To start 2012 Egyptians have been voting in the third round of their elections.
IFES has some background information on the electoral system.
Jadaliyya has a good site with topical news updates and analysis. It launched the Egypt elections watch in association with Ahram Online, with the Center of Contemporary Arab Studies (Georgetown University) and the Middle East Studies Program (George Mason University)This has excellent introductions to election laws, profiles of parties and key figures along with maps, legislation and links to key news feeds and facebook sites. Also useful for this type of information is the Egypt Votes. This site aims to encourage quality reporting by young Egyptian journalists. It is jointly financed by the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada and the German Federal Foreign Office.
Some of the site is in Arabic, but there is also a twitter wall on the left hand side which has interesting current comment. It is also offering support to the Egypt Electionnaire which has been created by by the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) and MICT (Media in Cooperation and Transition) and provides an introduction for voters to the policies of the main parties. Finally look for further comment from Egyptian and other international bloggers on the Global voices website.
Wednesday, 4 January 2012
Monday, 12 December 2011
Russian elections and social media
Interesting article in French about the harassment and arrest of Russian bloggers following the recent electiosn. Includes links to relvant Russian language resources and examples. Material via Rue89
Saturday, 10 December 2011
Russia votes
Russia Votes
Last week Russia held parliamentary elections. A good starting point for academic information is the Russia Votes website. This site is maintained by the Centre for the Study of Public Policy University of Aberdeen, which specialises in studies of post soviet regions.
It has explanations of the electoral process, presidential election results 1996-2008For the Duma explanations of the system, plus some useful voting behaviour studies of the electorate from 1933-2011.
Other good starting points are the Central Election Commission official website which has an English language section with legislation, regulations and some results.
The Itar-Tass Russian News Agency also has news and commentary about political events. However do note this is a state funded agency which will impact on the stance of the news presented.
Further basic information on Russian elections and the electoral system can also be found on the IFES website election guide and the OSCE which has conducted observation of past elections. A number of think tanks and human rights bodies have had concerns about the elections. NDI has reported on the harassment of civil rights organisation GOLOS. It also has other papers and reports.
Human Rights Watch has also commented on harassment. Chatham House has podcasts and comment on the predicted results on its website.
In terms of other russian resources.
COCOREES Searchable catalogue of East European and Slavonic book and journal holdings in major Uk Libraries.
REENIC: Russian and East European Network Information Center
Maintained by the University of Texas. Extensive regional and subject directories of academic resources with helpful comment on content.
REESWEB: Russian and East European Studies Server
Maintained by the University of Pittsburgh. Interdisciplinary. Search by keyword or browse to find websites (organisations, journals indexes etc.) Annotations on content provided.
Last week Russia held parliamentary elections. A good starting point for academic information is the Russia Votes website. This site is maintained by the Centre for the Study of Public Policy University of Aberdeen, which specialises in studies of post soviet regions.
It has explanations of the electoral process, presidential election results 1996-2008For the Duma explanations of the system, plus some useful voting behaviour studies of the electorate from 1933-2011.
Other good starting points are the Central Election Commission official website which has an English language section with legislation, regulations and some results.
The Itar-Tass Russian News Agency also has news and commentary about political events. However do note this is a state funded agency which will impact on the stance of the news presented.
Further basic information on Russian elections and the electoral system can also be found on the IFES website election guide and the OSCE which has conducted observation of past elections. A number of think tanks and human rights bodies have had concerns about the elections. NDI has reported on the harassment of civil rights organisation GOLOS. It also has other papers and reports.
Human Rights Watch has also commented on harassment. Chatham House has podcasts and comment on the predicted results on its website.
In terms of other russian resources.
COCOREES Searchable catalogue of East European and Slavonic book and journal holdings in major Uk Libraries.
REENIC: Russian and East European Network Information Center
Maintained by the University of Texas. Extensive regional and subject directories of academic resources with helpful comment on content.
REESWEB: Russian and East European Studies Server
Maintained by the University of Pittsburgh. Interdisciplinary. Search by keyword or browse to find websites (organisations, journals indexes etc.) Annotations on content provided.
Friday, 2 December 2011
New Zealand elections: results and drinking games!
Last week New Zealand election results were announced. I have just been looking up places where you might find the results and analysis of the outcome.
Elections New Zealand - is the official website with results and information on the electoral system.
The website also has an excellent research section with literature reviews and papers on election related topics.
It includes voter satisfaction research from earlier elections.
There is also a dedicated area just for election results.
The New Zealand Election Study has monitorign study and data on its website for all elections since 1990.
For newspaper analysis try
The New Zealand Herald which also has electoral maps and polls
the Listener which also offered an election night drinking game
finally see the twitter messages relating to the elections.
Elections New Zealand - is the official website with results and information on the electoral system.
The website also has an excellent research section with literature reviews and papers on election related topics.
It includes voter satisfaction research from earlier elections.
There is also a dedicated area just for election results.
The New Zealand Election Study has monitorign study and data on its website for all elections since 1990.
For newspaper analysis try
The New Zealand Herald which also has electoral maps and polls
the Listener which also offered an election night drinking game
finally see the twitter messages relating to the elections.
Friday, 18 November 2011
Spain - the election game!
Here are some sites for Spanish voters.
Aritmetica 20N- Maths to break the electoral game.
calculates which party would have more chances of breaking 2 party politics in each province. It aims to encourages people to vote for a potential third party force.
Elecciones.es
Find out which political parties are closer to your ideology, answer some questions, choose topics and discover the parties.
Aritmetica 20N- Maths to break the electoral game.
calculates which party would have more chances of breaking 2 party politics in each province. It aims to encourages people to vote for a potential third party force.
Elecciones.es
Find out which political parties are closer to your ideology, answer some questions, choose topics and discover the parties.
Coming soon Spanish elections!
Spain will soon be going to the polls. Here (with some help from my colleague Eugenie Gozalo-Velasco) are some recommended starting points!
Official website from the Ministry of the Interior
Use this to check for legislations, electoral laws, regulation of candidates and parties. Also has online collection of previous election results.
Includes a 2011 section.Earlier election results can also be found from Manuel Álvarez-Rivera's site which includes results from 1977 onwards.
Junta Electoral central has further official documents.
The Electoral Census Office/ Oficina del Censo Electoral
Get official statistics on voter registration.
Tribunal de Cuentas- The Spanish Court of Audit. Includes documents and press releases relating to elections.
Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas
Major conductor of public opinion polls amongst the Spanish public. Its website has information about its work and access to recent findings. Consult the databank for the latest barometers. These include recent voting intentions. Some information is offered in English.
News
El MundoIncludes polls analysis.
RTVE TV coverage Includes extensive video , analysis, films and graphs.
ABC. ES – TV coverage and analysis
EL Pais
Includes blogs with political satire cartoons
YouTube Channel contains videos, Google tendencies.
Electrometro.es site by Gonzalo González has news links to recent polls and surveys relating to Spanish 2011 elections.
OSCE will be assessing the conduct of the elections. See previous assessments on the website
Official website from the Ministry of the Interior
Use this to check for legislations, electoral laws, regulation of candidates and parties. Also has online collection of previous election results.
Includes a 2011 section.Earlier election results can also be found from Manuel Álvarez-Rivera's site which includes results from 1977 onwards.
Junta Electoral central has further official documents.
The Electoral Census Office/ Oficina del Censo Electoral
Get official statistics on voter registration.
Tribunal de Cuentas- The Spanish Court of Audit. Includes documents and press releases relating to elections.
Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas
Major conductor of public opinion polls amongst the Spanish public. Its website has information about its work and access to recent findings. Consult the databank for the latest barometers. These include recent voting intentions. Some information is offered in English.
News
El MundoIncludes polls analysis.
RTVE TV coverage Includes extensive video , analysis, films and graphs.
ABC. ES – TV coverage and analysis
EL Pais
Includes blogs with political satire cartoons
YouTube Channel contains videos, Google tendencies.
Electrometro.es site by Gonzalo González has news links to recent polls and surveys relating to Spanish 2011 elections.
OSCE will be assessing the conduct of the elections. See previous assessments on the website
Friday, 4 November 2011
Irish presidential elections 2011
This week the irish president was elected. here are some starting points for good quality facts about the election.
The Presidential Returning Officer website has the official results. Good graphs of the percentage achieved by each of the candidates. There is also a simple leaflet which explains the election process.
Results of past elections from 1938-2004 can also be downloaded.
RTE news has a special section with reports, analysis and social media from the election.
The Irish Independent also has a special section where you can find similar features.
Irish Times - special feature. This includes opnion polls, blogs and other social media. Look for vote 2011 external feature 2011 which highlights youtube videos from the campaigns - including today dancing candidates!
Other useful sources for Irish presidential elections are the
ElectionsIreland.org website which is strong on data. based on the work of Seán Donnelly.
Irish National Election study has research and discussion of voting in Ireland. covering the period 2002-7
The Irish Social Science Data Archive also has further references to social and political attitude surveys covering the Irish electorate.
The Presidential Returning Officer website has the official results. Good graphs of the percentage achieved by each of the candidates. There is also a simple leaflet which explains the election process.
Results of past elections from 1938-2004 can also be downloaded.
RTE news has a special section with reports, analysis and social media from the election.
The Irish Independent also has a special section where you can find similar features.
Irish Times - special feature. This includes opnion polls, blogs and other social media. Look for vote 2011 external feature 2011 which highlights youtube videos from the campaigns - including today dancing candidates!
Other useful sources for Irish presidential elections are the
ElectionsIreland.org website which is strong on data. based on the work of Seán Donnelly.
Irish National Election study has research and discussion of voting in Ireland. covering the period 2002-7
The Irish Social Science Data Archive also has further references to social and political attitude surveys covering the Irish electorate.
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