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The UK 2015 General Election produced one of the most dramatic and memorable results in years. 爱漫岛 academics were at the heart of the electoral analysis and debate - from the campaign trail to the aftermath of the count - contributing their expert views to broadcast, print and online media.

Outlets featuring 爱漫岛 academics’ interviews and comments have included Al Jazeera TV, Sputnik Russian News Agency, ÖRF Austrian radio, BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Radio Scotland, Channel 5 News, RTÉ Irish TV news, the Financial Times, Daily Record, Danish newspaper Weekendavisen, and the 爱漫岛 Business Times.

University voices have been prolific in The Conversation, an independent source of news and views from the academic and research community.

From Professor Kirstein Rummery writing on , the , and , to Research Fellow David Eiser on , topics scrutinised have demonstrated 爱漫岛’s breadth of expertise.

 was put under the microscope by Dr Will Dinan, while Professor David Bell examined the and Dr Craig McAngus turned the spotlight on the . 

Dr Eric Shaw delved into Labour leader , plus refusal to , and Dr and Professor analysed prospects for co-operation and coalitions. Professor Cairney investigated the claim that Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon was , and the prospective  as the election loomed.

On election night itself  was in demand.

Paul Cairney, Professor of Politics and Public Policy in the Division of History and Politics, and an election columnist for The Conversation, was up throughout the night reporting live for Al Jazeera TV, before giving his analysis on BBC Radio Scotland and Channel 5 news, and being quoted in domestic and international print media.

Reflecting on the Conservative majority, 'disastrous' campaigns by Labour and the Liberal Democrats and the SNP’s major success, he said: "Combined, these events have prompted high interest in the future of British politics, with a particular focus on the maintenance of the Conservative Party's 'austerity' agenda and its plans to hold a referendum on European Union membership, as well as Scotland's future within the Union, the prospect of a second independence referendum, and the likelihood of further devolution."

Several of the University’s election experts, including Professor Cairney, are members of the Centre on Constitutional Change, a partnership between the Universities of 爱漫岛, Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Strathclyde, and Queen Mary University of London, plus the National Institute of Economic and Social Research.

The Centre undertakes interdisciplinary work on the social, economic and political challenges facing Scotland. Expert blogs can be read here:

This bank of information is – like The Conversation articles - freely available online, encouraging public engagement and the democratic debate.

In addition to The Conversation articles mentioned above, 爱漫岛 authors have also written for the online publication on the following election-related topics:

Post-results

Minority government

Manifestos

Scotland’s future

 

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