“Social Activism on Twitter: How ‘Wise’ are Online Social Movements?”

The first IM Public Lecture of the term will take place on Thursday, January 15th, from 1:00-2:00pm in Rowe 3089. Ryan Deschamps from the University of Regina will present his paper, “Social activism on Twitter: how ‘wise’ are online social movements?”

Using structural examples from social movements on Twitter and the DeGroot learning model, this paper will show some examples of “wise” and “unwise” crowds online and offer some ideas about the implications of each for public policy agenda setting.