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Professor Paul Whiteley

Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex. Research interests: examining nature & significance of political participation, understanding causes & effects of public opinion on politics.

42 Posts

Colchester, UK.
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Two charts that lay bare the threat posed by radical right parties to western democracies post image
Analysis Right-Wing Populism Far-Right

Two charts that lay bare the threat posed by radical right parties to western democracies

by Professor Paul Whiteley
MRP poll puts Reform ahead of Labour and the Tories – here’s why the finding should be treated with caution post image
UK Politics United Kingdom Analysis

MRP poll puts Reform ahead of Labour and the Tories – here’s why the finding should be treated with caution

by Professor Paul Whiteley
Have Trump’s tariffs affected his popularity? post image
US Politics Donald Trump Analysis

Have Trump’s tariffs affected his popularity?

by Professor Paul Whiteley
How game theory predicts Trump might not do all that he threatens over Ukraine, Taiwan and Nato post image
US Politics Donald Trump North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

How game theory predicts Trump might not do all that he threatens over Ukraine, Taiwan and Nato

by Professor Paul Whiteley
Is Reform really pulling ahead of Labour? What to really make of Farage’s supposed lead post image
UK Politics Conservative Party Keir Starmer

Is Reform really pulling ahead of Labour? What to really make of Farage’s supposed lead

by Professor Paul Whiteley
Why the Tories may be wasting their time trying to compete with Reform post image
UK Politics 2024 General Election Conservative Party

Why the Tories may be wasting their time trying to compete with Reform

by Professor Paul Whiteley
Election 2024 polls were wide of the mark on Labour’s margin of victory – this is what may have happened post image
2024 General Election Analysis Opinion Polls

Election 2024 polls were wide of the mark on Labour’s margin of victory – this is what may have happened

by Professor Paul Whiteley
Why Labour should worry this election will be more like 2001 than 1997 post image
2024 General Election Analysis UK Politics

Why Labour should worry this election will be more like 2001 than 1997

by Professor Paul Whiteley
What would a Reform surge do to Labour and the Liberal Democrats? Two scenarios mapped post image
2024 General Election Analysis Conservative Party

What would a Reform surge do to Labour and the Liberal Democrats? Two scenarios mapped

by Professor Paul Whiteley
Has Reform really overtaken the Tories in the polls? And does that mean it could beat them on July 4? post image
2024 General Election Analysis Brexit

Has Reform really overtaken the Tories in the polls? And does that mean it could beat them on July 4?

by Professor Paul Whiteley
Why doesn’t economic good news shift the polls for Rishi Sunak? An analysis of 27 past elections explains the problem post image
2024 General Election Analysis Economy

Why doesn’t economic good news shift the polls for Rishi Sunak? An analysis of 27 past elections explains the problem

by Professor Paul Whiteley
Should Rishi Sunak even bother? post image
2024 General Election Conservative Party Election Campaigns

Should Rishi Sunak even bother?

by Professor Paul Whiteley