Australia’s anti-Islam right in their own words. Text as data analysis of social media content

Datos Bibliográficos

ID6234849
AutoresCharles Miller (0000-0001-6484-8906, School of Politics and International Relations, Australian National University, ACT, Canberra, Australia, autor de correspondencia)
Año2017
Volumen52
Número3
Páginas383-401
Fecha de publicación2017-07-03
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAustralian Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1036-1146 • E-ISSN: 1363-030X
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10361146.2017.1324561
OpenAlexW2619052869
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas17
Referencias citadas25

In recent years, far-right organisations have formed in response to what they believe to be the threat from the rise of Islam in Australia. Parallel movements have spawned an extensive literature internationally. In this study I investigate this movement in Australia using automated text analysis of all public posts from two of the most popular Australian anti-Islam groups on social media. This approach complements traditional polling methods by offering access to large samples of the spontaneously generated opinions, allowing subjects to speak in their own words. My analysis finds evidence that concerns about terrorism and the perceived political threat from Islam are paramount in these groups’ discussion of Muslims. I conclude by discussing the implications for counter-messaging strategies

Content analysis · Islam · Media studies · Political science · Politics · Polling · Public relations · Social media · Social science · Sociology · Terrorism · Computer Science · Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection · History · Law · Social Media and Politics · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence