digital methods for internet policy and politics
By Fenwick McKelvey This article was first published on March 6, 2020 on the website of the Centre for International Governance Innovation. Yesterday’s techlash is today’s regulatory agenda. Recently, the Canadian government has undertaken … [Continue reading]
Call for submissions, deadline 3 January 2020. We are accepting submissions for the Great Canadian Encyclopedia of Political Meme. Entries focus on a single meme and its relevance to the 43rd Canadian Election. The entry is a chance to explain if … [Continue reading]
Analyzing the top seven Facebook groups that seemed organic and not third-party advertisers, we found that meme groups mostly engaged in negative campaigning, fostering group affinities and trying to vote out Trudeau. Over the 40-day campaign, … [Continue reading]
With horse race coverage of the election fixed on a dead heat between the Liberal and Conservative parties, partisan Facebook memes now try to persuade voters on the best way to cast their ballot when it seems no party will win a majority. Though not … [Continue reading]
Key Points Climate change is a divisive issue in the Canadian meme space.Conservative memes tend to dismiss current policy responses to climate change, or frame liberal campaigning practices as hypocritical.Liberal memes point out conservative … [Continue reading]
