Digital Decay and the Global Politics of Virtual Infrastructure
The inability to access information such as tweets may, perhaps, reflect an anti-democratisation of knowledge where previously the internet had opened it up to the masses.
Opinion – Twitter as an Orwellian Global Editor
Twitter’s current editorial role suggests the reproduction of geopolitical power dynamics, with its increasingly visible bilateral cooperation with states and their (political) requests.
Dangerous Gaming: Cyber-Attacks, Air-Strikes and Twitter
By using gamified logics, the Israel Defense Forces in a tweet positioned air-strikes on a plane similar to cyber-attacks, transforming Hamas into inhuman targets.
Hacking Westphalia: ICT Infrastructures, Fake News and Global Politics
Digital platforms have opened the way for people to connect, debate and gather information; yet they have also increased the spread of fake news.
Recognition in Global Politics: The Challenge of Images and Technology
While the role of recognition in world politics is ever more acknowledged, the technological and visual aspect of this process requires much greater consideration.
The Continuing Russian Campaign to Divide the Democratic Party in the USA
Russian bots and trolls are amplifying disinformation in social media. To wit, meddling in US democracy with a seed and feed campaign of divisive messages continues.
Twitter as a Platform to Reflect Eurosceptic Views in Turkey
The long duration of negotiations on migration along with growing economic and security difficulties in Turkey have led to growing Euroscepticism in the state.
@SouthAsia71: Academic Research Tweeted in Real Time
By live-tweeting the 197 war in Pakistan @SouthAsia71 brings primary research to a broader audience and demonstrates the social media’s potential for research purposes.
From Citations to Clicks
There’s an impression that the world of the academic is independent of the pressures of competition and marketing. That impression is wrong and proving more so every day.
Tweet Your Research
As the growth in outlets where research can be published online continues, the importance of using Twitter and other effective social media channels to promote IR research will only grow, too
