The PSA Social Policy and Politics Specialist Group promotes the study of social policy with reference to political science debates and methods. The group focuses on core social policy concerns such as health, housing, criminal justice,...
We are delighted to announce the following programme highlights for the PSA's 2021...
For only the third time in the past four decades, Democrats enjoy unified control of the House of Representatives, Senate, and White House. Joe Biden was elected with a 7-million vote majority on the second-highest share of the national popular vote (51.3%) of any...
Whether digital technologies could make the legislative process more democratic is a question that deserves attention. While commercial social media platform...
The creation of an establishment religion can inherently alienate religious minorities – turning them into a legal and cultural form of “other”. In this post based on their ...
The European Parliament (EP) has evolved into one of the most important parliamentary bodies on the planet. Directly elected since 1979, it represents almost half a billion people and exercises great power over the lives of Europeans. The growing influence of the...
The scene was set for May 6 2021 to be a historic day for democracy in Wales. It would be the first time that 16 and 17 year olds would be able to vote in an election....