Network polarization, filter bubbles, and echo chambers: An annotated review of measures and reduction methods

R Interian, R G. Marzo, I Mendoza… - International …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Polarization arises when the underlying network connecting the members of a community or
society becomes characterized by highly connected groups with weak intergroup …

Social identity emergence in attitude interactions and the identity strengthening effects of cumulative attitude agreement

C O'Reilly, PJ Maher, EM Smith… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The social identity approach asserts that self‐categorization is fluid and created anew in
context. Despite this, research often conceptualizes identities as being based on static …

Polarization is the psychological foundation of collective engagement

LGE Smith, EF Thomas, AM Bliuc… - Communications …, 2024 - nature.com
The term polarization is used to describe both the division of a society into opposing groups
(political polarization), and a social psychological phenomenon (group polarization) …

Group polarization, influence, and domination in online interaction networks: A case study of the 2022 Brazilian elections

R Interian, FA Rodrigues - Journal of Physics: Complexity, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
The erosion of social cohesion and polarization is one of the topmost societal risks. In this
work, we investigated the evolution of polarization, influence, and domination in online …

Attitude networks as intergroup realities: Using network‐modelling to research attitude‐identity relationships in polarized political contexts

A Lüders, D Carpentras… - British Journal of Social …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
We apply a newly developed attitude network‐modelling technique (Response‐Item
Network, or ResIN) to study attitude–identity relationships in the context of hot–button issues …

Cross-community affinity: A polarization measure for multi-community networks

S Nair, A Iamnitchi - Online Social Networks and Media, 2024 - Elsevier
This article introduces a heterophily-based metric for assessing polarization in social
networks when different opposing ideological communities coexist. The proposed metric …

The likes that bind: Even novel opinion sharing can induce opinion‐based identification

C O'Reilly, PJ Maher, M Quayle - British Journal of Social …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Research has found that psychological groups based on opinion congruence are an
important group type. Previous research constructed such groups around opinions …

Us, Them, Right, Wrong: How TikTok's Green Screen, Duet, and Stitch help shape political discourse

M Quick, J Maddox - First Monday, 2024 - firstmonday.org
As TikTok exploded in popularity following the initial lockdowns of the COVID-19 pandemic
in March 2020, use from individual users skyrocketed. During this time, political content …

[HTML][HTML] Dyadic interaction shapes social identity in the axelrod model using empirical data

A Dinkelberg, P MacCarron, PJ Maher… - Journal of Artificial …, 2023 - jasss.soc.surrey.ac.uk
Group dynamics and inter-group relations influence the self-perception. The Social Identity
Approach explains the role of multiple identities, derived from categories or group …

Ideology, knowledge, and the assessment of science policy agencies

K Haglin, A Vedlitz - Science and Public Policy, 2023 - academic.oup.com
In the USA, politics often dominates the conversation surrounding science and related
technologies. We also live in times of high political polarization, leading to political debate …