A unique map of the UK, showing alternative images of the General Election results, has been created by researchers at the University of Sheffield. The image, which is based on population data, shows how many people are represented ...
Social Sciences
May 11, 2010
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The British government on Tuesday faced an unprecedented legal challenge for allegedly failing to protect people, property and infrastructure from the likely effects of climate change.
Environment
Jul 23, 2024
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The election has commenced and the race is on—to amass as many likes, shares and comments as possible. Digital campaigning, particularly through social media, is now a key part of political candidates' communication toolkit.
Political science
May 29, 2024
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In a comprehensive analysis by Dr. Sofía Collignon, Senior Lecturer in Comparative Politics at Queen Mary University of London, new light has been shed on the persistent gender disparities in the selection of parliamentary ...
Social Sciences
May 24, 2024
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For the first time in U.S. history, a federally listed endangered species has been reintroduced to the wild by the efforts of a lone state. Wolves in Colorado were not a mandate from Washington, D.C.; Coloradans voted for ...
Ecology
Feb 12, 2024
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Early women parliamentary candidates found it harder to make unique appeals to represent the 'woman's point of view' over time because of increasing national control over campaigning, a new study shows.
Social Sciences
Nov 15, 2023
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"Class is the basis of British politics; all else is embellishment and detail." So wrote Peter Pulzer, the former Gladstone professor of politics at the University of Oxford in the 1960s. Nowadays, however, it is age, not ...
Political science
Sep 21, 2023
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In many nations in the immediate post-war period, women were more often supporters of rightwing parties than men. This "traditional" gender gap was supposedly underpinned by women's greater religiosity and lower exposure ...
Social Sciences
Sep 21, 2023
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Britain will soften policies aimed at achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050 and instead pursue a "pragmatic" approach to hitting the target, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Wednesday.
Environment
Sep 20, 2023
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New Zealand's status as a cohesive high-trust nation is being strained by political, economic and environmental pressures, exacerbated by technological disruptors.
Social Sciences
Jun 14, 2023
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