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How populism explains May’s stunning UK election upset: Experts react

Staff Writer - June 9, 2017

Terrence Guay, Pennsylvania State University and Charles Hankla, Georgia State University Editor’s note: U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May’s election gamble failed badly as her Conservatives...

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What the UK election means for Brexit and America

Staff Writer - June 7, 2017

Charles Hankla, Georgia State University Despite the many distractions of a full news cycle, it’s time to start paying closer attention to Thursday’s elections in...

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Jonathan Levy, Boston University; Howard Frumkin, University of Washington; Jonathan Patz, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Vijay Limaye, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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