Dr Nicole Martin describes research projects planned using unique new data on attitudes to the UK leaving the European Union
Understanding Brexit
Blog author: Nicole Martin
Getting the most from political panel data
At the end of May, a small group of presenters gathered at the University of Essex to discuss the state of longitudinal methods in the discipline. Through a series of substantive papers demonstrating the utility of different techniques, a consensus grew that renewed awareness and engagement with longitudinal data can help us make real substantive discoveries – even in questions that appear to be settled with cross-sectional analysis.
Do ethnic minority candidates mobilise ethnic minority voters? Mostly not.
Dr Nicole Martin argues that the idea that ethnic minority candidates mobilise ethnic minority voters in great number isn’t necessarily borne out by the evidence.