Category: Clare Llewellyn

Imagining Europe: A Social Media Gallery of Images About the EU

Clare Llewellyn and Laura Cram As part of the Imagine Europe project, Clare Llewellyn and Laura Cram reflect on the initiative’s progress and the images which people have contributed to represent what they think of the European Union. They present the results of the project competition and call for additional images reflecting views on the UK’s …

What Did Social Media Tell Us About the UK’s EU Referendum?

Clare Llewellyn and Laura Cram As part of the Imagine Europe project, Clare Llewellyn and Laura Cram analyse the EU referendum debate on Twitter following the vote for the UK to leave the European Union. They note that, although the Remain campaign increased its presence on Twitter in the latter stages of the contest, the Leave …

If Twitter is the Medium of the Underdog, Are the ‘Reluctant Remainers’ Poised to Bite?

Clare Llewellyn and Laura Cram What can Twitter tell us about the views of the UK electorate ahead of the EU referendum? Laura Cram and Clare Llewellyn illustrate that, while Leave supporters continue to have a much more visible presence on Twitter, this balance has shifted, with pro-Remain tweets becoming more frequent in the latter …

The Silent Majority or Just Under-Represented? Social Media and the EU Referendum

Clare Llewellyn and Laura Cram As part of the Imagine Europe project, Clare Llewellyn and Laura Cram compare election polling with Twitter data to explore how accurate a reflection discussion on social media gives of public opinion on the EU more generally. Latvian Presidency Review, European Parliament, CC-BY-NC-ND-2.0 Poll data isn’t always reliable. As we …

Your Image of the EU: Launch of #myimageoftheEU

Clare Llewellyn and Laura Cram As part of the Imagine Europe project, Clare Llewellyn and Laura Cram present #myimageoftheEU, a user-generated initiative in which anyone can share images that capture what the EU means to them and their opinion of the EU. Eastern Partnership Summit – Nov 2013, European Council, CC-BY-NC-ND-2.0 The people of the …

Exploring Bias: Comparing Approaches for Collecting Twitter Data

Clare Llewellyn and Laura Cram As part of the Imagine Europe project, Clare Llewellyn and Laura Cram explore the different kinds of Twitter data sets they have collected on the UK’s EU referendum debate and the insights that each set’s distinct characteristics can provide. Herman Van Rompuy meets with David Cameron – Nov 2011, European …

Brexit? Contrasting Opinion on the UK’s EU Referendum

Clare Llewellyn and Laura Cram As part of the Imagine Europe project, Clare Llewellyn and Laura Cram explain the background of the Twitter demonstrator they have created to track and analyse the discussion on Twitter around the UK’s EU referendum. EU Flag from the Quirinale, Bob, CC-BY-2.0 As part of our research, we have produced …