Giovanni Pagano works as a researcher at EuVisions where he focuses primarily on the analysis of social networking platforms to assess public opinion, and on the uses of social media for discussing and participating in politics. Previously he worked as project manager and web editor for the Torino World Affairs Institute (T.wai), an independent think tank based in Turin, Italy.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?The 2018 Italian election campaign viewed from Twitter
We have followed 1,579 candidates and tracked their Twitter conversations for two weeks now. Also, we collected...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?The Italian electoral campaign and the issue of immigration: a Twitter analysis in the aftermath of the Macerata attack
Interestingly enough, the presence of hashtags such as #itaexit and #noEU suggests a clear link – in the ‘national...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?On the eve of the German elections, Alternative für Deutschland prevails on Twitter
Populist parties have a higher capacity to exploit digital arenas to boost and propagate their slogans and influence...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Renzi vs Juncker: a social media analysis
If Matteo Renzi hoped to gain support among Italian eurosceptics in his quarrel with Jean-Claude Juncker, the...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Cameron’s renegotiation speech and intra-EU migration: how the web reacted
Using natural language processing (NLP) techniques, we have analysed reactions to Cameron’s speech on Twitter,...