{"id":1420,"date":"2020-02-28T16:39:11","date_gmt":"2020-02-28T16:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/diced\/?page_id=1420"},"modified":"2026-03-04T17:22:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T17:22:07","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/diced\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; next_background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; global_module=&#8221;322&#8243;][et_pb_fullwidth_menu global_parent=&#8221;322&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.106&#8243; menu_id=&#8221;7&#8243; submenu_direction=&#8221;downwards&#8221; fullwidth_menu=&#8221;off&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; module_class=&#8221;main-navigation&#8221; \/][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; specialty=&#8221;off&#8221; transparent_background=&#8221;off&#8221; allow_player_pause=&#8221;off&#8221; inner_shadow=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;on&#8221; make_fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; use_custom_width=&#8221;off&#8221; width_unit=&#8221;on&#8221; make_equal=&#8221;off&#8221; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|&#8221; custom_css_main_element=&#8221;padding-top:0px&#8221; module_class=&#8221;header-image-section&#8221; prev_background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; next_background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221;][et_pb_row allow_player_pause=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;on&#8221; parallax_1=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method_1=&#8221;off&#8221; make_fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; use_custom_width=&#8221;off&#8221; width_unit=&#8221;on&#8221; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;off&#8221; make_equal=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px|&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|&#8221; module_class=&#8221;header-image&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/diced\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/243\/2021\/02\/digitalbanner.jpg&#8221; show_in_lightbox=&#8221;off&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;off&#8221; use_overlay=&#8221;off&#8221; align=&#8221;left&#8221; always_center_on_mobile=&#8221;on&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; force_fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px|||&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;left&#8221; show_bottom_space=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243; \/][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; specialty=&#8221;off&#8221; prev_background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; next_background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h1>Introducing DiCED<\/h1>\n<p>Digital Campaigning and Electoral Democracy (DiCED) is a 5 year cross-national project funded by the EU as a European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Investigator grant. DiCED is designed to investigate the impact of digital technology on the organization, implementation and impact of political campaigns. The project is led by Rachel Gibson, a Professor of Political Science from The University of Manchester and includes academic partners based in Europe and the U.S. Focusing on elections in the USA, the UK, France, Germany and Poland, the project will offer one of the first systematic insights into where \u2018data-driven\u2019 campaigning is emerging, and its implications for the political behaviour and attitudes of voters, as well as party organization in these nations. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 1080px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-1420-1\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/diced\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/243\/2023\/10\/How-technology-is-reshaping-political-campaigns.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/diced\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/243\/2023\/10\/How-technology-is-reshaping-political-campaigns.mp4\">https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/diced\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/243\/2023\/10\/How-technology-is-reshaping-political-campaigns.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><a href='https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/diced\/home\/about\/' class='big-button bigrgb(0,153,51)' target=\"_blank\">More about DiCED<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row allow_player_pause=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;on&#8221; parallax_1=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method_1=&#8221;off&#8221; make_fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; use_custom_width=&#8221;off&#8221; width_unit=&#8221;on&#8221; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;off&#8221; make_equal=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;3em||0.5em|&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text 1&#8243; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h1>The Key sections<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row allow_player_pause=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;on&#8221; parallax_1=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method_1=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_2=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method_2=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_3=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method_3=&#8221;off&#8221; make_fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; use_custom_width=&#8221;off&#8221; width_unit=&#8221;on&#8221; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;off&#8221; make_equal=&#8221;off&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243;][et_pb_code admin_label=&#8221;Promo box 1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243;]<a href='https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/diced\/home\/about\/resources\/'><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/p>\n<div class=\"overlay promo_box\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/diced\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/243\/2021\/02\/resources2.png\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><figcaption class=\"promo_caption\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <\/p>\n<h2>DiCED Resources<\/h2>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <\/figcaption><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/a><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!\u2013- [et_pb_br_holder] -\u2013><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <pee>DiCED will make a number of resources available as the project develops. 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