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How policy makers can extract meaningful public opinion data from social media to inform their actions
Examining how the information available on social media can support the actions of politicians and…
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We should pay more attention to the role of gender in Islamist radicalisation
– in InterviewsUnderstanding how men and women become violent radicals, and the differences there might be between…
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What are the barriers to big data analytics in local government?
Examining the extent to which local governments in the UK are using intelligence from big…
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How ready is Africa to join the knowledge economy?
– in DevelopmentIncreasing connectivity has sparked many hopes for the democratisation of knowledge production in sub-Saharan Africa.
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What explains variation in online political engagement?
Examining the supply of channels for digital politics distributed by Swedish municipalities and understanding the…
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Social media is nothing like drugs, despite all the horror stories
– in WellbeingIn reality, social media can have both positive and negative outcomes.
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Stormzy 1: The Sun 0—Three Reasons Why #GE2017 Was the Real Social Media Election
It could be the first election where the right wing tabloids finally ceded their influence…
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Latest Report by UN Special Rapporteur for the Right to Freedom of Expression is a Landmark Document
– in EthicsWhat is the responsibility of the private industry, which runs and owns much of the…
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Our knowledge of how automated agents interact is rather poor (and that could be a problem)
We might expect bot interactions to be relatively predictable and uneventful.
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Could Voting Advice Applications force politicians to keep their manifesto promises?
A number of studies have shown that VAA use has an impact on the cognitive…
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Social media and the battle for perceptions of the U.S.–Mexico border
– in InterviewsThe U.S.–Mexico border is a complex region encompassing both positives and negatives — but understanding…
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Using Open Government Data to predict sense of local community
Advocates hope that opening government data will increase government transparency, catalyse economic growth, address social…