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Public opinion in the run-up to the 2024 general election

2024 UK General Election Series: Public opinion in the run-up to the 2024 general election

This session will explore public opinion dynamics in the lead-up to the 2024 general election.
2024 UK General Election Series

2024 UK General Election Series - The election campaign: candidate selection, messaging and political branding

This session examines how political parties approached candidate selection, crafted their messaging, and built their political brands during the 2024 general election campaign
2024 UK General Election Series: Campaign, Results and Implications

2024 UK General Election Series - Party positioning: manifestos, policies and key issues at the 2024 General Election

In the aftermath of the 2024 general election, a critical analysis of party positioning reveals much about the evolving political landscape in the UK. This session examines the policies prioritised and framed by the main parties and explores how their manifestos influenced the campaign and subsequent developments.
Modernization Without a Gender and Diversity Sensitivity Focus is not Modernization

Modernisation Without a Gender and Diversity Sensitivity Focus is not Modernisation: An Agenda for the New Modernisation Committee

Modernisation Without a Gender and Diversity Sensitivity Focus is not Modernisation: An Agenda for the New Modernisation Committee
Scotland’s Independence Referendum 10 Years On. The 2014 referendum on Scotland’s independence was a critical juncture with enduring effects.   Ten years on, we take stock of the legacies of that event on the politics, institutions, and constitutional futures of Scotland and the UK.

Conference: Scotland's Independence Referendum 10 Years On

The 2014 referendum on Scotland’s independence was a critical juncture with enduring effects. Ten years on, we take stock of the legacies of that event on the politics, institutions, and constitutional futures of Scotland and the UK.
All Still to Play for in Scotland. With an mage of Michael Keating and the election results in Scotland.

All Still to Play for in Scotland

For some years after the 2014 independence referendum it seemed that old alignments had been replaced by a new nationalist-unionist cleavage. The results of the 2024 General Election suggest that this may have been a simplification.
MPs Job-Share:  A Practice Worth Trialling. With an image of the UK Houses of Parliament.

MPs Job-Share: A Practice Worth Trialling

Rosie Campbell and Sarah Childs advocate for job-sharing among MPs to make politics more accessible to underrepresented groups, such as women and disabled people. They argue that concerns about representation and accountability can be effectively managed through carefully designed principles and practices.
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Northern Ireland and the 2024 General Election Results

In 2017, Brexit pushed Northern Ireland’s political representation in Westminster to the extremes of the spectrum. Now, Westminster will see a much more diverse range of views from Northern Ireland represented, including from seven new MPs.
graphic with the title and abstract of the event, and a headshot of Richard Parry

A smart electorate makes its views known

Richard Parry reviews the way that the democratic process worked its way around the electoral system to produce surprising but clear outcomes, ejecting the UK government but not in a position to do the same to the administration in Edinburgh