Browsing: Election Management
Campaigns on the horizon: Netherlands Regional — Emerging political parties and how they campaign to compete with traditional forces How do you brand your new political party? With…
Insight from the field: Germany — First lessons from Berlin’s election rerun International observers, labour votes shifting right, and a winner who may still lose eventually: Last Sunday’s election…
Three lessons on running creative campaigns Above all else, creativity is about perspective. A way of looking, thinking, living, seeing and being. A set of skills,…
Lessons of chaos: The outcome of the Slovak referendum The primary objective of a political party is to gain power. As an organization, a party’s focus…
‘To disruption and beyond’ — Slovakia’s recent referendum i.e. on what and why did Slovakia have a referendum on January 21st In order to build, first you must…
Knock Knock: Tips for door-to-door canvassing Tons of studies prove the benefits of door-to-door canvassing, yet it is still not widely used in European political campaigns.…
Grassroots campaigning in a conservative stronghold — “People are happy about the opportunity to raise concerns in person” Author: Florian PeschlInterviewee: Laura Ozlberger It may be the end of…
The most fearless campaign tactic? Ignoring the pundits Strategic decision-making in political campaigns is always complicated, but what makes it even worse is that there is always…
10 smart moves for parties with limited budget Newly founded political parties rarely have the financial tools to compete with the often hundred-year-old parties in Europe, which…
The challenges & pitfalls of inner party democracy in European politics Across Europe parties are currently undergoing transformation processes with no definitive end in sight.(1) In an…