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Italy’s Bumpy Ride under Populist Government
Professor Anna Cento Bull, Department of Politics, Languages & International Studies. As widely predicted, the Italian political elections, held on 4 March 2018, ended with a situation of stalemate as no party or coalition of parties was able to secure...
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Now for Northern Ireland? UK politics, devolution and abortion rights
Dr Jennifer Thomson and Dr Sophie Whiting, Lecturers, PoLIS. Following the successful referendum campaign in the Republic of Ireland to repeal the 8th amendment, attention has now turned to Northern Ireland’s highly restrictive abortion laws. The last week has seen...
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The impact of Brexit on higher education in the UK - and beyond
Dr Aline Courtois, Lecturer, Department for Education. The announcement of the Brexit referendum result sent shockwaves through the UK higher education sector. Recent research from the Centre for Global Higher Education at University College London, with partners in Denmark, Germany,...
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