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Carbon Populism and Representative Politics: On Why Fossil Fuel Firms Speaking for ‘The People’ Is a Bad Idea

open access: yesJournal of Management Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract Despite growing recognition that countries around the world must transition to a low‐carbon economy, global greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise. One way that decarbonization has been obstructed, we argue, is by fossil fuel firms intentionally conflating their agenda with ‘the people’, evoking notions of national identity, security and ...
Daniel Nyberg   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The disconcerting potential of online disinformation: Persuasive effects of astroturfing comments and three strategies for inoculation against them

open access: yesNew Media & Society, 2020
This study is the first to scrutinize the psychological effects of online astroturfing in the context of Russia’s digitally enabled foreign propaganda. Online astroturfing is a communicative strategy that uses websites, “sock puppets,” or social bots to ...
Thomas Zerback   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The ‘best of both worlds’? Perspectives on ‘inclusion’ from autistic pupils in a primary school resourced provision

open access: yesJournal of Research in Special Educational Needs, Volume 26, Issue 3, July 2026.
Abstract Autism Bases, as part of Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) resourced provisions (RP), offer a hybrid model of inclusive education, combining specialist support with access to mainstream classrooms. While such provisions are widespread, few studies capture the voices of autistic pupils navigating these dual settings.
Alex Silk, Liliana Belkin
wiley   +1 more source

Astroturfing e debate político espanhol nas redes sociais: um estudo de caso

open access: yesSociologia, Problemas e Práticas, 2022
O objetivo do trabalho é estimar a utilização do astroturfing, como estratégia para promover debates políticos em Espanha, por meio do Twitter. Um total de 89.528 twits associados ao debate gerado em torno das férias do primeiro vice-presidente e da ...
Sergio Arce-García, Elias Said-Hung
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Digital Parrhesia as a Counterweight to Astroturfing [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Astroturfing—fake grassroots communications about an issue of public interest—is further problematized in digital space. Because digitally mediated communication easily accommodates pseudonymous and anonymous speech, digital ethos depends upon finding the proper balance between the ability to create pseudonymous and anonymous online presences and the ...
Allard-Huver, François   +1 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Business Collective Action: An Integrative Review and Framework

open access: yesJournal of Management Studies, Volume 63, Issue 3, Page 1572-1603, May 2026.
Abstract Business collective action (BCA) has long been a topic of interest to management scholars. However, our theoretical understanding of this important phenomenon has been hindered by its fragmented development in the literature. To address this shortcoming, we conduct a comprehensive review of BCA across a wide range of disciplines in management,
Sean Buchanan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Survey on Astroturfing Detection and Analysis from an Information Technology Perspective

open access: yesSecurity and Communication Networks, 2021
With the development of the Internet, user comments produced an unprecedented impact on information acquisition, goods purchase, and other aspects. For example, the user comments can quickly render a topic the focus of discussion in social networks.
Tong Chen   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Islamist Buzzers: Message Flooding, Offline Outreach, and Astroturfing

open access: yesASEAS - Austrian Journal of South-East Asian Studies, 2019
Based on ethnographic research on Islamist buzzers – social media political operators tasked with making particular online conversation subjects trend – in Indonesia, this article details the process of how the proliferation of insensitive message in ...
Ario Seto
doaj   +1 more source

Covert Borderwork: Managing Borders and Migration through Secrecy

open access: yesAntipode, Volume 58, Issue 2, March 2026.
Abstract In this article, we analyse secretive practices of border and migration management we term covert borderwork. Covert borderwork comprises techniques of border and migration management which adopt varying forms and temporalities of secrecy in their design, implementation, and/or performance.
Josh Watkins, Julia Van Dessel
wiley   +1 more source

ASTROTURFING E TRANSPARÊNCIA DIGITAL: DESAFIOS E IMPACTOS NO DIREITO DO CONSUMIDOR

open access: yesRECIMA21 - Revista Científica Multidisciplinar - ISSN 2675-6218
Com o advento e o avanço das tecnologias, a troca de mensagens instantâneas entre pessoas tornou-se global. No entanto, esse avanço trouxe consigo práticas problemáticas que violam direitos fundamentais dos cidadãos.
Dayara Ferreira Chianca   +1 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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