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Social media and civic engagement during calamities: the case of Twitter use during typhoon Yolanda

In: Philippine Political Science Journal
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Cheryll Ruth Soriano College of Liberal Arts, De La Salle University, Manila, PhilippinesE-mail: cheryll.soriano@dlsu.edu.ph

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Ma. Divina Gracia Roldan College of Liberal Arts, De La Salle University, Manila, PhilippinesE-mail: cheryll.soriano@dlsu.edu.ph

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Charibeth Cheng College of Computer Studies, De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines

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Nathaniel Oco College of Computer Studies, National University, Manila, Philippines
College of Liberal Arts, De La Salle University, Manila, PhilippinesE-mail: cheryll.soriano@dlsu.edu.ph

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Online Publication Date:
21 Dec 2016
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This study explores the nature and promise of citizen engagement in Twitter during calamities, specifically in the context of typhoon Yolanda. Through topic modeling and content analysis, the article explores the “acts of civic engagement” expressed in disaster tweets and how the character of the tweets changed over a five-month period. The article adopts the actualizing citizenship model which offers an alternative understanding of citizenship as performative and which is relevant for the analysis of social media engagement by citizens. The article concludes with a reflection of the nature and typology of Twitter-mediated communication during calamities, highlighting the active engagement of celebrities in disaster tweets, and analysis of whether and how these can be construed as acts of civic engagement.

Title:
Social media and civic engagement during calamities: the case of Twitter use during typhoon Yolanda
Article Type:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1080/01154451.2016.1146486
Language:
English
Pages:
6–25
Keywords:
Twitter; disaster; social media; civic engagement; acts of citizenship; Yolanda; topic modeling; content analysis; spectacle
In:
Philippine Political Science Journal
In:
Volume 37: Issue 1
Received:
16 Sep 2015
Accepted:
08 Jan 2016
Publisher:
Brill
E-ISSN:
2165-025X
Print ISSN:
0115-4451
Subjects:
South East Asia, Asian Studies

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