This thesis argues that the intergroup level remains largely unexplored within current
models of moral and political cognition such as Moral Foundations Theory (MFT; Haidt & …

In recent times, research on extracting collective emotion from social media has been
actively pursued. When constructing collective emotions from social media, a bag-ofwords …

Perceptions of interpersonal competence are an important predictor of success in the
political domain. However, we argue—and provide evidence for—the proposition that …

Far-right radicalisation and social media are subjects that are increasingly addressed in a
joint fashion. However, a nuanced understanding of the features of this relationship remain …

American politics is becoming increasingly ideologically divided, and this cross-party
hostility is reflected in pronounced partisan media outrage. However, while actual …

In the days after Congressman Steve Scalise and three others were shot and wounded
while practicing for an annual charity baseball game between Republican and Democratic …

This essay maps interdisciplinary lines of inquiry to assess current research on affect and
emotion in relation to digital and social media, in the context of the fractured news media …

Back to the 1990s, a few Asian politicians galvanized a debate on Asian values, contending
that democracy is not compatible with Confucian culture in East Asia. Echoing this view …

Facebook, Google, and other major internet companies track clicks and use that data to
provide personalized content. More and more, each person encounters a unique online …

Climate change, proliferation of ultra-nationalist movements in various parts of the globe,
tribalism, and denial of science many parts of the world–in times like these social critiques …