Professor Graeme Herd, Director of the Plymouth University School of Government, argues that at present, Putin harnesses paranoia and patriotism in the service of power; the question is not if but when this project fails. President Putin has unified the…
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Blown out of the sky: Putin and Russia’s strategic trilemma
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In the wake of the MH17 disaster, how can Russia hope to maintain influence in Ukraine, preserve good relations among Great Powers and also be at the heart of a new international order? In this post Professor Graeme Herd,…
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‘A bad day for Europe?’ The Juncker controversy and the roots of Britain’s isolation in Europe
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Dr Patrick Holden explains the background to the recent controversy over Jean-Claude Juncker’s nomination as European Commission President in the teeth of UK opposition. He argues that much of the context for this story has been neglected by the British media,…
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Rethinking Extreme Parties and Electoral Competition: the Decoy Effect in English Local Elections
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Dr. David Brockington suggests that the conventional wisdom about the effects of a party on the far right or left on the mainstream right or left in an electoral setting might not be entirely accurate. Instead of a static set…
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Media Research on Climate Change
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I am pleased to announce that a new Special Issue of Environmental Communication (Taylor & Francis) has just been published online. This very timely issue focuses on Media Research and Climate Change and is guest edited by Ulrika Olausson (Jönköping…
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The Future of Ukraine and Russia in the Wake of Crimea
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As the political turmoil in Ukraine deepens, Professor Graeme Herd analyses what the impact might be both within Russia and on a global scale President Vladimir Putin’s bid for the Winter Olympics and Paralympics to come to Russia was, in…