Tracing Coordination and Cooperation Structures via Semantic Burst Detection

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Tracing Coordination and Cooperation Structures via Semantic Burst Detection

Journal Title: EAI Endorsed Transactions on Collaborative Computing - Year 2015, Vol 1, Issue 2

Abstract

Developing technologies that support collaboration requires understanding how knowledge and expertise are shared and distributed among community members. We explore two forms of knowledge distribution structures, coordination and cooperation, that are central to successful collaboration. We propose a novel method for detecting the coordination of strategic communication among members of political communities. Our method identifies a “rapid semantic convergence,” a sudden burst in the use linguistic constructions by multiple individuals within a short time, as a signature of coordination. We apply our method to the public statements of U.S. Senators in the 112th U.S. Congress and construct coordination and cooperation networks among these individuals. We then compare aspects of these networks to other known properties of the Senators. Results indicate that the detected networks reflect underlying tendencies in the social relationships among Senators and reveal interesting differences in how the different parties coordinate communication.

Authors and Affiliations

Yu-Ru Lin, Drew Margolin, David Lazer

Keywords

semantic burst semantic convergence burst detection coordination cooperation social networks public statement political network strategic communications

EP ID EP45689
DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.4108/cc.1.2.e7
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