Tag: politics
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Do online consultations make citizens more satisfied with local democracy?
We find that giving citizens an opportunity to have a say in political decisions influences…
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How can we encourage participation in online political deliberation?
The Internet seems to provide an obvious opportunity to strengthen intra-party democracy and mobilise passive…
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Did you consider Twitter’s (lack of) representativeness before doing that predictive study?
Do Twitter users share identical characteristics with the population interest? For what populations are Twitter…
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Five Pieces You Should Probably Read On: The US Election
Here are five pieces that consider the interaction of social media and democracy—the problems, but…
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Of course social media is transforming politics. But it’s not to blame for Brexit and Trump
Mark Zuckerberg has responded with the strange claim that his company does not influence people’s…
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Rethinking Digital Media and Political Change
What are the dangers or new opportunities of digital media?
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Brexit, voting, and political turbulence
Explaining why many political mobilisations of our times seem to come from nowhere.
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Exploring the Ethics of Monitoring Online Extremism
Exploring the complexities of policing the web for extremist material, and its implications for security,…
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Assessing the Ethics and Politics of Policing the Internet for Extremist Material
Exploring the complexities of policing the web for extremist material, and its implications for security,…
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Does crowdsourcing citizen initiatives affect attitudes towards democracy?
Exploring how involvement in the citizen initiatives affects attitudes towards democracy
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Digital Disconnect: Parties, Pollsters and Political Analysis in #GE2015
The Oxford Internet Institute undertook some live analysis of social media data over the night…
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Political polarisation on social media: do birds of a feather flock together on Twitter?
Twitter’s connections tend to be less about strong social relationships and more about connecting with…