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Unpacking the European Commission: Cabinet Composition and EU Policymaking (2024)
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Daniel, W., & Hurka, S. (in press). Unpacking the European Commission: Cabinet Composition and EU Policymaking. Journal of Common Market Studies,

We examine bureaucratic politics within the European Commission, using novel data on the backgrounds of individual members of Commissioners’ cabinets. Although cabinet composition has become increasingly regulated in recent decades, its selection rem... Read More about Unpacking the European Commission: Cabinet Composition and EU Policymaking.

Global China and Pakistan’s federal politics: 10 years of the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (2024)
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Adeney, K., & Boni, F. (2024). Global China and Pakistan’s federal politics: 10 years of the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor. Commonwealth and Comparative Politics, 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1080/14662043.2024.2354568

The China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is one of the most prominent projects under China’s Belt and Road Initiative. While its geopolitical and financial implications have received much attention, CPEC’s mediation through the structures of Pakis... Read More about Global China and Pakistan’s federal politics: 10 years of the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor.

Shared adversaries in the Anglo-American Special Relationship: from the Cold War to contemporary threats (2024)
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Rees, W., & Xu, R. (2024). Shared adversaries in the Anglo-American Special Relationship: from the Cold War to contemporary threats. China International Strategy Review, 6, 156–171. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42533-024-00162-9

The Anglo-American Special Relationship has been at its most vibrant when the two countries have shared a common adversary. The Cold War confrontation with the Soviet Union and its Warsaw Pact allies, and then Islamist terrorism during the ‘War on Te... Read More about Shared adversaries in the Anglo-American Special Relationship: from the Cold War to contemporary threats.

Jean Bodin’s Police State (2024)
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Holland, B. (in press). Jean Bodin’s Police State. Contributions to the History of Concepts,

This article probes the meanings of and distinctions between the concepts of the state, sovereignty, and government, as elaborated by Jean Bodin. There is tendency for one of these three terms to disappear in modern analyses of his work. I argue that... Read More about Jean Bodin’s Police State.

Left out of the left behind? Ethnic minority support for Brexit (2024)
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Martin, N., Sobolewska, M., & Begum, N. (2024). Left out of the left behind? Ethnic minority support for Brexit. Ethnic and Racial Studies, 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1080/01419870.2024.2358080

The Brexit referendum was a seismic electoral event with far-reaching consequences, but ethnic minority voters’ decisions in the referendum remain under-researched. We examine what differentiates ethnic minority Remainers from Leavers in two large so... Read More about Left out of the left behind? Ethnic minority support for Brexit.

Can Digital Democracy Guard Citizens’ Safety? Taking Taiwan’s Battle against covid as an Exemplary Case (2024)
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Lee, C.-Y., & Kuo, Y.-C. (2024). Can Digital Democracy Guard Citizens’ Safety? Taking Taiwan’s Battle against covid as an Exemplary Case. International Journal of Taiwan Studies, 1-32. https://doi.org/10.1163/24688800-20241320

The covid-19 pandemic required swift responses from governments at all levels. Government agencies were faced with the immense task of mitigating the health, social, and economic effects of covid-19. These actions and responses included developing mo... Read More about Can Digital Democracy Guard Citizens’ Safety? Taking Taiwan’s Battle against covid as an Exemplary Case.

Opposition party institutionalisation in authoritarian settings: the case of Uganda (2024)
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Bertrand, E., & Mutyaba, M. (2024). Opposition party institutionalisation in authoritarian settings: the case of Uganda. Commonwealth and Comparative Politics, 62(2), 77-99. https://doi.org/10.1080/14662043.2024.2349345

This article analyses the process of institutionalisation among Ugandan opposition parties and highlights the tensions at play between party institutionalisation and broader party goals in authoritarian settings. Based upon qualitative research condu... Read More about Opposition party institutionalisation in authoritarian settings: the case of Uganda.

Motherhood, Human Trafficking, and Asylum Seeking: The Experiences and Needs of Survivor Mothers in Birthing and Postnatal Care (2024)
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Bosatta, L., Crespi de Valldaura, M., Bales, K., Spiby, H., & Ni Bhriain, L. (2024). Motherhood, Human Trafficking, and Asylum Seeking: The Experiences and Needs of Survivor Mothers in Birthing and Postnatal Care. Societies, 14(5), Article 69. https://doi.org/10.3390/soc14050069

This article aims to illuminate the little-studied phenomenon of asylum-seeking child-bearing women in the UK, survivors of violence and human trafficking. This is a significant issue in terms of the proportion of women affected and the paucity of ca... Read More about Motherhood, Human Trafficking, and Asylum Seeking: The Experiences and Needs of Survivor Mothers in Birthing and Postnatal Care.

Beyond the Walls: Patterns of Child Labour, Forced Labour, and Exploitation in a New Domestic Workers Dataset (2024)
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Trodd, Z., Waite, C., Goulding, J., & Boyd, D. S. (2024). Beyond the Walls: Patterns of Child Labour, Forced Labour, and Exploitation in a New Domestic Workers Dataset. Societies, 14(5), Article 62. https://doi.org/10.3390/soc14050062

The new Domestic Workers Dataset is the largest single set of surveys (n = 11,759) of domestic workers to date. Our analysis of this dataset reveals features about the lives and work of this “hard-to-find” population in India—a country estimated to h... Read More about Beyond the Walls: Patterns of Child Labour, Forced Labour, and Exploitation in a New Domestic Workers Dataset.

US–UK–France relations amid the Russia–Ukraine war: a new strategic alignment? (2024)
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Rees, W., & Xu, R. (2024). US–UK–France relations amid the Russia–Ukraine war: a new strategic alignment?. International Affairs, 100(3), 1249-1261. https://doi.org/10.1093/ia/iiae075

The Russian invasion of Ukraine and the recognition of the rising challenge from China have resulted in a closer alignment of American, British and French strategic interests. This policy paper explores how the strategic relationship between the Unit... Read More about US–UK–France relations amid the Russia–Ukraine war: a new strategic alignment?.

Evaluating Territorial Authority over Policy Responses to the Crisis: A Comparative Study of the COVID-19 Pandemic (2024)
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Kleider, H., & Toubeau, S. (2024). Evaluating Territorial Authority over Policy Responses to the Crisis: A Comparative Study of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis, https://doi.org/10.1080/13876988.2024.2332937

This article examines the allocation of authority over policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in 13 advanced democracies. It introduces a new measurement scheme that allows for a systematic cross-country analysis of authority structures. The paper... Read More about Evaluating Territorial Authority over Policy Responses to the Crisis: A Comparative Study of the COVID-19 Pandemic.

A latter day Judas? Security, diplomatic protection, and the Foreign Office Security Department, 1955 – 1987 (2024)
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Lomas, D. W. B. (2024). A latter day Judas? Security, diplomatic protection, and the Foreign Office Security Department, 1955 – 1987. International History Review, https://doi.org/10.1080/07075332.2024.2341738

This article looks at the response of the British Foreign Office to security threats to HMG diplomats and diplomatic posts, placing security at the heart of the study of UK diplomacy. It explores the response of the Foreign Office’s Security Departme... Read More about A latter day Judas? Security, diplomatic protection, and the Foreign Office Security Department, 1955 – 1987.

Unethical leadership, moral compensation, and ethical followership: Evidence from a survey experiment with Chilean public servants (2024)
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Schuster, C., Fuenzalida, J., Mikkelsen, K. S., & Meyer‐Sahling, J. (2024). Unethical leadership, moral compensation, and ethical followership: Evidence from a survey experiment with Chilean public servants. Public Administration Review, 84(5), 848-869. https://doi.org/10.1111/puar.13815

Numerous studies associate ethical leadership with ethical behavior in the public sector. By contrast, the effects of unethical leadership in the public sector have largely not been explored. Yet, unethical leadership need not beget unethical followe... Read More about Unethical leadership, moral compensation, and ethical followership: Evidence from a survey experiment with Chilean public servants.

The dialectical matrix of class, gender, race (2024)
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Bieler, A., & Morton, A. D. (2024). The dialectical matrix of class, gender, race. Environment and Planning F: Philosophy, Theory, Models, Methods and Practice, https://doi.org/10.1177/26349825241241303

Is gender oppression a structurally necessary feature of capitalism? Is discrimination based on race in-built into the reproduction of racial capitalism? By assessing wider contributions within and between Marxism Feminism and Black Marxism, this pap... Read More about The dialectical matrix of class, gender, race.

Taking Back Control: Human Rights and Human Trafficking in the United Kingdom (2024)
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Landman, T., Brewster, B., & Thornton, S. (2024). Taking Back Control: Human Rights and Human Trafficking in the United Kingdom. Societies, 14(4), Article 47. https://doi.org/10.3390/soc14040047

Modern slavery and human trafficking are well recognized as significant problems in need of legislation, policies, and actions from a wide range of stakeholders in the United Kingdom. The passage of the UK Modern Slavery Act 2015 is a hallmark of the... Read More about Taking Back Control: Human Rights and Human Trafficking in the United Kingdom.

Ticking Two Boxes, Fighting Two Battles: Intersectional Experiences of Ethnic Minority Women Councillors in UK Local Government (2024)
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Begum, N., & Sobolewska, M. (in press). Ticking Two Boxes, Fighting Two Battles: Intersectional Experiences of Ethnic Minority Women Councillors in UK Local Government. Politics and Gender, https://doi.org/10.1017/s1743923x24000047

When the analytical lens of intersectionality was first applied to descriptive representation, it documented the increased level of disadvantage for those belonging to more than one underrepresented group. Although ethnic minority women have been slo... Read More about Ticking Two Boxes, Fighting Two Battles: Intersectional Experiences of Ethnic Minority Women Councillors in UK Local Government.

Individual drivers of toxicity in radical right-wing populist legislative campaigns (2024)
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Daniel, W. T., Frelin, E., Robert, M., & Rowley-Abel, L. (2024). Individual drivers of toxicity in radical right-wing populist legislative campaigns. West European Politics, https://doi.org/10.1080/01402382.2024.2311040

Most studies of political rhetoric examine only political leadership or treat parties as unified actors. However, what happens where electoral systems incentivise candidates to diverge from stated party messaging during campaigns? This article uses n... Read More about Individual drivers of toxicity in radical right-wing populist legislative campaigns.

Whiteness as expertise in studies of the far right (2024)
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Meier, A. A. (2024). Whiteness as expertise in studies of the far right. Critical Studies on Terrorism, https://doi.org/10.1080/17539153.2024.2321649

This arcle addresses backlash from white academic gatekeepers to research on the white far right and white supremacist violence. Centrally, I interrogate how whiteness shapes the field's response to a seeming shi in paerns of polical violence toward... Read More about Whiteness as expertise in studies of the far right.

Ghostwriting History: Churchill, Kennedy and the Authenticity of Authorship (2024)
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Mumford, A., & Bayford, K. (2024). Ghostwriting History: Churchill, Kennedy and the Authenticity of Authorship. International History Review, https://doi.org/10.1080/07075332.2024.2316738

This article explores how ghostwritten works of history compromise the authenticity of authorship as a process and have a tainted historiographical utility as source material in international relations. Using the examples of Winston Churchill and Joh... Read More about Ghostwriting History: Churchill, Kennedy and the Authenticity of Authorship.