Yaseen Khan
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Yaseen Khan is a researcher whose work sits at the intersection of computational social science and political discourse, with a primary focus on how social media platforms amplify social movements in the Global South. His most influential contribution is a longitudinal sentiment analysis of the #FeesMustFall campaign on Twitter, a pivotal study that tracked the emotional arc of South Africa’s student-led protest movement from its 2015 inception through its evolution into a national phenomenon. By dissecting over 100,000 tweets, Khan revealed how digital solidarity shifted from hopeful calls for free education to frustration and fragmentation, offering a rare, data-driven window into how online sentiment mirrors and shapes offline protest dynamics. Though his citation count is modest—his flagship paper has garnered 3 citations to date—his work is notable for its methodological rigor and timely relevance, providing a blueprint for analyzing hashtag activism in contexts of systemic inequality. Khan’s research stands as a vital resource for scholars studying digital activism, decolonizing education, and the role of Twitter in amplifying marginalized voices, marking him as an emerging voice in the field of computational political communication.
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