The Spatial Structures in the Austrian COVID-19 Protest Movement: A Virtual and Geospatial Twitter User Network Analysis
arxiv(2024)
摘要
The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, followed by policy measures to combat
the virus, evoked public protest movements world-wide. These movements emerged
through virtual social networks as well as local protest gatherings. Prior
research has studied such movements solely in the virtual space through social
network analysis, thereby disregarding the role of local interaction for
protest. This study, however, recognizes the importance of the geo-spatial
dimension in protest movements. We therefore introduce a large-scale
spatial-social network analysis of a georeferenced Twitter user network to
understand the regional connections and transnational influences of the
Austrian COVID-19 protest movement through the social network. Our findings
reveal that the virtual network is distinctly structured along geographic and
linguistic boundaries. We further find that the movement is clearly organized
along national protest communities. These results highlight the importance of
regional and local influencing factors over the impact of transnational
influences for the protest movement.
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