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From ‘Democracy and Legitimacy’ to ‘The Contested Council’: An analysis of the 75 most-cited PSA articles

By Prof. Nicholas Allen, Royal Holloway University of London and PSA Trustee for Publications On 14 November 2025

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CURRICULUM & ASSESSMENT IN ENGLAND REVIEW: Final report includes the PSA’s recommendation for more political, data and media literacy education

By Michelle Doyle Wildman, PSA Chief Executive On 7 November 2025

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Gbaraun Clan Marginalisation in Edo State, Nigeria – A Risk Too Brittle to Ignore!

By Margaret I. Abazie-Humphrey On 6 November 2025

My time as Co-Chair of the PSA Teaching & Learning Network committee

By Prof. Victoria Honeyman, University of Leeds On 4 November 2025

Post-16 Skills and Education in England: New white paper & other higher education policies now in play

By Michelle Doyle Wildman, PSA Chief Executive On 24 October 2025

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Building space for Blackness in interdisciplinary conversations

By Dr Lydia Ayame Hiraide On 20 October 2025

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Political Insight

Political Insight provides a window to the world on all aspects of research in politics. This full-colour magazine is written for everyone with an interest in politics.…

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Specialist Group event

27 Nov

PSA Parliaments Annual Conference 2025

The PSA Parliaments Annual Conference 2025 will be hosted by the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of York in conjunction with

27 - 28 Nov 2025

Specialist Group event

28 Nov