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Of Substance, Signs and the State: A New Reading of St Augustine's Definition of the Republic (2023)
Journal Article
Holland, B. (2023). Of Substance, Signs and the State: A New Reading of St Augustine's Definition of the Republic. History of Political Thought, 44(2), 234-258(25)

This article provides a new interpretation of St. Augustine’s concept of res publica, situating his political philosophy in terms of the distinction between res and signum, substance and sign, which runs across his work. The res of res publica is its... Read More about Of Substance, Signs and the State: A New Reading of St Augustine's Definition of the Republic.

Measuring Subnational Variation in Freedom of Religion or Belief Violations: Reflections on a Path Forward (2023)
Journal Article
Klocek, J., & Petri, D. P. (2023). Measuring Subnational Variation in Freedom of Religion or Belief Violations: Reflections on a Path Forward. Review of Faith and International Affairs, 21(2), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1080/15570274.2023.2200278

In recent years, numerous cross-country data collection instruments measuring freedom of religious or belief (FoRB) violations have become available. These have provided important insights, not least of which being the steady increase in religious di... Read More about Measuring Subnational Variation in Freedom of Religion or Belief Violations: Reflections on a Path Forward.

China's Livestreaming Local Officials: An Experiment in Popular Digital Communications (2023)
Journal Article
Sullivan, J., Zhao, Y., & Wang, W. (2023). China's Livestreaming Local Officials: An Experiment in Popular Digital Communications. China Quarterly, 256, 1036-1052. https://doi.org/10.1017/S030574102300070X

In 2020, hundreds of sub-national government officials and Chinese Communist Party cadres undertook a months-long experiment in livestreaming and social commerce. These sectors are among the most dynamic in the Chinese internet economy and culture, y... Read More about China's Livestreaming Local Officials: An Experiment in Popular Digital Communications.

The 2022 Conservative leadership campaign and post-racial gatekeeping (2023)
Journal Article
Saini, R., Bankole, M., & Begum, N. (2023). The 2022 Conservative leadership campaign and post-racial gatekeeping. Race and Class, https://doi.org/10.1177/03063968231164599

The UK Conservative Party leadership contest that took place in the summer of 2022 was unprecedented for, among other things, its level of ethnic diversity. This article argues that this does not indicate a sharp, contemporary liberal turn within the... Read More about The 2022 Conservative leadership campaign and post-racial gatekeeping.

The Risks and Harms Associated with Modern Slavery during the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United Kingdom: A Multi-Method Study (2023)
Journal Article
Such, E., Gardner, A., Dang, M., Wright, N., Bravo-Balsa, L., Brotherton, V., Browne, H., Esiovwa, N., Jiménez, E., Lucas, B., Wyman, E., & Trodd, Z. (in press). The Risks and Harms Associated with Modern Slavery during the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United Kingdom: A Multi-Method Study. Journal of Human Trafficking, 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1080/23322705.2023.2194760

The COVID-19 pandemic has considerably affected global economies and societies, exacerbating existing social inequalities. This “syndemic” pandemic has placed people and communities affected by modern slavery and human trafficking at elevated risk of... Read More about The Risks and Harms Associated with Modern Slavery during the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United Kingdom: A Multi-Method Study.

Populist attitudes among parliamentary candidates in Britain (2023)
Journal Article
Tindall, C., & Trumm, S. (2024). Populist attitudes among parliamentary candidates in Britain. British Politics, 19, 334-354. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41293-023-00233-2

Rising support for populist parties and candidates has become a key story of recent decades, making headlines in Western democracies and beyond. While a growing body of populism research focuses on how parties use populist messaging and which voters... Read More about Populist attitudes among parliamentary candidates in Britain.

Comparative Judgement Modeling to Map Forced Marriage at Local Levels (2023)
Preprint / Working Paper
Seymour, R., Nyarko-Agyei, A., Severn, K., McCabe, H., Kypraios, T., Sirl, D., & Taylor, A. Comparative Judgement Modeling to Map Forced Marriage at Local Levels

Forcing someone into marriage against their will is a violation of their human rights. In 2021, the county of Nottinghamshire, UK, launched a strategy to tackle forced marriage and violence against women and girls. However, accessing information abou... Read More about Comparative Judgement Modeling to Map Forced Marriage at Local Levels.

Rosie the Riveter, Vera the Volunteer: Sexism, Racism, and Female Enlistment in World War II (2023)
Journal Article
Artiles, A., Treneska, J., Fahey, K., & Atkinson, D. B. (2023). Rosie the Riveter, Vera the Volunteer: Sexism, Racism, and Female Enlistment in World War II. PS: Political Science and Politics, 56(3), 383-389. https://doi.org/10.1017/S104909652300015X

What influenced women to volunteer for service in the US military during World War II? Whereas previous literature focused on potential intrinsic and extrinsic individual-level motives, we consider the broader structural context that may have played... Read More about Rosie the Riveter, Vera the Volunteer: Sexism, Racism, and Female Enlistment in World War II.

The Global Survey of Public Servants: Evidence from 1,300,000 Public Servants in 1,300 Government Institutions in 23 Countries (2023)
Journal Article
Schuster, C., Mikkelsen, K. S., Rogger, D., Fukuyama, F., Hasnain, Z., Mistree, D., Meyer‐Sahling, J., Bersch, K., & Kay, K. (2023). The Global Survey of Public Servants: Evidence from 1,300,000 Public Servants in 1,300 Government Institutions in 23 Countries. Public Administration Review, 83(4), 982-993. https://doi.org/10.1111/puar.13611

Understanding how public administrations around the world function and differ is crucial for strengthening their effectiveness. Most comparative measures of bureaucracy rely on surveys of experts, households, or firms, rather than directly questionin... Read More about The Global Survey of Public Servants: Evidence from 1,300,000 Public Servants in 1,300 Government Institutions in 23 Countries.