Join us in Hull for PSA27 to discuss Seismic Politics – impacts and responses from the global to the local “PSA [conference] was really great. It gave much-needed exposure to interact with like-minded...

Crisis over attempted march down Catholic road may hasten reform of Stormont’s political institutions

This article is an introduction to a symposium on my book: John McGarry, The Politics of Domination: Taking, Keeping, and Losing Control over Other Peoples (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2026). ...

This article offers a normative-theoretical assessment of a key aspect of the continuing cultural conflict in Northern Ireland. The marching controversy at Drumcree has had a destabilising effect on ...

Join us in Hull for PSA27 to discuss Seismic Politics – impacts and responses from the global to the local “PSA [conference] was really great. It gave much-needed exposure to interact with…

The rain was sweeping across Drumcree Hill and the last darkness before dawn hung over the Portadown countryside when the first Orangemen arrived for a morning that carried the weight of three decades...

Why Northern Ireland’s Institutions Need Reform - Volume 61

Mackenzie Book Prize 2026-27 Nominations We are pleased to invite submissions for the W.J.M. Mackenzie Book Prize Now entering its 40th year, this prestigious prize is awarded annually to the best…

Join us in Hull for PSA27 to discuss Seismic Politics – impacts and responses from the global to the local “PSA [conference] was really great. It gave much-needed exposure to interact with…

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Mackenzie Book Prize 2026-27 Nominations We are pleased to invite submissions for the W.J.M. Mackenzie Book Prize Now entering its 40th year, this prestigious prize is awarded annually to the best…

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Eurac Researh Annual Minority Right Lecture

This article examines Irish language activism in Northern Ireland, an understudied yet successful case of grassroots mobilization in the context of a post-conflict consociational democracy. Drawing...

Tell us what you value about PSA membership and what we could offer members in the future Please complete this short Membership Survey by 20 July Survey for Members Survey for Non Members This…

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Shape the future of BJPIR – Call for new editorial team The Political Studies Association (PSA) is inviting expressions of interest for the next editorial team of the British Journal of Politics and…

Powersharing peace agreements are said to require extensive and prolonged external involvement to facilitate shared governance. However, no comprehensive comparison exists of the roles provided for...

Published in Nationalism and Ethnic Politics (Ahead of Print, 2026)

Subnational constitutional space is increasingly recognised as a mechanism of managing diversity in multiethnic federations. Yet comparative analyses remain limited. This article examines Ethiopia’...

Prize for researchers behind Northern Ireland General Election Study

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As Hezbollah continues to fight Israel in southern Lebanon, the rest of the country is facing the prospect of civil conflict.

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Michael Rosen talks to Sophia Smith Galer about the languages we're losing from the world.

The British army on trial.

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Authoritarian control follows a grim calculus. The literature on state repression shows that coercion is not random but operates under a highly strategic logic. Russia’s repressive campaign in its occupied territories in Ukraine is no exception. Shortly after the illegal occupation and annexation of Crimea in February and March 2014,…

Kernewek to have greater protections, like Welsh, Irish Gaelic and Scots Gaelic, so it can be used in education and legal hearings The Cornish language is due to be given the same status as Welsh, Irish Gaelic and Scots Gaelic after the government submitted it for greater protections under a European charter. Kernewek, spoken as a first language by 563 people according to the last census, has been recommended by the government for part III status under the European charter for regional or minority languages, the highest level of protection available. Continue reading...