Electronic petitioning as online collective action: Examining the e-petitioning behavior of an extremist group in we the people

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-23
Author(s):  
Catherine L. Dumas
Keyword(s):  
Collective Action ◽  
White Supremacist ◽  
The People ◽  
Policy Suggestions ◽  
Us Government ◽  
White Supremacists ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Extremist Group ◽  
We The People

This study aims to reveal patterns of e-petition co-signing behavior that are indicative of the mobilization of online “communities” engaging in collective action to express policy preferences on We the People (WtP), the first web-enabled US government petitioning system initiated by Obama. This Internet-based tool allowed users to petition the Obama Administration and solicit support for policy suggestions. Using petition data from WtP, this case study examines a set of 125 petitions that were created by individuals that are associated with a white supremacist group called The White Genocide Project (The White Genocide Project has recently changed their name to Fight White Genocide). Using data mining techniques, namely market basket analysis and social network analysis, I found evidence of the mobilization of “communities” of an extremist group of white supremacists who systematically and strategically used the WtP platform to broadcast their message by creating and co-signing petitions every month for almost four years.

scholarly journals Equality, Democracy, and Constitution: We the People in Court

1969 ◽  
pp. 324 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald Dworkin
Keyword(s):  
Collective Action ◽  
Collective Responsibility ◽  
The People ◽  
Individual Judgment ◽  
The Individual ◽  
We The People

Commentators have seen the disabling provisions found in the American and Canadian constitutions as undemocratic because they restrict majority powers. Building upon the work of John Hart Ely, this paper puts forward a conception of democracy which nourishes both collective responsibility and individual judgment. The distinguishes between "statistical" and "communal'' conceptions of democracy. Traditional theories, such as Ely's, have relied on the statistical notion which of individuals in a democracy acting each on their own. In the communal conception, decisions are made by the ' 'people'' acting as a distinct and collective unit of responsibility. The author then elaborates on the communal conception by identifying two variations of it, ' 'integrated'' and ' 'monolithic' 'forms of collective action. In the latter, both the unit of responsibility and the unit of judgment are collective, while in the former the unit of judgment resides in the individual. If democracy is understood in the integrated communal sense, then many of the disabling provisions in the American and Canadian constitutions can be seen to democracy rather than contradict it.

Analysis and visualization of COVID-19 discourse on Twitter using data science: a case study of the USA, the UK and India

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Haider Ilyas ◽  
Ahmed Anwar ◽  
Ussama Yaqub ◽  
Zamil Alzamil ◽  
Deniz Appelbaum
Keyword(s):  
Data Science ◽  
Supervised Machine Learning ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Sentiment ◽  
The People ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Uk

Purpose This paper aims to understand, examine and interpret the main concerns and emotions of the people regarding COVID-19 pandemic in the UK, the USA and India using Data Science measures. Design/methodology/approach This study implements unsupervised and supervised machine learning methods, i.e. topic modeling and sentiment analysis on Twitter data for extracting the topics of discussion and calculating public sentiment. Findings Governments and policymakers remained the focus of public discussion on Twitter during the first three months of the pandemic. Overall, public sentiment toward the pandemic remained neutral except for the USA. Originality/value This paper proposes a Data Science-based approach to better understand the public topics of concern during the COVID-19 pandemic.

scholarly journals Memotret Akuntabilitas Wakaf Aulad Di Minangkabau : Studi Kasus Praktik Wakaf Aulad Di Kabupaten Agam Sumatera Barat

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 43-61
Author(s):  
Annisa Ramadhani
Keyword(s):  
Sense Of Self ◽  
Optimal Management ◽  
Case Study Approach ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
The People ◽  
The Family ◽  
West Sumatra ◽  
Accountability Mechanism ◽  
Using Data

Waqf is one of the economic mechanisms of Islam that has the potential to increase economic strength and welfare of the people. Waqf for the welfare of the family and closest family (waqf aulad) is highly recommended in Islam. Asset ability of aulad waqf to be potentially productive cannot be separated from the hands of a nadzir as a waqf manager. To realize optimal management of waqf aulad, management is needed based on the principle of accountability. This study aims to see how accountability of Nadzir as a manager of waqf aulad in Minangkabau. Then, Nadzir's accountability seen from the accountability mechanism summarized by Roberts (1996) is a sense of self accountability, representative accountability, individual management and accounting for independence. The author observes the form of waqf aulad accountability by using a qualitative research case study approach in Lubuk Basung sub-district, Agam Regency, West Sumatra. The author analyzes the findings using inductive data analysis and checks the validity of the data using data triangulation techniques. Judging from the accountability mechanism summarized by Roberts, the sense of self accountability, representative accountability, individual management is good. Judging from the accountability mechanism summarized by Roberts, the sense of self accountability, representative accountability, individual management is good. The weakness of Nadzir is the implementation of accounting for independence.

Constitution-As-Commons

2021 ◽  
Vol 120 (1) ◽  
pp. 232-241
Author(s):  
Kalpana Kannabiran
Keyword(s):  
Collective Action ◽  
Civic Engagement ◽  
State Legislatures ◽  
Constitutional Interpretation ◽  
The People ◽  
Political Expediency ◽  
The Commons ◽  
Constitutional Jurisprudence ◽  
We The People ◽  
Judicial Bias

Extrapolating from the ideas of Elinor Ostrom and scholars of the commons, the conceptualization of the Constitution as a commons opens the Constitution out to radical, insurgent readings that redefine belonging and ownership—it is no longer the property of state legislatures and courts to (mis)interpret in the service of political expediency/judicial bias/equivocation. It is the people who, through collective action and civic engagement, hold institutions to account and provide the tools and experiences that must shape constitutional interpretation. This article will examine the emergence of the constitution-as-commons as the space for a public, shared, collectively crafted jurisprudence of citizenship, occupying the commons of the nation and the commons that the Constitution in fact is, bringing space and belonging together in unanticipated ways. What are the implications for courts and for the futures of the Constitution of the rupture of a sequestered “constitutional jurisprudence” through the articulation of an expansive, inclusive constitution-as-commons by “we, the people?”

Making We the People

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chaihark Hahm ◽  
Sung Ho Kim
Keyword(s):  
The People ◽  
We The People

We the People

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald C. Dahlin
Keyword(s):  
The People ◽  
We The People

A Case Study on the Theory of Novel Education Using Data and Discussion

2020 ◽  
Vol 42 (4) ◽  
pp. 393-414
Author(s):  
seon ae Lim
Keyword(s):  
Using Data

Understanding the Outcomes of Climate Change Campaigns in the Australian Environmental Movement

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Robyn Gulliver ◽  
Kelly S. Fielding ◽  
Winnifred Louis
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Collective Action ◽  
Environmental Advocacy ◽  
Personal Support ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Collective Response ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Advocacy Network ◽  
Australian Climate

Climate change is a global problem requiring a collective response. Grassroots advocacy has been an important element in propelling this collective response, often through the mechanism of campaigns. However, it is not clear whether the climate change campaigns organized by the environmental advocacy groups are successful in achieving their goals, nor the degree to which other benefits may accrue to groups who run them. To investigate this further, we report a case study of the Australian climate change advocacy sector. Three methods were used to gather data to inform this case study: content analysis of climate change organizations’ websites, analysis of website text relating to campaign outcomes, and interviews with climate change campaigners. Findings demonstrate that climate change advocacy is diverse and achieving substantial successes such as the development of climate change-related legislation and divestment commitments from a range of organizations. The data also highlights additional benefits of campaigning such as gaining access to political power and increasing groups’ financial and volunteer resources. The successful outcomes of campaigns were influenced by the ability of groups to sustain strong personal support networks, use skills and resources available across the wider environmental advocacy network, and form consensus around shared strategic values. Communicating the successes of climate change advocacy could help mobilize collective action to address climate change. As such, this case study of the Australian climate change movement is relevant for both academics focusing on social movements and collective action and advocacy-focused practitioners, philanthropists, and non-governmental organizations.

A case study of global ULF pulsations using data from space-borne and ground-based magnetometers and a SuperDARN radar

2011 ◽  
Vol 17 (6) ◽  
pp. 54-67
Author(s):  
A.S. Potapov ◽  
◽  
E. Amata ◽  
T.N. Polyushkina ◽  
I. Coco ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Using Data
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