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In a series of videos, a few authors speak about this report, second output of Enlightenment 2.0. The Research Programme seeks to understand the other drivers that influence political decision-making.

Drawing from many disciplines, the report adopts a behavioural psychology perspective to argue that “social media changes people’s political behaviour”. Four pressure points are identified...