The influence of external political events on social networks: the case of the Brexit Twitter Network

The social media debate preceding the 2016 Brexit referendum represents a yet another instance of the growing role of social networking sites, also known as social media, in steering the dynamics of the socio-political process nowadays. Considering the scale of the phenomenon as well as the variety of concerns it raises vis-a-vis transparency, equality, representation, and legitimacy of the political process, it is imperative to query the...