Review of the year: Democracy in 2018
We have reached the end of the year without a UK general election or referendum, but 2018 has been one of the most eventful, crisis-riven years in UK democracy (since the last one). Meanwhile, globally democracy seems under threat even in established liberal democracies. Below is a selection of our articles from throughout the year that have sought to make sense of what’s happening in the UK and across the globe.
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This year, we also published our in-depth audit of the strengths and weaknesses of UK democracy. The UK’s Changing Democracy: The 2018 Democratic Audit can be downloaded for free from LSE Press, or you can read articles from the book here.
Democracy in the UK
Online abuse is driving women out of public life. It’s time to act
A citizens’ convention for UK democracy is more necessary with every passing day
Voter ID at British polling stations – learning the right lessons from Northern Ireland
England’s local elections 2018: the unusual case of Sheffield City Region’s mayoral contest
Do you get a say? How and why geography divides the British over their political influence
Patriotism, pessimism and politicians: understanding the vote to Leave
Auditing the UK’s democracy in 2018: Core UK governance institutions show sharply declining efficacy
Democracy worldwide
Collateral damage or a direct hit? Democratic ideals in the age of Trump
Understanding the ‘rise’ of the radical left in Europe: it’s not just the economy, stupid
Democracy in small states: why everything we think we know about democratisation is (mostly) wrong
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