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In this Issue
Europe’s Radical Right: Support and Potential
From Sweden and Denmark to France and the Netherlands, radical right parties have polled strongly in recent elections right across Europe. Analysing these electoral successes, Matthew Goodwin finds that the wider climate of European politics is favourable for the radical right.
The atrocities that were committed in Norway by Anders Behring Breivik have led to a [...]
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Foresight – Female Representation Beyond Westminster: Lessons from Scotland and Wales
Looking at the devolved assemblies in Edinburgh and Cardiff, Diana Silvia Stirbu argues that ending gender inequality in UK politics requires serious structural and cultural changes.
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In Focus – America’s Debt to the World
Danny Dorling and Benjamin Hennig map the United States’ $14.3 trillion national debt.
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Country Focus – Australia
Malcolm Mackerras takes a journey through Australia’s recent successes, but also highlights the political problems facing the Labor government.
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From the Frontline: Tunisia’s Revolutionary Challenges
Tunisia’s first democratic election passed off without any major complication in October, but the country’s revolution remains shaky and vulnerable. Don Duncan reports.
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The US Vice-Presidency Today
The role of United States vice president has been transformed over the past 50 years. Mark Rathbone examines how the office has changed in the hands of Dick Cheney and Joe Biden.
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Moneyball: Can Sports Statistics Save Political Studies?
Looking at Major League Baseball and the Premier League, Eric Kaufmann suggests that sports statistics could have surprising lessons for students of politics.
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‘Hawks’ and ‘Doves’: Public Opinion in Britain Towards Overseas Military Interventions
Ben Clements examines public opinion data and finds that support for military intervention is heavily influenced by gender, socio-economic status and party political cues.
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In the News
Hacked off; Left leaning?; Think tank transparency; Renovating Westminster.
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Afghanistan: The Lessons of History?
A decade after entering Afghanistan, British and American forces are still trying to extricate themselves from Central Asia. Rodric Braithwaite argues that without an appropriate strategy or tactics, coalition forces risk departing Afghanistan as the Russians did: undefeated, but leaving chaos behind.
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Money for Nothing: Private Finance Initiatives in the UK
The private finance initiative (PFI) is the coalition government’s favoured method for funding capital projects. But, Mark Hellowell writes, the cost of PFI has increased significantly since the credit crunch of 2008, and there is a need for substantial reform to improve the policy’s value for money.
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In 2009, an editorial in the British Medical Journal [...]
Afghanistan: The Lessons of History?
A decade after entering Afghanistan, British and American forces are still trying to extricate themselves from Central Asia. Rodric Braithwaite argues that without an appropriate strategy or tactics, coalition forces risk departing Afghanistan as the Russians did: undefeated, but leaving chaos behind.
History shows, or so the pundits will tell you, that foreign invaders have always [...]
Money for Nothing: Private Finance Initiatives in the UK
The private finance initiative (PFI) is the coalition government’s favoured method for funding capital projects. But, Mark Hellowell writes, the cost of PFI has increased significantly since the credit crunch of 2008, and there is a need for substantial reform to improve the policy’s value for money.
In 2009, an editorial in the British Medical Journal [...]