Elizaveta Kopacheva
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View article: Using social-media-network ties for predicting intended protest participation in Russia
Using social-media-network ties for predicting intended protest participation in Russia Open
Previous research has highlighted the importance of network structures in information diffusion on social media. In this study, we explore the role of an individual's social network structure in predicting publicly announced intention of p…
View article: Online mobilisation strategies: Increasing political participation in semi-authoritarian regimes
Online mobilisation strategies: Increasing political participation in semi-authoritarian regimes Open
Although the importance of weaker and no ties for political-information diffusion was established, previous research did not focus on their primary role in mobilization into low-cost political activities. This study examines online mobiliz…
View article: The resource model of political participation 2.0 Protesting in semi-authoritarian regimes – A privilege of the privileged
The resource model of political participation 2.0 Protesting in semi-authoritarian regimes – A privilege of the privileged Open
Transitioning to and sustaining democracy cannot be possible without active citizens joining protests, distributing political information, or representing fellow citizens in legislative institutions. Due to this, political-science research…
View article: Age and Political Participation in Africa’s Electoral Regimes
Age and Political Participation in Africa’s Electoral Regimes Open
This article examines the relationship between age and four typesof political participation. Previous research has examined the age-participation nexus in the context of established democracies. Incontrast, few studies have been devoted to…
View article: Users’ polarisation in dynamic discussion networks: The case of refugee crisis in Sweden
Users’ polarisation in dynamic discussion networks: The case of refugee crisis in Sweden Open
This paper presents a study on the dynamics of sentiment polarisation in the active online discussion communities formed around a controversial topic—immigration. Using a collection of tweets in the Swedish language from 2012 to 2019, we t…
View article: Predicting online participation through Bayesian network analysis
Predicting online participation through Bayesian network analysis Open
Despite the fact that preconditions of political participation were thoroughly examined before, there is still not enough understanding of which factors directly affect political participation and which factors correlate with participation…
View article: How the Internet has changed participation: Exploring distinctive preconditions of online activism
How the Internet has changed participation: Exploring distinctive preconditions of online activism Open
The continuously growing number of people participating in Internet-based, online, political activism suggests that the latter has the potential to replace offline forms of unconventional political participation in the future. If that is t…