Campaign Team Research Articles

Sounding of the idols. Visual deception and religious images in Brazil

This article is a visual analysis of “deceptive religious imagery” employed by the campaign teams of Bolsonaro and Lula during the 2022 Brazilian presidential race with the aim of garnering votes through networked disinformation and covert influence operations. Employing a multimodal analytical approach, the research delves into the intricate interplay between politics and religion, particularly through the lens of online engagement with deceptive imagery. It tracks the dissemination of deceptive religious imagery across digital and physical platforms, melding visual analysis with rigorous fact-checking methodologies. This investigation is based on online and off-line ethnographic visual research. Not only this research let us reassess key concepts like ‘false image’, ‘verification’ or ‘visual myth’ but also allowed us to identify and debunk false imagery propagated online. Drawing upon Mitchell's framework of ‘iconology’, the article advocates for a critical examination of images, underscoring their tangible influence and the imperative to expose and evaluate their falseness in shaping public opinion. The research stresses the significance of understanding the actions and repercussions of religious visual disinformation in the context of the prevalence of post-truth cultures. In sum, this article contributes to our understanding of the intricate dynamics surrounding the utilisation of deceptive religious imagery in political campaigns, shedding light on the broader implications for democratic processes and the manipulation of public perception in contemporary socio-political contexts.

Data-Campaigning on Facebook: Do Metrics of User Engagement Drive French Political Parties’ Publications?

Research on data-driven campaigning has mostly focused on the strategies of central campaign teams. However, there is a lack of evidence explaining how parties and supporters use data-driven campaigning techniques to organise their social media campaigning. Do user engagement metrics influence the choice of campaign themes by encouraging political parties to concentrate their communication on issues that are most liked, commented on, and shared? Our study focuses on the use of Facebook by French political parties and their supporters during the 2022 presidential election campaign. We conducted a supervised content analysis based on machine learning to examine their Facebook posts (<em>n</em> = 17,060). Our results show that the issues prioritized by parties on Facebook may be different from those that are most prominent in their broader communications. In most cases, however, these themes are not chosen based on user engagement, even for parties that claim to have developed their base through digital channels. Instead, the choice of themes seems influenced by more traditional campaign strategies, such as the desire to capture the electorate of their closest rival. In our conclusion, we discuss the implications of these findings for the adoption of data-driven campaigning in digital election communication across Europe.

Cost of COVID-19 vaccine delivery in nine States in Nigeria via the U.S. Government Initiative for Global Vaccine Access

BackgroundIn 2022, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention collaborated with implementing partners, African Field Epidemiology Network and Sydani Group, to support COVID-19 vaccination efforts in Nigeria. To characterize the costs of COVID-19 vaccination, this study evaluated financial costs per dose for activities implemented to support the intensification campaign for COVID-19 vaccination.MethodsThis retrospective evaluation collected secondary data from existing expenditure and programmatic records on resource utilization to roll out COVID-19 vaccination during 2022. The study included incremental financial costs of the activities implemented to support an intensification campaign for COVID-19 vaccination across nine states and six administrative levels in Nigeria from the perspective of the external donor (U.S. Government). Costs for vaccines and injection supplies, transport of vaccines, and any economic costs, including government in-kind contributions, were not included. All costs were converted from Nigerian Naira to 2022 U.S. Dollars (US$).ResultsThe estimated financial delivery cost of the COVID-19 vaccination intensification campaign was US$0.84 per dose (total expenditure of US$6.29 million to administer 7,461,971 doses). Most of the financial resources were used for fieldwork activities (86%), followed by monitoring and supervision activities (8%), coordination activities (5%), and training-related activities (1%). Labor (58%) and travel (37%) were the resource inputs that accounted for the majority of the cost, while shares of other resource inputs were marginal (1% for each). Most labor costs (79%) were spent on payments for mass vaccination campaign teams, including pay-for-performance incentives. By administrative level, the largest share of costs (46%) was for pay-for-performance incentives at the community, health facility, or campus levels combined, followed by local government area level (24%), community level only (15%), state level (9%), national level (3%), campus level only (1%), and health facility level only (< 1%).ConclusionsFindings from the evaluation can help to inform resources needed for vaccination activities to respond to future outbreaks and pandemics in resource-limited settings, particularly to reach new target populations not regularly included in routine childhood immunization delivery.

Adaptive Stakeholder Management in Social Startups

This research examines the implementation and outcomes of stakeholder relationship management (SRM) strategies in social startups, focusing on Indonesia's Social Organization Matchmaking program. Conducting by a qualitative approach, this study explores how the Outreach Campaign team designed and implemented SRM strategies to engage diverse Organizations within a resource-constrained, emerging market context. The findings highlight a multifaceted SRM approach encompassing strategic communication, personalized engagement, value co-creation, and digital interaction. This adaptive strategy significantly enhanced program outcomes, including a higher success rate in matching Organizations with sponsors, increased retention, and overall satisfaction. Key factors contributing to effective SRM were identified, such as fostering trust through transparent communication, cultivating commitment through shared value creation, and balancing digital and traditional engagement methods. Contextual factors, including cultural norms, economic realities, technological infrastructure, and regulatory environment, shaped SRM strategies.

Campaign Strategy for the Election of Bojongmalaka Village Head, Baleendah District, Bandung Regency in 2022

This study aims to analyze the campaign strategies implemented in the village head election of Bojongmalaka, Baleendah District, Bandung Regency, in 2022. The village head election is a democratic process that involves active community participation in choosing local leaders who will influence village development. This study uses a qualitative approach with a case study method, involving in-depth interviews with candidates, campaign teams, and local residents, as well as analysis of campaign-related documents. The results of the study indicate that an effective campaign strategy includes several key elements, including good candidate introduction, optimal use of social media, a personal approach through direct visits to residents' homes, and delivery of work programs that are relevant to the needs of the village community. Factors such as candidate popularity, support from community leaders, and mass mobilization also play a significant role in determining election results. These findings provide insight into local political dynamics and can be a guide for candidates in similar elections in the future.

Analisis Framing Berita Pemilu Capres 2024 di Media Liputan6.com

The purpose of this study is to investigate how social media is used in political contexts, particularly during the Indonesian presidential election of 2024. Social media has grown in importance in people's daily lives in the modern digital age, especially in the political sphere. A notable instance of presidential contenders using social media deliberately to sway voters is the Indonesian presidential election of 2024. Using a qualitative technique and a descriptive research design, this study focuses on the three leading candidates for the presidency of Indonesia in 2024. The data analysis technique used by the researchers is framing analysis. The goal of framing analysis is to ascertain how a media outlet manages the framing of news about, in this case, the Indonesian presidential candidates for 2024. The researchers discover that the media frequently gives more coverage to the front-runner for president after looking at a variety of presidential election stories. The real count results, which show one candidate ahead of the others, clearly demonstrate this. The research's conclusions offer a clearer knowledge of the political application of social media as well as how it affects the public's perception and attitude toward presidential candidates. Additionally, this study provides campaign teams and presidential candidates with information into how important social media tactics are in shaping public opinion.

Battle for Inbox and Bucks

Despite its proven pervasiveness and effectiveness, the role of email in political campaigns has been understudied. In this article, we seek to understand the use of emails by Donald Trump's and Joe Biden's campaigns during the 2020 U.S. presidential election. Employing newly collected email data (N = 4051), we compared how the two campaign teams differ in the use of appeals in their emails, and the functions of the message (e.g., attack, acclaim). We found that, while both campaigns used emails primarily for fundraising, Trump's campaign (compared to Biden’s campaign) was more likely to use all of the four appeals we defined — material, solidarity, ideology, and issue appeals. We also found that by sending emails, Biden's campaign tends to acclaim itself more while Trump's campaign attacks opponents more.

2023 DZ2 Planetary Defense Campaign

We present the results of a fourth planetary defense exercise, focused this time on the small near-Earth asteroid (NEA) 2023 DZ2 and conducted during its close approach to the Earth in 2023 March. The International Asteroid Warning Network (IAWN), with support from NASA's Planetary Defense Coordination Office (PDCO), has been coordinating planetary defense observational campaigns since 2017 to test the operational readiness of the global planetary defense capabilities. The last campaign focused on the NEA Apophis, and an outcome of that exercise was the need for a short burst campaign to replicate a real-life near-Earth object impact hazard scenario. The goal of the 2023 DZ2 campaign was to characterize the small NEA as a potential impactor and exercise the planetary defense system including observations, hypothetical risk assessment and risk prediction, and hazard communication with a short notice of just 24 hr. The entire campaign lasted about 10 days. The campaign team was divided into several working groups based on the characterization method: photometry, spectroscopy, thermal IR photometry and optical polarimetry, radar, and risk assessment. Science results from the campaign show that 2023 DZ2 has a rotation period of 6.2745 ± 0.0030 minutes; visible wavelength color photometry/spectroscopy/polarimetry and near-IR spectroscopy all point to an E-type taxonomic classification with surface composition analogous to aubrite meteorites; and radar observations show that the object has a diameter of 30 ± 10 m, consistent with the high albedo (0.49) derived from polarimetric and thermal IR observations.

Analisis Komunikasi Politik dalam Kampanye Pemilu: Pendekatan Kualitatif terhadap Strategi dan Dampaknya di Media Sosial

This study aims to analyze political communication in election campaigns using a qualitative approach, focusing on the strategies employed and their impact on social media. In the context of the growing use of social media as a primary platform for political campaigns, this research examines how politicians and campaign teams utilize social media to convey political messages, build images, and influence public opinion. Data were collected through in-depth interviews with political campaign practitioners and content analysis from various social media platforms. The findings indicate that effective communication strategies on social media involve engaging content, active interaction with the audience, and message adaptation according to the platform's characteristics. Additionally, the impact of these strategies is observed in increased political participation, changes in public perception, and voter mobilization. These findings provide valuable insights for political practitioners and communication researchers regarding the dynamics of political communication in the digital era.

Evaluasi Ketaatan dan Transparansi Pelaporan Dana Kampanye Pemilihan Presiden 2019

In accordance with KPU Regulation Number 3 of 2022, campaign activities for the 2024 presidential election will begin on November 28 2023. The KPU sets administrative requirements regarding campaign funds that must be complied with by all election contestants, including presidential and vice presidential candidate pairs. This research is intended to evaluate compliance and transparency in reporting campaign funds for the 2019 presidential election with the aim of measuring compliance and transparency in reporting campaign funds for the 2019 presidential election which can be used as a benchmark for managing campaign funds in the 2024 presidential election. The results of the research show that several complete accountability forms were not made, and deposits were not made. recorded at the LPPDK, did not create a separate list of donors that did not include identification, reporting of TPS witness funds was not transparent, there were allegations that donations were used outside of campaign funding purposes, and PKPU had not clearly regulated a tiered accountability mechanism. There are difficulties in implementing PKPU Number 24 of 2018 concerning General Election Campaign Funds because reporting is not carried out in stages from district/city to province and center, but the report format is presented according to election administration areas. However, accountability and bookkeeping are carried out centrally by the national campaign team, where revenue and expenditure traffic goes through the RKDK.

EKSISTENSI PETUGAS KAMPANYE MENURUT UNDANG-UNDANG PEMILIHAN UMUM DAN PERATURAN KPU NOMOR 15 TAHUN 2023

Campaigning is one of the stages in the general election. Campaign implementation can be carried out by campaign executives, election participants, campaign teams, and campaign officers. However, the existence of campaign officers is not regulated in the Election Law but only regulated in KPU Regulation Number 15 of 2023. This has the potential to cause legal problems related to the accountability of campaign officers according to the law. This research is a normative juridical research with a statutory approach. From the research conducted, it is known that campaign officers cannot be held criminally liable if they commit prohibited actions in the process of conducting campaigns. This is because there is no formulation of legal norms in the Election Law that recognizes, recognizes and regulates the existence of campaign officers. The implementation of criminal law accountability must guide the principle of legality which is one of the fundamental principles in criminal law.

Eksistensi Badan Pengawas Pemilihan Umum dalam Pencegahan Praktik Politik Uang pada Pilkada 2020 di Kabupaten Klaten

This study aims to determine the roles, find out obstacles, and explicate the efforts of the Election Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) in preventing the practice of money politics during the 2020 Regional Elections in the Klaten Regency. This research is empirical legal research with direct field research. Its primary data source is data from interviews with the Bawaslu of Klaten Regency. The results of this study indicate that Bawaslu as a state institution has a duty to carry out supervision, including preventing violations in Regional Elections. The role of the Klaten Regency Bawaslu in preventing violations of money politics practices include providing socialization to all elements of society and forming an Anti-Money Politics Village and a Monitoring Village. In its supervision, the Klaten Regency Bawaslu experienced obstacles such as a lack of human resources, limited budget, and low community participation in supervision. The community itself is still afraid to report if they find violations. Therefore, to overcome these obstacles, Klaten Regency Bawaslu utilize social media to facilitate the socialization to the public, invite the public, candidates, and campaign teams to reject all kinds of money politics practices, and form Anti-Money Politics Villages and Monitoring Villages.

The Effectiveness of Campaign Digital Politics in Increasing the Electability of Prospective Candidates: A Analysis General Election of President and Vice President 2019

In this digital era, political campaigns have experienced significant changes with the emergence of various social media platforms and digital technology. This phenomenon is no exception in the context of the 2019 presidential and vice-presidential general elections in Indonesia. Digital political campaigns have become an integral part of candidates' strategies in winning the hearts of voters and increasing their electability. In this analysis, we evaluate the effectiveness of digital political campaigns in increasing the electability of prospective candidates in the 2019 presidential and vice-presidential general elections. We identify the strategies and tactics used by candidates and their campaign teams in utilizing digital technology to achieve their political goals, as well as the impact digital political campaigns on public perception and the final results of the general election. Using qualitative analysis methods, we collect data from various social media platforms and apply content analysis to understand the influence of digital political campaigns. The research results show that digital political campaigns have a significant impact in increasing the electability of prospective candidates, by increasing visibility, recognition and interaction with voters through social media. In addition, we also discuss other factors that influence election outcomes, such as the participation of young voters, the potential for polarization, and the influence of dynastic politics. Thus, this analysis provides in-depth insight into the role of digital technology in contemporary politics and its implications for democracy and the general election process in Indonesia.

Ganjar Pranowo's Political Communication on Twitter; 2024 Presidential Victory Strategy

This research analyzes Ganjar Pranowo’s strategic focus in the 2024 Presidential election on three sub-themes of the Human Development Index, namely Health, Education, and Economy via Twitter. This research aims to understand how Ganjar Pranowo uses the Twitter platform to highlight Health, Education, and Economic issues in the context of the 2024 Presidential election. The study has academic relevance because it provides insight into how a political candidate uses social media to convey political message. Meanwhile, this research can practically offer political candidates’ and campaign teams’ preferences in designing communication strategies via social media. The methodology used in this research is qualitative with the Qualitative Data Analysis (QDA) Miner approach. Content, network, and cloud analysis was performed using the Nvivo 12 Plus software. The findings were that Health was the main topic, with a discussion percentage of 47.11%, followed by Education with 34.71%, and Economics with 18.18%. This reflects Ganjar Pranowo’s emphasis on access to quality health services and commitment to education issues. This finding means that it provides insight into the focus of his political strategy. The research concludes that Ganjar Pranowo’s strategy in using Twitter in the context of the 2024 presidential election focuses on Health and Education issues as an attraction for voters. However, economic discussions and articulation of economic policies must be improved to ensure voters understand Ganjar’s plans for facing future economic challenges. The practical implication of this research is that political candidates can consider the importance of emphasizing Health and Education issues in their communication strategies via social media. In addition, this research also underscores the need for improvements in economic policy communication to increase voters’ understanding of candidates’ financial plans.&#x0D; Keywords: campaign, digital politics, general elections

Presidential Campaign Authority in The General Election Law

The President's Authority to Campaign during the General Election has recently become an interesting topic of discourse among the public. Some people think that the President should not campaign to maintain the neutrality of elections, the President's dignity, and so on. However, on the other hand, the public thinks that it is okay for the President to campaign because basically it is not the norm in the laws and regulations that has been violated. Therefore, this research aims to examine the President's authority to campaign in Law Number 7 of 2017 concerning General Elections. This research is a qualitative research with a normative approach that uses legislative regulations as the main focus to elaborate and explain comprehensively the authority of the President's campaign in the General Election Law. The data used in this research is secondary data that researchers obtained from statutory regulations, scientific journals, books, credible websites, and a number of other sources that are commonly used in every research. These data were analyzed using grammatical and teleological legal interpretation methods. The result in this articel show 1. There are two different opinions, namely those who agree with the president's campaign with the argument of maintaining ELECTION neutrality, potentially causing abuse of power, and maintaining presidential ethics. But on the other hand, they think it's okay because no rules have been violated. 2. Article 281 paragraph 1 of Law Number 7 of 2017 concerning General Elections regulates the President's ability to campaign as long as he does not use state facilities and takes leave. However, this article was interpreted differently by Bivitri Susanti because it relates to the President who will nominate again and the President must be registered in the campaign team. Apart from that, Zainal Arifin Mukhtar also has the same opinion that the President's campaign could cause legal complications and could potentially lead to the practice of nepotism. 3. The researcher does not agree with the two constitutional experts because there is an inconsistency in Bivitri Susanti's argument that initially the president was not allowed to campaign by interpreting market 281 paragraph 1 as relating to the incumbent President, but in the next sentence it seems to allow it by requiring the President to be included in the campaign team. Regarding Zainal Arifin Mukhtar's opinion, researchers consider that campaigning and nepotism are two very different things. Can campaigning is something that has not happened and is stated in the laws and regulations, whereas nepotism is something that has already happened and needs to be proven first and it does not necessarily mean that the President campaigning is nepotism. The researcher adheres firmly to the principles of Nullum Delictum, Nulla poena sine praevia lege poenali" and the fiqh rule "Al-Ashlu Fil Muamalah Ibahah Hatta Yadulla Daliil 'Ala Tahrimiha". The researcher believes that article 281 paragraph 1 has provided a comprehensive explanation regarding these abilities and the limits of the President. if you want to campaign.

Comparison of Naive Bayes and Support Vector Machine (SVM) Algorithms Regarding The Popularity of Presidential Candidates In The Upcoming 2024 Presidential Election

This study aims to compare the effectiveness of two classification algorithms, Naive Bayes and Support Vector Machine (SVM), in analyzing the popularity of presidential candidates for the 2024 Presidential Election (Pilpres). The popularity of presidential candidates plays a crucial role in campaign strategies and political decision-making in the modern political era. This research utilizes data from social media, encompassing public sentiment towards presidential candidates and related political issues. The research results indicate that SVM achieves an accuracy rate of 97%, while Naive Bayes achieves 95%, demonstrating the superiority of SVM in predicting the popularity of presidential candidates. In conclusion, the selection of the appropriate algorithm for analyzing complex political data has a significant impact, and the high accuracy rates of both algorithms provide valuable guidance for political decision-makers and campaign teams in preparation for the upcoming 2024 Pilpres.

The Effectiveness of Implementing a Closed-list Proportional System in Selecting Legislative Members from the Perspective of Islamic Law

The legislative elections using an open-list proportional system always generate identical controversies during general election season. This, mainly involves the prevalence of misconduct by both the prospective legislative candidates themselves and their campaign teams. This issue has become a latent problem in every general election season, resulting in several adverse effects, including high campaign costs leading to corruption practices and poor political education to the public. The closed proportional system is once again considered as a solution to prevent vote-buying practices, also known as money politics. This research is a normative legal study using the statute approach, conceptual approach, and case approach. There are two types of legal materials used in this research. First, primary legal materials, namely Law No. 2 of 2011 Regarding Amendments to the Political Parties Law and Law No. 7 of 2017 Regarding General Elections. This study focuses on the importance of reconsidering the implementation of the closed proportional system in legislative elections as an effort to prevent the ongoing issue of money politics, which has been a latent problem in every general election in Indonesia. This research aims to reevaluate the use of the closed proportional system as the most suitable system to combat money politics practices.&#x0D; Keywords: money politics, legislative elections, proportional system

Kepastian Hukum dalam Penetapan Kriteria Money Politik menjelang Kampanye Pemilu 2024

The implementation of elections or regional elections is very vulnerable to corruption. Money politics is the origin of political corruption. Money politics is a serious problem in elections and elections in Indonesia, starting from the election of village heads, regional heads, legislative members, and the Regional Representative Council (DPD) to the President and Vice President, it is vulnerable to the practice of buying and selling votes. One recent example of allegations of money politics was the discovery of a case of giving away milk during the CFD on December 3 2023 by Vice President Gibran which according to Bawaslu was not an election violation and the case of distributing envelopes bearing the PDIP logo at a mosque in Sumenep amounting to IDR 300 thousand. Again, Bawaslu stated that it could not investigate the case in terms of violations of money politics provisions. This is because the Election Law only regulates the prohibition of money politics during the campaign period. Therefore, there needs to be a clear determination in determining the criteria for money politics. The type of research used is normative juridical with a statutory approach and a conceptual approach. There is a gap for the practice of money politics to occur in the upcoming 2024 elections due to the weakness of the regulations governing money politics. This weakness is not only in terms of material, such as if there are subjects of criminal acts who are not organizers, participants, and campaign teams who practice money politics during the campaign and quiet periods, then these perpetrators cannot be punished under the Election Law. Only election organizers, participants, and campaign teams are prohibited from engaging in money politics. Transactions giving money are sometimes not carried out by candidates directly but through intermediaries with the success team or parties who have an interest in the candidate. Legal uncertainty was also seen during the campaign period which only lasted 75 days. So if forms of money politics are carried out by candidates and their teams outside the campaign period, they are not included in the category of money politics

Netralitas Aparatur Sipil Negara (ASN) dalam PILKADA untuk Mewujudkan Good Governance

This conceptual article aims to elucidate the significance of the neutrality of Civil Servants (Aparatur Sipil Negara or ASN) in carrying out their duties and responsibilities, particularly in the context of regional head elections (Pilkada). Additionally, this research seeks to understand the challenges and implementation of ASN neutrality in simultaneous Pilkada and its implications on the application of the principles of good governance. This study adopts a conceptual approach that emphasizes field observations and literature-based analysis. The research findings demonstrate the crucial role of ASN, as a component of the state bureaucracy, in maintaining their neutrality when executing their responsibilities. The research documents various forms of ASN involvement in Pilkada, such as participating as campaign team members, using party attributes or ASN insignia, mobilizing other ASN, and utilizing state facilities. Laws and regulations have been established to prohibit ASN from engaging in campaign activities or providing support to regional head candidates. In conclusion, this article underscores that the neutrality of ASN is a pivotal principle in supporting good governance, particularly within the context of Pilkada. The challenges and implementation of ASN neutrality in simultaneous Pilkada have substantial implications for the democratic process and state administration. Therefore, concrete measures are necessary to ensure that ASN fulfills their duties professionally, neutrally, and in the service of the public without favoring any particular party. Reforming the bureaucracy and developing a meritocracy system are essential steps toward achieving this goal.

Representasi Politik Uang Dalam Film Lansia Lan Sopo:

Lansia Lan Sopo' is a film that addresses the theme of anti-corruption with the issue of political money in the implementation of village head elections. 'Lansia Lan Sopo' is directed by Alfian Alfarisi and has a duration of 15 minutes and 09 seconds. This research aims to understand how the representation of political money in the film 'Lansia Lan Sopo' is depicted in the context of two rival campaign teams during the village head election. The research uses a qualitative descriptive approach and employs John Fiske's semiotic analysis method to dissect the codes and deeper meanings in the film. The results of the research reveal various depictions of political money in the film 'Lansia Lan Sopo.' Additionally, there is also a depiction of how political money is a product of capitalist ideology. This is demonstrated through John Fiske's semiotics with three levels: the level of reality depicting the actions of political money, the level of representation showing supporting elements in each scene, and the level of ideology to understand the concepts and meanings in the film 'Lansia Lan Sopo.'&#x0D; Keywords: Political Money, John Fiske Semiotics, Lansia Lan Sopo