Research Catalog

Title

Examining ISIS support and opposition networks on Twitter / Elizabeth Bodine-Baron, Todd C. Helmus, Madeline Magnuson, Zev Winkelman.

Author

Bodine-Baron, Elizabeth A. (Elizabeth Anne)

Publication

Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2016.

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Description

xvii, 61pages; 28 cm

Summary

"The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), like no other terrorist organization before, has used Twitter and other social media channels to broadcast its message, inspire followers, and recruit new fighters. Though much less heralded, ISIS opponents have also taken to Twitter to castigate the ISIS message. This report draws on publicly available Twitter data to examine this ongoing debate about ISIS on ArabicTwitter and to better understand the networks of ISIS supporters and opponents on Twitter. To support the countermessaging effort and to more deeply understand ISIS supporters and opponents, this study uses a mixed-methods analytic approach to identify and characterize in detail both ISIS support and opposition networks on Twitter. This analytic approach draws on community detection algorithms that help detect interactive communities of Twitter users, lexical analysis that can identify key themes and content for large data sets, and social network analysis"--PUblisher's description.

Series Statement

[Research report] ; RR-1328-RC

Uniform Title

Research report (Rand Corporation) ; RR-1328-RC.

Subjects

• Internet and terrorism
• IS (Organization)
• Online social networks > Political aspects
• Twitter

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 59-61).

Contents

Preface -- Figures -- Tables -- Summary -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- 1. Introduction: Approach -- Outline of This Report - 2. ISIS Supporters and Opponents on Twitter: Using Terminology to Find ISIS Supporters and Opponents -- ISIS Supporters and Opponents: Activity and Location -- Summary -- 3. ISIS Debate: Community Content: Shia Distinct Messaging and Themes -- Syrian Mujahideen Distinct Messaging and Themes -- ISIS Supporters Distinct Messaging and Themes -- Sunni States Distinct Messaging and Themes -- Summary -- 4. ISIS Debate: Community Structure: Sunni Community Structure -- Summary -- 5. Recommendations and Implications: Summary of Recommendations -- APPENDIX: A. Twitter Search -- B. Analytic Methods -- C. Sunni Community Analysis -- References.

Call Number

JFF 17-573

ISBN

• 9780833095893 (pbk. : alk. paper)
• 0833095897 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN

2016038604

OCLC

957077811

Author

Bodine-Baron, Elizabeth A. (Elizabeth Anne), author.

Title

Examining ISIS support and opposition networks on Twitter / Elizabeth Bodine-Baron, Todd C. Helmus, Madeline Magnuson, Zev Winkelman.

Publisher

Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2016.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

[Research report] ; RR-1328-RC

Research report (Rand Corporation) ; RR-1328-RC.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 59-61).

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Research Call Number

JFF 17-573