Using administrative records and survey data to construct samples of tweeters and tweets
Social media data can provide new insights into political phenomena, but users do not
always represent people, posts and accounts are not typically linked to demographic …
always represent people, posts and accounts are not typically linked to demographic …
Hashtag feminism in a blocked context: The mechanisms of unfolding and disrupting# rape on Persian Twitter
H Kermani, N Hooman - New Media & Society, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Despite the growing body of literature on hashtag feminism in Western contexts, there is still
a significant gap in our knowledge of the ways that feminist hashtag movements are …
a significant gap in our knowledge of the ways that feminist hashtag movements are …
[HTML][HTML] Polarization of climate politics results from partisan sorting: Evidence from Finnish Twittersphere
Prior research shows that public opinion on climate politics sorts along partisan lines.
However, they leave open the question of whether climate politics and other politically …
However, they leave open the question of whether climate politics and other politically …
The Russian invasion of Ukraine selectively depolarized the Finnish NATO discussion on Twitter
It is often thought that an external threat increases the internal cohesion of a nation, and thus
decreases polarization. We examine this proposition by analyzing NATO discussion …
decreases polarization. We examine this proposition by analyzing NATO discussion …
The power of digital activism for transnational advocacy: Leadership, engagement, and affordance
Recent literature has underscored the power of digital activism, but few studies have
symmetrically examined its impact beyond domestic audiences and among illiberal regimes …
symmetrically examined its impact beyond domestic audiences and among illiberal regimes …
Mobilizing the masses: measuring resource mobilization on Twitter
A Abdul Reda, S Sinanoglu… - Sociological Methods & …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
How can we measure the resource mobilization (RM) efforts of social movements on
Twitter? In this article, we create the first ever measure of social movements' RM efforts on a …
Twitter? In this article, we create the first ever measure of social movements' RM efforts on a …
Social media and political contention-challenges and opportunities for comparative research
In this special issue, the authors theoretically, methodologically, and empirically address
challenges and opportunities associated with comparative social media analysis in political …
challenges and opportunities associated with comparative social media analysis in political …
Policy influence and influencers online and off
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 …
debates can yield notable power over political processes offline, little research has …
Keyword expansion techniques for mining social movement data on social media
L Bozarth, C Budak - EPJ Data Science, 2022 - epjds.epj.org
Political and social scientists have been relying extensively on keywords such as hashtags
to mine social movement data from social media sites, particularly Twitter. Yet, prior work …
to mine social movement data from social media sites, particularly Twitter. Yet, prior work …
Environmental discourse exhibits consistency and variation across spatial scales on Twitter
Social media platforms, such as Twitter, are an increasingly important source of information
and are forums for discourse within and between interest groups. Research highlights how …
and are forums for discourse within and between interest groups. Research highlights how …