Digital Participation

Comparing Online Elections in Australia and the UK

6th July 2011

Rachel Gibson and Marta Cantijoch. 2011. ‘Comparing Online Elections in Australia and the UK: Did 2010 Finally Produce 'The' Internet Election?’. Communication, Politics & Culture, 44 (2): 4-17. Doi 626957512319800 … [Read more...]

The Australian Public and Politics Online: Reinforcing or Reinventing Representation?

5th July 2008

Rachel Gibson, Stephen J. Ward and W. Lusoli. 2008. The Australian Public and Politics Online: Reinforcing or Reinventing Representation? Australian Journal of Political Science 43(1): 111-131. DOI:10.1080/10361140701842607 … [Read more...]

The Internet and Politics: Citizens, Voters and Activists

6th July 2005

Sarah Oates, Diana Owen and Rachel Gibson. Eds. 2005. The Internet and Politics: Citizens, Voters and Activists. London: Routledge. … [Read more...]

I am a Professor of Politics at the University of Manchester and my research focuses on how digital technologies are changing the way in which election campaigns are fought and won. My work is comparative in nature with a particular focus on developments in the UK, the U.S., Germany, Australia and France. I have published a wide range of articles and books on this topic, many of which are listed on this site, so please feel free to browse through. I am currently directing a five year study of Digital Campaigning and Electoral Democracy (DiCED) funded by the European Research Council and I am one of the Principal Investigators of the Norface project examining the impact of Data-Driven Campaigning. I have previously been a Principal Investigator of the Australian Election Study since 2001 and co-directed the internet component of the British Election Study (iBES) in 2015. Outside work I enjoy the delights of country living, dog walking and the odd spot of hill running in North Wales.

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