Displacement and Return in the Internet Era : How Social Media Captures Migration Decisions in Northern Syria (English)

Starting in 2011, the Syrian civil war has resulted in the displacement of over 80% of the Syrian population. This paper analyzes how the widespread use of social media has recorded migration considerations for Syrian refugees using social media text and image data from three popular platforms (Twitter, Telegram, and Facebook). Leveraging survey data as a source of ground truth on the presence of IDPs and returnees, it uses topic modeling and image...

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Walk,Erin Elizabeth;

Garimella,Kiran;

Christia,Fotini;
Document Date
2022/04/26
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS10024
Volume No
1
Country
Syrian Arab Republic,
Region
Middle East and North Africa,
Disclosure Date
2022/04/26
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Displacement and Return in the Internet Era : How Social Media Captures Migration Decisions in Northern Syria

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Walk,Erin Elizabeth; Garimella,Kiran; Christia,Fotini.

Displacement and Return in the Internet Era : How Social Media Captures Migration Decisions in Northern Syria (English). Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 10024 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099859204262232856

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