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Five reasons ‘technological solutions’ are a distraction from the Irish border problem
Discussing the focus on ‘technological solutions’ in the context of the Irish border debate.
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Stormzy 1: The Sun 0—Three Reasons Why #GE2017 Was the Real Social Media Election
It could be the first election where the right wing tabloids finally ceded their influence…
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Of course social media is transforming politics. But it’s not to blame for Brexit and Trump
Mark Zuckerberg has responded with the strange claim that his company does not influence people’s…
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Don’t Shoot the Messenger! What part did social media play in 2016 US election?
We should appreciate how social media can provide a wealth of valuable data to understand…
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Brexit, voting, and political turbulence
Explaining why many political mobilisations of our times seem to come from nowhere.
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Back to the bad old days, as civil service infighting threatens UK’s only hope for digital government
The Government Digital Service (GDS) isn’t perfect, but to erase the progress it has put…
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Alan Turing Institute and OII: Summit on Data Science for Government and Policy Making
Leading policy makers, data scientists and academics came together to discuss how the ATI and…
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Digital Disconnect: Parties, Pollsters and Political Analysis in #GE2015
The Oxford Internet Institute undertook some live analysis of social media data over the night…
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Technological innovation and disruption was a big theme of the WEF 2014 in Davos: but where was government?
The World Economic Forum engages business, political, academic and other leaders of society to shape…
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Five recommendations for maximising the relevance of social science research for public policy-making in the big data era
How can social scientists help policy-makers in this changed environment, ensuring that social science research…
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The promises and threats of big data for public policy-making
Widespread use of digital technologies, the Internet and social media means both citizens and governments…
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Experiments are the most exciting thing on the UK public policy horizon
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Very few of these experiments use manipulation of information environments on the internet as a…