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Analysing Transnational Web Spheres

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The chapter outlines the methodological approach and research design. The Web sphere analysis combines frame and network analyses, which are based on a quantitative-qualitative content analysis of online communication sampled from relevant online platforms. After introducing the methods and describing the sample, each analytical step is briefly explained: this covers an exact reconstruction of the selection, filtration, and summarisation processes for data collection. Furthermore, the chapter makes the case for bridging the quantitative-qualitative divide in content analytical research. The main argument is: both the produced messages about a topic and the relationships between communicators need to be screened from multiple angles before a web sphere can be described and examined.

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Nguyen, D. (2017). Analysing Transnational Web Spheres. In: Europe, the Crisis, and the Internet. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60843-3_4

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