Category: Virtual Members
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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…
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New working paper: What does a satellite campaign do? The use of Momentum in Labour’s 2017 General Election Facebook campaign
Satellite campaigns have been discussed as core parts of parties online campaigns. However, they are not well conceptualised or understood. I have developed a new working paper within which I analyse satellite campaign group Momentum and the Labour Party Facebook campaign.
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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.
