Coming soon Turkey elections.- November 2015

Still relevant our posting of resources relating to the earlier round of elections in the Summer
Al- Monitor raised concerns about the impact on security of the snap elections.

resources monitoring security and its relationship to the elections include:
PGI Intelligence

Rand

Chatham House

RUSI 

Council on Foreign Relations
Washington Institute 
Research Turkey- has articles with economic and political analysis
Economist analysis
CFC global conflict tracker has resources on political conflict in Turkey

Up to date coverage of polls and news

can be found in Turkish news source Hurriyet  

Metropoll Turkey

Samer

Geizi research 

 James in Turkey blog from an English based journalist. sumarises polls in English.

For forthcoming election observations see the ODIHR site which has monitoring reports from earlier in 2015.

Turkey: Report from the Conference on Independent Civil Monitoring of Elections covers the conduct in July 2015

 

Catalan elections useful academic links.

Here are some links relating to the recent Catalan regional elections

Official results 
Get results notices and information on election procedures from the Catalan regional government website.

 Analysis Debate and discussion
Catalonia votes  is an excellent English language website from
the Public Diplomacy Council of Catalonia (DIPLOCAT), a public-private partnership designed to foster dialogue and connect the citizens of Catalonia with the rest of the world. It includes a series of links to a collection of policy papers from academics. Many cover regional independence issues.
CIDOB has some papers on the possible economic effects of secession
Anuari Polític de Catalunya annual political review from Institute of Political and Social Sciences (ICPS)


Polls
CEO conducts regular political barometers on attitudes towards independence. the newspapers listed below also have features on public opinion.

Blogs
The Conversation blog - Academics from Uk Universities.
LSE EUROPP blog
Centre on Constitutional Change
Open Democracy Net

News coverage.
BBC coverage.
Guardian 
Spain report - monitors Spanish language press and provides independent analysis. Some services of the site are fee based.
El Pais
La Vanguardia

El Periodico
El Mon - catalan

Labour Party leadership - useful blogs and websites

These blogs are useful for discussion.

Labour party supporters opinions are being debated. in
 Labour  Left Forward.
Labour List

Trade unions

Unison
UCATT Construction workers
Musicians Union

Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers

Community

USDAW

NUM

ASLEF
Communication workers union

UNIte
TSSA
Prison Officers

Other Socialist organisations declarations on candidates.

LRC Committee

Socialist education Association discussion from candidates
Education Politics special issue

Socialist Health Association.

Fabian society has debate but no endorsements

Campaign for Labour Party Democracy

Progress

Disabled People Against Cuts

Stop the  War Coalition
New Statemans List of campaign organisations supporting Corbyn
Worker’s Liberty
National campaign Against Fees and Cuts.

Academic blogs
Search these sites for interesting comment

• LSE Blogs 
• the Conversation

Labour Party leadership debates

For those with access to Box of Broadcasts .
This service offers free access to a number of Labour leadership debates from TV and radio. Links available below. For information on the candidates see their main websites.


Candidate websites
Andy Burnham for Labour Leader
Yvette Cooper for Labour
Jeremy Corbyn for Labour
Liz Kendall for Labour Leader

Candidate debates.

• Wednesday 17 June; 19.00 Leadership debate Newsnight

• Monday 13th July Victoria Derbyshire Show 9.15 - audience questions

• Sunday 17th July - Sunday Politics

• 1st September Channel 4 News Labour Leadership Hustings

• 3rd September Sky News Labour's future the final debate

• 22nd July LBC leadership debate (via LBC website)

• 5 Live Breakfast 25th August leadership hustings.

• Guardian live 27th August live stream from hustings.

Coming soon Labour party leadership contest

in Mid september the Labour Party will be holding leadership elections.
Here are some starting points for academic research.

Official Labour Party site has lists of candidates and their nominations.

Candidate websites

• Andy Burnham for Labour Leader
• Yvette Cooper for Labour
• Jeremy Corbyn for Labour
• Liz Kendall for Labour Leader 

Newspaper /magazine coverage

BBC 
Telegraph 
Independent 
Guardian
Daily Mirror

New Statesman
Economist
Prospect magazine
Spectator blogs
Renewal

Guatemala elections 2015

On september 6th Guatemala is due to go to the polls.
IFES has a useful guide to the elections. 
ACE project also has background on the electoral system

The Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) of Guatemala has a Spanish language website with information for voters on the electoral process and voting procedures. 

Newspaper coverage of events is available from
Pensa Libre
Publinews
Emisoras unidas

Acounts of the electoral system and state of human rights in the Region.
NDI 
Reports without Borders. 
Stratfor
International Republican Institute analysis 
Americas Society - website has good poll watches and analyses
Freedom House - analysis of state of human rights


Reports of previous elections.
Carter center observation and monitoring
European Parliament