German and Dutch Greens Sleepless on the World Wide Web

This article describes two similar campaigns: the “3 Tage Wach” German campaign in 2009 (article written by Robert Heinrich and Michael Scharfschwerdt) and the “4 Day Wake” Dutch camp.

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“For a richer New Zealand” – Successes of a green campaign

In the last election, the New Zealand Greens achieved a record result. For the first time, more than 10% of votes were cast for the Greens, making them the third largest party in the country’s House.

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All ready for the European Citizens’ Initiative? Lessons from a campaign

The European Citizens’ Initiative will come into operation on April 1st 2012, and will give 1 million European Citizens the right to demand that the European Commission consider introducing a specif.

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Regional elections in the Netherlands – using technology to connect with voters

The Dutch Greens – innovative ideas to engage with younger voters This article was written following an interview with Truuske Smits, campaign manager for the North Brabant Greens in the recent regi.

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Campaigning Online

Contents 1. Why should you campaign online? 2. In what elections does internet campaigning work? 3. Where to start 4. How to commission a website 5. Additional tools 6. Keeping an eye on your online r.

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The Last 72 Hours

Until the last minute ‘Getting out the vote’ – every political campaigner and every politician in the USA knows this claim. It is a symbol for election campaigning on election day itself, until .

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