Elections & Referenda

This edited collection explores ways to better understand the rhetorical workings of political executives, especially the United States president. ...

No Votes for Women explores the complicated history of the suffrage movement in New York State by delving into the stories of women who opposed the...

Are we still 'United in Diversity'? Forty-five artists from across Europe share their powerful illustrations of the European Union's shared past an...

Most members of Congress begin their careers through regularly scheduled elections, but terms may be cut short due to death, scandal, or different ...

Peace referendums', which seek to manage conflict between warring groups, are increasingly common. Yet they remain erratic forcesliable as often to...

Until the Brexit referendum, there was widespread doubt as to whether English nationalism existed at all, at least beyond a small fringe. Since the...

A powerful dissection of one of the fundamental problems in American governance today: the clash between presidents determined to redirect the nati...

A powerful dissection of one of the fundamental problems in American governance today: the clash between presidents determined to redirect the nati...

In many recent democracies, candidates compete for office using illegal strategies to influence voters. In Hungary and Romania, local actors includ...

India's over 200 million Dalits, once called untouchables, have been mobilized by social movements and political parties, but the outcomes of this ...

'Crisp, clear and quietly devastating' Guardian'Excellent, authoritative, highly readable' Irish TimesA succinct, expert guide to how we got to Bre...

This is the definitive account of the rise, fall and future prospects of the Liberal Democrats, the party that threatened to break the mould of Bri...