EMSE 6340 Chapter Notes - Chapter USIP: New Media, Collective Action, Data Visualization
9 Jun 2016
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Us institute of peace special report: advancing new media research (sept, 2010) As the use of and access to information online and through new technologies increases, research and policy must also explore new ways to fulfill its purpose more effectively and efficiently. There also is an added complexity of the intellectual property rights and data dissemination to the public through web-based platforms. 5 levels of possible effects on political conflict: 2: collective action, regime responses, external attention. Content analysis (collection of longitudinal data -> need more modules in other languages) Meme-tracking (study of how one gets started and is changed over time) Linkage patterns (who is talking to whom?) Most valuable data are not available to the public, because: Issues of privacy and reputation (legal liability: data serve as commercial advantage. Could form stronger private-public partnerships to mitigate some of the gaps in data.
