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25 Years of Devolution: Conference
Bringing together leading academics and practitioners to reflect on 25 years of the Scottish Parliament
Who Can Speak on Behalf of “Us”?
Join Antoine Bilodeau, Professor of Political Science at Concordia University, for this in person event.
Does territorial autonomy redirect violence from the national to the subnational level?
There is increasing concern that territorial autonomy can generate new violence at the subnational level, in the form of communal clashes.
Local Turnout in Europe: The Roots of Municipal Politics
New book analyzes participation in local elections across Europe and applies a comparative approach. The book is based on the study of electoral results at the municipal level in 18 countries and more than 70,000 municipalities.
Kirsty Hughes in conversation with Dr Anwen Elias
Kirsty Hughes interviews Dr Anwen Elias on The Final Report of the Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales.
28 February 2024.
28 February 2024.
Giorgia Meloni’s triumphal march stops in Sardinia: a regional election with national implications
Despite some missing votes in the total count, the outcome of the regional election in Sardinia has now been accepted by all competing parties: the right-wing coalition led by Giorgia Meloni’s party, Brothers of Italy, has been defeated by a coalition comprising the centre-left Democratic Party and the Five Star Movement.
New Blog series – Call for contributions
New blog series with a focus on territorial politics and constitutional debates in the run-up to the next UK general election
The same, but different? A return to power-sharing in Northern Ireland
It’s hard not to question where and when challenges might arise that could trigger the next political crisis in Northern Ireland when the process of stop-start politics has become a perverse norm of governance here. Has anything changed this time around, and what does it mean for the future of power-sharing?
