The long tail in french politics

Slide 1: The 5th power [blog.tcrouzet.com] We are the 5 power th © Thierry Crouzet 2006 Intro

Slide 2: The 5th power [blog.tcrouzet.com] © Thierry Crouzet 2006 More democracies

Slide 3: The 5th power [blog.tcrouzet.com] © Thierry Crouzet 2006 The long tail 1

Slide 4: The 5th power [blog.tcrouzet.com] © Thierry Crouzet 2006 The long tail 2

Slide 5: The 5th power [blog.tcrouzet.com] © Thierry Crouzet 2006 The long tail 3

Slide 6: The 5th power [blog.tcrouzet.com] The long tail conditions: 1 more and more products 2 bestsellers sell less and less © Thierry Crouzet 2006 Are politics changing too?

Slide 7: The 5th power [blog.tcrouzet.com] 22 20 18 First condition is met 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 1965 1969 1974 1981 1988 1995 2002 2007 © Thierry Crouzet 2006 More and more candidates

Slide 8: The 5th power [blog.tcrouzet.com] 80% 70% 60% 50% Second condition is met 40% 30% 1965 1969 1974 1981 1988 1995 2002 © Thierry Crouzet 2006 Bestsellers sell less and less

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Slide 11: The 5th power [blog.tcrouzet.com] more web 2.0 = more candidates = more democracy © Thierry Crouzet 2006 More democracy

Slide 12: The 5th power [blog.tcrouzet.com] 55% 50% 45% 40% 35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 58 64 70 76 82 90 95 01 60 62 66 72 78 80 84 86 92 97 03 68 74 88 94 99 05 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 20 20 20 19 19 19 19 19 19 © Thierry Crouzet 2006 Abstention in France

Slide 13: The 5th power [blog.tcrouzet.com] more TV = more abstention © Thierry Crouzet 2006 More TV

Slide 14: The 5th power [blog.tcrouzet.com] Party members ² Internet users Blogs 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 © Thierry Crouzet 2006 Party membership in France

Slide 15: The 5th power [blog.tcrouzet.com] more web 2.0 = more involvement = more democracy © Thierry Crouzet 2006 More participation