Social Media Monitoring of Political Communication in Germany

Basic data for this project

Type of project: Individual project
Duration: 01/06/2011 - 01/11/2012

Description

Central to the project are two sets of questions on topics and multipliers: What relevance do topics have, how will topics develop, and what issues are likely to become more important? Which actors are particularly influential because they are able to initiate discussions and to stimulate the proliferation of their messages? After the election, when the study material is fully present, more detailed analyzes will be conducted. The project is conducted in collaboration with Prof. Neuberger of the LMU Munich and supported by the Vodafone Institute for Society and Communication, and by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation.

Keywords: Social Media Monitoring; Political Communication