Do local political party members reflect the views of voters in their constituencies?
Party members in left-leaning areas have more left-wing views, and vice versa, academic research says. … Read the full post »
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Party members in left-leaning areas have more left-wing views, and vice versa, academic research says. … Read the full post »
Professor Kate Dommett is one of the UK’s absolute top rank experts on political campaigning, data and the internet. So who better to have back on Never Mind The Bar Charts to talk about how parties use data and what the next election might bring? … Read the full post »
Citizens strongly prefer that political decision-making bodies that have have equal numbers of men and women. … Read the full post »
Jens Wäckerle, The end of the all-male party? Voter preferences for gender representation in political parties, Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties (2023). … Read the full post »
Researchers have tested out when rates of electoral registration can be increased by running social media adverts. … Read the full post »
A couple of snippets from Tim Bale and Paul Webb’s latest bit of research into political party membership: “Shopping for a better deal? Party switching amongst grassroots members in Britain”. … Read the full post »
Welcome to the latest in my occasional series highlighting interesting findings from academic research. Today – the lack of an electoral impact for an MP if they rebel in Parliamentary votes. … Read the full post »
There are many ways in which people who follow politics closely or are particularly committed to a party differ from most voters. … Read the full post »
Welcome to the latest in my occasional series highlighting interesting findings from academic research. Today – another study on the impact of Twitter on election campaigns. … Read the full post »
Welcome to the latest in my occasional series highlighting interesting findings from academic research. Today – whether text messaging can raise electoral registration and turnout. … Read the full post »