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From ideological congruence to satisfaction with democracy: how leverage can mitigate the ill-effects of party polarization

Political Research Exchange, 2023
The impact of party polarization on voter satisfaction is disputed. While a direct negative effect is expected, polarization has also been found to clarify party policies, with indirect positive impact. This Note proposes a more direct source of positive
Luana Russo, Mark Franklin, Stefanie Beyens   +2 more
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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
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Climate Change Disinformation on Social Media: A Meta-Synthesis on Epistemic Welfare in the Post-Truth Era

Social Sciences
Climate change disinformation has emerged as a substantial issue in the internet age, affecting public perceptions, policy response, and climate actions.
Essien Oku Essien
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Polarization but not populism strengthens the association between presidential election results and emotions

Political Science Research and Methods
We investigate whether election results are associated with emotional reactions among voters across democracies and under what conditions these responses are more intense.
Dahjin Kim, Taishi Muraoka, Christopher Lucas, Jacob M. Montgomery, Margit Tavits   +4 more
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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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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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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
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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
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Mediation of conviction in the relationship between media use and affective polarization: age as a moderator

Cogent Social Sciences
This study investigated the mediational role of conviction in the relationship between media use and affective polarization, and the moderating role of age in this mediation. An online survey of 1,026 Korean adults examined ideological and gender issues.
Eun-Yeong Na
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News sharing on Twitter reveals emergent fragmentation of media agenda and persistent polarization

EPJ Data Science, 2022
News sharing on social networks reveals how information disseminates among users. This process, constrained by user preferences and social ties, plays a key role in the formation of public opinion.
Tomas Cicchini, Sofia Morena del Pozo, Enzo Tagliazucchi, Pablo Balenzuela   +3 more
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