Brian Paul Boyle

Lecturer in Comparative Politics
Newcastle University

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About me

My main research interests are comparative politics and political communication, with a focus on quantitative methods and computational social science approaches. I received my PhD in Politics from the University of Strathclyde in 2021. My current research examines political campaigning on Twitter during European Parliament elections, as well as political representation in UK public broadcasting. My other published work based on my PhD research explores the relationship between electoral rules such as compulsory voting and voter registration, and social inequalities across voting, non-electoral participation, and political attitudes.

Data Visualisation

BBC Question Time Tweets on days episodes aired

Language breakdown of 2019 MEP candidate Tweets

Brexit views for BBCQT guest appearances (2015-19)

Gender balance of BBCQT appearances (1979-2019)

Brexit vote choice for BBCQT appearances (2015-19)