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28 April 2009
GPPi Research Associate contributes to the first Europe wide voting advice application “EU Profiler”
GPPi Research Associate Fabian Breuer acted as the European University Institute (EUI) project manager to the EU Profiler, the first Europe wide Voting Advice Application for the European Parliament Elections. The tool was launched on 23 April 2009 and can be accessed at www.euprofiler.eu.
Designed by an international team of social scientists, the EU Profiler, which combines high quality information on party positions and state-of-the-art technology, presents 300 European parties through a number of analyses and visualizations that allow voters to see which European and national party is closest to their preferences. The EU Profiler is available in almost all national languages of the EU and parts of the application are customised to each country’s national campaign context. In the ever more opaque European political landscape in which party lines are increasingly blurred, the EU Profiler provides voters with a comprehensive and clear guide on the positions of political parties.
The EUI, in collaboration with two technological partners, the Dutch company Kieskompas and the Swiss NCCR/Politools, developed the EU Profiler. Since its launch it has attracted more than 200.000 users.
For more information, please contact Fabian Breuer