Research Projects

Recent/Ongoing Projects

Digital Threats to Democracy and Political Development

Project Overview/Description

Enhancing civic engagement, strengthening democracy, and monitoring elections. What role does social media play in elections? How can we identify and respond to hate speech and disinformation designed to undermine democratic practice? Can we build systems that enhance transparency and good governance? How can ICTs help promote an innovative and effective civil society?

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Achievements
Publications

Best, M. L. (2016). Mobile Computing and Political Transformation. Communications of the ACM, 10(59), 21-22.

Smyth, T. N., Meng, A., Moreno, A., Best, M. L., & Zegura, E. W. (2016). Lessons in Social Election Monitoring. In Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development. ACM.

Zegura, E., Gangwani, P., Phadke, G., Hampton, E., Marun, V., Meng, A., Best, M.L., et al. (2016). A First Look at Eyes on the Vote. In Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development . ACM.

Best, M. L., & Meng, A. (2015). Twitter democracy: policy versus identity politics in three emerging African democracies. In Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development (ICTD2015). Singapore.

Best, M. L. (2014). Facebook Democracy: The Architecture of Disclosure and the Threat to Public Life. Perspective on Politics, 12(4), 950–951.

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Advisor

Dr. Michael L. Best

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Community-Based COVID-19
Social Media Monitoring and Response

Project Overview/Description

Supporting community partners in Georgia to track, triage, and respond to COVID-19 social media content to inform and enhance their COVID-19 response efforts. Who do different minoritized communities trust online? What content is most effective at raising vaccine confidence? What content is most harmful? How can we usefully integrate hyperlocal social media monitoring with targeted outwards health communication?

Keyword 1
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Achievements
Publications

Best, M. L. (2016). Mobile Computing and Political Transformation. Communications of the ACM, 10(59), 21-22.

Smyth, T. N., Meng, A., Moreno, A., Best, M. L., & Zegura, E. W. (2016). Lessons in Social Election Monitoring. In Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development. ACM.

Zegura, E., Gangwani, P., Phadke, G., Hampton, E., Marun, V., Meng, A., Best, M.L., et al. (2016). A First Look at Eyes on the Vote. In Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development . ACM.

Best, M. L., & Meng, A. (2015). Twitter democracy: policy versus identity politics in three emerging African democracies. In Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development (ICTD2015). Singapore.

Best, M. L. (2014). Facebook Democracy: The Architecture of Disclosure and the Threat to Public Life. Perspective on Politics, 12(4), 950–951.

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Project Lead / Team

Amy Chen

Advisor

Dr. Michael L. Best

Interested

Past/Archived Projects

Project A

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Project D

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