Recent Directions in VAA Development and Research: Methodological Innovations, Data Collection, and Data Sharing

Abstract

Since their rise in the late 1980s, Voting Advice Applications (VAAs) have become a significant element of electoral campaigns, particularly in Europe, where millions of citizens utilize them. Although the number of VAA designers is on the rise, many of the VAAs currently in use closely resemble those developed over a decade ago in terms of layout and methodology. Additionally, despite a substantial increase in literature on VAAs, the management and sharing of VAA data remain inconsistent. This panel includes papers that explore innovations in VAA design, such as those incorporating Conversational Agents, as well as discussions on the collection and sharing of VAA data.

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