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

Dados Bibliográficos

ID6234849
AutoresCharles Miller (0000-0001-6484-8906, School of Politics and International Relations, Australian National University, ACT, Canberra, Australia, autor correspondente)
Ano2017
Volume52
Fascículo3
Páginas383-401
Data de publicação2017-07-03
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoAustralian Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1036-1146 • E-ISSN: 1363-030X
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10361146.2017.1324561
OpenAlexW2619052869
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas17
Referências 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