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This cluster of papers explores the impact of digital media, particularly social media, on public discourse, political participation, and the concept of deliberative democracy. It delves into topics such as the digital divide, online communication, civic engagement, and the role of information technology in shaping the public sphere.

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Social Media; Digital Divide; Political Participation; Deliberative Democracy; Online Communication; Media Use; Information Technology; Civic Engagement; Networked Individualism; Internet Access

The Wealth of Networks

2017-10-16

Yochai Roberts Benkler

With the radical changes in information production that the Internet has introduced, we stand at an important moment of transition, says Yochai Benkler in this thought-provoking book. The phenomenon he … With the radical changes in information production that the Internet has introduced, we stand at an important moment of transition, says Yochai Benkler in this thought-provoking book. The phenomenon he describes as social production is reshaping markets, while at the same time offering new opportunities to enhance individual freedom, cultural diversity, political discourse, and justice. But these results are by no means inevitable: a systematic campaign to protect the entrenched industrial information economy of the last century threatens the promise of today’s emerging networked information environment. In this comprehensive social theory of the Internet and the networked information economy, Benkler describes how patterns of information, knowledge, and cultural production are changingand shows that the way information and knowledge are made available can either limit or enlarge the ways people can create and express themselves. He describes the range of legal and policy choices that confront us and maintains that there is much to be gainedor lostby the decisions we make today.

Media Effects

2009-01-13

Jennings Bryant , Dolf Zillmann

Contents: Preface. M. McCombs, A. Reynolds, News Influence on Our Pictures of the World. D. Zillmann, Exemplification Theory of Media Influence. G. Gerbner, L. Gross, M. Morgan, N. Signorielli, J. … Contents: Preface. M. McCombs, A. Reynolds, News Influence on Our Pictures of the World. D. Zillmann, Exemplification Theory of Media Influence. G. Gerbner, L. Gross, M. Morgan, N. Signorielli, J. Shanahan, Growing up With Television: Cultivation Processes. L.J. Shrum, Media Consumption and Perceptions of Social Reality: Effects and Underlying Processes. D.R. Roskos-Ewoldsen, B. Roskos-Ewoldsen, F.R.D. Carpentier, Media Priming: A Synthesis. A. Bandura, Social Cognitive Theory of Mass Communication. R.E. Petty, J.R. Priester, P. Brinol, Mass Media Attitude Change: Implications of the Elaboration Likelihood Model of Persuasion. E.M. Rogers, Intermedia Processes and Powerful Media Effects. D.M. McLeod, G.M. Kosicki, J.M. McLeod, Resurveying the Boundaries of Political Communication Effects. G.G. Sparks, C.W. Sparks, Effects of Media Violence. J. Cantor, Fright Reactions to Mass Media. R.J. Harris, C.L. Scott, Effects of Sex in the Media. B.S. Greenberg, D. Mastro, J.E. Brand, Minorities and the Mass Media: Television Into the 21st Century. D.W. Stewart, P. Pavlou, S. Ward, Media Influences on Marketing Communications. S.M. Fisch, Vast Wasteland or Vast Opportunity?: Effects of Educational Television on Children's Academic Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes. R.E. Rice, C.K. Atkin, Communication Campaigns: Theory, Design, Implementation, and Evaluation. J.D. Brown, K. Walsh-Childers, Effects of Media on Personal and Public Health. R.M. Perloff, The Third-Person Effect. M.B. Oliver, Individual Differences in Media Effects. A.M. Rubin, The Uses-and-Gratifications Perspective of Media Effects. J. Bryant, D. Miron, Entertainment as Media Effect. N. Mundorf, K.R. Laird, Social and Psychological Effects of Information Technologies and Other Interactive Media.

Public deliberation: pluralism, complexity, and democracy

1997-05-01

James Bohman

How can we create a vital and inclusive pluralistic democracy? Public Deliberation offers answers to this question by showing how democratic theory and democratic practice can be remade to face … How can we create a vital and inclusive pluralistic democracy? Public Deliberation offers answers to this question by showing how democratic theory and democratic practice can be remade to face new challenges. Arguing against the skepticism about democracy that flourishes today on both ends of the political spectrum, James Bohman proposes a new model of public deliberation that will allow a renewed expansion of democratic practice, even in the face of increasing pluralism, inequality, and social complexity.Bohman builds on early Critical Theory and on the recent work of Jurgen Habermas and John Rawls (while taking into consideration criticisms of their work) to create a picture of a richer democratic practice based on the public reasoning of citizens. Starting with a pragmatic account of how deliberation actually works to promote agreements and cooperation, he develops a realistic model of deliberation by gradually introducing and analyzing the major tests facing deliberative democracy: cultural pluralism, social inequalities, social complexity, and community-wide biases and ideologies. The result is a new understanding of the ways in which public deliberation can be extended to meet the needs of modern societies.

Partisan hearts and minds: political parties and the social identities of voters

2003-05-01

Donald P. Green , Bradley Palmquist , Eric Schickler

In this authoritative study, three political scientists demonstrate that identification with political parties powerfully determines how citizens look at politics and cast their ballots. Partisan Hearts and Minds is a … In this authoritative study, three political scientists demonstrate that identification with political parties powerfully determines how citizens look at politics and cast their ballots. Partisan Hearts and Minds is a profound breakthrough in our understanding of partisan loyalties and makes a major contribution to the study of political attitudes and voting behavior.-Paul Abramson, Michigan State University This book will be influential the moment it appears. It will be the starting point for all further treatments of the topic.-Richard Johnston, University of British Columbia The grounding of partisanship in social identities is the most important theoretical contribution to the study of partisanship in the last two decades.-Morris P. Fiorina, Stanford University

Predicting Elections with Twitter: What 140 Characters Reveal about Political Sentiment

2010-05-16

Andranik Tumasjan , Timm O. Sprenger , Philipp Sandner +1 more

Twitter is a microblogging website where users read and write millions of short messages on a variety of topics every day. This study uses the context of the German federal … Twitter is a microblogging website where users read and write millions of short messages on a variety of topics every day. This study uses the context of the German federal election to investigate whether Twitter is used as a forum for political deliberation and whether online messages on Twitter validly mirror offline political sentiment. Using LIWC text analysis software, we conducted a content-analysis of over 100,000 messages containing a reference to either a political party or a politician. Our results show that Twitter is indeed used extensively for political deliberation. We find that the mere number of messages mentioning a party reflects the election result. Moreover, joint mentions of two parties are in line with real world political ties and coalitions. An analysis of the tweets’ political sentiment demonstrates close correspondence to the parties' and politicians’ political positions indicating that the content of Twitter messages plausibly reflects the offline political landscape. We discuss the use of microblogging message content as a valid indicator of political sentiment and derive suggestions for further research.

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Exposure to ideologically diverse news and opinion on Facebook

2015-05-08

Eytan Bakshy , Solomon Messing , Lada A. Adamic

Exposure to news, opinion, and civic information increasingly occurs through social media. How do these online networks influence exposure to perspectives that cut across ideological lines? Using deidentified data, we … Exposure to news, opinion, and civic information increasingly occurs through social media. How do these online networks influence exposure to perspectives that cut across ideological lines? Using deidentified data, we examined how 10.1 million U.S. Facebook users interact with socially shared news. We directly measured ideological homophily in friend networks and examined the extent to which heterogeneous friends could potentially expose individuals to cross-cutting content. We then quantified the extent to which individuals encounter comparatively more or less diverse content while interacting via Facebook's algorithmically ranked News Feed and further studied users' choices to click through to ideologically discordant content. Compared with algorithmic ranking, individuals' choices played a stronger role in limiting exposure to cross-cutting content.

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Personal connections in the digital age

2016-04-19

Nancy K. Baym

1. New forms of personal connection 2. Making new media make sense 3. Communication in digital spaces 4. Communities and networks 5. New relationships, new selves? 6. Digital media in … 1. New forms of personal connection 2. Making new media make sense 3. Communication in digital spaces 4. Communities and networks 5. New relationships, new selves? 6. Digital media in everyday relationships Conclusion: the myth of cyberspace

Rethinking the Public Sphere: A Contribution to the Critique of Actually Existing Democracy

2014-04-23

Nancy Fraser

One important object of interpublic contestation is the appropriate boundaries of the public sphere. The civic republican model stresses a view of politics as people reasoning together to promote a … One important object of interpublic contestation is the appropriate boundaries of the public sphere. The civic republican model stresses a view of politics as people reasoning together to promote a common good that transcends the mere sum of individual preferences. The idea is that through deliberation the members of the public can come to discover or create such a common good. In the process of their deliberations, participants are transformed from a collection of self-seeking, private individuals into a public-spirited collectivity, capable of acting together in the common interest. The rhetoric of domestic privacy seeks to exclude some issues and interests from public debate by personalizing and/or familiarizing them; it casts these as private-domestic or personal-familial matters in contradistinction to public, political matters. The public sphere, in short, is not the state; it is rather the informally mobilized body of nongovernmental discursive opinion that can serve as a counterweight to the state.

Digital divide: civic engagement, information poverty, and the Internet worldwide

2002-10-01

Pippa Norris

From the Publisher: Digital Divide examines access and use of the Internet in 179 nations world-wide. A global divide is evident between industrialized and developing societies. A social divide is … From the Publisher: Digital Divide examines access and use of the Internet in 179 nations world-wide. A global divide is evident between industrialized and developing societies. A social divide is apparent between rich and poor within each nation. Within the online community, evidence for a democratic divide is emerging between those who do and do not use Internet resources to engage and participate in public life. Part I outlines the theoretical debate between cyber-optimists who see the Internet as the great leveler. Part II examines the virtual political system and the way that representative institutions have responded to new opportunities on the Internet. Part III analyzes how the public has responded to these opportunities in Europe and the United States and develops the civic engagement model to explain patterns of participation via the Internet.

Being Immersed in Social Networking Environment: Facebook Groups, Uses and Gratifications, and Social Outcomes

2009-07-20

Namsu Park , Kerk F. Kee , Sebastián Valenzuela

A Web survey of 1,715 college students was conducted to examine Facebook Groups users' gratifications and the relationship between users' gratifications and their political and civic participation offline. A factor … A Web survey of 1,715 college students was conducted to examine Facebook Groups users' gratifications and the relationship between users' gratifications and their political and civic participation offline. A factor analysis revealed four primary needs for participating in groups within Facebook: socializing, entertainment, self-status seeking, and information. These gratifications vary depending on user demographics such as gender, hometown, and year in school. The analysis of the relationship between users' needs and civic and political participation indicated that, as predicted, informational uses were more correlated to civic and political action than to recreational uses.

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Opinions and Social Pressure

1955-11-01

Solomon E. Asch

Framing: Toward Clarification of a Fractured Paradigm

1993-12-01

Robert M. Entman

Journal Article Framing: Toward Clarification of a Fractured Paradigm Get access Robert M. Entman Robert M. Entman 1Robert M. Entman is an associate professor of communication studies, journalism, and political … Journal Article Framing: Toward Clarification of a Fractured Paradigm Get access Robert M. Entman Robert M. Entman 1Robert M. Entman is an associate professor of communication studies, journalism, and political science and chair of the program in Communications, Media, and Public Policy at the Center for Urban Affairs and Policy Research at Northwestern University, Evanston, IL. He gratefully acknowledges the comments of students in his "Mass Communication and Democratic Theory" seminar, especially Andrew Rojecki. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of Communication, Volume 43, Issue 4, December 1993, Pages 51–58, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1460-2466.1993.tb01304.x Published: 07 February 2006

Is There Social Capital in a Social Network Site?: Facebook Use and College Students' Life Satisfaction, Trust, and Participation

2009-07-01

Sebastián Valenzuela , Namsu Park , Kerk F. Kee

This study examines if Facebook, one of the most popular social network sites among college students in the U.S., is related to attitudes and behaviors that enhance individuals' social capital. … This study examines if Facebook, one of the most popular social network sites among college students in the U.S., is related to attitudes and behaviors that enhance individuals' social capital. Using data from a random web survey of college students across Texas (n = 2,603), we find positive relationships between intensity of Facebook use and students' life satisfaction, social trust, civic engagement, and political participation. While these findings should ease the concerns of those who fear that Facebook has mostly negative effects on young adults, the positive and significant associations between Facebook variables and social capital were small, suggesting that online social networks are not the most effective solution for youth disengagement from civic duty and democracy.

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What Americans Know about Politics and Why It Matters

1997-07-01

Clem Brooks , Michael X. Delli Carpini , Scott Keeter

This book is the most comprehensive analysis ever written about the American public's factual knowledge of politics. Drawing on extensive survey data, including much that is original, two experts in … This book is the most comprehensive analysis ever written about the American public's factual knowledge of politics. Drawing on extensive survey data, including much that is original, two experts in public opinion and political behavior find that many citizens are remarkably well informed about the details of politics, while equally large numbers are nearly ignorant of political facts. And despite dramatic changes in American society and politics, citizens appear no more or less informed today than half a century ago. Michael X. Delli Carpini and Scott Keeter demonstrate that informed persons are more likely to participate, better able to discern their own interests, and more likely to advocate those interests through political actions. Who, then, is politically informed? The authors provide compelling evidence that whites, men, and older, financially secure citizens have substantially more knowledge about national politics than do blacks, women, young adults, and financially less-well-off citizens. Thus citizens who are most disadvantaged socially and economically are least able to redress their grievances politically. Yet the authors believe that a broader and more equitably informed populace is possible. The challenge to America, they conclude, lies in providing an environment in which the benefits of being informed are clearer, the tools for gaining information more accessible, and the opportunities to learn about politics more frequent, timely, and equitable.

A 61-million-person experiment in social influence and political mobilization

2012-09-01

Robert M. Bond , Christopher J. Fariss , Jason Jones +4 more

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Networks of outrage and hope: social movements in the internet age

2013-08-20

Joss Hands

Click to increase image sizeClick to decrease image size Notes on contributorJoss Hands is Reader in Media and Critical Theory and Director of the Anglia Research Centre in Media and … Click to increase image sizeClick to decrease image size Notes on contributorJoss Hands is Reader in Media and Critical Theory and Director of the Anglia Research Centre in Media and Culture at Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK. [email: [email protected]]

The Internet : An Ethnographic Approach

2000-01-01

Daniel Miller , Don Slater

This path breaking book is the first to provide a rigorous and comprehensive examination of Internet culture and consumption. A rich ethnography of Internet use, the book offers a sustained … This path breaking book is the first to provide a rigorous and comprehensive examination of Internet culture and consumption. A rich ethnography of Internet use, the book offers a sustained account not just of being online, but of the social, political and cultural contexts which account for the contemporary Internet experience. From cyber cafes to businesses, from middle class houses to squatters settlements, from the political economy of Internet provision to the development of ecommerce, the authors have gathered a wealth of material based on fieldwork in Trinidad. Looking at the full range of Internet media — including websites, email and chat — the book brings out unforeseen consequences and contradictions in areas as varied as personal relations, commerce, nationalism, sex and religion. This is the first book-length treatment of the impact of the Internet on a particular region. By focusing on one place, it demonstrates the potential for a comprehensive approach to new media. It points to the future direction of Internet research, proposing a detailed agenda for comparative ethnographic study of the cultural significance and effects of the Internet in modern society. Clearly written for the non-specialist reader, it offers a detailed account of the complex integration between on-line and off-line worlds. An innovative tie-in with the book’s own website provides copious illustrations amounting to over 2,000 web-pages that bring the material right to your computer.

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Critical citizens: global support for democratic government

2000-05-01

Pippa Norris

Foreword by Joseph Nye, Jr. 1. Introduction: The Growth of Critical Citizens SECTION ONE: CROSS-NATIONAL TRENDS IN CONFIDENCE IN GOVERNANCE 2. Mapping Political Support in the 1990s: A Global Analysis … Foreword by Joseph Nye, Jr. 1. Introduction: The Growth of Critical Citizens SECTION ONE: CROSS-NATIONAL TRENDS IN CONFIDENCE IN GOVERNANCE 2. Mapping Political Support in the 1990s: A Global Analysis 3. Political Support in Advanced Industrial Democracies 4. Five Years after the Fall: Trajectories of Support for Democracy in Post-Communist Europe SECTION TWO: TESTING THEORIES WITH CASE-STUDIES 5. Down and Down We Go: Political Trust in Sweden 6. The Democratic Culture of Unified Germany 7. Tensions Between the Democratic Ideal and Reality: South Korea SECTION THREE: EXPLANATIONS OF TRENDS 8. Social and Political Trust in Establishes Democracies 9. The Economic Performance of Governments 10. Political performance and Institutional Trust 11. Institutional Explanations of Political Support 12. Postmodernization, Authority, and Democracy 13. Conclusions: The Growth of Critical Citizens and its Consequences Bibliography

Uses and Gratifications Theory in the 21st Century

2000-02-01

Thomas E. Ruggiero

Abstract Some mass communications scholars have contended that uses and gratifications is not a rigorous social science theory. In this article, I argue just the opposite, and any attempt to … Abstract Some mass communications scholars have contended that uses and gratifications is not a rigorous social science theory. In this article, I argue just the opposite, and any attempt to speculate on the future direction of mass communication theory must seriously include the uses and gratifications approach. In this article, I assert that the emergence of computer-mediated communication has revived the significance of use and gratifications. In fact, uses and gratifications has always provided a cutting-edge theoretical approach in the initial stages of each new mass communications medium: newspapers, radio and television, and now the Internet. Although scientists are likely to continue using traditional tools and typologies to answer questions about media use, we must also be prepared to expand our current theoretical models of uses and gratifications. Contemporary and future models must include concepts such as interactivity, demassification, hypertextuality, and asynchroneity. Researchers must also be willing to explore interpersonal and qualitative aspects of mediated communication in a more holistic methodology.

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Living with Television: The Violence Profile

1976-06-01

George Gerbner , Larry Gross

Living with Television: The Violence Profile Get access George Gerbner, George Gerbner 1George Gerbner is Professor and Dean and Larry Gross is Associate Professor at The Annenberg School of Communications, … Living with Television: The Violence Profile Get access George Gerbner, George Gerbner 1George Gerbner is Professor and Dean and Larry Gross is Associate Professor at The Annenberg School of Communications, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. They are also co-editors (with William H. Melody) of Communicutions Technology and Social Policy: Understanding the New "Cultural Revolution" (Wiley, 1973). For collaboration and assistance in the continuing study from which the findings reported here are based, the authors wish to give acknowledgment and thanks to Michael F. Eleey, Suzanne K. Fox, Marilyn Jackson-Beeck, Stephen D. Rappaport, Thomas M. Wick, and Dr. Nancy Signorielli Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Larry Gross Larry Gross 1George Gerbner is Professor and Dean and Larry Gross is Associate Professor at The Annenberg School of Communications, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. They are also co-editors (with William H. Melody) of Communicutions Technology and Social Policy: Understanding the New "Cultural Revolution" (Wiley, 1973). For collaboration and assistance in the continuing study from which the findings reported here are based, the authors wish to give acknowledgment and thanks to Michael F. Eleey, Suzanne K. Fox, Marilyn Jackson-Beeck, Stephen D. Rappaport, Thomas M. Wick, and Dr. Nancy Signorielli Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of Communication, Volume 26, Issue 2, June 1976, Pages 172–199, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1460-2466.1976.tb01397.x Published: 07 February 2006

Behavior in Public Places: Notes on the Social Organization of Gatherings.

1964-06-01

Louis Schneider , Erving Goffman

Toward a Theory of Press-State Relations in the United States

1990-06-01

W. Lance Bennett

Journal Article Toward a Theory of Press-State Relations in the United States Get access W. Lance Bennett W. Lance Bennett Professor 1Department of Political Science, University of Washington Search for … Journal Article Toward a Theory of Press-State Relations in the United States Get access W. Lance Bennett W. Lance Bennett Professor 1Department of Political Science, University of Washington Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of Communication, Volume 40, Issue 2, June 1990, Pages 103–127, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1460-2466.1990.tb02265.x Published: 07 February 2006

Voting, a Study of Opinion Formation in a Presidential Campaign

1955-10-01

Irving Roshwalb , Bernard Berelson , Paúl F. Lazarsfeld +1 more

Voting is an examination of the factors that make people vote the way they do. Based on the famous Elmira Study, carried out by a team of skilled social scientists … Voting is an examination of the factors that make people vote the way they do. Based on the famous Elmira Study, carried out by a team of skilled social scientists during the 1948 presidential campaign, it shows how voting is affected by social class, religious background, family loyalties, on-the-job relationships, local pressure groups, mass communication media, and other factors. Still highly relevant, Voting is one of the most frequently cited books in the field of voting behavior.

Social Implications of the Internet

2001-08-01

Paul DiMaggio , Eszter Hargittai , W. Russell Neuman +1 more

The Internet is a critically important research site for sociologists testing theories of technology diffusion and media effects, particularly because it is a medium uniquely capable of integrating modes of … The Internet is a critically important research site for sociologists testing theories of technology diffusion and media effects, particularly because it is a medium uniquely capable of integrating modes of communication and forms of content. Current research tends to focus on the Internet's implications in five domains: 1) inequality (the “digital divide”); 2) community and social capital; 3) political participation; 4) organizations and other economic institutions; and 5) cultural participation and cultural diversity. A recurrent theme across domains is that the Internet tends to complement rather than displace existing media and patterns of behavior. Thus in each domain, utopian claims and dystopic warnings based on extrapolations from technical possibilities have given way to more nuanced and circumscribed understandings of how Internet use adapts to existing patterns, permits certain innovations, and reinforces particular kinds of change. Moreover, in each domain the ultimate social implications of this new technology depend on economic, legal, and policy decisions that are shaping the Internet as it becomes institutionalized. Sociologists need to study the Internet more actively and, particularly, to synthesize research findings on individual user behavior with macroscopic analyses of institutional and political-economic factors that constrain that behavior.

Political Communication in Media Society: Does Democracy Still Enjoy an Epistemic Dimension? The Impact of Normative Theory on Empirical Research

2006-11-01

Jürgen Habermas

I first compare the deliberative to the liberal and the republican models of democracy, and consider possible references to empirical research and then examine what empirical evidence there is for … I first compare the deliberative to the liberal and the republican models of democracy, and consider possible references to empirical research and then examine what empirical evidence there is for the assumption that political deliberation develops a truth-tracking potential. The main parts of the paper serve to dispel prima facie doubts about the empirical content and the applicability of the communication model of deliberative politics. It moreover highlights 2 critical conditions: mediated political communication in the public sphere can facilitate deliberative legitimation processes in complex societies only if a self-regulating media system gains independence from its social environments and if anonymous audiences grant a feedback between an informed elite discourse and a responsive civil society.

Actor Network Theory and After

2001-01-01

David E. Stark , John Law , John Hassard

1. After ANT: Complexity, Naming and Topology: John Law (Lancaster University). 2. On Recalling ANT: Bruno Latour (Ecole des Mines de Paris). 3. Perpetuum Mobile: Substance, Force and the Sociology … 1. After ANT: Complexity, Naming and Topology: John Law (Lancaster University). 2. On Recalling ANT: Bruno Latour (Ecole des Mines de Paris). 3. Perpetuum Mobile: Substance, Force and the Sociology of Translation: Steven D. Brown (Keele University) and Rose Capdevila (Nene University College). 4. From Blindness to blindness: Museums, Heterogeneity and the Subject: Kevin Hetherington (Brunel University). 5. Ontological Politics: A Word and Some Questions: Annemarie Mol (Twente University). 6. Who Pays? Can We Pay Them Back?: Nick Lee (Keele University) and Paul Stenner (Bath University). 7. Materiality: Juggling Sameness and Difference: Anni Dugdale (Australian National University Canberra). 8. Staying True to the Laughter in Nigerian Classrooms: Helen Verran (Melbourne University). 9. What is Intellectual Property After?: Marilyn Strathern (Cambridge University). 10. Actor--Network Theory -- The Market Test: Michele Callon (Ecole des Mines de Paris). 11. Good Passages, Bad Passages: Ingunn Moser (University of Oslo) and John Law (Lancaster University). 12. A Sociology of Attachment: Music Amateurs, Drug Users: Emilie Gomart and Antoine Hennion (Ecole des Mines de Paris).

Participation in America: Political Democracy and Social Equality.

1974-09-01

Bradbury Seasholes , Sidney Verba , Norman H. Nie

Participation in America represents the largest study ever conducted of the ways in which citizens participate in American political life. Sidney Verba and Norman H. Nie addresses the question of … Participation in America represents the largest study ever conducted of the ways in which citizens participate in American political life. Sidney Verba and Norman H. Nie addresses the question of who participates in the American democratic process, how, and with what effects. They distinguish four kinds of political participation: voting, campaigning, communal activity, and interaction with a public official to achieve a personal goal. Using a national sample survey and interviews with leaders in 64 communities, the authors investigate the correlation between socioeconomic status and political participation. Recipient of the Kammerer Award (1972), Participation in America provides fundamental information about the nature of American democracy.

A Typology of Public Engagement Mechanisms

2005-02-23

Gene Rowe , Lynn J. Frewer

Imprecise definition of key terms in the “public participation” domain have hindered the conduct of good research and militated against the development and implementation of effective participation practices. In this … Imprecise definition of key terms in the “public participation” domain have hindered the conduct of good research and militated against the development and implementation of effective participation practices. In this article, we define key concepts in the domain: public communication, public consultation, and public participation. These concepts are differentiated according to the nature and flow of information between exercise sponsors and participants. According to such an information flow perspective, an exercise’s effectiveness may be ascertained by the efficiency with which full, relevant information is elicited from all appropriate sources, transferred to (and processed by) all appropriate recipients, and combined(when required) to give an aggregate/consensual response. Key variables that may theoretically affect effectiveness—and on which engagement mechanisms differ—are identified and used to develop a typology of mechanisms. The resultant typology reveals four communication, six consultation, and four participation mechanism classes. Limitations to the typology are discussed, and future research needs identified.

Social Media Use for News and Individuals' Social Capital, Civic Engagement and Political Participation

2012-04-01

Homero Gil de Zúñiga , Nakwon Jung , Sebastián Valenzuela

Recently, scholars tested how digital media use for informational purposes similarly contributes to foster democratic processes and the creation of social capital. Nevertheless, in the context of today's socially-networked-society and … Recently, scholars tested how digital media use for informational purposes similarly contributes to foster democratic processes and the creation of social capital. Nevertheless, in the context of today's socially-networked-society and the rise of social media applications (i.e., Facebook) new perspectives need to be considered. Based on U.S. national data, results show that after controlling for demographic variables, traditional media use offline and online, political constructs (knowledge and efficacy), and frequency and size of political discussion networks, seeking information via social network sites is a positive and significant predictor of people's social capital and civic and political participatory behaviors, online and offline.

The Agenda-Setting Function of Mass Media

1972-01-01

Maxwell McCombs , Donald L. Shaw

Journal Article THE AGENDA-SETTING FUNCTION OF MASS MEDIA Get access MAXWELL E. McCOMBS, MAXWELL E. McCOMBS associate professor of journalism University of North CarolinaChapel Hill Search for other works by … Journal Article THE AGENDA-SETTING FUNCTION OF MASS MEDIA Get access MAXWELL E. McCOMBS, MAXWELL E. McCOMBS associate professor of journalism University of North CarolinaChapel Hill Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar DONALD L. SHAW DONALD L. SHAW associate professor of journalism University of North CarolinaChapel Hill Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Public Opinion Quarterly, Volume 36, Issue 2, SUMMER 1972, Pages 176–187, https://doi.org/10.1086/267990 Published: 01 January 1972

The Nature and Origins of Mass Opinion.

1993-09-01

Henry C. Kenski , John Zaller

In this 1992 book John Zaller develops a comprehensive theory to explain how people acquire political information from elites and the mass media and convert it into political preferences. Using … In this 1992 book John Zaller develops a comprehensive theory to explain how people acquire political information from elites and the mass media and convert it into political preferences. Using numerous specific examples, Zaller applies this theory to the dynamics of public opinion on a broad range of subjects, including domestic and foreign policy, trust in government, racial equality, and presidential approval, as well as voting behaviour in U.S. House, Senate, and presidential elections. The thoery is constructed from four basic premises. The first is that individuals differ substantially in their attention to politics and therefore in their exposure to elite sources of political information. The second is that people react critically to political communication only to the extent that they are knowledgeable about political affairs. The third is that people rarely have fixed attitudes on specific issues; rather, they construct 'preference statements' on the fly as they confront each issue raised. The fourth is that, in constructing these statements, people make the greatest use of ideas that are, for various reasons, the most immediately salient to them. Zaller emphasizes the role of political elites in establishing the terms of political discourse in the mass media and the powerful effect of this framing of issues on the dynamics of mass opinion on any given issue over time.

Red Media, Blue Media: Evidence of Ideological Selectivity in Media Use

2009-03-01

Shanto Iyengar , Kyu S. Hahn

Journal Article Red Media, Blue Media: Evidence of Ideological Selectivity in Media Use Get access Shanto Iyengar, Shanto Iyengar 1Department of Communication, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-2050 Search for other … Journal Article Red Media, Blue Media: Evidence of Ideological Selectivity in Media Use Get access Shanto Iyengar, Shanto Iyengar 1Department of Communication, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-2050 Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Kyu S Hahn Kyu S Hahn 2Underwood International College,Yonsei University, Seoul, 120-749, Korea3Department of Communication Studies,University of California–Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90005-1538 Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of Communication, Volume 59, Issue 1, March 2009, Pages 19–39, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1460-2466.2008.01402.x Published: 26 March 2009

Does the Internet Increase, Decrease, or Supplement Social Capital?

2001-11-01

Barry Wellman , Anabel Quan‐Haase , James C. Witte +1 more

How does the Internet affect social capital? Do the communication possibilities of the Internet increase, decrease, or supplement interpersonal contact, participation, and community commitment? This evidence comes from a 1998 … How does the Internet affect social capital? Do the communication possibilities of the Internet increase, decrease, or supplement interpersonal contact, participation, and community commitment? This evidence comes from a 1998 survey of 39,211 visitors to the National Geographic Society Web site, one of the first large-scale Web surveys. The authors find that people's interaction online supplements their face-to-face and telephone communication without increasing or decreasing it. However, heavy Internet use is associated with increased participation in voluntary organizations and politics. Further support for this effect is the positive association between offline and online participation in voluntary organizations and politics. However, the effects of the Internet are not only positive: The heaviest users of the Internet are the least committed to online community. Taken together, this evidence suggests that the Internet is becoming normalized as it is incorporated into the routine practices of everyday life.

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Tuning In, Tuning Out: The Strange Disappearance of Social Capital in America

1995-12-01

Robert D. Putnam

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An Empirical Investigation of Self-Attitudes

1954-02-01

Manford H. Kuhn , Thomas S. McPartland

This chapter provides an initial demonstration of the advantages to empirical research from thus treating the self as attitudes. Although self has long been the central concept in the symbolic … This chapter provides an initial demonstration of the advantages to empirical research from thus treating the self as attitudes. Although self has long been the central concept in the symbolic interaction approach to social psychology, little if anything has been done to employ it directly in empirical research. The self has been called an image, a conception, a concept, a feeling, an internalization, a self looking at oneself, and most commonly simply the self. There are two kinds of demonstration required to deal properly with the problem of the consistency of the test with its antecedent body of orientational theory. One is that of making explicit the chains of logic which went into the designing of the test, the test operations and the manipulations of the data obtained through its application. The other is that of showing that the test results correlate in some consistent patterns with the kinds of behavior which the orientation assets are related.

The people's choice: How the voter makes up his mind in a presidential campaign.

1945-01-01

Steuart Henderson Britt

Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2015

2015-01-01

Nic Newman , David A. Levy , Rasmus Kleis Nielsen

This year's report reveals new insights about digital news consumption based on a YouGov survey of over 20,000 online news consumers in the US, UK, Ireland, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, … This year's report reveals new insights about digital news consumption based on a YouGov survey of over 20,000 online news consumers in the US, UK, Ireland, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Denmark, Finland, Brazil, Japan and Australia. This year's data shows a quickening of the pace towards social media platforms as routes to audiences, together with a surge in the use of mobile for news, a decline in the desktop internet and significant growth in video news consumption online.

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Who Governs? Democracy and Power in an American City.

1962-12-01

Marshall N. Goldstein , Robert A. Dahl

Race after technology. Abolitionist tools for the new Jim Code

2020-01-27

Sibille Merz

If there is one positive consequence stemming from the election of Donald Trump to the White House, it is the surge of critical investigations examining the relationships between big tech … If there is one positive consequence stemming from the election of Donald Trump to the White House, it is the surge of critical investigations examining the relationships between big tech and democ...

How Censorship in China Allows Government Criticism but Silences Collective Expression

2013-05-01

Gary King , Jennifer Pan , Margaret E. Roberts

We offer the first large scale, multiple source analysis of the outcome of what may be the most extensive effort to selectively censor human expression ever implemented. To do this, … We offer the first large scale, multiple source analysis of the outcome of what may be the most extensive effort to selectively censor human expression ever implemented. To do this, we have devised a system to locate, download, and analyze the content of millions of social media posts originating from nearly 1,400 different social media services all over China before the Chinese government is able to find, evaluate, and censor (i.e., remove from the Internet) the subset they deem objectionable. Using modern computer-assisted text analytic methods that we adapt to and validate in the Chinese language, we compare the substantive content of posts censored to those not censored over time in each of 85 topic areas. Contrary to previous understandings, posts with negative, even vitriolic, criticism of the state, its leaders, and its policies are not more likely to be censored. Instead, we show that the censorship program is aimed at curtailing collective action by silencing comments that represent, reinforce, or spur social mobilization, regardless of content. Censorship is oriented toward attempting to forestall collective activities that are occurring now or may occur in the future—and, as such, seem to clearly expose government intent.

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THE LOGIC OF CONNECTIVE ACTION

2012-04-10

W. Lance Bennett , Alexandra Segerberg

From the Arab Spring and los indignados in Spain, to Occupy Wall Street (and beyond), large-scale, sustained protests are using digital media in ways that go beyond sending and receiving … From the Arab Spring and los indignados in Spain, to Occupy Wall Street (and beyond), large-scale, sustained protests are using digital media in ways that go beyond sending and receiving messages. Some of these action formations contain relatively small roles for formal brick and mortar organizations. Others involve well-established advocacy organizations, in hybrid relations with other organizations, using technologies that enable personalized public engagement. Both stand in contrast to the more familiar organizationally managed and brokered action conventionally associated with social movement and issue advocacy. This article examines the organizational dynamics that emerge when communication becomes a prominent part of organizational structure. It argues that understanding such variations in large-scale action networks requires distinguishing between at least two logics that may be in play: The familiar logic of collective action associated with high levels of organizational resources and the formation of collective identities, and the less familiar logic of connective action based on personalized content sharing across media networks. In the former, introducing digital media do not change the core dynamics of the action. In the case of the latter, they do. Building on these distinctions, the article presents three ideal types of large-scale action networks that are becoming prominent in the contentious politics of the contemporary era.

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Remediation: Understanding New Media

1999-12-01

Jay David Bolter

Publics and Counterpublics

2002-01-01

Michael Warner

Research Article| January 01 2002 Publics and Counterpublics Michael Warner Michael Warner Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Public Culture (2002) 14 (1): 49–90. https://doi.org/10.1215/08992363-14-1-49 … Research Article| January 01 2002 Publics and Counterpublics Michael Warner Michael Warner Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Public Culture (2002) 14 (1): 49–90. https://doi.org/10.1215/08992363-14-1-49 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation Michael Warner; Publics and Counterpublics. Public Culture 1 January 2002; 14 (1): 49–90. doi: https://doi.org/10.1215/08992363-14-1-49 Download citation file: Zotero Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search Books & JournalsAll JournalsPublic Culture Search Advanced Search The text of this article is only available as a PDF. © 2002 by Duke University Press2002 Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.

Behind the Counter: Exploring the Motivations and Barriers of Online Counterspeech Writing

2025-06-25

Kaike Ping , A. Ganesh Kumar , Xiaohan Ding +1 more | ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction

Current research mainly explores the attributes and impact of online counterspeech, leaving a gap in understanding of who engages in online counterspeech or what motivates or deters users from participating. … Current research mainly explores the attributes and impact of online counterspeech, leaving a gap in understanding of who engages in online counterspeech or what motivates or deters users from participating. To investigate this, we surveyed 458 English-speaking U.S. participants, analyzing key motivations and barriers underlying online counterspeech engagement. We presented each participant with three hate speech examples from a set of 900, spanning race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, and disability, and requested counterspeech responses. Subsequent questions assessed their satisfaction, perceived difficulty, and the effectiveness of their counterspeech. Our findings show that having been a target of online hate is a key driver of frequent online counterspeech engagement. People differ in their motivations and barriers towards engaging in online counterspeech across different demographic groups. Younger individuals, women, those with higher education levels, and regular witnesses to online hate are more reluctant to engage in online counterspeech due to concerns around public exposure, retaliation, and third-party harassment. Varying motivation and barriers in counterspeech engagement also shape how individuals view their own self-authored counterspeech and the difficulty experienced writing it. Additionally, our work explores people’s willingness to use AI technologies like ChatGPT for counterspeech writing. Through this work we introduce a multi-item scale for understanding counterspeech motivation and barriers and a more nuanced understanding of the factors shaping online counterspeech engagement.

Eğitimciler için Siyasal Sosyalleşme Ölçeğinin Geliştirilmesi / Development of Political Socialization Scale for Educators

2025-06-25

Özgür TÜRK , Sadık Kartal | e-International Journal of Educational Research

Siyasal sosyalleşme, bireylerin toplumda egemen olan siyasal değerler, normlar, tutumlar ve davranış biçimlerini öğrenerek, bu değerlere uyum sağladığı bir süreçtir. Siyasal sistemlere yeni katılan bireylerin mevcut siyasi yapıya uyum sağlaması … Siyasal sosyalleşme, bireylerin toplumda egemen olan siyasal değerler, normlar, tutumlar ve davranış biçimlerini öğrenerek, bu değerlere uyum sağladığı bir süreçtir. Siyasal sistemlere yeni katılan bireylerin mevcut siyasi yapıya uyum sağlaması önemli bir süreçtir. Bu uyum sürecinde eğitim kurumları kritik bir rolü vardır. Eğitim kurumları öğretmenlerden, yöneticilerden ve diğer personelden meydana gelir. Bu araştırmada 2023-2024 eğitim öğretim yılında Isparta ilinde görev yapan 298 öğretmen ve 51 okul yöneticisinden oluşan toplam 349 eğitimcinin siyasal sosyalleşme düzeyi ölçülerek bir siyasal sosyalleşme ölçeği geliştirilmiştir. Bunun için öncelikle, siyasal sosyalleşme kavramına ilişkin alanyazın taranmış ve mevcut ölçekler incelenmiştir. Türkiye’de gençler için bir ölçek bulunduğu, ancak eğitimciler için uygun bir ölçek olmadığı tespit edilmiştir. Bu doğrultuda, uzman görüşleri alınarak 32 maddelik bir soru havuzu oluşturulmuş ve ön uygulama sonucunda madde sayısı 28’e düşürülmüştür. Veri analiz sürecinde, ölçeğin faktör yapısını belirlemek amacıyla Açımlayıcı Faktör Analizi (AFA) uygulanmıştır. İlk analizde bazı maddeler uygun bulunmadığından çıkarılmış ve ölçek üç faktörlü bir yapıya ulaşmıştır. Faktörler "Siyasi Düzene Bakış," "Siyasi İlgi" ve "Eğitime Bakış" olarak adlandırılmıştır. Doğrulayıcı Faktör Analizi (DFA) ile modelin geçerliliği test edilmiş ve ölçeğin yapı geçerliliği desteklenmiştir. Ölçeğin güvenirliğini belirlemek için Cronbach Alpha katsayısı hesaplanmış ve ölçeğin güvenilir olduğu görülmüştür (α = 0.79). Sonuç olarak, geliştirilen ölçeğin eğitimcilerin siyasal sosyalleşme düzeylerini ölçmede geçerli ve güvenilir bir araç olduğu belirlenmiştir. Bu ölçeğin, eğitimcilerin siyasal sosyalleşme süreçlerini inceleyen araştırmalara katkı sağlaması beklenmektedir.

How affect shapes online information seeking about political actors

2025-06-25

Cornelius Puschmann , Helena Rauxloh , L. Merten +3 more | New Media & Society

Search engines are both frequently used and widely trusted sources of current political information. While research has examined the different stages of information seeking via search, the question of how … Search engines are both frequently used and widely trusted sources of current political information. While research has examined the different stages of information seeking via search, the question of how political preferences and sociodemographic factors impact political online search has received less attention. In particular, the way in which attitudinal factors, such as sentiment toward a politician or interest in their personal life motivate information seeking have not been widely studied. We present findings from a panel study that combines browser tracking data with survey results for 1863 German participants. Our results suggest that both sympathy and antipathy toward a selection of popular politicians is predictive of searching for them. Queries also vary in their composition, with searches for female politicians highlighting their personal lives and physical attributes somewhat more often than for males. We conclude that the role of “soft” factors in motivating information seeking on political actors remains underexplored.

Factors Influencing Congressional Behavioral Health-Related Bill Outcomes

2025-06-25

David L. Conley | Journal of Policy Practice and Research

Media sebagai Agen Perubahan Komunitas di Era Teknologi Digital

2025-06-25

Muhammad Ammar Fauzan , Eko Purwanto , Hilal Dzaki Naufal Jupri +1 more | Jurnal Bisnis dan Komunikasi Digital

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji peran media digital dalam perubahan budaya, pembentukan identitas sosial, dan dinamika sosial masyarakat di era digital. Menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan metode studi literatur, data dikumpulkan … Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji peran media digital dalam perubahan budaya, pembentukan identitas sosial, dan dinamika sosial masyarakat di era digital. Menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan metode studi literatur, data dikumpulkan dari berbagai sumber akademik seperti jurnal, buku, dan artikel ilmiah terkait. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa media digital mempercepat transformasi budaya, memperluas ruang interaksi sosial, serta membentuk identitas budaya baru. Di sisi lain, media digital juga membawa tantangan seperti erosi budaya lokal, polarisasi sosial, dan kesenjangan akses digital. Temuan ini menegaskan pentingnya adaptasi budaya dan literasi digital untuk menjaga keseimbangan antara perubahan global dan pelestarian nilai-nilai lokal di tengah perkembangan teknologi.

Conflict and Representation in Online Communication

2025-06-24

| Advances in wireless technologies and telecommunication book series

Exploring Socio-Cultural Challenges in Online Movements

2025-06-24

Olusegun Oladele Jegede | Advances in wireless technologies and telecommunication book series

This paper argues that digital activism relies on pragmatic language strategies to explore and address the socio-cultural challenges inherent in online spaces. Digital activism, defined as the use of digital … This paper argues that digital activism relies on pragmatic language strategies to explore and address the socio-cultural challenges inherent in online spaces. Digital activism, defined as the use of digital platforms to mobilize for social and political causes, relies on pragmatic language strategies to foster engagement, address cultural sensitivities, and represent diverse voices. Pragmatics, the study of language in context, offers insight into how speech acts, politeness, and implicature are employed to enhance the persuasiveness and inclusivity of activist messages. Theoretical frameworks of pragmatics and sociocultural identity are discussed, revealing the role of language in shaping collective identities within movements. Case studies illustrate how each movement overcame linguistic barriers and cultural tensions through pragmatic approaches. The paper concludes by emphasizing the importance of further research into the evolution of language in digital activism and the need to better understand how online communication impacts social change.

La tenuta della “democrazia elettorale” nell’era digitale

2025-06-24

Chiara Spiniello | Nuovi Autoritarismi e Democrazie Diritto Istituzioni Società (NAD-DIS)

Al di qua e al di là dell’Atlantico, lo svolgimento delle più recenti tornate elettorali ha evidenziato forti distorsioni nei processi di voto. Il ricorso a tecniche di manipolazione mediatica, … Al di qua e al di là dell’Atlantico, lo svolgimento delle più recenti tornate elettorali ha evidenziato forti distorsioni nei processi di voto. Il ricorso a tecniche di manipolazione mediatica, la diffusione di notizie fuorvianti e l’utilizzo non sempre trasparente dei fondi di finanziamento hanno comportato violazioni sistematiche della legislazione elettorale durante lo svolgimento delle campagne. Tali fenomeni – con il loro potenziale dirompente – sono stati in grado di incidere sui capisaldi degli ordinamenti democratici, dimostrando di poterne determinare lo slittamento verso forme di organizzazione illiberale. Prendendo le mosse da un’analisi critica delle principali vicende che hanno contrassegnato le elezioni presidenziali statunitense e rumena del 2024, il contributo si interroga sulla preservazione delle garanzie elettorali e, più in generale, della democrazia liberale nell’era digitale.

LGBTIQ+ aktivizam i stvaranje budućnosti u Zagrebu

2025-06-24

Matija Krizmanić | Narodna umjetnost

Budućnosti se razumijevaju kroz doživljavanje i djelovanje u sadašnjosti, a utemeljeno na prošlim iskustvima, imaginacijama, planovima te anticipacijama (Bryant i Knight 2019; Appadurai 2013). One se stvaraju kroz mogućnosti djelovanja … Budućnosti se razumijevaju kroz doživljavanje i djelovanje u sadašnjosti, a utemeljeno na prošlim iskustvima, imaginacijama, planovima te anticipacijama (Bryant i Knight 2019; Appadurai 2013). One se stvaraju kroz mogućnosti djelovanja koje usmjeravaju i oblikuju sadašnju svakodnevicu. Ovaj rad analizira LGBTIQ+ djelovanje u kontekstu stvaranja budućnosti u Zagrebu kroz profesionalni i svakodnevni aktivizam (Fish et al. 2018). Istraživanja LGBTIQ+ aktivizma u Hrvatskoj i u regiji pokazuju raznolikost u tumačenju aktivističkog djelovanja i iskustva spolnih i rodnih manjina u svakodnevici (Bilić 2016; Đurin 2018). Metodologiju rada čini angažirano etnografsko istraživanje i analiza polustrukturiranih dubinskih intervjua prikupljenih metodom snježne grude i participacijom u zajednici. Analiza upućuje na veze između LGBTIQ+ aktivizma i svakodnevice s obzirom na procese stvaranja budućnosti i stvaranja odnosa unutar zajednice. LGBTIQ+ aktivizam pokazuje odrednice stvaranja budućnosti na kolektivnoj, ali i individualnoj razini kroz stvaranje odnosa unutar zajednice. Profesionalni i svakodnevni aktivizmi predstavljaju napore stvaranja zajednice u budućnosti, odnosno stvaranja zajednice kao stvaranje budućnosti (Gulin Zrnić i Poljak Istenič 2022).

The news we choose to trust: Examining long-term mainstream versus non-mainstream news consumption and trust in a liberal-authoritarian media system

2025-06-24

Zhang Hao Goh , Seth Seet , Edson C. Tandoc | Journalism

Monitoring and maintaining news trust in democratic societies is important. Thus, scholars have investigated how the consumption of mainstream and alternative news can influence how the public trusts them in … Monitoring and maintaining news trust in democratic societies is important. Thus, scholars have investigated how the consumption of mainstream and alternative news can influence how the public trusts them in the long term. However, such dichotomy is difficult to apply to the liberal-authoritarian media system in Singapore, where most media outlets are under the government’s purview. To address this, the current study first distinguishes between ‘mainstream’ and ‘non-mainstream’ news media in Singapore. It then leverages the reinforcing spiral model to explore the potential reinforcing relationship between their consumption levels and trust. Growth modelling techniques were performed on a three-wave panel survey data ( n = 427). The intra-individual effects revealed a paradox of engagement in mainstream news content, positive media effects of non-mainstream news consumption on their corresponding trust, and negative influence of mainstream news consumption on non-mainstream news trust. The inter-individual effects demonstrated that high levels of mainstream (vs non-mainstream) news trust can dampen the growth of trust in non-mainstream (vs mainstream) news. However, at the same time, a positive association was found between the growth of trust in mainstream and non-mainstream news media. These findings reflect their complementarity and competitive nature in people’s news repertoires.

Do Mini-Publics Answer Environmental Demands by Youth? Promises and Perceptions of ‘Voice’ in Four European Cities

2025-06-24

Laura Bullon-Cassis , Christine Lutringer , Maria Mexi +1 more | Societies

This study examines how climate citizens’ assemblies (CCAs) influence youth engagement, both in practice and in shaping perceptions of political “voice”, drawing on Albert O. Hirschman’s “Exit, Voice, and Loyalty” … This study examines how climate citizens’ assemblies (CCAs) influence youth engagement, both in practice and in shaping perceptions of political “voice”, drawing on Albert O. Hirschman’s “Exit, Voice, and Loyalty” framework. Through qualitative analysis of 71 interviews, participatory workshops, and observational data across four cities—Barcelona, Bologna, Geneva, and Paris—it explores whether CCAs address youth climate activists’ demands, enable meaningful participation, and yield policy outcomes aligned with their claims. Findings reveal divergent perceptions: in Bologna, co-design with activists tended to foster trust, while Barcelona saw disillusionment due to unmet expectations. Geneva’s embedded deliberative processes strengthened institutional loyalty, whereas Paris faced skepticism as activists turned to civil disobedience. Overall, CCAs’ effectiveness hinges on inclusivity, follow-through, and communication; when perceived as tokenistic, they risk reinforcing disengagement (“exit”). The study underscores the need for embedded, responsive democratic innovations to sustain youth participation amid climate crises.

Discussions That Divide: The Interplay Between Experiencing Uncivil Conversations and Politically Motivated Avoidance on Whatsapp and Facebook

2025-06-24

Patrícia Rossini , Jennifer Stromer‐Galley , Érica Anita Baptista +1 more | Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media

Digital Autocratization and Disinformation in Philippine Elections

2025-06-23

Aries A. Arugay , Maria Elize H. Mendoza | Oxford University Press eBooks

Abstract The Philippines simultaneously experienced massive disinformation and deliberate autocratization under the Rodrigo Duterte administration (2016–2022). Starting from the 2016 elections, securitized narratives drawing from Duterte’s rhetoric were used to … Abstract The Philippines simultaneously experienced massive disinformation and deliberate autocratization under the Rodrigo Duterte administration (2016–2022). Starting from the 2016 elections, securitized narratives drawing from Duterte’s rhetoric were used to justify extrajudicial killings and arrests against dissidents and opposition actors. Online disinformation propagated by organized and paid cyber troops or “troll” farms reinforced these narratives. The pernicious political cocktail of autocratization and online disinformation is called digital autocratization. The 2022 Philippine elections also witnessed a variant of digital autocratization with the presidential campaign of Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., son of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr., using authoritarian nostalgia that started during his failed 2016 vice presidential campaign. Propped by a robust disinformation machinery, the Marcos Jr. campaign diffused nostalgic narratives in social media, focusing on the myth of the Marcos golden age and the cleansing of the country’s martial law past, while also capitalizing on Duterte’s securitized narratives as a reinforcement of the strongman leadership style that Marcos Jr. sought to emulate. As the “patient zero” of global disinformation, the Philippine case demonstrates how the weaponization of disinformation started by Duterte and continued by Marcos Jr. can continuously undermine democracy.

Seventeen Years of Journalism and Social Media Research: A Bibliometric Analysis

2025-06-23

Hüseyin Yaşa , Haluk Birsen | Türkiye İletişim Araştırmaları Dergisi

Social media and journalism studies hold a prominent place in the communication field. The growing number of social media users and expanding sphere of influence have riveted scholars to journalism … Social media and journalism studies hold a prominent place in the communication field. The growing number of social media users and expanding sphere of influence have riveted scholars to journalism and social media research. Therefore, it is crucial to evaluate the research on the relationship between social media and journalism in mass communication. Against this backdrop, this study aimed to examine social media and journalism-related research in international academic publications using bibliometric analysis to determine its typologies over the years. For that purpose, publications on the relationship between social media and journalism were accessed between January 2007 and June 2023 in journals indexed in SSCI, SCI-Expanded, AHCI, and BKCI-SSH on the Web of Science (WoS) database. The study employed RStudio’s “Biblioshiny,” developed for bibliometric analysis, and the “VOSviewer” package program. Results indicated a growing number of studies on journalism every year, with most studies conducted in the communication field. It was also found that Digital Journalism had the most publications and citations, while “social media” and “journalism” were the most frequently used keywords. Results are expected to illuminate social media and journalism and guide prospective studies on the relationship between the two fields.

Bridging Voting and Deliberation with Algorithms: Field Insights from vTaiwan and Kultur Komitee

2025-06-23

Joshua C. Yang , Fynn Bachmann

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Auditing Political Exposure Bias: Algorithmic Amplification on Twitter/X During the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election

2025-06-23

Jinyi Ye , Luca Luceri , Emilio Ferrara

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Misrecognition and social inequality: Public relations, Indigenous voice, and the failure of Australia’s 2023 referendum

2025-06-23

Tanya Muscat , Katharina Wolf | Public Relations Inquiry

Australia is home to the oldest known civilisation on Earth, however, the country’s relationship with its Indigenous population has attracted much criticism, including accusations of human rights violations. On 14 … Australia is home to the oldest known civilisation on Earth, however, the country’s relationship with its Indigenous population has attracted much criticism, including accusations of human rights violations. On 14 October 2023 Australians voted in a nation-wide referendum about whether to change the Constitution to recognise the country’s First Peoples by establishing a body called the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice. Despite national opinion polls originally indicating widespread support to formally recognise the country’s traditional owners, the referendum did not pass. This paper explores narratives and key frames adopted by both the Yes and the No campaign, providing insights and implications for public advocacy campaigns. It mobilises recognition theory and scholarship on mediated recognition, to consider the role of public relations campaigning via media for social justice and human rights. Ironically, although the Voice sought to formally recognise Australia’s First Peoples – a move that many had argued was long overdue – it was ultimately the voices of Indigenous Australians that were drowned out.

"Ownership, Not Just Happy Talk": Co-Designing a Participatory Large Language Model for Journalism

2025-06-23

Emily Tseng , Meg Young , Marianne Aubin Le Quéré +2 more

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Zwischen TikTok und ARD? Politisches Informationsverhalten und Medienvertrauen von jungen Bürger:innen

2025-06-23

Benedikt Philipp Kleer , Simone Abendschön | Zeitschrift für Politikwissenschaft

Wu Ming’s Transmedia Activism: Ethical and Political Challenges to Neoliberalism

2025-06-23

Kate Willman | Italian Studies

Influence of symbolic content on recommendation bias: analyzing YouTube’s algorithm during Taiwan’s 2024 election

2025-06-23

Mert Can Çakmak , Nitin Agarwal | Applied Network Science

Political civic tech in South Korea and civic hackers’ rearticulation of digital citizenship

2025-06-23

David Yoo | Citizenship Studies

Social Media and Youth Political Participation in India: A Doctrinal Analysis of Democratic Engagement and Policy Responses

2025-06-23

Suman Debbarma | International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR)

Oxford Intersections: Social Media in Society and Culture

2025-06-23

| Oxford University Press eBooks

Abstract This work will provide an integrated analysis of social media’s transformative and disruptive power across the global sociocultural landscape. Often referred to as the fourth communication technology revolution, the … Abstract This work will provide an integrated analysis of social media’s transformative and disruptive power across the global sociocultural landscape. Often referred to as the fourth communication technology revolution, the impacts of social media are felt across every aspect of society, from personal and community relationships to business transactions, knowledge acquisition, and societal norms, rules, and values. Edited by a board of scholarly experts, each of the nine sections will focus on a particular facet of society, engaging with how it has been impacted by social media across platforms, cultures, and geographies, both positively and negatively. Common themes related to privacy, misinformation, well-being, the digital divide, post-colonial legacies online, and literacy will emerge across these sections, highlighting the cross-cutting nature of social media research and the necessity of the project’s interdisciplinary scope. The section editors bring diverse scholarly and regional expertise, including backgrounds at the intersection of social media studies with education, religion, political science, communication, and more. With the intention of adopting a comprehensive strategy, new and original research will be offered in well-documented and understudied areas alike. By integrating insights from these various disciplines, the project hopes not only to enrich the intellectual landscape encircling the study of social media but also to create a more thorough and nuanced comprehension of its multifaceted impact on society and culture. This inclusive approach will serve to amplify underrepresented voices and the associated subtopics in the academic community and ensure that the resulting research is robust and comprehensive.

Ideological Citizens’ Pro-attitudinal Media Exposure and Ideological Polarization: The Mediating Role of Presumed Media Influence and Presumed Media Affect

2025-06-23

Esther Son , Young Min Baek | International Journal of Politics Culture and Society

Democracy Dysfunctions and Citizens’ Digital Agency in Highly Contaminated Digital Information Ecosystems

2025-06-23

Juan Herrero , Hazal Dilan Erdem , Andrea Torrres +1 more | Societies

Social media platforms have been recognized as significant contributors to the dissemination of polarizing content, the spread of disinformation, and the proliferation of far-right populist discourse. While certain political actors … Social media platforms have been recognized as significant contributors to the dissemination of polarizing content, the spread of disinformation, and the proliferation of far-right populist discourse. While certain political actors deliberately seek to disseminate disinformation, a more nuanced understanding is necessary to elucidate why users consume and accept this biased content. Using data from over 120,000 participants across five European and Spanish surveys, we empirically examined the relationships between social media use, disinformation, false news, users’ digital agency, far-right ideology, and far-right voting. We postulated that a lack of users’ digital agency is a significant contributor to this phenomenon and found a significant association between users’ low digital agency and the adoption of far-right ideologies (odds ratio [OR] = 1.16, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.08–1.23). This association remained after controlling for trust in social media news, psychological and social factors, sociodemographic variables, and response bias.

Social Media Activity And Trust In Digital Vs. Traditional News: A Quantitative Analysis

2025-06-23

Nunik Hariyani , Jayadi Jayadi , Azizah Choirunisa Azzahra | INJECT (Interdisciplinary Journal of Communication)

This study aims to analyze the relationship between social media activity and the level of trust in digital news, both disseminated through social media and traditional media. With a quantitative … This study aims to analyze the relationship between social media activity and the level of trust in digital news, both disseminated through social media and traditional media. With a quantitative approach and explanatory design, data were collected through a survey of 300 social media active respondents in Indonesia and analyzed using the Pearson correlation test and simple linear regression. Results showed a positive and significant relationship between social media activity and trust in news on social media (r = 0.478; β = 0.472; R² = 0.229), but there was no significant association with trust in news in traditional media (r = –0.108; β = –0.094; R² = 0.011). These findings suggest that nearly a quarter of the variation in trust in digital news can be explained by the intensity of users' social activity in digital media, with trust mechanisms driven more by algorithmic exposure, social validation, and echo chamber effects than institutional credibility. This study confirms and contextualizes the media trust model and agenda-setting theory in Indonesia's digital environment, especially considering that 91% of respondents stated that they first encountered news through social media. This study recommends strengthening digital literacy based on social interaction and developing news distribution strategies adaptive to people's digital trust patterns.

Political participation in the digital age: Impact of influencers and advertising on Generation Z

2025-06-21

Antar Venus , Drina Intyaswati , Fitria Ayuningtyas +1 more | Cogent Arts and Humanities

Promoting Politics: Political Social Media Influencers, Their Online Engagement, and Implications for Democracy

2025-06-21

Sophia Rothut | American Behavioral Scientist

Social media has become increasingly important in today’s political information environments, especially for younger generations. More and more social media influencers are turning to political topics. Such political social media … Social media has become increasingly important in today’s political information environments, especially for younger generations. More and more social media influencers are turning to political topics. Such political social media influencers (PSMIs) emerge as new intermediaries in public opinion formation and political engagement. Aiming to enhance the conceptual understanding of this emerging group of political communicators, I conducted a systematic literature review of N = 110 publications about PSMIs to condense existing knowledge on who they are ( source ), what and how they communicate ( message ), and who consumes their content ( audience ). Results show that research on PSMIs has been increasing substantially since 2022. From a theoretical perspective, PSMIs are often understood as opinion leaders exerting a (para-)social influence on their followers. To specify the previously broad scholarly understanding of PSMIs, this article introduces a content-based classification approach, proposing four PSMI types, which could aid future studies in selectively examining their intentions, contexts, and potential effects on audiences. Finally, I summarize existing evidence of individual-level effects of PSMI content and outline a research agenda. Besides focusing on democratic PSMIs, this work also draws attention to risks associated with extremist, anti-democratic , particularly far-right efforts to position their “own” PSMIs, as well as corresponding implications for democracies.

Can physical exercise promote political participation among the elderly? A mediating analysis of social networks and the moderating role of higher education

2025-06-21

Pei-Chen Wu , Xiaoming Yu , Yushuang Wu +2 more | Acta Psychologica

Digital democracy and its guarantee in the relationship between the Brazilian state and society

2025-06-21

Gabriela Briesemeister , Sthéfane Alves Vasconcelos | Brazilian Journal of Law Technology and Innovation

This study will address digital democracy and how civil participation through digital media portrays a new paradigm between government and society in Brazil. A new form of interaction was generated … This study will address digital democracy and how civil participation through digital media portrays a new paradigm between government and society in Brazil. A new form of interaction was generated by the reach of the internet in different social classes in the country. However, despite many benefits in this new form of interaction, there are still many difficulties for digital inclusion and full access for the population. Therefore, the challenge experienced in this new form of relationship between State and society is about the guarantee and protection provided by the government for full digital interaction, as well as how to safeguard the broad exercise of citizenship and digital democracy.

Hashtag activism and framing strategies in the aftermath of George Floyd’s death and the 2020 elections

2025-06-20

Başak Taraktaş , Kadir Cihan Duran , Suzan Üsküdarlı | Politics Groups and Identities

Book Review: <i>Platforms, Power, and Politics: An Introduction to Political Communication in the Digital Age</i> , by Ulrike Klinger, Daniel Kreiss, and Bruce Mutsvairo Platforms, Power, and Politics: An Introduction to Political Communication in the Digital Age.KlingerUlrikeKreissDanielMutsvairoBruce. Cambridge: Polity, 2023. 288 pp.

2025-06-20

Martial Fanga Agbor | Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly

Scholars as Disinformation Agents

2025-06-20

Michel Navarro , Juan Cristóbal Demian | IGI Global eBooks

This chapter explores how disinformation is propagated by scholars who act as Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI) agents. Focusing on the Venezuelan presidential elections of July 2024, it analyzes … This chapter explores how disinformation is propagated by scholars who act as Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI) agents. Focusing on the Venezuelan presidential elections of July 2024, it analyzes the behavior of a network of Ibero-American academics and intellectuals who actively disseminated regime-aligned narratives online. This chapter shifts attention to digital advocacy, where academic credibility is leveraged to legitimize authoritarian propaganda. Using the framework of Public Diplomacy in authoritarian contexts, the study applies a mixed-methods design combining quantitative and qualitative content analysis with Social Network Analysis (SNA). The dataset comprises all posts on X (formerly Twitter) from 17 selected individuals between July 15 and August 1, 2024. The findings reveal how academic figures contribute to disinformation campaigns, calling for greater scholarly engagement with the risks of authoritarian influence in knowledge production and democratic discourse.

Motivation for Digital Activism on Instagram Among Postgraduate Students Amidst The Impact of Misinformation, Malinformation, and Disinformation

2025-06-20

Zaki Khudzaifi Mahmud | Journal Of Social Research

The shift of activism from the real world to the digital world has intensified year by year, driven by social phenomena at both national and global levels. The existence of … The shift of activism from the real world to the digital world has intensified year by year, driven by social phenomena at both national and global levels. The existence of misinformation, malinformation, and disinformation certainly distorts the general public's ability to participate in digital activism activities. This study aims to examine the factors that motivate the educated general public to engage in digital activism activities on Instagram, as well as their discretion regarding the presence of misinformation, malinformation, and disinformation. Through a semi-structured interview process, it was found that the factors motivating individuals to participate in digital activism include the desire to increase public awareness or vigilance, as well as to educate the public about social issues considered important. In responding to non-credible information, the criticality and willingness of individuals to conduct research on social issues they wish to address play a crucial role.

DİJİTAL HABER SİTELERİNİN KULLANICI ETKİLEŞİMİ VE ARAYÜZ ANALİZİ: “ENSONHABER” SİTESİ ÖRNEĞİ

2025-06-20

İrfan Akpınar | Kafkas Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi

Haberciliğin yeni dijital ortamlarda yapılması beraberinde okur ve içerik sağlayıcıyı bir klavye tuşu kadar yakınlığa taşımıştır. Okuduğu haberleri detaylıca görme imkânı bulan okuyucu, düşüncelerini anlık olarak ifade etmek istemektedir. Çalışma … Haberciliğin yeni dijital ortamlarda yapılması beraberinde okur ve içerik sağlayıcıyı bir klavye tuşu kadar yakınlığa taşımıştır. Okuduğu haberleri detaylıca görme imkânı bulan okuyucu, düşüncelerini anlık olarak ifade etmek istemektedir. Çalışma kapsamında Türkiye’deki haber sitelerinde okuyucuların yorum ve görüşleri için ayrı bir alan olup olmadığı ve hangi haber türlerine daha fazla yorum yapıldığı ortaya çıkarılmak üzere web arayüzleri karşılaştırmalı olarak incelenmiştir. İnceleme sonucunda en fazla yorum alan Ensonhaber haber sitesinin yayınladığı haberler betimsel analiz ve literatür taraması yöntemleri ile incelenerek elde edilen veriler ışığında, "gündem" kategorisinin en yüksek yorum oranına sahip olduğu, spor ve kültür-sanat gibi kategorilerin ise daha az ilgi gördüğü ortaya çıkarılmıştır. Çalışma, dijital gazetecilikte kullanıcı etkileşimini artırmak için tasarım ve içerik stratejilerine yönelik öneriler sunarak literatüre katkıda bulunmaktadır.

Apprehensive silence or narcissistic speech? Interactions between context and psychology in the spiral of silence theory

2025-06-20

Lingshu Hu , Cynthia M. Frisby | Online Information Review

Purpose This study, grounded in the spiral of silence theory, explores how environmental factors interact with psychological variables to influence individuals’ willingness to express their opinions. It also investigates the … Purpose This study, grounded in the spiral of silence theory, explores how environmental factors interact with psychological variables to influence individuals’ willingness to express their opinions. It also investigates the impact of social media as an information source on opinion expression. Design/methodology/approach This study conducted a survey using the Qualtrics online panel in the United States. The data were analyzed using regression with multiple imputation and mediation path analysis. Findings The results indicate that in a social media environment, individuals with higher levels of narcissism are more likely to speak out, regardless of their perceived opinion congruence. In contrast, in face-to-face communication, communication apprehension significantly inhibits individuals from expressing their opinions. Additionally, factors such as social media use for political information, political efficacy, and moral conviction influence outspokenness in both online and offline settings. Originality/value The findings suggest that social media, as a platform for obtaining information, may enhance users’ confidence and willingness to express themselves both online and offline. As a platform for public discussion, social media may reduce avoidance motivations (e.g. communication apprehension) while fostering positive motivations (e.g. narcissism), making individuals more likely to speak out compared to face-to-face communication.

Machosfera no Brasil

2025-06-20

Terezinha Silva , Fernanda Nascimento , Daiane Bertasso | E-Compós

O artigo investiga a cobertura de mídias jornalísticas do Brasil sobre a invasão e ataque misógino à conta da primeira-dama Janja da Silva na rede social X (antigo twitter), em … O artigo investiga a cobertura de mídias jornalísticas do Brasil sobre a invasão e ataque misógino à conta da primeira-dama Janja da Silva na rede social X (antigo twitter), em dezembro de 2023. Busca-se compreender em que medida a imprensa contextualiza a violência de gênero na internet, a misoginia e o fenômeno da machosfera, bem como as implicações práticas e éticas para uma cobertura jornalística sobre essas formas de violência. Por meio da análise de conteúdo qualitativa de 78 matérias jornalísticas, observou-se que a imprensa, de modo geral, não contextualiza a misoginia, a violência de gênero digital e a machosfera e, ainda, há o dilema ético sobre a divulgação de conteúdo ofensivo.

BLOGGERS AS A NEW CATEGORY OF MEDIA PROFESSIONALS

2025-06-20

Nilufar MURODOVA | Markaziy osiyoda media va kommunikatsiyalar xalqaro ilmiy jurnali.

This thesis explores the role of bloggers as a new and significant category of media professionals. It investigates their innovative approach to content creation and distribution, targeted use of social … This thesis explores the role of bloggers as a new and significant category of media professionals. It investigates their innovative approach to content creation and distribution, targeted use of social media platforms, and their ability to establish direct and interactive communication with their audience. These key features distinguish them from traditional media professionals. The thesis aims to demonstrate how bloggers have become a driving force for media development, playing a crucial role in shaping new social and economic trends. It also seeks to elucidate their position in the media landscape, their influence on social, political, and economic realities, and their freedom in content creation and voluntary liberties in utilizing digital platforms. By emphasizing their ability to establish direct and interactive communication, the thesis is highly relevant to the changing media consumption patterns.

Forum: Political Polarization and Organizational Communication

2025-06-20

Theodore E. Zorn | Management Communication Quarterly

Understanding News Avoidance in Social Media: A Systematic Literature Review

2025-06-20

Annapurna Sharma , Mahesh Kumar Meena | Deleted Journal

In the age of digital media, news avoidance behaviour is continually increasing. This behaviour has brought new challenges for society and democracy. Research on news avoidance has recently experienced a … In the age of digital media, news avoidance behaviour is continually increasing. This behaviour has brought new challenges for society and democracy. Research on news avoidance has recently experienced a surge, particularly in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, there are many uncertainties on this topic, and this systematic literature review attempts to resolve them. This research uses the PRISMA framework to answer the research questions. Two databases are used for this study: Web of Science and Scopus. The study uses the inclusion criteria of research papers published in English and the exclusion criteria of review papers. The research study is based on a quantitative and qualitative analysis of 23 selected articles from both databases. Quantitative results show a sudden increase in the number of news avoidance studies in 2023. The analysis also revealed a dominance of quantitative methods and non-probability samples. The regional distribution of the studies underlines the concentration of research in Europe and North America. The qualitative analysis highlights the causes of news avoidance, the profile of news avoiders, the connection between news avoidance and news overload, social media and engagement, the disadvantages of avoidance, and solutions to avoidance. The study concludes that trust in news, interest in news, enjoyment of news consumption, news curation and constructive news provide a solution to news avoidance behaviour.

How public perceptions of unplanned power outage policies affect energy-saving behavioral intention: Evidence from China's social media mining

2025-06-19

Shiwei Yu , Xu Zhao , Fang Xu +2 more | Energy Policy

Depolarization and its discontents: Experimental evidence on affective polarization and willingness to confront racism and misinformation from two online workshops

2025-06-19

Robert Blair , Jessica Gottlieb , Marie Schenk +1 more | Political Psychology

Abstract Recent years have witnessed a proliferation of initiatives aimed at reducing partisan polarization in the United States. Many of these initiatives focus on promoting civil dialogue across partisan lines … Abstract Recent years have witnessed a proliferation of initiatives aimed at reducing partisan polarization in the United States. Many of these initiatives focus on promoting civil dialogue across partisan lines and fostering tolerance for diverse political perspectives. While these are laudable goals, we argue that emphasizing civility and tolerance may have the adverse unintended consequence of diminishing citizens' willingness to engage in conflictive conversations about normatively important but politically divisive subjects. We focus on two especially prominent (but contentious) preoccupations of contemporary American politics: combating racism and countering the spread of misinformation. We test our theory through an experimental evaluation of two scalable online depolarization workshops. Our results suggest that the workshops mitigated affective polarization and negative partisanship among a subsample of participants drawn from a nationally representative voter database. Consistent with our theory, however, the workshops also appear to have diminished these same participants' willingness to confront false or racist speech when doing so would require conflictive conversations with out‐partisans. We conclude by considering the complex practical and normative implications of our results.