Revisiting the accuracy problem in network analysis using a unique dataset

How does collective identity form in virtual spaces and what role do hashtags play? This paper takes advantage of a unique dataset that includes surveys from activists who organized the nationally coordinated climate strikes in the US that began in spring 2019 to answer these questions. Building on the research about collective identity formation online and the role that hashtags play, we employ social network analysis to assess how collective identity forms online over three waves of protests. In particular, we analyze how activists involved in the youth climate movement used hashtags to project their collective identities and create collective narratives. Our findings show how hashtags use varied over the period of our study, in some cases indicating the formation of a thin collective identity. They also show that there are patterns in the ways hashtags are employed by activists in the movement that suggest the formation of subaltern narratives among those affiliated with youth-led groups. Our paper concludes by considering how this finding helps us understand collective identity in virtual spaces and the role that hashtags play more specifically within social movements.

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Shifting Coalitions within the Youth Climate Movement in the US

Politics and Governance ◽

10.17645/pag.v9i2.3801 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

pp. 112-123 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Dana R. Fisher ◽

Sohana Nasrin

Keyword(s):

Social Network ◽

Social Network Analysis ◽

Network Analysis ◽

Coalition Building ◽

Climate Politics ◽

Affiliation Networks ◽

The Us ◽

Alliance Building ◽

Over Time ◽

Unique Dataset

How has the youth climate movement in the US grown since the Climate Strikes began and in what ways did it change as it grew? This article takes advantage of a unique dataset that includes surveys from activists who organized the nationally coordinated climate strikes in the US that began with Fridays for Future in spring 2019. Building on the research on alliance building and strategic coalitions, this article analyzes how the patterns of participation changed over the period of the study. We employ social network analysis to map the affiliation networks among the organizers of these events to assess the coalitions of groups involved and the shifting organizational landscape. Our analysis does not provide evidence that groups spanned the boundaries across movements, nor does it show that identity plays a role in coalition building in this movement. Instead, by mapping out the coalition of organizations within this movement and how connections among them change over time, we see clear evidence that this youth-led movement was reoriented by adult-led organizations. Our article concludes by considering how these findings suggest the future trajectory of the youth climate movement and its role in a ‘new climate politics’ in America.

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We Care About Different Things: Non-Elite Conceptualizations of Social Media Privacy

Social Media + Society ◽

10.1177/2056305119866008 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 5 (3) ◽

pp. 205630511986600

Author(s):

Kelly Quinn ◽

Dmitry Epstein ◽

Brenda Moon

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Network Analysis ◽

Topic Modeling ◽

Representative Sample ◽

Research Policy ◽

Semantic Network ◽

Information Access ◽

Semantic Network Analysis ◽

Privacy Concerns ◽

Unique Dataset

This study explores privacy from the perspective of the user. It leverages a “framing in thought” approach to capture how users make sense of privacy in their social media use. It builds on a unique dataset of privacy definitions collected from a representative sample of 608 US social media users. The data are analyzed using topic modeling and semantic network analysis to unpack the multidimensionality of social media privacy. These dimensions are further examined in relation to established demographic antecedents of privacy concerns and behaviors. Results indicate the dominance of frames related to horizontal dimensions of privacy, or privacy vis-à-vis peers, as compared with the vertical dimensions, or privacy vis-à-vis institutions. In addition, the findings suggest that user conceptualization of privacy reflects a cognate-based approach that emphasizes control and limits to information access. Implications for privacy research, policy, and technology design are discussed.

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Shifting Coalitions within the Youth Climate Movement in the US

10.31235/osf.io/nuhyz ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Dana R Fisher ◽

Sohana Nasrin

Keyword(s):

Social Network ◽

Social Network Analysis ◽

Network Analysis ◽

Coalition Building ◽

Climate Politics ◽

Affiliation Networks ◽

The Us ◽

Alliance Building ◽

Over Time ◽

Unique Dataset

How has the youth climate movement in the US grown since the Climate Strikes began and in what ways did it change as it grew? This article takes advantage of a unique dataset that includes surveys from activists who organized the nationally coordinated climate strikes in the US that began with Fridays for Future in spring 2019. Building on the research on alliance building and strategic coalitions, this article analyzes how the patterns of participation changed over the period of the study. We employ social network analysis to map the affiliation networks among the organizers of these events to assess the coalitions of groups involved and the shifting organizational landscape. Our analysis does not provide evidence that groups spanned the boundaries across movements, nor does it show that identity played a role in coalition building in this movement. Instead, by mapping out the coalition of organizations within this movement and how connections among them change over time, we see clear evidence that this youth-led movement was reoriented by adult-led organizations. Our article concludes by considering how these findings suggest the future trajectory of the youth climate movement and its role in a ‘new climate politics’ in America.

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