I’ve just come across an impressive working paper released by researchers at the University of Cambridge in August 2025 detailing the first attempt to link every person between the 1851 and 1921 Engla...

In the evolving discourse on climate change, the phenomenon of ‘whataboutism’ has emerged as a pervasive rhetorical strategy to deflect responsibility for the emissions of one’s own country by shif...

Climate change is a significant site of political contestation, with public opinion frequently invoked to support claims for more (or less) action. Yet, ‘climate change public opinion’ is an umbrel...

In the evolving discourse on climate change, the phenomenon of ‘whataboutism’ has emerged as a pervasive rhetorical strategy to deflect responsibility for the emissions of one’s own country by shif...

Abstract. This article analyses over 19,000 articles from newspapers and parliamentary commission reports to reveal endemic electoral violence in England a

We summarize long-run trends in partisan polarization of voters’ climate policy-relevant attitudes across 36 countries and multiple decades (1993–2020). We find substantial growth in partisan polar...

Interactive Map of Election Violence Events in England and Wales, 1832–1914 VIEW MAP .User Instructions The map (access link above) displays English and Welsh election violence that occurred during…

Abstract. This article analyses over 19,000 articles from newspapers and parliamentary commission reports to reveal endemic electoral violence in England a

We track how temporal mappings of climate change relate to individuals’ actions to address the climate crisis. We consider multiple aspects of temporal maps and...

This workshop will focus on the role that climate change is playing in elections around the world. Register here to attend in-person.

This workshop will focus on the role that climate change is playing in elections around the world. Register here to attend in-person.

This workshop will focus on the role that climate change is playing in elections around the world. Register here to attend in-person.

This workshop will focus on the role that climate change is playing in elections around the world. Register here to attend in-person.

Matto Mildenberger discusses data on public perception of climate change risk outlined in the latest World Risk Poll report, with almost three-quarters of the global public (72%) feeling at least some...

What historians know about the past is often constrained by what record keepers thought worth noting. Some aspects of the obvious and the banal are paradoxically underrepresented in the archive. Wo…

We would be worried about the probity of any general election that witnessed 39 riots and a further 300 or so further violent incidents, resulting ...

One of Britain's leading public intellectuals reflects on how racism – and his experience of it – has changed over the last 50 years

The Friday Post

The 1832 Reform Act was a landmark moment in the development of modern British politics. By overhauling the country’s ancient representative system, the legislation reshaped constitutional arrangement...

Abstract. This article analyses over 19,000 articles from newspapers and parliamentary commission reports to reveal endemic electoral violence in England a

When I started working on witchcraft cases in France from 1790-1940, I knew I wanted to count them. This, of course, was my first mistake. The oldest version I have of the Excel spreadsheet I built to...

Interactive Map of Election Violence Events in England and Wales, 1832–1914 VIEW MAP .User Instructions The map (access link above) displays English and Welsh election violence that occurred during…

Abstract. This article analyses over 19,000 articles from newspapers and parliamentary commission reports to reveal endemic electoral violence in England a

Abstract. This article analyses over 19,000 articles from newspapers and parliamentary commission reports to reveal endemic electoral violence in England a