Last week (27th January 2015) I did one of my ācours supplĆ©mentairesā with a 5e class (yes I willingly do more hours at work than Iām employed to do, although to be fair, I am paid overtime and enjoy it), and I decided to work on reasons for learning English …
Today, Gerry Stoker presented evidence of anti-politics in Britain at the Westminster Conversation. He went on to discuss the electoral and policy impacts of public disengagement from formal politics. Click here for slides from Gerry’s Presentation.
In a Public Policy @ Southampton briefing in Westminster yesterday, Will Jennings and Gerry Stoker presented evidence and analysis on the phenomenon of anti-politics and its likely impact on the 2015 General Election. The āanti-politicsā phenomenon is complex but is reflected in negative attitudes towards mainstream politics and political parties …
Recently I had the chance to attend another ESN event, a pretty important one actually. It was the Council of National Delegates in Vilnius.
It’s been a while since my last blog, but here we go. (Apologies for the lack of photos – I can’t seem to upload them at present thanks to a bad wifi connection).
In this session Professors Will Jennings and Gerry Stoker will present evidence and analysis on the phenomenon of anti-politics and its likely impact on the 2015 General Election. The āanti-politicsā phenomenon is complex but is reflected in negative attitudes towards mainstream politics and political parties among citizens. Those attitudes present …
Conference: RGS-IBG Annual International Conference, Exeter, 1-4 Sept 2015 Session: Geographies of Politics and Anti-Politics Convenors: Nick Clarke, University of Southampton, n.clarke@soton.ac.uk; Jonathan Moss, University of Southampton, j.t.moss@soton.ac.uk Sponsor: The Political Geography Research Group (PolGRG) These are interesting times for Politics with a capital P. In the UK, voter turnout …
This Thursday, Gerry Stoker and Will Jennings will be speaking about the state of democracy in Britain at a public event at Southampton City Council Chambers. Click here for further details.
Gerry Stoker and Will Jennings have recently examined the relationship between populism and the surge of support for UKIP. Some claim that UKIP are fast becoming the Teflon party of British politics immune from media exposure of scandals affecting it because its base reflects a value or cultural rejection of …
Last monthās YouGov poll showed that political dissatisfaction is on the rise, and is driving UKIP support. It also illustrated that anti-politics is not new. The fact that 35 per cent of respondents to a 1944 Gallup Poll felt that politicians were āout for themselvesā suggests that citizens have been …