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Title Influence of political leaders on sustainable development goals - insights from twitter
ID_Doc 73869
Authors Grover, P; Kar, AK; Gupta, S; Modgil, S
Title Influence of political leaders on sustainable development goals - insights from twitter
Year 2021
Published Journal Of Enterprise Information Management, 34, 6
DOI 10.1108/JEIM-07-2020-0304
Abstract Purpose The importance and criticality of sustainable development goals is witnessed by 195 member countries. For its full-fledged adoption and implementation, it needs to be understood by masses and political leaders are critical agents those engage diverse communities through social media such as twitter. Therefore, in this study focuses on how political leaders can influence the sustainable development goals through Twitter. Design/methodology/approach This study examines the social media conversations of political leaders on Twitter. Social media analytics methods such as sentiment mining, topic modelling and content analysis-based methods have been used. Findings The findings indicate that most political leaders are primarily discussing the sustainable development goals (SDGs) "partnership for goals" and "peace, justice and strong institutions". Many other goals such as "clean water and sanitation", "life below water", "zero hunger", "no poverty" and "educational quality" are not being focused on. Research limitations/implications This study offers implications in terms of collective decision making and the role of policy makers towards the goals of promoting SDGs. The authors highlight how political leaders need to involve key stakeholders in this journey. Originality/value This study scores and provides a cohort-specific prioritization of the leadership within these countries with regard to SDGs, which could be beneficial to the society.
Author Keywords Social media analytics; Influencer marketing; Political leadership; Sustainable development goals; Public policy
Index Keywords Index Keywords
Document Type Other
Open Access Open Access
Source Social Science Citation Index (SSCI)
EID WOS:000627910000001
WoS Category Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications; Information Science & Library Science; Management
Research Area Computer Science; Information Science & Library Science; Business & Economics
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