Proceedings of the International Conference on Advance Research in Social and Economic Science (ICARSE 2022)

Twitter Users Oppose Repatriation of Former Islamic State Members from Indonesia

Authors
Hestutomo Restu Kuncoro1, *, Dyah Lupita Sari1, Iva Rachmawati1
1Department of International Relations, Universitas Pembangunan Nasional “Veteran” Yogyakarta, Depok, Indonesia
*Corresponding author. Email: hestutomo.restu@upnyk.ac.id
Corresponding Author
Hestutomo Restu Kuncoro
Available Online 27 April 2023.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-048-0_45How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Repatriation; Islamic State; Twitter; Sentiment analysis; Security concerns
Abstract

This study analyzed the public discourse on Twitter surrounding the repatriation of over a thousand Indonesian individuals who were previously associated with Islamic State and are now living in camps in Syria. Through sentiment analysis, network analysis, and text-mining, this research measured the opinions, interactions, and main topics of discussion on Twitter. The analysis revealed that most actors on Twitter have negative opinions about repatriating individuals associated with Islamic State due to security concerns about radicalization and terrorism. Network analysis showed that both government and non-governmental accounts were influential in the debate, and text-mining identified the most common topics of discussion, which included women, children, citizenship, and repatriation. The study's results suggest that there is significant public attention and concern surrounding the repatriation of these individuals, and policymakers must consider the security implications and humanitarian concerns involved in making such a decision.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the International Conference on Advance Research in Social and Economic Science (ICARSE 2022)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
27 April 2023
ISBN
978-2-38476-048-0
ISSN
2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-048-0_45How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2023 The Author(s)
Open Access
Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

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AU  - Hestutomo Restu Kuncoro
AU  - Dyah Lupita Sari
AU  - Iva Rachmawati
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023/04/27
TI  - Twitter Users Oppose Repatriation of Former Islamic State Members from Indonesia
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Advance Research in Social and Economic Science (ICARSE 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 420
EP  - 426
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-048-0_45
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-048-0_45
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