Bruns, AxelAxelBrunsKirchhoff, LarsLarsKirchhoffNicolai, ThomasThomasNicolaiWilson, Jason A.Jason A.WilsonSaunders, Barry J.Barry J.SaundersHighfield, Timothy J.Timothy J.Highfield2023-04-132023-04-132008-05-01https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/handle/20.500.14171/78399While qualitative evidence for the networked patterns of discussion, debate, and deliberation in the blogosphere is readily available, it is more difficult to establish a solid quantitative picture of blog-based topical discussion networks and their cluster patterns. Large numbers of blogs (and individual blog posts, links, and comments) are likely to be involved in a quantitative study of blog-based discussion patterns. Hence, automated data collection and analysis is necessary.ennetworkmappingblogsblogospherepoliticsAustraliadiscussiondeliberationpublic spheremethodologydiscussion paper