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“The Constant is that Governments Regard Motorcyclists as a Problem”: Riders’ Rights Activists in the United Kingdom on Threats, Political Mobilization, and Freedom (2022)
Journal Article
Humphrey, M., & Andersson-Hudson, J. (2022). “The Constant is that Governments Regard Motorcyclists as a Problem”: Riders’ Rights Activists in the United Kingdom on Threats, Political Mobilization, and Freedom. International Journal of Motocycle Studies, 18,

This article examines the views of UK riders’ rights activists about perceived threats to the freedom to enjoy motorcycling, and how to mobilize the motorcycling community against these threats. Through semi-structured interviews with activists, we a... Read More about “The Constant is that Governments Regard Motorcyclists as a Problem”: Riders’ Rights Activists in the United Kingdom on Threats, Political Mobilization, and Freedom.

Realism, reckless states, and natural selection (2022)
Journal Article
Rendall, M. (2022). Realism, reckless states, and natural selection. International Relations, Article 004711782211369. https://doi.org/10.1177/00471178221136993

Why is daredevil aggression like Russia’s war on Ukraine such an important factor in world politics? Neither offensive nor defensive realists give a fully satisfactory answer. This paper maintains that the problem lies in their shared assumption that... Read More about Realism, reckless states, and natural selection.

Alasdair MacIntyre on the division of goods and “the corrupting power of institutions” (2022)
Journal Article
Burns, T. (2022). Alasdair MacIntyre on the division of goods and “the corrupting power of institutions”. Frontiers in Sociology, 7, Article 986184. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsoc.2022.986184

This paper examines the distinction between “internal goods” and “external goods” and its significance for the political thought of Alasdair MacIntyre, focusing especially on its relevance for our understanding of MacIntyre's views regarding the rela... Read More about Alasdair MacIntyre on the division of goods and “the corrupting power of institutions”.

From Dusk till Dawn: Bobbio on the left/right dichotomy (2022)
Journal Article
Drochon, H. (2022). From Dusk till Dawn: Bobbio on the left/right dichotomy. Journal of Political Ideologies, 27(3), 330-346. https://doi.org/10.1080/13569317.2022.2129220

In his seminal 1994 book Left and Right, Bobbio defined the left as favouring equality, whereas the right favoured inequality. Whilst that distinction retains all of its intellectual purchase, Bobbio was also open to theorizing the centre as either t... Read More about From Dusk till Dawn: Bobbio on the left/right dichotomy.

Economic sanctions as deterrents and constraints (2022)
Journal Article
Kustra, T. (2023). Economic sanctions as deterrents and constraints. Journal of Peace Research, 60(4), 649–660. https://doi.org/10.1177/00223433221088323

This article analyses economic sanctions starting from the perspective of a target that has to allocate its income between spending on resources to pursue a contentious policy and consumption goods. By studying the target’s consumption problem, it de... Read More about Economic sanctions as deterrents and constraints.

Amartya Sen and the Capabilities Versus Happiness Debate: An Aristotelian Perspective (2022)
Book Chapter
Burns, T. (2022). Amartya Sen and the Capabilities Versus Happiness Debate: An Aristotelian Perspective. In F. Irtelli, & F. Gabrielli (Eds.), Happiness and Wellness: Biopsychosocial and Anthropological Perspectives. InTech. https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.108512

This chapter discusses Amartya Sen’s capabilities approach to human development from the standpoint of the concept of happiness. It locates Sen’s work against the background of the recent capabilities versus happiness debate. Sen’s version of the cap... Read More about Amartya Sen and the Capabilities Versus Happiness Debate: An Aristotelian Perspective.

Federalism and regime change: De/centralization in Pakistan – 1956–2020 (2022)
Journal Article
Adeney, K., & Boni, F. (2023). Federalism and regime change: De/centralization in Pakistan – 1956–2020. Regional and Federal Studies, 33(5), 725-753. https://doi.org/10.1080/13597566.2022.2126456

The extent to which de/centralization is shaped by regime change in federations that have experienced periods of autocratic rule is yet to be fully explored. To this end, this article measures static and dynamic de/centralization in Pakistan–a federa... Read More about Federalism and regime change: De/centralization in Pakistan – 1956–2020.

Ain’t No Fortunate Son: The Political Calculus of Conscription (2022)
Journal Article
Atkinson, D. B., & Fahey, K. (2022). Ain’t No Fortunate Son: The Political Calculus of Conscription. Political Research Quarterly, 76(3), 1151-1167. https://doi.org/10.1177/10659129221119753

Do the electoral incentives of political leaders influence who is compelled to serve in the military? We argue that conscription policy is designed by political actors who care about winning elections. In wartime, politicians face the twin threats of... Read More about Ain’t No Fortunate Son: The Political Calculus of Conscription.

Bearing Witness: Contemporary Slave Narratives and the Global Antislavery Movement (2022)
Book
Nicholson, A. (2022). Bearing Witness: Contemporary Slave Narratives and the Global Antislavery Movement. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (CUP). https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009039741

Since the 1990s, modern slavery has been recognized as a global problem, with campaigners around the world providing assessments of its nature and extent, its drivers, and possible solutions for ending it. However, largely absent from the global anti... Read More about Bearing Witness: Contemporary Slave Narratives and the Global Antislavery Movement.

Nuclear war as a predictable surprise (2022)
Journal Article
Rendall, M. (2022). Nuclear war as a predictable surprise. Global Policy, 13(5), 782-791. https://doi.org/10.1111/1758-5899.13142

Like asteroids, hundred-year floods and pandemic disease, thermonuclear war is a low-frequency, high-impact threat. In the long run, catastrophe is inevitable if nothing is done − yet each successive government and generation may fail to address it.... Read More about Nuclear war as a predictable surprise.

British “Black” Productions: Forgeries, Front Groups, and Propaganda, 1951–1977 (2022)
Journal Article
Cormac, R. (2022). British “Black” Productions: Forgeries, Front Groups, and Propaganda, 1951–1977. Journal of Cold War Studies, 24(3), 4-42. https://doi.org/10.1162/jcws_a_01087

Recently declassified files reveal a sustained black propaganda campaign conducted by the United Kingdom at the height of the Cold War. This article examines around 350 operations in which the UK spread propaganda through forgeries and notional group... Read More about British “Black” Productions: Forgeries, Front Groups, and Propaganda, 1951–1977.

Regime change and religious discrimination after the Arab uprisings (2022)
Journal Article
Klocek, J., Ha, H. J., & Sumaktoyo, N. G. (2023). Regime change and religious discrimination after the Arab uprisings. Journal of Peace Research, 60(3), 489-503. https://doi.org/10.1177/00223433221085894

This article investigates how and when regime transitions intensify minority discrimination through an analysis of two types of religious persecution following the Arab uprisings. We argue that weakened institutions and the prevalence of religious ou... Read More about Regime change and religious discrimination after the Arab uprisings.

Varieties of connections, varieties of corruption: Evidence from bureaucrats in five countries (2022)
Journal Article
Harris, A., Meyer-Sahling, J. H., Sass, K., Schuster, C., & Sigman, R. (2023). Varieties of connections, varieties of corruption: Evidence from bureaucrats in five countries. Governance, 36(3), 953-972. https://doi.org/10.1111/gove.12714

Why do some bureaucrats engage in corruption for personal gain, yet others for political gain? We show that these forms of corruption frequently do not coincide and offer an explanation: bureaucrats hired based on political and personal connections h... Read More about Varieties of connections, varieties of corruption: Evidence from bureaucrats in five countries.

Contemporary slavery in armed conflict: Introducing the CSAC dataset, 1989–2016 (2022)
Journal Article
Smith, A., Datta, M. N., & Bales, K. (2023). Contemporary slavery in armed conflict: Introducing the CSAC dataset, 1989–2016. Journal of Peace Research, 60(2), 362-372. https://doi.org/10.1177/00223433211065649

We introduce a new dataset, Contemporary Slavery in Armed Conflict (CSAC), coding instances and types of enslavement in armed conflict from 1989 to 2016, building on Uppsala Conflict Data Program data. CSAC currently covers 171 armed conflicts from 1... Read More about Contemporary slavery in armed conflict: Introducing the CSAC dataset, 1989–2016.

"I bought you. You are my wife": "Modern Slavery" and Forced Marriage (2022)
Journal Article
McCabe, H., & Eglen, L. (in press). "I bought you. You are my wife": "Modern Slavery" and Forced Marriage. Journal of Human Trafficking, https://doi.org/10.1080/23322705.2022.2096366

Forced marriage is identified as a serious global challenge and has recently been linked to modern slavery. In this article we seek to understand how slavery, institutions and practices similar to slavery, and other forms of exploitation are linked t... Read More about "I bought you. You are my wife": "Modern Slavery" and Forced Marriage.

Are Republicans and Conservatives More Likely to Believe Conspiracy Theories? (2022)
Journal Article
Enders, A., Farhart, C., Miller, J., Uscinski, J., Saunders, K., & Drochon, H. (2023). Are Republicans and Conservatives More Likely to Believe Conspiracy Theories?. Political Behavior, 45, 2001-2024. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11109-022-09812-3

A sizable literature tracing back to Richard Hofstadter’s The Paranoid Style (1964) argues that Republicans and conservatives are more likely to believe conspiracy theories than Democrats and liberals. However, the evidence for this proposition is mi... Read More about Are Republicans and Conservatives More Likely to Believe Conspiracy Theories?.

Have beliefs in conspiracy theories increased over time? (2022)
Journal Article
Uscinski, J., Enders, A., Klofstad, C., Seelig, M., Drochon, H., Premaratne, K., & Murthi, M. (2022). Have beliefs in conspiracy theories increased over time?. PLoS ONE, 17(7), Article e0270429. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0270429

The public is convinced that beliefs in conspiracy theories are increasing, and many scholars, journalists, and policymakers agree. Given the associations between conspiracy theories and many non-normative tendencies, lawmakers have called for polici... Read More about Have beliefs in conspiracy theories increased over time?.

Covid-19, Vulnerability and the Safeguarding of Criminally Exploited Children (2022)
Report
Robinson, G., Brewster, B., Brotherton, V., Silverman, B., & Walsh, D. (2022). Covid-19, Vulnerability and the Safeguarding of Criminally Exploited Children. Economic and Social Research Council

This is the third briefing from research investigating the impacts of Covid-19 on child criminal exploitation and County Lines. Findings indicate that restrictions introduced in response to the pandemic have hindered the ability of youth workers to s... Read More about Covid-19, Vulnerability and the Safeguarding of Criminally Exploited Children.