Category: Followers

• Short explainer – Virtual members? How political party membership is changing.

  

  Virtual membership of political parties has become an increasingly important aspect of party organization and campaign strategy in recent years. Virtual members are individuals who affiliate themselves with a particular party but do not have a formal membership status. While virtual membership can be a valuable resource for parties, allowing them to reach a wider…

  Tristan Hotham

  December 18, 2022

  Followers, Short Explainer, Virtual Members

  astroturfing, community, digital communication, election campaigning, engagement, facebook adverts, funding, influence, mobilization, participation, political parties, Social Media, transparency, Virtual membership

• The Facebook followers of the leader and party pages of the UK (2010 to 2021)

  

  The Facebook followers of leader and party pages of UK political parties from 2010 to 2021. Post Corbyn, the Tories are now dominating. While, some parties such as the Green Party have not grown in followership since 2018, while UKIP is going backwards.

  Tristan Hotham

  March 23, 2021

  Facebook, Followers, Politics, Research, Virtual Members

  Followers, party page followers, uk facebook followers, Virtual Members