Data-driven campaigning: how and why do political parties do it?
“Other people have good ideas”
I attended a lecture last week, it was advertised by its conveners on twitter. The lecture was videoed and I am expecting the video to be posted on Youtube. I’ve made some notes, some about what the lecturers said and some about the thoughts they provoked. I try to offer some value on this blog, however much of this article is reporting the views of the three lecturers; I hope there’s enough of what I say to be worth the read.
Data-driven campaigning: how and why do political parties do it?
At 6:15pm today, join @KateDommett, @MiriamSorace and Louise Edwards @ElectoralCommUK in person at this free event to hear about Kate’s new book and discuss just this.
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The key speaker was Professor Kate Dommett (X:@katedommett) of Sheffield University. She has written a book with a similar title, and I have found this page, although I am not sure if it’s a review or an advertisement. However, the book seems well sourced, and covers numerous geographies.
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