Patterns of Information Networks on Twitter in the Brussels Region, 2013-2014

This paper focuses on online party affiliation from the perspective of Social Network Analysis (SNA). It examines the structure of the information channels of politicians on Twitter in order to map their online social network, relying on data gathered for all elected representatives in the municipal councils and executives of the Brussels Region (Belgium). The paper adds a temporal dimension by looking at the development of the network over time, and its determinants. The paper starts by analyzing and categorizing the patterns in the structure of the information circulation, and its evolution... Mehr ...