Government and Opposition

The Political Studies Association's Richard Rose Prize in 2011 has been awarded to Dr Claire Annesley, University of Manchester, for her publications on British public policy that open up a new stage in gender studies. Dr Annesley's article in Government and Opposition - Gender, Politics and Policy Change: The case of welfare reform under New Labour contributed to her winning this award. To celebrate her success, the article is currently FREE to download.

Click on the image below to access the videocast of the 2011 Government and Opposition Leonard Schapiro lecture, given by Professor Iain McLean on the topic of 'England does not love coalitions

To watch the 2010 Government and Opposition Leonard Schapiro lecture, given by Professor Colin Hay on the topic of 'Pathology without Crisis? The Strange Demise of the Anglo-Liberal Growth Model' click here

Populism Virtual Issue
In light of the recent rapid development of the American Tea Party movement attention has once again been drawn attention to populist politics. Read a collection of articles published in Government and Opposition over the past thirty years dealing with the topic of 'Populism'
Click here to read the Populism virtual issue

Leonard Schapiro Virtual Issue
The first Government and Opposition virtual issue that compiles all articles since 2002 which were previously presented as Leonard Schapiro lectures is now available online.
Click here to read the Leonard Schapiro virtual issue