The Brexit Referendum on Twitter : a mixed-method, computational analysis

• Main Authors: Tong, Jingrong (Author), Zuo, Landong (Author)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2021.
• Series: Emerald points.
• Subjects: European Union > Great Britain > Social aspects.; Social media > Influence.; Social media > Political aspects > Great Britain.; Twitter (Firm) > Influence.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781800432963
• DOI: 10.1108/9781800432949
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xv, 93 pages)

This book explores Twitter communication about the 2016 Brexit referendum in the UK in the run-up to the event. The mixed-method, computational analysis of over twelve million tweets reveals how Twitter worked in shaping political discourse and its potential for fuelling populism in the month leadin...