Measuring and moderating opinion polarization in social networks
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Many traditional methods, such as modularity or assortativity, rely on simplistic null models that often fail to capture the complex dynamics of real-world networks.
“Many traditional methods, such as modularity or assortativity, rely on simplistic null models that often fail to capture the complex dynamics of the real-world networks [16, 23].”
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In a study of collaboration networks, interventions targeting assortative mixing had little effect on the macroscopic polarization of the network.
“For example, in a study of collaboration networks, Leifeld [23] found that assortative mixing could indicate polarization, but interventions targeting it had little effect on the macroscopic polarization of the network.”
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- Authors
- Matakos, A., Terzi, E., & Tsaparas, P.
- Affiliations
- University of Ioannina (GR)
- Boston University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Matakos, Antonis
- Venue
- Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery
- Published
- 2017-07-15
- Volume
- 31
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 1480-1505
- ISSN
- 1384-5810 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-756X
- OpenAlex
- W2734474937
- Cited by
- 164
- References
- 35
- Citations by year
- 2026: 15 · 2025: 20 · 2024: 23 · 2023: 25 · 2022: 17 · 2021: 19 · 2020: 23 · 2019: 9 · 2018: 13
- FWCI
- 6.38
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- H2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (JMUGCS)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Statistical and Nonlinear Physics › Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence
- Social Sciences › Communication › Social Media and Politics
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Statistical and Nonlinear Physics › Complex Network Analysis Techniques
- Keywords
- opinion polarization, social networks, polarization index, echo chambers, polarization reduction, NP-hardness, polynomial-time algorithms, social media, controversial issues
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