Daily Archives: May 12, 2026

Crisis of Legitimacy: The UK Labour Government After the 2026 Local Election Collapse

Posted on May 12, 2026 by nathanalbright

The severe losses suffered by the governing Labour Party in the 2026 local elections have produced the most serious internal crisis of the premiership of Keir Starmer. Although Labour still possesses a commanding parliamentary majority won in the 2024 general … Continue reading →

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Academic Infrastructure: Programs, Journals, Conferences, and Curricula for Neglect Studies

Posted on May 12, 2026 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary This paper addresses the academic infrastructure required to sustain neglect studies as a field: the institutional homes within universities, the publication outlets through which findings circulate and accumulate, the conferences at which scholars meet, and the curricula through … Continue reading →

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Methods: How to Study What Is Not Being Studied

Posted on May 12, 2026 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary This paper addresses the central methodological challenge of neglect studies: how to make rigorous, defensible claims about scholarly attention that is missing rather than present. The challenge is genuine. Claims of neglect are easy to make, and the … Continue reading →

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Defining the Field: Scope, Taxonomy, and Antecedents of Neglect Studies

Posted on May 12, 2026 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary This paper develops the conceptual foundation for neglect studies as a distinct field of inquiry. It addresses three tasks. First, it establishes the scope of the field by specifying what counts as an instance of scholarly neglect and … Continue reading →

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