Essays about: "Computational social science"

Found 5 essays containing the words Computational social science.

  1. 1. Prevalent Discord. Exploring and estimating the prevalence of the type of user disagreement on news media Facebook posts discussing the Colombian peace process (2020-2022)

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Luis Felipe Villota Macias; [2024]
    Keywords : Agonistic peace; antagonism; big data analytics; binary logistic regression; computational content analysis; Colombia; Colombian peace process; discord; Facebook; machine learning; peace process; public opinion and sentiment; social media; Law and Political Science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis is dedicated to exploring and understanding public reactions within negotiated peace settlements based on social media data. Concretely, to modeling public opinion and sentiment within the context of the Colombian peace process using a curated dataset of N= ~1. READ MORE

  3. 2. How Robust are Educational Mobility Analyses to Researcher Analytical Decisions?

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Ely Strömberg; [2022]
    Keywords : Educational mobility; Multiverse analysis; Multimodel analysis; Computational robustness analysis;

    Abstract : As robustness of social science is getting more attention, analytical choices have been found to be more important than previously thought. This thesis investigates robustness of intergenerational educational mobility estimates using multiverse analysis, a technique for incorporating many analyses into one framework while varying analytical choices such as variable coding, mobility measures, and exclusion criteria. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Salience of Issues in Parliamentary Debates : Its Development and Relation to the Support of the Sweden Democrats

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk och industriell utveckling; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

    Author : Ödlund Lindholm Alexander; [2020]
    Keywords : Salience; Issues; Dimensions; Parlament; Parliamentary; Speeches; Debates; Sweden Democrats; SD; Time series analysis; Topic modeling; Structural topic modeling; Text analysis; Radical right; RRP; Neo-nationalist; Trend; Cross-correlation; Regression; Socio-cultural; Socio-economic; Opinion; Computational social science; Party; Strategy; Political; Opportunity; Structure; Textanalys; Sverigedemokraterna; SD; Topic modeling; Radikal; Högerpartier; Trendanalys; Politik; Dimension; Regressionsanalys; Tidsserianalys; Tidsserie; Parti; Opinion; Höger-vänster; Socio-kulturell; Socio-ekonomisk; Riksdagen; Anföranden; Tal; Debatter;

    Abstract : The aim of this study was to analyze the salience of issue dimensions in the Swedish parliament debates by the established parties during the rise of the Sweden Democrats Party (SD). Structural topic modeling was used to construct a measurement of the salience of issues, examining the full body of speeches in the Swedish parliament between September 2006 and December 2019. READ MORE

  5. 4. Of Algorithms and Autocrats: A Case Study of Chinese Computational Propaganda Exploitation for Soft Power During Covid-19 Crisis

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Sarp Duyar; [2020]
    Keywords : Covid-19; Computational Propaganda; Soft Power; Strategic Narrative; Political Bots; Law and Political Science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This study explores the Chinese computational propaganda exploitation during the Covid-19 crisis. By demonstrating the intricacies of this case of computational propaganda utilization, this research attempts to answer an even larger question: How do authoritarian countries incorporate computational propaganda to their soft power strategies. READ MORE

  6. 5. Secure Identification in Social Wireless Networks

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Sektionen för datavetenskap och kommunikation

    Author : Omer Nawaz; [2011]
    Keywords : Secure Identification; Internet Security; GBA; UICC;

    Abstract : The applications based on social networking have brought revolution towards social life and are continuously gaining popularity among the Internet users. Due to the advanced computational resources offered by the innovative hardware and nominal subscriber charges of network operators, most of the online social networks are transforming into the mobile domain by offering exciting applications and games exclusively designed for users on the go. READ MORE