Using Social Network Analysis and Social Capital to Identify User Roles on Polarized Political Conversations on Twitter

In this article, we discuss the roles users play in political conversations on Twitter. Our case study is based on data collected in three dates during the former Brazilian president Lula’s corruption trial. We used a combination of social network analysis metrics and social capital to identify the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Raquel Recuero, Gabriela Zago, Felipe Soares
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2019-05-01
Series:Social Media + Society
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2056305119848745