While mainstream elite actors with the ability to shape public discourse (politicians,
academics, and the media) generally oppose far-right politics, it is widely argued that such …

EPDF and EPUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. As social media is
increasingly becoming a standard feature of sociological practice, this timely book rethinks …

This article analyses the cultural traction and media visibility yielded by left-wing ideas and
people during Jeremy Corbyn's tenure as British Labour Party leader (2015–2019), while …

This book addresses the meaning of contemporary social democracy and how the centre-left
is navigating through its current identity crisis, through a series of cases of social democratic …

Since the Second World War, the Labour Party has alternated between periods in which it
has been positioned further to the left and others when it has been further to the right. The …

Donald Trump has enjoyed a nearly 30-year relationship with World Wrestling Entertainment
as a business partner, fan, in-ring performer and 2013 Hall of Fame Inductee. Noting this …

This paper argues that political scientists in Britain have, for the most part, failed to
adequately understand Corbynism (ie the movement surrounding the leader of the Labour …

This article considers the selection of Keir Starmer as the new Leader of the Labour Party
within the context of the Stark model for explaining leadership election outcomes. The article …

On June 12th 2019, in the middle of the UK Conservative party's leadership contest,
journalist Marie le Conte tweeted 'so this is my first proper leadership contest as an actual …

ABSTRACT The 1997 UK General Election preceded 13 years of New Labour government.
It would be a further 14 years until the Labour Party next held office. Following the initial …