Political polarization is a marked political division in the population, characterized by
multiple manifestations. The authors argue that it can affect consumer psychology, which in …

Abstract In 1997, Robert Axelrod wondered in a highly influential paper" If people tend to
become more alike in their beliefs, attitudes, and behavior when they interact, why do not all …

Which topics spark the most heated debates on social media? Identifying those topics is not
only interesting from a societal point of view but also allows the filtering and aggregation of …

Polarization is a topic of intense interest among social scientists, but there is significant
disagreement regarding the character of the phenomenon and little understanding of …

We explore a new mechanism to explain polarization phenomena in opinion dynamics in
which agents evaluate alternative views on the basis of the social feedback obtained on …

The flow of information reaching us via the online media platforms is optimized not by the
information content or relevance but by popularity and proximity to the target. This is typically …

Studies of political polarization in social media demonstrate mixed evidence for whether
discussions necessarily evolve into left and right ideological echo chambers. Recent …

Our beliefs are inextricably shaped through communication with others. Furthermore, even
conversation we conduct in pairs may itself be taking place across a wider, connected social …

In this paper we propose a computational approach that applies data mining techniques to
analyze the citizen participation recorded in an online digital platform. Differently to previous …

We present an agent-based model for studying the societal implications of attitude change
theories. Various psychological theories of persuasive communication at the individual level …