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Research finds history of discrimination linked to elevated risks of homelessness
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New project to encourage the use of data to evaluate policy
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Workers exposed to workplace digitalisation become more supportive of the Conservatives and of the incumbent government.
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The chances of a teenager getting involved in politics is linked to how much education their parents had, according to UCL and University of Roehampton researchers.
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New research shows negative effects of ethnic diversity on wellbeing dissipate with time
A new book called Religion and Euroscepticism in Brexit Britain looks at how religious belief affected support for Brexit. Even after the influence of age, education and many other characteristics have been accounted for, religion continues to affect political behaviour (such as in the 2019 General Election) through its impact on the identities and values that shaped support for Brexit.
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The Economic and Social Research Council is the primary funder of the study The Study is led by a team at the Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER) at the University of Essex.
