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22 June 2016

Brexit and Twitter: a tale of two campaigns

By Giovanni Pagano and Alexander Damiano Ricci

In this study we look at how the EU referendum has been publicly discussed in the UK on Twitter. More precisely, we are interested in understanding the development of the thematic focus of the general Brexit debate as well as the behaviour of particular groups of users.

6 May 2016

Corbyn’s EU-turn speech as seen from Twitter

By Giovanni Pagano and Alexander Damiano Ricci

Jeremy Corbyn's pro-EU speech did not lead to relevant changes in British citizens’ preferences on the EU referendum. We looked at Twitter data to shed some light on the reaction of the Twittersphere.

24 March 2016

Brexit: Assessing scenarios

By Funda Tekin

What are the political and institutional implications of the “new settlement for the UK in the EU”? And what could happen if, in the end, the UK decides to leave the Union?

6 January 2016

Cameron’s renegotiation speech and intra-EU migration: how the web reacted

By Giovanni Pagano and Alexander Damiano Ricci

Using natural language processing, we analyse reactions to Cameron’s speech on Twitter. We focus, in particular, on the issue of intra-EU migration, the most politically sensitive and prominent in the current Brexit debate.

«To mark the 19th edition of their flagship publication, the European Social Observatory (OSE) and the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI) are holding a presentation-debate.»

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United Kingdom

Brexit and Twitter: a tale of two campaigns

Corbyn’s EU-turn speech as seen from Twitter

Brexit: Assessing scenarios

Cameron’s renegotiation speech and intra-EU migration: how the web reacted

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