Rapid rise and decay in petition signing

Rapid rise and decay in petition signing

Abstract Contemporary collective action, much of which involves social media and other Internet-based platforms, leaves a digital imprint which may be harvested to better understand the dynamics of mobilization. Petition signing is an example of collective action which has gained in popularity with...

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Main Authors: Taha Yasseri, Scott A Hale, Helen Z Margetts
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-08-01
Series:EPJ Data Science
Subjects:
petitions
collective action
e-democracy
big data
popularity dynamics
social contagion
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1140/epjds/s13688-017-0116-6

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