 Editor 0
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Peacetime Anglo–Japanese Military Relations: Old Friends, New Partners

Sep 18, 2025 Editor 0
Environmental politics

What will happen to the legal status of ‘sinking’ nations when their land is gone?

Sep 11, 2025 Editor 0
Democracy

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

Aug 16, 2025 Editor 0
Democracy

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

Aug 8, 2025 Editor 0
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