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Extremism without ideology

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Why the ‘salad bar’ might actually help extremism research – A reply to Horgan and Shayler

The erosion of conceptual clarity in the study of political violence

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Trust increases after elections depend on collective action

Research Article

Collective action hinders the increase in post-election trust among election losers: Longitudinal evidence from the 2024 UK election

By Gaëlle Marinthe, Fanny Lalot, Alice Kasper, Efisio Manunta, & Genavee Brown

January 2, 2026

Future anxiety and political attitudes among young people

Research Article

Facing a dark future: Young people’s future anxiety and political attitudes in the UK and Greece

By Olaf Borghi, Melina Niraki, Ermioni Seremeta, Kaat Smets, & Manos Tsakiris

October 10, 2025

A study of the UK election finds voters grant ‘transgression credit,’ showing more willingness to forgive their own leaders' failings than opponents'.

Research Article

Partisan forgiveness of political leadership in the 2024 UK general election: Are there limits to transgression credit?

By Fanny Lalot & Dominic Abrams

August 29, 2025