A5033513019- Electoral Systems and Political Participation
- Political and Economic history of UK and US
- Social Policy and Reform Studies
- Political Influence and Corporate Strategies
- Political Systems and Governance
- Policy Transfer and Learning
- Sport and Mega-Event Impacts
- Migration, Refugees, and Integration
- Crime Patterns and Interventions
- Social Capital and Networks
- Populism, Right-Wing Movements
- Media Influence and Politics
- Public Policy and Administration Research
- Urbanization and City Planning
- Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance
- Social Media and Politics
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism
- Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
- Disaster Management and Resilience
- European Union Policy and Governance
- Sports Analytics and Performance
- Fiscal Policies and Political Economy
- Social and Cultural Dynamics
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
University of Southampton
2016-2025
Texas Christian University
2018-2023
University of Oklahoma
2023
University of Manchester
2009-2021
Lambeth Hospital
2021
Queen Mary University of London
2021
University of Bristol
2021
Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Tübingen
2020
Harvard University Press
1939-2019
London School of Economics and Political Science
2007-2019
As COVID-19 vaccines are rolled out across the world, there growing concerns about roles that trust, belief in conspiracy theories, and spread of misinformation through social media play impacting vaccine hesitancy. We use a nationally representative survey 1476 adults UK between 12 18 December 2020, along with 5 focus groups conducted during same period. Trust is core predictor, distrust general mistrust government raising health institutions experts perceived personal threat vital,...
How are the contours of Western European politics shifting? To what extent do these shifts reflect changes in underlying social and economic structure polities? In this article, we on insights from classic literature how cleavages party systems consider emergence persistence new parties ideological conflicts leading to both dividing lines competition fragmentation systems. While increasing attention has been given so-called second dimension electoral politics, highlight relatively limited...
<h3>Objective</h3> To assess the efficacy and safety of lasmiditan in acute treatment migraine. <h3>Methods</h3> Adult patients with migraine were randomized (1:1:1) to a double-blind dose oral 200 mg, 100 or placebo asked treat their next attack within 4 hours onset. Over 48 after dosing, used an electronic diary record headache pain presence nausea, phonophobia, photophobia, one which was designated most bothersome symptom (MBS). <h3>Results</h3> Of 1,856 who treated attack, 77.9% had ≥1...
To what extent are new generations ‘Thatcherite’? Using British Social Attitudes data for 1985–2012 and applying age-period-cohort analysis generalized additive models, this article investigates whether Thatcher’s Children hold more right-authoritarian political values compared to other generations. The study further examines the which generation that came of age under New Labour – Blair’s Babies shares these values. findings effects indicate later is even right-authoritarian, including with...
It is commonplace to claim that trust essential effective governance in many contexts, including of a public health crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic. We argue better understood family concepts – trust, mistrust and distrust each these may have different implications for COVID-19. Drawing on original measures tested through nationally representative surveys conducted Australia, Italy, UK USA between May June 2020, we explore how distinct types are associated with citizens' perceptions...
Abstract As COVID-19 vaccines are rolled out across the world, there growing concerns about role that trust, belief in conspiracy theories and spread of misinformation through social media impact vaccine hesitancy. We use a nationally representative survey 1,476 adults UK between December 12 to 18, 2020 five focus groups conducted same period. Trust is core predictor, with distrust general mistrust government raising health institutions experts perceived personal threat vital, revealing...
At a time when U.S. book publishers have made 9/11 and terrorism into their own literary genres with over 2,000 books currently available, Carol Winkler's In the Name of Terrorism: Presidents on Political Violence in Post–World War II Era is timely, important, unique work. Readable as history, policy analysis, rhetorical study, this stands out because author reminds us that idea has been an important weapon every presidential administration's linguistic arsenal since 1960s. More importantly,...
The responsiveness of government to the preferences its citizens is considered be an important indicator performance advanced democracy. This article argues that thermostatic model policy/opinion can represented in form error-correction where policy and public opinion variables are cointegrated, extends focus investigation outputs. models short-run long-run equilibrium interactions between policy/bureaucratic assesses British – and, particular, Immigration Nationality Directorate Home Office...
This article represents the effect of public opinion on government attention in form an error‐correction model where and policymaking coexist a long‐run equilibrium state that is subject to short‐run corrections. The coexistence policy‐opinion responsiveness punctuations political attributed differences theoretical conceptions negative positive feedback, use time series distributional methods, empirical relative preferences. analysis considers time‐series data for United Kingdom over period...
Abstract A growing body of work has examined the relationship between media and politics from an agenda‐setting perspective: Is attention for issues initiated by political elites with following suit, or is reverse relation stronger? long series single‐country studies suggested a number general patterns but these have never been confirmed in comparative approach. In comparative, longitudinal design including comparable evidence seven European countries (Belgium, Denmark, France, Netherlands,...
Abstract A dynamic of global economic development means that many countries are experiencing uneven and their citizens increasingly split between those who can access high‐skill jobs cannot. As a result some living in cosmopolitan areas growth others backwater decline. There emerging out these processes two versions England. In we find an England is outlook, liberal more plural its sense identity. provincial backwaters inward‐looking, relatively illiberal, negative about the EU immigration,...
Abstract This article examines the responses of ministers facing high levels blame in press after serious failures public exam system for school‐leavers Scotland 2000 and England 2002. It develops a method systematic analysis comparison behaviour officeholders blame, tests hypothesis that will accept personal culpability only other ways handling have been exhausted uses time series intervention models to show how one can estimate impact strategies on next day's level. The basic sequencing is...
Abstract Dynamic agenda representation can be understood through the transmission of priorities public onto policy government. The pattern in agendas is mediated institutions due to friction (i.e., organisational and cognitive costs imposed on change) decision making variation scarcity makers' attention. This article builds extant studies correspondence between activities government, undertaking time‐series analyses using data for U nited S tates K ingdom, from 1951 2003, relating executive...
The distribution of attention across issues is fundamental importance to the political agenda and outputs government. This article presents an issue-based theory diversity governing agendas where core functions government—defense, international affairs, economy, government operations, rule law—are prioritized ahead all other issues. It undertakes comparative analysis issue executive several European countries United States over postwar period. results offer strong evidence limiting effect...
Abstract The general election of June 2017 revealed a continued tilting the political axis in England that has been long making. This was not Brexit ‘realignment’—in vote is better seen as symptom longer‐term divide emerging between citizens residing locations strongly connected to global growth and those who are not. In this analysis, we explore constituency‐level patterns voting 2005 2017. Over period, Labour's share tended rise urban areas (that is, major cities), with younger more...
Abstract Building on blame avoidance analysis, this article develops a method to assess the reactivity, sequencing and efficacy of defensive responses by officeholders facing crisis personal blame, analysing cases drawn from four advanced democracies. It tests hypotheses that officeholders: react positive action rather than non‐engagement when levels are high; respond in ‘staged retreat’ sequence; can reduce level they face one day another through choice presentational strategies. The...
To measure the importance of political issues, scholars traditionally have relied on a survey question that asks about “most important problem” (MIP) facing nation. Increasingly, are relying variant issue” (MII). While we learned quite lot what MIP captures, especially over time, know little MII. Using newly compiled data from United Kingdom, this article examines differences in two items and their dynamics. The results our analyses reveal MII responses strikingly similar to responses. they...
Abstract This article develops the reward‐punishment issue model of voting using a newly collated aggregate measure competence in Britain between 1971 and 1997, revealing systematic differences governing opposition parties way citizens' evaluations party are related to vote intention. Using monthly Gallup ‘best handle most important problem’ intention data, time series Granger‐causation tests give support classic for incumbents. However, this does not hold: macro‐issue Granger‐caused by...
This article makes the case that feedback processes in democratic politics—between crime rates, public opinion, and policy—can account for growth of penal populism Britain. It argues recognize respond to rising (and falling) levels crime, turn support being tough on is translated into patterns imprisonment. contributes debates over crime–opinion–policy connection, unpacking dynamic by which these relationships unfold at aggregate level. uses most extensive data set ever assembled opinion...