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The French Elections and Social Media Part 2: Le Pen versus Macron and Predicting Election Outcomes, with Dr. Antoine Bevort
The French Elections and Social Media Part 2: Le Pen versus Macron and Predicting Election Outcomes, with Dr. Antoine Bevort
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Length:
44 minutes
Released:
May 4, 2017
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Podcast episode
Description
Dr. Antoine Bevort, Professor Emeritus of Sociology at le Cnam, gives his take on what a Marine Le Pen or Emmanuel Macron victory in the French elections would mean for France. We discuss Dr. Bevort's research into how social media can be a predictor for public opinion, and we also touch upon how bots and fake accounts fit into the sociology theory of social capital.
You can find out more about Dr. Bevort and his research at www.antoinebevort.blogspot.com
You can find out more about Dr. Bevort and his research at www.antoinebevort.blogspot.com
Released:
May 4, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode
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