Managing 'Threats': Uses of Social Media for Policing Domestic Extremism and Disorder in the UK

This project examines the uses of social media for policing domestic extremism and disorder in the UK. The collection and analysis of social media data for the purposes of policing forms part of a broader shift from ‘reactive’ to ‘proactive’ forms of governance in which state bodies engage in big data analysis to predict, preempt and respond in real time to a range of social problems. However, there is a lack of research that accounts for the...