Conflict and cooperation do not result from isolated individual actions. In settings such as
insurgency, interstate conflict, protest mobilization, and informal governance, actors are …

Why are online discussions about politics more hostile than offline discussions? A popular
answer argues that human psychology is tailored for face-to-face interaction and people's …

Pinning down the role of social ties in the decision to protest has been notoriously elusive,
largely due to data limitations. Social media and their global use by protesters offer an …

Социальные сети способны аккумулировать и концентрировать протестный
потенциал, который может затем выплескиваться на улицу. Сетевые связи между …

With the increasing use of “machine learning” methods in political science new terminology
is introduced to our field. While most political methodologists extensively learned how to …

Recent research emphasizes social media's potential for citizens to express shared
grievances. In active conflict, however, social media posts indicating political loyalties can …

In this chapter, we provide a fair assessment of these advantages and limitations in the use
of social media as data generators for research in the social sciences, with a particular …

The text explores theoretical foundations of the modern processes connected to decision-
making in global politics. The influence the fast developing Internet technologies have on …

Social media is an important arena for policy contestation. Although online social media
debates can yield notable power over political processes offline, little research has …

This study documents historical trends of size and political diversity in Americans' discussion
networks, which are often seen as important barometers of social and political health …