A framework for analyzing collective action events on Twitter

8th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management: From Early-Warning Systems to Preparedness and Training, ISCRAM 2011

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  Bajpai, Kartikeya ^a   Jaiswal, Anuj ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Collective action; Social movements; Thailand protests; Twitter

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

COLLECTIVE ACTION; CONTENT AND STRUCTURE; GOVERNMENT CENSORSHIPS; MICRO-BLOGGING PLATFORMS; RESEARCH GOALS; SOCIAL MOVEMENTS; THAILAND; TWITTER;

SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

EID: 84905653124     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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