Tag: Paul Whitely

The techniques used in traditional election studies are not suitable for understanding modern electoral realities

The techniques used in traditional election studies are not suitable for understanding modern electoral realities

Since their advent in the mid 20th Century, election studies were based upon understanding voters ideological preferences. Paul Whitely argues that we need a fundamentally different approach to studying the dynamics affecting party choice to increase our understanding of voting behaviour and election outcomes in the twenty-first century. Similar PostsUnderstanding democracy as a product of citizen performances […]