Ethnic politics via digital means

Introducing the Ethnic Organizations Online dataset

Dados Bibliográficos

ID3918012
AutoresFrederik Gremler (0000-0002-8648-9673, University of Konstanz, autor correspondente), Nils B Weidmann (0000-0002-4791-4913, University of Konstanz)
Ano2025
Volume62
Fascículo3
Páginas761-771
Data de publicação2025-05-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Peace Research (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0022-3433 • E-ISSN: 1460-3578
EditoraSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/00223433241231844
OpenAlexW4395701440
IdiomaCA
Citações recebidas3
Referências citadas16

With the increasing relevance of ethnic groups as political actors, the literature has attempted to identify and study the ethnic organizations representing these groups. How do these organizations use digital communication channels to reach their domestic and international audiences? To enable research on these questions, this article introduces the Ethnic Organizations Online dataset, a new data collection focusing on the online channels that ethnic organizations use. The dataset includes four types of channels: Twitter (since July 2023, rebranded by Elon Musk as X); Facebook; Instagram; and regular websites. It relies on the Ethnic Power Relations - Organizations database, and is therefore compatible with an entire family of datasets on ethnic politics. Featuring more than 2000 online channels used by 265 groups, it allows researchers to study a wide variety of questions related to digital ethnic mobilization. The article presents three examples of how the dataset can be used. We study: (a) how a group's political goals influence social media adoption; (b) how elections impact the organizations' communication frequency and how this differs between democracies and autocracies; and (c) how the power status of a group affects the content of their communication. We provide replication codes facilitating the use of the dataset in applied research

Ethnic group · Political science · Politics · Power (physics) · Public relations · Relevance (law) · Social media · Variety (cybernetics) · World Wide Web · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity · Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection · Social Media and Politics