Tag: engagement

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

  

  Parties increasingly court online supporters who never formally join. What virtual membership offers and where it falls short.

  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

• Short explainer – What is the personalization of politics? What are the negatives and positives?

  

  Politics increasingly centres on personalities, not policy. The upsides and downsides of personalised politics.

  Tristan Hotham

  December 18, 2022

  Echo Chambers, Fake News, Filter Bubbles, Personalisation of Politics, Politics, Social Media

  accountability, ballot box, beliefs, branding, cult of personality, diversity, electoral process, engagement, governance, issues, marketing, media, negatives, personality, Personalization of Politics, policies, policy discussions, policy expertise, political candidates, positives, societal norms, superficial matters, values, voters