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„Сирийската криза“ в България или как Facebook конституира граждански обединения
The "Syrian Crisis" in Bulgaria, or How Facebook Constitutes Civic Associations

Author(s): Kalina Ganeva
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Институт по философия и социология при БАН
Keywords: social networks; Facebook; homophily; mobilizations; refugees;

Summary/Abstract: The article discusses the potential of Facebook to mobilize various groups of citizens around important public causes. The first part of the article is focused on the basic characteristics of the social network, the principles of the establishment of ties between participants in the network and the strength of these ties. In the second part, the author analyzes attitudes in two Facebook groups created after the Syrian refugee wave in 2013.

  • Issue Year: 46/2014
  • Issue No: 1-2
  • Page Range: 261-275
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Bulgarian