Doing social research on Persian Twitter: An analysis of Iranian users’ activism during Iran’s 2017 presidential election

Kermani, Hossein; Adham, Marziyeh; Tafreshi, Amirali

doi:10.22054/nms.2021.54618.1029

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

¹ University of Tehran

² PhD student at Allameh Tabataba'i University of Communication Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

³ PhD student in Communication Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.

https://doi.org/10.22054/nms.2021.54618.1029

Abstract

This paper provides a comprehensive and reliable approach to doing social research on Persian Twitter. Twitter has been one of the most favorable social platforms in Iran for years. Despite such popularity, research on Twitter has not been grown as it is supposed to be. Therefore, we are trying to fill this gap by suggesting a complete approach in this article. This approach is based on social network analysis, ethnographic content analysis, and social media critical discourse studies. Combining these methods, we are going beyond the limitations of current approaches which focus on either users or tweets. This approach provides researchers with a convenient method from the selection of gathering data strategy and time to statistical and final analysis. We suggest helpful and reliable concepts and tools to research on Twitter in each step. Moreover, we present a strategy to coding users’ demographic variables in addition to an approach to reach a close and valid reading of tweets. This approach could consist of a convenient basis for future studies.

Keywords

20.1001.1.25382209.1400.7.25.2.1

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Doing social research on Persian Twitter: An analysis of Iranian users’ activism during Iran’s 2017 presidential election

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Volume 7, Issue 25 - Serial Number 25
March 2021
Pages 78-37

Doing social research on Persian Twitter: An analysis of Iranian users’ activism during Iran’s 2017 presidential election

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Volume 7, Issue 25 - Serial Number 25March 2021Pages 78-37

Volume 7, Issue 25 - Serial Number 25
March 2021
Pages 78-37