Why governments can seem politically immune to repeated blunders
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 »
Jane Green
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Red Wall, Red Herring? The economic insecurity driving British politics
Professor Jane Green, co-author “Red Wall, Red Herring? Economic Insecurity and Voting Intention in Britain”, discusses its findings on my latest podcast episode. … Read the full post »
PODCAST – Will British politics become less volatile, and how important is ideology?
Professor Jane Green is co-director of the British Election Study, which is to British elections what Wisden is to cricket or Oxford is to dictionaries. … Read the full post »
The myth of youth turnout at the 2017 general election
Out today is the latest data from the British Election Survey (BES), focusing on turnout. It was up at the 2017 general election, making it the fourth general election in a row at which turnout has risen. But it wasn’t young people who fuelled the turnout rise. … Read the full post »
Turnout: even more reason to join the Campaign for Democratic Optimism
Opening the Can of Worms: Most Existing Studies of Aggregate Level Turnout are Meaningless, by Jonathan Mellon (University of Manchester/Nuffield College, Oxford), Geoffrey Evans (Nuffield College, Oxford), Edward Fieldhouse (University of Manchester), Jane Green (University of Manchester) and Christopher Prosser (University of Manchester/Nuffield College, Oxford). … Read the full post »
How do people react to the truth on immigration?
When asked to guess what proportion of people in this country are immigrants, people on average greatly over-estimate the true number. But what do people who get the number much too high then say when the truth is pointed out to them? … Read the full post »
What do the academics say? Influencing people to vote
Information about high turnout levels can increase voter turnout via a process of adherence to social norms. Research also shows that high turnout information has a greater effect among infrequent voters. … Read the full post »