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Analyzing Public Opinion With Social Media Data During Election Periods: A Selective Literature Review
August 31, 2018 KST
Analyzing Public Opinion With Social Media Data During Election Periods: A Selective Literature Review
Jin-ah KwakSung Kyum Cho

There have been many studies that applied a data-driven analysis method to social media data, and some have even argued that this method can replace...

American Attitudes Toward Japan and China, Decades of Polls
November 30, 2014 KST
American Attitudes Toward Japan and China, Decades of Polls
Faith LakenJibum KimTom W. Smith

Gathering polling items about China and Japan from 1937 to 2011, we examine how Americans think about these two powerful East Asian countries. Our study...

Modeling of Public Risk Perception and Risk Communication Research: In a Social-Cognitive Direction
May 31, 2014 KST
Modeling of Public Risk Perception and Risk Communication Research: In a Social-Cognitive Direction
Yiwei LiYu GuoNaoya Ito

This study begins with a review of commonly discussed dimensions of public risk perception that may influence public opinion toward risks. Factors that have been...

Political Diversity and Participation: A Systematic Review of the Measurement and Relationship
February 28, 2014 KST
Political Diversity and Participation: A Systematic Review of the Measurement and Relationship
Najin Jun

This study reviews existing research on the measurement of and the relationship between political diversity and political participation. It addresses the inconsistency in the arguments...

February 28, 2014 KST
Formalizing the Role of Social Capital on Individuals’ Continuous Use of Social Networking Sites From a Social Cognitive Perspective
Yu GuoYiwei LiNaoya Ito

By integrating useful insights from social cognitive theory and social capital theory, we aim to develop a model for better understanding people’s behaviors related to...

November 30, 2013 KST
The Infrastructure of Public Opinion Research in Japan
Yuichi Kubota

This article introduces the infrastructure of public opinion research in Japan by reviewing the development of polling organizations and the current situation of social surveys....