By Tom Sandall Since the mid-2000s, a new force entered politics, that of the Digital (or platform) party. Digital parties are distinct in their primary communication method is through social media and platforms of their own. Fundamentally, these digital parties see the web as...

By Tom Sandall As discussed in last week’s post, conspiracy theories have re-entered contemporary political discourse, regarded as legitimate for some, a particularly problematic development. In the US, Donald Trump has been a particularly interesting case as he and his team m...

By Tom Sandall Conspiracy theories were common parlance in western political discourse, regarded as a legitimate form of knowledge until the 1950s. Perhaps the most widely accepted during this time were conspiracies suggesting that members of the Jewish community were pullin...

By Tom Sandall In most countries, voting is managed through traditional means through a paper-based ballot, requiring to show up in person or through postal services. However, since 2005 Estonia has utilised a form of voting that allows them to vote at home via the Internet in...

Warmest welcome to our March interns! We ask each intern to briefly introduce themselves. I am a mature first-year student studying Politics. On reflection, I may belong to the last generation to have grown up with the distinct dial-up connection tone. One of my earliest memor...