Social media as an identity barometer: evidence from the Russia-Ukraine war
This study investigates how social media data can be used to study shifts in identity, focusing on Ukraine during the Russia-Ukraine war. We analyze VK users' reported language proficiency and the language of tweets and note a significant shift from Russian to Ukrainian during both the earl...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2024 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universitat Pompeu Fabra |
| Repositorio: | Repositorio Digital de la UPF |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:repositori.upf.edu:10230/71124 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/10230/71124 http://dx.doi.org/10.1257/pandp.20241056 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Ucraïna -- Identitat lingüística Ucraïna -- Etnicitat Xarxes socials Invasió russa d&apos Ucraïna, 2022- |
| Sumario: | This study investigates how social media data can be used to study shifts in identity, focusing on Ukraine during the Russia-Ukraine war. We analyze VK users' reported language proficiency and the language of tweets and note a significant shift from Russian to Ukrainian during both the early (2014-2022) and later (2022-) phases of the war. Additionally, we observe a positive association at the province level between these language changes and shifts in ethnic identity reported in nationally representative surveys. The findings underscore the effectiveness of social media data in tracking and quantifying shifts in identity. |
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