Africa/Economic Development/Global inequality/Global South/International Political Economy/International Relations/Political Economy

OxPol Blogcast. Politics, Re-Imagined — Displacement and the World Economy with Alexander Betts

April 17, 2024 Alexander Betts (University of Oxford) , Cassandra van Douveren (DPIR, University of Oxford)

Crime/Fragile and Post Conflict States/Haiti

Gang-leader “Barbecue” is Haiti’s “Bane”. But is there a “Dark Knight” to restore the country’s stability?

April 12, 2024 Tarik Solmaz

Democracies under siege

The Rise of the Radical Right in Italy and the Transformation of Italian Politics

April 2, 2024 Dr. James F. Downes , Dr. Valerio Alfonso Bruno , Dr. Alessio Scopelliti

Gaza/Humanitarian Aid/Israel/The Middle East/US Politics

Chaos by Design: The Dehumanising Nature of US Aid Airdropped into Gaza

March 13, 2024 Laura Blythe

Democracies under siege

Sliding away from Unity: The Democratic Dilemma in the European Union

March 12, 2024 Dr. Georgios Samaras

Democracy and Elections/European Politics and Society/Political Theory/Politics/Scandinavian Politics

Assessing the Performance of Minority Governments in Europe: The Devil is in the Detail

March 7, 2024 Viktoria Maria Sochor

Comparative Government/European Politics and Society/podcast/Populism/Radical Right/Social Norms/The EU and European Politics

OxPol Blogcast. Politics, Re-Imagined — Democratic Backsliding with Vicente Valentim

February 28, 2024 Vicente Valentim , Cassandra van Douveren (DPIR, University of Oxford)

Democracies under siege

Populism and Crisis: Exploring the Interplay of Political Dynamics

February 28, 2024 Vasiliki (Billy) Tsagkroni

Author Archive

Nadia Hilliard

Nadia Hilliard is a Junior Research Fellow in the Social Sciences at Balliol College, Oxford. She holds a DPhil from Oxford University.

Political Theory/US Elections 2012/US Politics

Romney’s 47% and What it Reveals About the American Right

Nadia Hilliard / October 1, 2012 / 2

Aside from cementing Obama’s tenuous lead (Silver now puts Obama’s chances at above 80%), Mitt Romney’s ‘47% gaffe’ also proved unexpectedly useful, if vexing, for conservatives.

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