The following links below contain research relavent to independent politicians by academics, policy makers and think tanks. If you would like to add a listing, please send an email to: secretarait@independentnetwork.org.uk 

Minor Party and Independent Politics beyond the Mainstream: Fluctuating Fortunes but a Permanent Presence by Colin Copus, Alistair Clark, Herwig Reynaert, Kristat Steyvers - October 2008

Making Minority Governments Work: Hung parliaments and the challenges for Westminster and Whitehall by The Constitution Unit – January 2010

The State of Independents: Alternative Politics by Simon Barrow, Ekklesia – August 2009

Membership of UK Political Parties by House of Commons Library – August 2009

Post Party Politics: Can Participation Reconnect People and Government by Involve – 2006