Twitter, social services and covid-19. Analysis of the communicative interactions of the communicative interactions of the messages emitted by political parties, social political parties, social entities, and citizens

Authors

  • Alfonso Chaves-Montero Centro de Investigación, Pensamiento Contemporáneo e Innovación para el Desarrollo Social de la Universidad de Huelva

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37467/revtechno.v14.4819

Keywords:

Covid-19, Twitter, Social services, Citizen interactions, Political discourse, Network analysis, Social entities

Abstract

The state of alarm caused by Covid-19 has mobilised the digital social participation of the population in social networks. Likewise, the relevance acquired by Social Services in the socio-health crisis has generated an unprecedented social debate on Twitter about the reality of these services. In the article, tweets about Social Services and Covid-19 published during the pandemic were analysed using Atlas.Ti software. The results show the precariousness of Social Services and the need for a change in the management and financing model of these services in order to guarantee social benefits.

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2023-02-28

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Chaves-Montero, A. . (2023). Twitter, social services and covid-19. Analysis of the communicative interactions of the communicative interactions of the messages emitted by political parties, social political parties, social entities, and citizens. TECHNO REVIEW. International Technology, Science and Society Review /Revista Internacional De Tecnología, Ciencia Y Sociedad, 14(1), 1–13. https://doi.org/10.37467/revtechno.v14.4819

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Vol. 14 No. 1 (2023): Monograph: "Networks, infocommunication and their new applications"

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Research Articles (Special Issue)

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