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4 in 10 voters would back a candidate from the opposing party for local office if that politician shared their views on homelessness and housing, according to survey data from California.
A tradition of nonpartisanship on locally elected school boards is changing, following a national shift toward divisive political partisanship.
Local election results are strong predictors of general elections held in the same or following year.
Turkey’s central bank has raised interest rates in a much-needed reversal from years of unorthodox economic policy.
Research finds that Ramadan can bolster the success of religious organisations and even influence the results of elections.
There are lots of ideas about how to save local news. One of them is that increasing coverage of local politics will bring back readers and viewers. Research shows that it doesn’t.
Have these officials used their authority to interfere with America’s democratic process?
It’s not convincing to argue that the political parties would not be able to campaign as they have done in the past.
The current government has been keen to centralise but has seen the value of local support during the pandemic.
England is voting for metro mayors and councils on May 6 at a crucial time for local decision-making.
There needs to be fair and equal voting rights for young people in England and Northern Ireland.
There are good reasons to call off a vote during a pandemic – but other good reasons to push ahead.
The idea that a small payment could motivate more people to vote resurfaces regularly, but this ignores evidence that monetary incentives to induce pro-social behaviour can be counterproductive.
Do the local election results reflect local realities?
Parish council elections are a vital part of democracy – so why are people put off getting involved?
Democracies survive if political norms and traditions are upheld. So the recent actions of GOP legislators in Wisconsin and other states to hamstring incoming Democrats put democracy at risk.
The mayor of Tallahassee underspent three rivals to win the state’s Democratic primary. But what awaits in the general election?
She lurches from crisis to crisis but the prime minister remains in post. How does she do it?
Voting is all over the place in 2018. But Labour is the party with most to think about after this result.
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Reader in Politics, University of Huddersfield
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Professor of Politics and Public Policy, University of East Anglia
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Honorary Senior Lecturer, Institute of Local Government Studies, University of Birmingham
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Lecturer in Politics, De Montfort University
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Senior Lecturer in Law, City, University of London
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Professor of Government, University of Essex
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Senior Lecturer in Politics, York St John University
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Government, University of Essex
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Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning, University of Liverpool
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Professor of Digital Politics, University of Sheffield
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Research Director, North-West University
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Senior Research Specialist, Innovations for Successful Societies, Princeton University
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Professor, University of the Western Cape
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Professor of Educational Leadership, Miami University
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Professor of Politics, Royal Holloway University of London
