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The Multilingual Twitter Discourse on Vaccination in Germany During the Covid-19 Pandemic

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  • Hannah Schmid-Petri

    (Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Passau, Germany)

  • Moritz Bürger

    (Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Passau, Germany)

  • Stephan Schlögl

    (Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Passau, Germany)

  • Mara Schwind

    (Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Passau, Germany)

  • Jelena Mitrović

    (Faculty of Computer Science and Mathematics, University of Passau, Germany / Institute for Artificial Intelligence Research and Development of Serbia, Serbia)

  • Ramona Kühn

    (Faculty of Computer Science and Mathematics, University of Passau, Germany)

Abstract

There is evidence that specific segments of the population were hit particularly hard by the Covid-19 pandemic (e.g., people with a migration background). In this context, the impact and role played by online platforms in facilitating the integration or fragmentation of public debates and social groups is a recurring topic of discussion. This is where our study ties in, we ask: How is the topic of vaccination discussed and evaluated in different language communities in Germany on Twitter during the Covid-19 pandemic? We collected all tweets in German, Russian, Turkish, and Polish (i.e., the largest migrant groups in Germany) in March 2021 that included the most important keywords related to Covid-19 vaccination. All users were automatically geocoded. The data was limited to tweets from Germany. Our results show that the multilingual debate on Covid-19 vaccination in Germany does not have many structural connections. However, in terms of actors, arguments, and positions towards Covid-19 vaccination, the discussion in the different language communities is similar. This indicates that there is a parallelism of the debates but no social-discursive integration.

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  • Hannah Schmid-Petri & Moritz Bürger & Stephan Schlögl & Mara Schwind & Jelena Mitrović & Ramona Kühn, 2023. "The Multilingual Twitter Discourse on Vaccination in Germany During the Covid-19 Pandemic," Media and Communication, Cogitatio Press, vol. 11(1), pages 293-305.
    • Handle: RePEc:cog:meanco:v:11:y:2023:i:1:p:293-305
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