Democracy, representation and local governance in crisis: reflections on the 2026 Tower Hamlets elections
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Icoz, G. 2026. Democracy, representation and local governance in crisis: reflections on the 2026 Tower Hamlets elections. The Political Quarterly. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-923x.70125
| Type | Article |
|---|---|
| Title | Democracy, representation and local governance in crisis: reflections on the 2026 Tower Hamlets elections |
| Authors | Icoz, G. |
| Abstract | This study of the 2026 Tower Hamlets elections explores democratic strain, local governance, electoral fragmentation and the emerging "contactability gap" in urban politics. |
| Keywords | democratic strain; local governance; expressive voting; Tower Hamlets; second-order elections; Green Party |
| Sustainable Development Goals | 16 Peace, justice and strong institutions |
| Middlesex University Theme | Sustainability |
| Publisher | Wiley |
| Journal | The Political Quarterly |
| ISSN | 0032-3179 |
| Electronic | 1467-923X |
| Publication dates | |
| Online | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Publication process dates | |
| Accepted | 08 Sep 2026 |
| Deposited | 13 Oct 2026 |
| Output status | Published |
| Copyright Statement | © 2026 The Author(s). The Political Quarterly published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of The Political Quarterly Publishing Co. Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-923x.70125 |
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