VOLUME 10(2) • 2018
HOW DIGITAL MEDIA RESHAPES POLITICAL ACTIVISM: MASS PROTESTS, SOCIAL MOBILIZATION, AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
ABSTRACT. Employing recent research results covering the relationship between mass protests, social mobilization, and civic engagement, and building my argument by drawing on data collected from Pew Research Center, I performed analyses and made estimates regarding the percentage of social media use..
ONLINE POLITICAL PARTICIPATION, COLLECTIVE ACTION EVENTS, AND MEANINGFUL CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT: SOCIAL MEDIA USE DURING MASS PROTESTS
ABSTRACT. I draw on a substantial body of theoretical and empirical research on social media use during mass protests, and building my argument by drawing on data collected from Pew Research Center, I performed analyses and made estimates regarding the percentage of social media users who feel that ..
COLLECTIVE MOVEMENTS, DIGITAL ACTIVISM, AND PROTEST EVENTS: THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SOCIAL MEDIA CONCERNING THE ORGANIZATION OF LARGE-SCALE POLITICAL PARTICIPATION
ABSTRACT. This article reviews recent literature concerning collective movements, digital activism, and protest events. Using data from AP-NORC Center and Pew Research Center, I performed analyses and made estimates regarding the percentage of social media users who say they have publicly expressed ..
PARTICIPATION ENVIRONMENTS, COLLECTIVE IDENTITIES, AND ONLINE POLITICAL BEHAVIOR: THE ROLE OF MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES FOR SOCIAL PROTEST CAMPAIGNS
ABSTRACT. Research evidence suggests that social media platforms further the transfer of messages that is critical to the harmonization of protest activities. Using data from AP-NORC Center and Pew Research Center, I performed analyses and made estimates regarding the percentage of teens who have ev..
HOW USERS VALIDATE THE INFORMATION THEY ENCOUNTER ON DIGITAL CONTENT PLATFORMS: THE PRODUCTION AND PROLIFERATION OF FAKE SOCIAL MEDIA NEWS, THE LIKELIHOOD OF CONSUMER EXPOSURE, AND ONLINE DECEPTIONS
ABSTRACT. Following recent research on the production and proliferation of fake social media news, we have identified and provided empirical evidence on how users validate the information they encounter on digital content platforms. Using data from Morning Consult, Pew Research Center, Reuters Insti..
ONLINE HABITS OF THE FAKE NEWS AUDIENCE: THE VULNERABILITIES OF INTERNET USERS TO MANIPULATIONS BY MALEVOLENT PARTICIPANTS
ABSTRACT. This research synthesizes existing studies and investigates the vulnerabilities of Internet users to manipulations by malevolent participants. Using data from Katz Media, Pew Research Center, Statista, The Economist, Vision Critical, and YouGov, we performed analyses and made estimates reg..
THE PERCEIVED ACCURACY OF FAKE NEWS: MECHANISMS FACILITATING THE SPREAD OF ALTERNATIVE TRUTHS, THE CRISIS OF INFORMATIONAL OBJECTIVITY, AND THE DECLINE OF TRUST IN JOURNALISTIC NARRATIVES
ABSTRACT. We inspect the relevant literature on the perceived accuracy of fake news, providing both quantitative evidence on trends and numerous in-depth empirical examples. Using data from Alexa, Edelman, eMarketer, Gallup, Pew Research Center, SNCR, Statista, and Visual Capitalist, we performed an..
ARE PERVASIVE SYSTEMS OF FAKE NEWS PROVISION SOWING CONFUSION? THE ROLE OF DIGITAL MEDIA PLATFORMS IN THE PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION OF FACTUALLY DUBIOUS CONTENT
ABSTRACT. This article reviews and advances existing literature concerning the role of digital media platforms in the production and consumption of factually dubious content. Using data from BBC World Service, European Commission, Freedom House, GlobeScan, Pew Research Center, Socialbakers, and Stat..
THE GUARDS, COOKS, AND CLEANERS OF THE AFGHAN WAR: MIGRANT CONTRACTORS AND THE COST OF WAR
ABSTRACT. While building on practices of outsourcing military developed by the British Empire, the reliance on tens of thousands of international contractors who worked for the US military and other branches of government during the American war in Afghanistan was unprecedented in scale. The plight ..
SLOAN ON GEOPOLITICS, GEOGRAPHY AND STRATEGIC HISTORY IN GEOPOLITICS
ABSTRACT. Geopolitical literature is experiencing a renaissance and scholars representing classical and critical perspectives in this field bring multifaceted assessments to historical and current international political and security issues. Sloan’s Geopolitics, Geography and Strategic History, whic..