University of Southampton

Tweet Click Here for an article that addresses the inter-relationships between anti-politics and depolticisation written for the Political Studies Association.

Tweet Gerry Stoker, Mark Evans and Max Halupka examine how younger generations are engaging with democratic politics by comparison with older generations in Australia, at The Conversation. The findings of their survey work and analysis challenge negative stereotypes and give grounds for optimism. They show that within the younger generations are citizens with the enthusiasm […]

Tweet In this post for the LSE General Election 2015 blog, Will Jennings and Gerry Stoker argue that voters supporting the two main anti-politics parties in the 2015 general election have policy preferences that are polar opposites. Because of this, they suggest that trying to be friends with both Ukip and Green supporters won’t work […]

Tweet [Cross posted at Policy Network] Only when politics changes and the behaviour of politicians becomes more focused on ‘doing the right thing’ will citizens be prepared to engage The reform plans for the UK parliament captured in the Speaker’s Commission on Digital Democracy deserve the accolade afforded to the British Leyland’s Austin Allegro by […]

Tweet Will Jennings will be speaking about anti-politics at a Westminster Abbey current research seminar on 9 February 2015. Click here for more information.

Tweet 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.

Tweet 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 “anti-politics” phenomenon is complex but is reflected in negative attitudes towards mainstream politics and political parties among citizens. Click here […]

Tweet 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 “anti-politics” phenomenon is complex but is reflected in negative attitudes towards mainstream politics and political parties among citizens. Those attitudes present an opportunity for some […]

Tweet 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 is in decline, with […]

Tweet 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.