#EPOP2025

An infographic showing some of the statistics from this year's EPOP conference

#EPOP2025 in summary, thanks to @hannahbunting.bsky.social @uniofexeterhass.bsky.social - a hugely successful conference!

Conference delegates enjoying a dinner

A drinks reception outside a beautiful historic building

#EPOP2025 is all wrapped up! Fantastic conference rounded off with dinner at Reed Hall @hannahbunting.bsky.social @uniofexeterhass.bsky.social @psaepop.bsky.social A huge thanks to all of our presenters, panellists, delegates and colleagues who supported to make it such a success.

At #EPOP2025, we were delighted to award Pippa Norris the 2025 Sir David Butler Prize for Lifetime Contribution to the Study of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties.

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Kicked off my first week at
@lsegovernment.bsky.social with the fantastic @psaepop.bsky.social #EPOP2025 conference in Exeter. Grateful for the warm welcome, great academic exchange and stunning English nature 🌿. Colleagues in or passing through London, please reach out, I’d be glad to connect!

On Friday, I was fortunate enough to promote our book, Beyond Woke and Anti-Woke, at a plenary session of the #EPOP2025 conference. Thanks to all who came and co-panellists Helen Berry, @evemworth.bsky.social and @hannahbunting.bsky.social

A fascinating plenary session at #EPOP2025 yesterday, thanks to Professor Helen Berry and Dr Eve Worth from @uniofexeterhass.bsky.social and Professor Thomas Prosser from Cardiff University, chaired by @hannahbunting.bsky.social @pspolisci.bsky.social @psaepop.bsky.social

What a great way to wrap up #EPOP2025!

Photo of conference participants enjoying the evening sun on Exeter Quayside

Loving being back in beautiful Exeter for #EPOP2025 @psaepop.bsky.social - rediscovering old haunts, meeting great people and enjoying some super interesting panels. Massive kudos to @hannahbunting.bsky.social for making it happen!

Panel sessions (and coffee) underway at #EPOP2025! @psaepop.bsky.social @psaecn.bsky.social @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

Full circle moment ⭕:
@psaepop.bsky.social was the first ever conference I presented at, and now I'm thrilled to wrap up my PhD conference cycle at #EPOP2025 in Exeter. Enthusiatic to present joint work with @aleferna.bsky.social and to be part of this promising panel. Curious to hear your thoughts!

#EPOP2025 is officially about to begin! A full list of all panels, plenaries and receptions can be found in the conference programme here:

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Wishing all delegates & @psaepop.bsky.social members a 🤩 time @universityofexeter.bsky.social at #EPOP2025 👀👇

On my way to #EPOP2025, my favourite recurring conference, with @prossertj.bsky.social. This year I have a welcome problem - practically every panel has cool people I know doing great work, and there aren’t six of me to attend them all!

Paper abstract: "Political campaigns are adopting increasingly sophisticated software to automate highly tailored communication with supporters and potential supporters. This allows campaigns to adapt messages using a wider range of individual-level information, such as individuals’ preferences, previous communications, or issue priorities. Despite a growing literature on micro-targeting by campaigns, previous literature mostly focuses on messages tailored to demographic characteristics. Less is known about the effects of tailoring using individual-level information, which is an increasingly viable option for campaigns. Furthermore, existing literature is reliant upon survey experiments, meaning there is limited understanding of the behavioural effects of targeted political communication in real-world settings. This paper presents the results of a large-scale field experiment (N=11,743) conducted collaboratively with a British pressure group during a real petition campaign. The campaign organisation’s mailing list was randomly assigned to a pure control group or to one of three emails: (1) untailored; (2) tailored; and (3) tailored with explicit reference to the tailoring. The findings reveal that whilst both tailored emails mobilise petition signatures, the effect is substantially larger when emails are explicitly tailored. Notably, no significant difference was observed between plain tailored and untailored conditions. These results provide two theoretical contributions. Firstly, despite theoretical fears of backlash to over-tailored communication in previous literature, individuals respond positively when they are explicitly told that content is individually tailored to them. Additionally, in line with organisational theories of activism, the results provide evidence that tailoring at the individual level acts as a signal of a campaign organisation’s responsiveness."

On my way to @psaepop.bsky.social to present this paper at the PhD pre-conference today at 1pm and the Campaigns panel on Friday at 4pm -

Looking forward to seeing everyone and hearing about lots of exciting research!

#EPOP2025

Thrilled to take part in @psaepop.bsky.social #EPOP2025 from Thursday to Saturday in @universityofexeter.bsky.social

I will present my paper “Navigating Uncertainty: The Impact of Moving Out on Populist Attitudes”

I look forward to the debates, discussions and presentations.

See you there!

Join us at #EPOP2025 for what promises to be an exciting and stimulating conference in the scenic surroundings of Exeter.

🚨Early bird registration deadline: 4th August 🚨

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Elections, Public Opinion and Parties Conference 2025 | Exeter University EPOP brings together people interested in the study of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties. It has more than 250 members, including media commentators, l

Registration is now open for #EPOP2025 at @exeterspspa.bsky.social!

The fee is inclusive of all receptions and meals, with the option to also stay in university accommodation.

Register by 4 August to receive an early bird discount.

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FINAL REMINDER: Today is the very last day to submit your abstracts for #EPOP2025. Don't miss out - full details are available on the conference website spspa.exeter.ac.uk/events/epop2...

The application deadline for #EPOP2025 is now just one week away (30 April)!!

Abstracts can be submitted through the following link: forms.office.com/e/4wBNMq4qwi.

Do you work on any aspect of public opinion or political behaviour broadly conceived? Apply using link below for #EPOP2025 which I’ve found to be that rare unicorn of a conference where research quality, depth and breadth of attendees, and friendliness especially to early-career folks overlap.

The call for papers for #EPOP2025 is now open. Happening 4-6 September at the University of Exeter, this is not to be missed!

See the thread below for the conference website and details on how to apply.

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