Votes at 16 and national service policies both fail to impress voters, new study shows
Voters are unimpressed by Labour and Conservative policies announced to engage young people in politics and civic life, a new...
Politics & Society
Online tool helps voters match with their ideal political party
The countdown to the General Election on the 4th of July is on. The political parties have released their manifestos,...
Specialist training transforms football coach attitudes towards intervening to prevent violence and abuse, study shows
Specialist training is helping sports coaches to safely and effectively intervene when witnessing abusive behaviour towards females, a study shows....
Iran’s water policy is discriminatory and an example of “environmental racism”, study says
Iran’s water policy is discriminatory and an example of environmental racism, with specific regions and ethnic groups deliberately impoverished, damaged...
Efforts to boost social mobility must move away escapist “helicopter” policies, experts warn
Efforts to boost social mobility must move away from “helicopter” policies designed to encourage some chosen few children to “escape”...
Keir Starmer’s reputation as “Mr Rules” reflects the growing “juridifcation” of politics, study shows
Keir Starmer’s efforts to be “Mr Rules” and his focus on calling for probes and inquiries reflects the growing “juridification”...
Democratic nations should rely on international law to tackle growing ‘hybrid’ and ‘grey zone’ security threats, research shows
Democratic countries should rely on international law and improve their legal resilience to tackle the grave security threats caused by...
Experts at the University of Exeter’s new Centre for Computational Social Science using data science to understand our world
Experts at the University of Exeter’s new Centre for Computational Social Science are using statistics AI, big data and machine...
Major new website launched to monitor the use of lethal force by the police around the world
A major new research project and website to monitor the use of lethal force by police officers around the world...