All Outputs (540)

Covert action failure and fiasco construction: William Hague’s 2011 Libyan venture (2017)
Journal Article

In 2011 William Hague, then British Foreign Secretary, authorized a Special Forces team to enter Libya and attempt to contact rebels opposed to Muammar Gaddafi in the unfolding civil war. However, its members were detained by the rebels, questioned a... Read More about Covert action failure and fiasco construction: William Hague’s 2011 Libyan venture.

When time is money: sideline jobs, ancillary income and legislative effort (2017)
Journal Article

Moonlighting, the pursuit of (paid or unpaid) sideline jobs by democratically elected politicians, regularly evokes public outcry. This study provides an empirical test of the claim that moonlighting goes hand-in-hand with a lower degree of parliamen... Read More about When time is money: sideline jobs, ancillary income and legislative effort.

A comparative study of the effects of electoral institutions on campaigns (2017)
Journal Article

© Cambridge University Press 2017. A long tradition of studies in political science has unveiled the effects of electoral institutions on party systems and parliamentary representation. Yet their effects on campaign activities remain overlooked. Rese... Read More about A comparative study of the effects of electoral institutions on campaigns.

Rethinking corruption: hocus-pocus, locus and focus (2017)
Journal Article

Although there has been a significant increase in research on the phenomenon of corruption over the last quarter-century, there is little evidence that this has resulted in effective policy interventions, nor in any significant reduction in its scope... Read More about Rethinking corruption: hocus-pocus, locus and focus.

The Professionalisation of the Civil Service between Politics and Administration: 8th ReSPA Annual Conference Proceedings, 12-13 November 2015 (2016)
Conference Proceeding

Hidden costs of cuts: austerity, civil service management and the motivation of public officials in Central and Eastern Europe after the crisis (2016)
Journal Article

The implementation of austerity measures presents a dilemma for governments. While austerity measures such as cutbacks aim to reduce costs and enhance public sector efficiency, the same measures might undermine the motivation of employees and, conseq... Read More about Hidden costs of cuts: austerity, civil service management and the motivation of public officials in Central and Eastern Europe after the crisis.

When does economic development promote mitigation and why? (2016)
Journal Article

Is economic development compatible with mitigation? On the one hand, development should promote effective climate policy by enhancing states’ capacities for mitigation. On the other hand, economic growth creates more demand for production, thereby in... Read More about When does economic development promote mitigation and why?.

Harriet Taylor Mill (2016)
Book Chapter

John Stuart Mill's System of Logic was a significant early work in the history of the philosophy of science. The goal of this essay is to characterize Mill's views concerning the central purposes of the sciences and the methods that give to scientifi... Read More about Harriet Taylor Mill.

Getting what we want: experience and impact in research with survivors of slavery (2016)
Book Chapter

This chapter examines the ethical and moral dilemmas present in conducting research within vulnerable populations. In particular, we explore the process of conducting interviews with trafficking victims that identify as transient minor sex workers. I... Read More about Getting what we want: experience and impact in research with survivors of slavery.

The Information Research Department, Unattributable Propaganda, and Northern Ireland, 1971–1973: Promising Salvation but Ending in Failure? (2016)
Journal Article

This article examines the role of the IRD (Information Research Department) in Northern Ireland during the first half of the 1970s. After discussing British conceptualisations of propaganda, it offers a detailed account of IRD activity, including how... Read More about The Information Research Department, Unattributable Propaganda, and Northern Ireland, 1971–1973: Promising Salvation but Ending in Failure?.

 Apostles of anamnesis: the abolitionist aesthetic in early anti-Lynching protest literature (2016)
Book Chapter

Marx, the labour theory of value and the transformation problem (2016)
Journal Article

© 2016, © The Author(s) 2016. This article reconsiders what Marx says about what has come to be known as the transformation problem in Chapter IX of Capital Volume III, in the light of Marx’s claim, made in Capital Volume I, that the value of a commo... Read More about Marx, the labour theory of value and the transformation problem.

‘Happy slaves’?: the adaptation problem and identity politics in the writings of Amartya Sen (2016)
Journal Article

This paper examines the relationship between Amartya Sen’s notion of adaptation and his views on identity politics by focusing on the issue of slavery and, more specifically, on the example of the happy or contented slave. The methodological approach... Read More about ‘Happy slaves’?: the adaptation problem and identity politics in the writings of Amartya Sen.

Information effect on voter turnout: how campaign spending mobilises voters (2016)
Journal Article

We explore the impact of campaign effort on constituency-level turnout variation in Britain, under the premise that higher levels of campaign visibility stimulate electoral participation. We focus on the relationship between the competitiveness of th... Read More about Information effect on voter turnout: how campaign spending mobilises voters.

The Perpetual Peace Puzzle: Kant on persons and states (2016)
Journal Article

Kant described the state as a ‘moral person’, and did so when dealing with international relations. For all the interest in his contribution to the theory of global politics, the locution according to which Kant characterized the state has received v... Read More about The Perpetual Peace Puzzle: Kant on persons and states.

Prescribing democracy? Party proscription and party system stability in Germany, Spain and Turkey (2016)
Journal Article

© 2016 European Consortium for Political Research When democracies ban political parties, one of the central issues that usually emerges in both public and academic debate concerns the effects of proscription. Some argue that proscription may lead to... Read More about Prescribing democracy? Party proscription and party system stability in Germany, Spain and Turkey.

The Korean War and the post-war prisoners of war (POW) regime, 1945-1956 (2016)
Journal Article

This paper examines the framework for the treatment of prisoners of war that emerged after 1945. It focuses on one of the key elements of the post-war prisoner of war (POW) regime, the role of neutral bodies – state authorities acting as ‘protecting... Read More about The Korean War and the post-war prisoners of war (POW) regime, 1945-1956.

Hidden power : the strategic logic of organized crime (2016)
Book

What should we make of the outsized role organized crime plays in conflict and crisis, from drug wars in Mexico to human smuggling in North Africa, from the struggle in Crimea to scandals in Kabul? How can we deal with the convergence of politics and... Read More about Hidden power : the strategic logic of organized crime.

Just Property. Volume Two: Enlightenment, Revolution, and History (2016)
Book

A history of private property.

Exploring support for shale gas extraction in the United Kingdom (2016)
Journal Article

The development of shale gas in the United Kingdom (UK) using hydraulic fracturing, more commonly known as ‘fracking’, remains in its infancy. Yet understanding public attitudes for this fledgling industry is important for future policy consideration... Read More about Exploring support for shale gas extraction in the United Kingdom.