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The European far-right online: an exploratory Twitter outlink analysis of German & French far-right online ecosystems

Macdonald, Stuart orcid logoORCID: 0000-0002-7483-9023, Yilmaz, Kamil orcid logoORCID: 0000-0001-9453-8415, Herath, Chamin, Berger, J.M., Lakhani, Suraj orcid logoORCID: 0000-0002-3077-4133, Nouri, Lella orcid logoORCID: 0000-0003-2228-588X and Conway, Maura orcid logoORCID: 0000-0003-4216-8592 (2022) The European far-right online: an exploratory Twitter outlink analysis of German & French far-right online ecosystems. Policy Report. Washington, D.C.: RESOLVE Network.

Abstract
Seeking to explore the nature of European far-right online ecosystems, this research report examines the outlinking activity of identified pro-far-right users among the followers of the official Twitter accounts of two prominent far-right European political parties, Germany’s Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) and France’s Rassemblement National (RN). Employing a three-layered analysis, the report explores not just the top-level domains outlinked to by its sample of AfD and RN Twitter followers but combines this with analysis of the technical specifications of the content types outlinked to and treatment of the socio-political nature of the content arrived at by clicking on the most tweeted URLs. This results in the provision of a more thorough and cohesive view of this online ecosystem than contained in other similar studies.
Metadata
Item Type:Monograph (Policy Report)
Refereed:Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords:France, Germany, Internet, Online, Political Parties, Social Media
Subjects:Social Sciences > Communication
Social Sciences > International relations
Social Sciences > Political science
Social Sciences > Sociology
Social Sciences > Racism
Social Sciences > Ethnicity
DCU Faculties and Centres:DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Humanities and Social Science > School of Law and Government
Publisher:Washington, D.C.: RESOLVE Network
Official URL:https://doi.org/10.37805/remve2022.2
Copyright Information:© 2022 The Authors
Use License:This item is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License. View License
Funders:RESOLVE Network and by Swansea University’s CHERISH Digital Economy Centre (EPSRC EP/M022722/1) and its Legal Innovation Lab Wales (which is partfunded by the European Regional Development Fund through the Welsh Government).
ID Code:27270
Deposited On:26 May 2022 14:27 by Maura Conway . Last Modified 26 May 2022 14:27
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