What type of questions do people ask British politicians in online Q&As?

A thematic analysis of MP’s “Ask Me Anything” Q&As on Reddit

Naiyan Jones
Nov 4 · 12 min read

This blogpost is the first in a two-part series which outlines the result of a study on MP’s social media Q&As sessions. This first post details the themes of questions asked, the second on the extent to which MPs answered said questions. The dissertation received a Distinction from the University of Birmingham, 2019.

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Naiyan Jones

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Interested in social media, public policy and British politics. Learning data science on the side. University of Birmingham.

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