The propagations of diseases, behaviors and information in real systems are rarely
independent of each other, but they are coevolving with strong interactions. To uncover the …

As people spend increasing proportions of their daily lives using social media, such as
Twitter and Facebook, they are being invited to support myriad political causes by sharing …

This article examines the democratic impact of the UK coalition government's Transparency
Agenda, focusing on the publication of all local government spending over£ 500 by councils …

With the irruption of ICTs and the crisis of political representation, many online platforms
have been developed with the aim of improving participatory democratic processes …

Classic theories of nationalism, whether modernist or ethnosymbolist, emphasise the role of
elites and spread of a common imagined community from centre to periphery. Recent work …

Abstract In Hood's (1983) classic “NATO” scheme, nodality—centrality and visibility in
information networks—is one of the four tools of government. Despite its potential as a …

The UK Parliament introduced an e‐petitions system in 2015 with the aim of significantly
enhancing its relationship with the public. We explore whether this aim is being met through …

Legislatures around the world are experimenting with online petitions as a means of
enabling the public to express policy preferences. In some countries they have attracted an …

Crowdsourcing platforms have become important information providers after disaster events.
While they can build on some prior experiences, it is not yet well understood how contributor …

Political behaviour increasingly takes place on digital platforms, where people are
presented with a range of social information—real-time feedback about the behaviour of …