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Keir Starmer’s moniker of ‘Mr Rules’ captures his deep investment in a rules-based form of politics that seeks to uphold established standards of probity and competency in public office. Rather than a...

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View details and apply for this Teaching Fellow in Politics & International Relations vacancy in Leicester. We're looking for an enthusiastic and committed Teaching Fellow in Politics & Intern...

Are you a political scientist with an engaging research agenda and a strong profile in international peace and security? Then, please apply at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU).

What was once seen as a virtue is now viewed as a moral weakness — leaving a society mired in toxicity

Abstract. With the ongoing genocide in Gaza, the Russian–Ukrainian War and the recent bombings of Iran, the political significance of the concept of “the a

Public inquiries operate as privileged instruments of sense-making, defined by a series of epistemological and methodological commitments. The Grenfell Tower Inquiry was established to uncover the tr....

My ties to Habermas were multi-layered. He was an inspiration and a role model; a mentor and an antagonist; a figure who...

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The US is recklessly spreading economic havoc among global friends and foes while suffering little harm itself

Government sources said new amendment to bill being worked on that would ensure duty of candour applies to individuals working for security services Families whose relatives were killed in disasters and who have suffered state injustice have written to Keir Starmer, accusing the government of an “insult” for failing to introduce the promised Hillsborough law in this session of parliament. Labour has promised for almost a decade to implement the law, which will impose a “duty of candour” on the police and public authorities, but the government pulled the bill in January during its passage through parliament. Continue reading...

As MSPs vote on proposals to fund repairs to unsafe claddings, residents say they are still waiting for action.

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Abstract. Scandals have become an important mode of making visible and knowable the violence of security practices. This is done through a revelatory mecha

The hard right and far right are the political winners from the migration ‘crisis’, but only because centrist parties keep legitimising them, says migration and border researcher Maurice Stierl

This article offers a new account of Liz Truss’s premiership by analysing the political economy of the 2022 mini-Budget crisis. Engaging with literature on depoliticisation, statecraft, and the Cit...

When The Onion’s editorial board convened to discuss the tumultuous events of the previous month, one conclusion became evident: The world stands at a crossroads. Two visions of our collective future ...