Enacting stringent climate policy has proven politically challenging, not least because of
concentrated losses in fossil fuel-producing communities.“Just transition” strategies have …

Much of what we know about public support for democracy is based on survey questions
about “democracy,” a term that varies in meaning across countries and likely prompts …

This article seeks to assess and explain territorial policy dynamics in five European
countries—Italy, Spain, Germany, France and the United Kingdom—from the start of the …

The UK election of 12th December 2019–the third election in five years and the second snap
election in a row–returned a Conservative majority government led by Boris Johnson and …

In this article, we present the findings of a comprehensive longitudinal social network
analysis conducted on Twitter across four consecutive election campaigns in Spain …

Affective polarisation measured with feelings towards parties tends to overestimate the
degree to which people dislike voters of opposing parties. This paper explores some of the …

At the general election of February 2020, Sinn Féin won a plurality of the vote in the
Republic of Ireland for the first time. The party system remained highly fragmented and, with …

What is the effect of affective polarisation on vote choice? Despite the growing interest in
affective polarisation, scholars still do not fully understand the relationship between partisan …

Sponsored content on Facebook has become an indispensable tool for implementing
political campaign strategies. However, in political communication research, this channel is …

Evidence suggests that populist parties, especially but not exclusively of the radical right, are
more supported by men and can be a threat to gender equality. However, systematic …