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Farmers’ Protests in Germany: Media Coverage and Types of Bias

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The German farmers’ protests of 2024 sparked widespread media coverage and public debate. Yet, media coverage was not always positive, reflecting the media's attention‐seeking and selective focus. Occurrences of farmers blocking media outlets reflected distrust in how their concerns were portrayed.
Felix Schlichte, Doris Läpple
wiley   +1 more source

Quantifying Claim Robustness Through Adversarial Framing: A Conceptual Framework for an AI-Enabled Diagnostic Tool

AI
Objectives: We introduce the conceptual framework for the Adversarial Claim Robustness Diagnostics (ACRD) protocol, a novel tool for assessing how factual claims withstand ideological distortion.
Christophe Faugere
doaj   +1 more source

Factual belief polarization as a source of ideological and affective polarization

, 2022
There is a vast literature on both misperceptions and political polarization, but little is known about the relation between both phenomena. Misperceptions may strengthen ideological and affective polarization because factual beliefs (e.g., on climate ...
Roderik Rekker
core   +1 more source

Public Attitudes Toward Compassionate Release of Older People From Prison: Findings From a National Survey in Australia

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The rapid increase in older people in prison populations worldwide is generating significant health, cost, and human rights pressures on custodial systems. Compassionate release for older, frail inmates is a potentially effective response, yet little is known about public support for this approach.
Ye In (Jane) Hwang, Natasha Ginnivan, Amanuel Kidane Hagos, Tony Butler   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Online Intergroup Polarization Across Political Fault Lines: An Integrative Review

Frontiers in Psychology, 2021
We revisit the construct of political polarization and current distinctions between issue-driven and affective polarization. Based on our review of recent research on polarization from psychology, political science, and communication, we propose to treat
Ana-Maria Bliuc, Ayoub Bouguettaya, Kallam D. Felise   +2 more
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Bridging home, school and community to address educational inequality: Supporting educational trajectories through community bridge work

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper explores the role of community stakeholders in supporting the educational trajectories of students experiencing socio‐economic disadvantage in the Irish context. Building on international and national policy debates, the study examines how community‐based organisations, statutory services and outreach initiatives work alongside ...
Aoife Joy Keogh, Deirdre McGillicuddy
wiley   +1 more source

Exposure to Cross-Cutting Information on Social Media and Perceived Political Polarization

Asian Journal for Public Opinion Research
Using data from a survey of 2,641 South Korean adults in 2023, this study examines the impact of exposure to cross-cutting political information in social media on perceived political polarization.
Chang Sup Park
doaj   +1 more source

Longitudinal Associations Between Perceived Inclusivity Norms and Opinion Polarization in Adolescence

Social Inclusion
Affective polarization, characterized by emotional hostility and behavioral avoidance toward ideological opponents beyond mere policy disagreements, can pose a significant threat to social cohesion.
Maor Shani, Marjorie Berns, Lucy Bergen, Stefanie Richters, Kristina Krämer, Sophie de Lede, Maarten van Zalk   +6 more
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Political Polarization Mechanics on Persian Twitter (X): A Social Network Analysis of the 2024 Iranian Presidential Election [PDF]

Cyberspace Studies
Background: The 2024 Iranian presidential election intensified political polarization on Persian Twitter (X), where ideological factions engaged in networked contestation.
Mahshid Shahidi, Hossein Hassani, Marzieh Haddady   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Polarization, abstention, and the median voter theorem

Humanities & Social Sciences Communications, 2022
The median voter theorem has long been the default model of voter behavior and candidate choice. While contemporary work on the distribution of political opinion has emphasized polarization and an increasing gap between the “left” and the “right” in ...
Matthew I. Jones, Antonio D. Sirianni, Feng Fu   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source