http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/32865 2026-04-18T02:52:33Z 2026-04-18T02:52:33Z Erlichman, C Simonetti, F http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/33158 2026-04-17T02:00:24Z 2026-04-14T00:00:00Z

Title: From liberation to occupation: rethinking Allied rule in Italy Authors: Erlichman, C; Simonetti, F Abstract: This introduction situates the Allied occupation of Italy as a distinctive yet comparatively underexplored case within the broader history of mid-twentieth-century military occupations. It traces the origins, peculiarities, and contradictions of Allied rule, foregrounding the tension between liberation and occupation that shaped both contemporary experiences and subsequent historiography. After outlining the fragmented development of the field and the long predominance of liberation-centred narratives, it calls for recontextualising the occupation of Italy within wider transnational and comparative frameworks. Rather than examining the Italian case solely through an exploration of its domestic impact, the article proposes treating it as an early laboratory for Allied ruling practices that were later applied elsewhere. In addition, it suggests exploring the Italian case through a set of research themes that have emerged from the new comparative field of Occupation Studies. The special issue advances this agenda by combining attention to hitherto marginalised aspects of the era with critical reflection on established subjects, thereby contributing to a reassessment of Italy’s place within the history of Allied rule in mid-twentieth-century Europe. Description: Italian summary: Questa introduzione si propone di trattare l’occupazione alleata dell’Italia come un caso distintivo ma relativamente poco esplorato nella storia più ampia delle occupazioni militari della metà del Novecento. Ne ricostruisce le origini, le peculiarità e le contraddizioni, mettendo in primo piano la tensione tra liberazione e occupazione che ha plasmato sia le esperienze contemporanee sia la successiva storiografia. Dopo aver delineato lo sviluppo frammentario della relativa storiografia e il lungo predominio di narrazioni incentrate sul concetto di liberazione, questo saggio invita a ricontestualizzare l’occupazione alleata dell’Italia all’interno di cornici transnazionali e comparative più ampie. Piuttosto che esaminare il caso italiano esclusivamente in termini di impatto nazionale, l’articolo propone di considerarlo un primo laboratorio di pratiche di governo alleate, successivamente applicate altrove. Inoltre, suggerisce di analizzare l’esperienza italiana attraverso una serie di temi di ricerca emersi nel nuovo settore degli Occupation Studies. Questo special issue porta avanti tale prospettiva combinando l’attenzione su aspetti finora marginalizzati con riflessioni su temi consolidati, contribuendo così a una rivalutazione del ruolo del caso italiano all’interno della più ampia storia delle pratiche di governo alleato nell’Europa della metà del Novecento.

2026-04-14T00:00:00Z Fieldhouse, E Fisher, J http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/33144 2026-04-13T10:48:14Z 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: From Strategic Voters to Strategic Options: Recasting Strategic Voting for Multiparty Simple Plurality Elections Authors: Fieldhouse, E; Fisher, J Abstract: ... Description: ...

2026-01-01T00:00:00Z Dale, G http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/33102 2026-04-03T02:00:27Z 2025-07-17T00:00:00Z

Title: Ecosocialism and degrowth Authors: Dale, G Editors: Nelson, A Abstract: This chapter in the Routledge Handbook of Degrowth (2025) proposes that a divide between ‘productivist’ and ‘eco’ socialisms existed from the earliest beginnings of the socialist movement. It identifies Henri de Saint-Simon and Charles Fourier as the emblematic figures of the two currents. It surveys key figures and processes in the evolution of ‘proto-ecosocialism’, discussing the writings of Russian and Ukrainian Narodniks, and of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels – including the question of the ‘productivist’ interpretation of their work. The chapter identifies José Carlos Mariátegui and Walter Benjamin as contributors to a creative development of ecosocialist thought, before concluding with an evaluation of the postwar ‘age of ecology’ and the complex relationship between degrowth and ecosocialism.

2025-07-17T00:00:00Z Pickering, S Hansen, ME Sunahara, Y http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/33072 2026-03-31T02:00:20Z 2025-10-16T00:00:00Z

Title: The BBC is a partisan battleground – why does Japan’s public broadcaster escape the same fate? Authors: Pickering, S; Hansen, ME; Sunahara, Y Abstract: Public service broadcasters are supposed to be the most trusted news outlets in democratic societies. Funded through models like licence fees and free from advertising, they are meant to stand apart from commercial media

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