Online Politics
Politics is taking over the internet. Online, people research political topics, political opinions, debate politics. Those people and issues to be decided on during an election, also use the internet to gain support and donations.
- What are the effects of online political action to politics? Choose a specific sort of action to look at what it does. This can be the effects on voters or campaigns.
- How should voters use the internet to become more politically active? How should campaigns use the internet to persuade voters?
- Is using the internet to further politics effective? Why? Choose a certain online behavior (posting on social media, reading news sites, etc.) to evaluate.
Data
- Statista This link opens in a new windowProvides access to recent and relevant statistics and studies from market researchers, trade organizations, scientific publications, and U.S. and international government sources. Topics include business, finance, education, media, politics, society, environment, technology and more. Ready-made tables, graphs, and charts are downloadable in PDF, XLS, PNG, or PPT.
- Pew Research CenterSearch for data on political parties, voting, social media usage, and trends. Remember, use the data tab above each graph or visual to get the dataset.
