Economists tend to think that the state of the economy determines vote choices. Sociologists tend to think that identity (class, religion, ethnicity, gender, and other demographics) determine vote choices. But substantial evidence shows that voters may be persuadable during campaigns, especially in newer democracies where partisan identities are weak. This project explores the degree of campaign effects across new democracies using panel datasets from public opinion surveys. Unlike one-shot surveys, panel surveys interview the same citizens multiple times before and after elections. As such, they are useful in documenting changes in vote intentions and gaining traction on the reasons for the changes.
Experience organizing large datasets using Stata or R.
No specific timeline.
Organize large datasets using Stata or R. Get to know the data and generate brief reports about it. Some datasets and accompanying codebooks may be in languages other than English.
