Many hurdles preventing emergence of online voting
The search for solutions to increase voter numbers on Election Day continues as states rack up underwhelming turnouts in both presidential and non-presidential election years.
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You're probably more susceptible to misinformation than you think
Online misinformation works, or so it would seem. One of the more interesting statistics from the 2019 UK general election was that 88% of advertisements posted on social media by the Conservative Party pushed figures that ...
Social Sciences
Jan 13, 2020
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Study shows that increased voting by mail does not reduce the security of U.S. elections
Results of a study published in the scientific journal Risk Analysis indicate that the recent increase in mail-based voting due to COVID-19 has not jeopardized the safety of the U.S. elections process. Instead, mail-based ...
Political science
Jan 24, 2022
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The whisper room: Moderates on Twitter are losing their voice
With the growing popularity of social media, Twitter has become a prominent place to voice opinions on both ends of the political spectrum. With the ability to follow those who only argue one side, voices of people who are ...
Social Sciences
Apr 3, 2019
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It's all in the smile: New research finds politicians can influence voters with facial expressions
New research led by Aston University's Dr. Carl Senior has found that the type of smile used by a political leader can influence voters to support them and their political agenda. The research is published in the journal ...
Political science
Apr 29, 2024
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The rise of the grey vote: cultural backlash?
Explanations of why people voted for Brexit, Donald Trump or so-called populist parties in the EU are often characterised as either 'cultural' or 'economic' – that is, values or identity-based, versus social class or economic, ...
Social Sciences
Jun 14, 2019
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Persistent gender imbalances in UK political candidate selections: A call for systemic reform
In a comprehensive analysis by Dr. Sofía Collignon, Senior Lecturer in Comparative Politics at Queen Mary University of London, new light has been shed on the persistent gender disparities in the selection of parliamentary ...
Social Sciences
May 24, 2024
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UK MP Twitter abuse increased between 2015 and 2017 general elections
Abuse of politicians online increased substantially in the snap 2017 general election compared to the 2015 general election, according to new research by the University of Sheffield.
Social Sciences
Aug 30, 2018
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Women used to be more likely to vote Conservative than men but that all changed in 2017—research wants to find out why
In many nations in the immediate post-war period, women were more often supporters of rightwing parties than men. This "traditional" gender gap was supposedly underpinned by women's greater religiosity and lower exposure ...
Social Sciences
Sep 21, 2023
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Studying politics? Huge database of political attitudes and choices now yours
Politics students, irrespective of their level of statistical expertise, now have the chance to analyse the opinions of tens of thousands of people surveyed between February 2014 and May 2015.
Social Sciences
Nov 20, 2015
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