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The Revival of the Urban-Rural Divide in Western Europe? A comparative study of the geography of discontent and political representation

Staff

Lead researcher

Dr Lawrence Mckay BA, MRes, PhD

Senior Research Fellow

Research interests

  • Political geography: how attitudes and behaviours are shaped by place
  • The urban-rural divide
  • Political trust
Other researchers

Professor Will Jennings

Associate Dean Research & Enterprise

Research interests

  • Public policy
  • Public opinion
  • Polling

Research outputs

Social ties, trust and the geography of discontent
Lawrence McKay,
Will Jennings,
& Gerry Stoker
, 2023 , Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society
Type: article
Understanding the geography of discontent: perceptions of government’s biases against left-behind places
Lawrence McKay,
Will Jennings,
& Gerry Stoker
, 2023 , Journal of European Public Policy
DOI: 10.1080/13501763.2023.2277381
Type: article
Last Word: ‘Levelling up’
Lawrence McKay
, 2023 , Political Insight , 14 (1)
DOI: 10.1177/20419058231167272
Type: article
What is the geography of trust?
Lawrence McKay,
William Jennings,
& Gerry Stoker
, 2023 , Political Geography , 102
DOI: 10.1016/j.polgeo.2023.102863
Type: article