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The year 2025 was marked in particular by the debate on the Zucman tax, which was rejected by members of parliament but approved by a very large majority of French people.

Americans living in political "swing states" have a significantly louder voice in national trade policy - effectively making their votes worth more than others - according to a new study published in the Journal of International Economics.

A study finds that, in Madrid, Vox first gained support among middleand upper-income groups and later among "modernisation losers" Rosa Roig, Priscila Espinosa and José M. Pavía, researchers i

On 9 December the new national Citizens Collective Monitor 2025 (Burgercollectieven-monitor 2025) will be published by CollectieveKracht.

New pan-European research has shown that the spread of conspiracy theories across the continent is driven by a continuous feedback loop between media reporting, political rhetoric, protest movements and social media algorithms - not any single cause.

When parliamentarians disclose their additional income from lobbying work, they gain more trust from the electorate.

The Labor Party's landslide victory at the polls in 2025 was shaped by several factors, including a clear advantage on policy issues, the relative popularity of Anthony Albanese and strong support fr

How people deal with uncertainty influences their political behaviour - and the stability of democracy.

Fewer and fewer people in Switzerland are consuming journalistic news media. They know less about current events, have less trust in politics and feel less connected to democratic society, according to the Yearbook Quality of the Media 2025 from the Research Center for the Public Sphere and Society (fög) at the University of Zurich.

Migrants vote en masse for populist right-wing parties and the left has no narrative; myths about voting behaviour are persistent.

Democracy is under pressure worldwide: in Hungary, India, the United States, but at times even in the Netherlands.

Inequality Although wealth inequality is rising across Europe, taxes on wealth, inheritance, and capital gains have been weakened or abolished in many countries.