Election Campaigning and the Internet

Parties in the Digital Age: A Review Article

6th July 2009

Rachel Gibson and Stephen J. Ward. 2009, ‘Parties in the Digital Age: A Review Article’ Representation 45(1): 87-100 DOI:10.1080/00344890802710888 … [Read more...]

Measuring the Professionalisation of Political Campaigning

6th July 2009

Rachel Gibson and Andrea Römmele. 2009. ‘Measuring the Professionalisation of Political Campaigning’ Party Politics 2009 15(3): 265-293. doi: 10.1177/1354068809102245 … [Read more...]

‘Nationalising and Normalising the Local: A Comparative Analysis of Online Candidate Campaigning in Australia and Britain

5th July 2007

Rachel Gibson, Wainer Lusoli and Stephen Ward. 2007. ‘Nationalising and Normalising the Local: A Comparative Analysis of Online Candidate Campaigning in Australia and Britain.’ Journal of Information Technology and Politics 4(4): 15-30. DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8500.2007.00529. … [Read more...]

Does Cybercampaigning Win Votes?

5th July 2006

Rachel Gibson and Ian McAllister. 2006. ‘Does Cybercampaigning Win Votes?: Online Political Communication in the 2004 Australian Election.’ Journal of Elections Public Opinion and Parties. 16(3): 243-264. DOI:10.1080/19331680801979070 … [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 Principal Investigator of the UKRI Smart Data Research (SDR) project DIGISURVOR that is examining the methodological and ethical challenges of linking individual level survey and digital trace data. I have previously been a Principal Investigator of the Australian Election Study since 2001. 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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