Follow to be followed: The centrality of MFAs in Twitter networks

IF 4.1 1区文学 Q1 COMMUNICATION

Policy and Internet Pub Date : 2023-09-11 DOI:10.1002/poi3.368

Ilan Manor, Elad Segev

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Abstract

Abstract This article outlines three major features of the digital society (information sharing, a levelled‐playing field, and reciprocal surveillance) and explores their manifestation in the field of diplomacy. The article analyzed the international network of 78 Ministries of Foreign Affairs (MFAs) on Twitter during the critical period of its growth between 2014 and 2016. To explain why some MFAs follow or are followed by their peers, both internal (Twitter) and external (gross domestic product) factors were considered. The analysis found the principle of digital reciprocity to be the most important factor in explaining an MFA's centrality. Ministries who follow their peers are more likely to be followed in return. Other factors that predict the popularity of MFAs among their peers are regionality, technological savviness, and national media environments. These findings provide a broader understanding of contemporary diplomacy and the fierce competition over attention in the digital society.

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追随被追随:mfa在Twitter网络中的中心地位

本文概述了数字社会的三个主要特征(信息共享、公平竞争环境和互惠监视)，并探讨了它们在外交领域的表现。这篇文章分析了2014年到2016年这78个外交部在Twitter上的国际网络在其成长的关键时期。为了解释为什么一些mfa追随或被同行追随，我们考虑了内部(Twitter)和外部(国内生产总值)因素。分析发现，数字互惠原则是解释MFA中心性的最重要因素。追随同行的部委也更有可能被追随。预测mfa在其同行中受欢迎程度的其他因素是地域性、技术知识和国家媒体环境。这些发现提供了对当代外交和数字社会中对注意力的激烈竞争的更广泛的理解。

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Policy and Internet Multiple-

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8.40

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10.20%

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期刊介绍： Understanding public policy in the age of the Internet requires understanding how individuals, organizations, governments and networks behave, and what motivates them in this new environment. Technological innovation and internet-mediated interaction raise both challenges and opportunities for public policy: whether in areas that have received much work already (e.g. digital divides, digital government, and privacy) or newer areas, like regulation of data-intensive technologies and platforms, the rise of precarious labour, and regulatory responses to misinformation and hate speech. We welcome innovative research in areas where the Internet already impacts public policy, where it raises new challenges or dilemmas, or provides opportunities for policy that is smart and equitable. While we welcome perspectives from any academic discipline, we look particularly for insight that can feed into social science disciplines like political science, public administration, economics, sociology, and communication. We welcome articles that introduce methodological innovation, theoretical development, or rigorous data analysis concerning a particular question or problem of public policy.