Dr Matthew Wall
@drmatthewwall.bsky.social
Political scientist and head of department at Swansea University. In my spare time, I'm a human being.
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You might wonder what attraction opposition holds if it doesn't even require fair rules. Kirshner contends that it allows for the exercise of collective agency, which has independent worth. Being allowed to organize a party to compete for power is miles better than not being allowed to.
September 29, 2023 at 6:25 PM
You might wonder what attraction opposition holds if it doesn't even require fair rules. Kirshner contends that it allows for the exercise of collective agency, which has independent worth. Being allowed to organize a party to compete for power is miles better than not being allowed to.
Yes, hard not to be brought down by this latest flurry of non policies, especially as someone living and with young kids in the UK. Bleak. Luke Donald for PM?
October 2, 2023 at 9:06 AM
Yes, hard not to be brought down by this latest flurry of non policies, especially as someone living and with young kids in the UK. Bleak. Luke Donald for PM?
Although this is at Master's level, our undergraduate compulsory methods offer is somewhat hidden in a module on disinformation and bias.
October 1, 2023 at 7:53 AM
Although this is at Master's level, our undergraduate compulsory methods offer is somewhat hidden in a module on disinformation and bias.
Yes, I've been teaching it for 11 years. Called Applied Research Design and explicitly not stats/methods, which are optionals. Actually a super fun module to teach.
October 1, 2023 at 7:51 AM
Yes, I've been teaching it for 11 years. Called Applied Research Design and explicitly not stats/methods, which are optionals. Actually a super fun module to teach.
PR-STV with 3-5 district magnitude, as we have in my home country of Ireland, has a lot going for it.
October 1, 2023 at 7:46 AM
PR-STV with 3-5 district magnitude, as we have in my home country of Ireland, has a lot going for it.
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It really reminds me of the Miliband era, when partisans would cheerily say 'you know, David Cameron is not that popular' and it's like, yes, on his best days he scrapes into net positive territory with some pollsters. Have you seen your guy's numbers, lads?
September 30, 2023 at 12:59 PM
It really reminds me of the Miliband era, when partisans would cheerily say 'you know, David Cameron is not that popular' and it's like, yes, on his best days he scrapes into net positive territory with some pollsters. Have you seen your guy's numbers, lads?
'Against Elections', is a pretty interesting and accessible source for this kind of topic: books.google.com/books/about/...
September 30, 2023 at 5:06 PM
'Against Elections', is a pretty interesting and accessible source for this kind of topic: books.google.com/books/about/...
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As @jburnmurdoch.bsky.social says in his column today, we have robust polsci evidence that what drives elections is the perception of competence on the big issues of the day:
Poll-driven politics does nobody any favours
One-dimensional survey questions foster one-dimensional debate
www.ft.com
September 29, 2023 at 9:56 AM
As @jburnmurdoch.bsky.social says in his column today, we have robust polsci evidence that what drives elections is the perception of competence on the big issues of the day: