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Kenneth Benoit is a Professor at the Australian National University, specializing in Computational Social Science and Methodology. He previously held positions at the London School of Economics, Trinity College Dublin, and Central European University in Budapest. He earned his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1998, focusing on the Department of Government. His current research focuses on computational and quantitative methods for processing large amounts of textual data, especially in the realm of political texts. His interests include analysis of big data, text mining methods, and the effects of campaign spending within political science. He has engaged in significant projects that involve estimating policy positions of political parties using crowd-sourced data, expert surveys, and manifesto coding. With extensive experience in supervising research students, he leads discussions on diverse topics related to comparative party competition and electoral systems.
Australian National University • Canberra, AU
Teaching and research in Computational Social Science.
London School of Economics and Political Science • London, UK
Involved in teaching and research in political science.
Trinity College Dublin • Dublin, IE
Engaged in lecturing and academic research in political science.
Central European University • Budapest, HU
Focused on teaching methodologies in political science.
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