Nudge Politics: a sociological analysis
‘nudge politics’ involves governments implementing small social policy measures to help people make the ‘right decisions’. This post considers some of the pros and cons of this type of social policy agenda.
politics
research methods, Statistics
Why Do Voting Opinion Polls Get it Wrong So Often?
Surveys which ask how people intend to vote in major elections seem to get it wrong more often than not,
Neoliberalism and The New Right, Sociology in the News
Why Did Labour Gain Seats in the 2017 General Election?
In the recent June 2017 General Election, Labour won more votes than it did in 2001, 2005, 2010 or 2015,