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New BES data available
New data from the British Election Study are now available. The data are based on an online sample of over 20,000 people surveyed between 20th February and 9th March 2014. More information about the first survey can be found here. The BES is one of the longest…
British Election Study plans presented at London School of Economics
Professor Jane Green presented plans of the new 2015 British Election Study in a seminar held by British Government@LSE, on 11 September 2013. The seminar was organised by Professor Tony Travers and Professor Simon Hix. Jane’s slides can be downloaded here: LSE slides
Analysing Social Media Communication
Members of the BES Scientific Leadership Team participated in a workshop at the MZES, University of Mannheim, March 28-29, 2014. Twitter and Facebook are now widely used forums of social communication. Many people use them for all sorts of purposes, among them the collection of…
‘The Evolution of British Electoral Studies’ by David Butler
David Butler is Emeritus Professor at Nuffield College, University of Oxford. David ran the first British Election Study survey in 1964 with Professor Donald Stokes. He is viewed by many as the inspiration for the subsequent study of British elections. David is a highly respected colleague and…
Cardiff BES consultation event
What Welsh Voters Think and How They Behave in Elections: A Consultation on the British Election Study Internet Panel The British Election Study team organised a seminar on the afternoon of Friday 10th January 2014 at which they set out its plans for analysing Welsh voters’ attitudes…
Edinburgh BES consultation event
Consultation on the British Election Study of What Voters Think and How They Behave in the 2014 Independence Referendum – and Afterwards The British Election Study Team – together with the Future of UK and Scotland Initiative – hosted a seminar on the afternoon of…
British Election Study wins Political Studies Association Judge’s Award
The British Election Study was awarded the prestigious Judge’s Award in 2013 from the Political Studies Association. To mark the occasion, Professor Ed Fieldhouse (University of Manchester) reflected on the history of election studies and also outlined some of the new features of the new…
British Election Study plans presented at Elections, Public Opinion and Parties annual...
Professor Ed Fieldhouse, together with the rest of the 2015 BES team, presented plans of the new 2015 British Election Study at the Elections, Public Opinion and Parties annual conference, hosted by David Denver (pictured left), at the University of Lancaster on 14 September 2013. The slides can…