European Consortium for Political Research

Securing public support for climate policies remains a major challenge. Citizens’ perceptions of the costs, benefits, and distributive consequences of these policies are key factors shaping their a...

There are large and growing bodies of research highlighting inaccuracies in news coverage. In this paper, we suggest that negativity biases account for a substantial portion of longstanding inaccur...

The fear that allowing foreign residents to vote in local elections would benefit left-wing parties turns out to be wrong.

Fractured party politics and enthusiasm from Labour’s hopefuls are not a sign of imminent proportional voting

The rise of populist radical right parties (PRRPs) has prompted mainstream parties (MPs) to adopt more sceptical positions toward immigration. Spatial theory suggests that MPs benefit electorally b...

Showcasing current research, comments and analysis on the law, politics, history, culture, government and political economy of Wales from the Wales Governance Centre.

Employees have reported increased momentum, but also a feeling of having more to do

Social policies shape public opinions on immigration. A study by Alina Vrânceanu and Bilyana Petrova shows that in Western Europe, generous welfare systems – perhaps counterintuitively – make natives…

Does gender matter for how we engage with green political ideas? Using more than twenty years of data across 36 European countries, this paper identif…