Measuring the Volatility of the Political agenda in Public Opinion and News Media

1 code implementation • 27 Aug 2018 • Chico Q. Camargo, Scott A. Hale, Peter John, Helen Z. Margetts

Recent election surprises, regime changes, and political shocks indicate that political agendas have become more fast-moving and volatile.

Transfer Topic Labeling with Domain-Specific Knowledge Base: An Analysis of UK House of Commons Speeches 1935-2014

no code implementations • 3 Jun 2018 • Alexander Herzog, Peter John, Slava Jankin Mikhaylov

Topic models are widely used in natural language processing, allowing researchers to estimate the underlying themes in a collection of documents.

Topic Models

Complex Politics: A Quantitative Semantic and Topological Analysis of UK House of Commons Debates

no code implementations • 13 Oct 2015 • Stefano Gurciullo, Michael Smallegan, María Pereda, Federico Battiston, Alice Patania, Sebastian Poledna, Daniel Hedblom, Bahattin Tolga Oztan, Alexander Herzog, Peter John, Slava Mikhaylov

This study is a first, exploratory attempt to use quantitative semantics techniques and topological analysis to analyze systemic patterns arising in a complex political system.

Dynamic Topic Modeling Topological Data Analysis