Political polarization on COVID-19 pandemic response in the United States. [PDF]
Pers Individ Dif, 2021 Despite calls for political consensus, there is growing evidence that the public response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been politicized in the US. We examined the extent to which this polarization exists among the US public across two national studies ...
Kerr J +2 more
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Subjective Political Polarization
Sociological Science, 2023 Although the political polarization literature has provided important insights in understanding the structure of political attitudes in the United States at the aggregate level, and how this has changed in recent years, few attempts have been made to ...
Hyunku Kwon, John Levi Martin
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Political polarization may affect attitudes towards vaccination. An analysis based on the European Social Survey data from 23 countries. [PDF]
Eur J Public HealthBackground Political polarization may result in increased confirmation bias, strengthening of disinformation mechanisms or policy distortion. This raises the question whether it may influence the vaccination programmes.
Wróblewski M, Meler A.
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Exposure to opposing views on social media can increase political polarization
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2018 Significance Social media sites are often blamed for exacerbating political polarization by creating “echo chambers” that prevent people from being exposed to information that contradicts their preexisting beliefs.
Jaemin Lee +2 more
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Opposing views: associations of political polarization, political party affiliation, and social trust with COVID-19 vaccination intent and receipt. [PDF]
J Public Health (Oxf), 2023 Introduction Political polarization has increased in the USA within recent years. Studies have shown Republicans are less likely to accept COVID-19 vaccinations than Democrats; however, little is known regarding the association between COVID-19 ...
Dolman AJ +4 more
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The nature and origins of political polarization over science. [PDF]
Public Underst Sci, 2021 People have a tendency to disregard information that contradicts their partisan or ideological identity. This inclination can become especially striking when citizens reject notions that scientists would consider “facts” in the light of overwhelming ...
Rekker R.
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Political Polarization on Twitter
Proceedings of the International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media, 2011 In this study we investigate how social media shape the networked public sphere and facilitate communication between communities with different political orientations.
Michael D. Conover +5 more
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Political polarization of news media and influencers on Twitter in the 2016 and 2020 US presidential elections. [PDF]
Nat Hum Behav, 2023 Flamino et al. examine changes in the political news media and influencer landscape of Twitter between the 2016 and 2020 US presidential elections. Social media has been transforming political communication dynamics for over a decade. Here using nearly a
Flamino J +9 more
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Income Inequality and Global Political Polarization: The Economic Origin of Political Polarization in the World. [PDF]
J Chin Polit Sci, 2022 Both income inequality and political polarization have increased dramatically in much of the world over the past few decades. One might wonder how these two phenomena correlate with each other. Are there any striking similarities in the correlated patterns of income inequality and polarization across the globe?
Gu Y, Wang Z.
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Social Trust in Polarized Times: How Perceptions of Political Polarization Affect Americans' Trust in Each Other. [PDF]
Polit Behav, 2022 Most Americans think that the country is politically divided and polarization will only get worse, not better. Such perceptions of polarization are widespread, but we do not know enough about their effects, especially those unrelated to political ...
Lee AH.
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