Violent Political Protest: Introducing a New Uppsala Conflict Data Program Data Set on Organized Violence, 1989-2019
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DOI: 10.1177/00220027221109791
Abstract: This article presents the Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP) “Violent Political Protest” (VPP) data set: a new –standalone- category of organized violence, which complements, and is compatible with, UCDP’s three categories of organized violence: one-sided… read more here.
Keywords: conflict; violence; violent political; organized violence ... See more keywords
Measuring Violence: A Computational Analysis of Violence and Propagation of Image Tweets From Political Protest
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DOI: 10.1177/08944393211055429
Abstract: This research quantitatively investigates the impact of violence on the propagation of images in social media in the context of political protest. Using a computational approach, we measure the relative violence of a large set… read more here.
Keywords: violence propagation; violence; political protest; level violence ... See more keywords
Social Media, Political Mobilization, and High-Stakes Testing
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DOI: 10.3389/feduc.2019.00055
Abstract: Social media posts in a Facebook group organized around the issue of refusing high-stakes testing in New Jersey were analyzed to understand how individuals and organizations use social media to engage in political protest against… read more here.
Keywords: social media; media political; stakes testing; high stakes ... See more keywords