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“It could turn ugly”: Selective disclosure of attitudes in political discussion networks
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Metadata
- Authors
- Cowan, S. K., & Baldassarri, D.
- Affiliations
- New York University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Cowan, Sarah K.
- Venue
- Social Networks
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2018-01
- Volume
- 52
- Pages
- 1-17
- ISSN
- 0378-8733 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2623030500
- Cited by
- 169
- References
- 111
- Citations by year
- 2026: 8 · 2025: 22 · 2024: 16 · 2023: 8 · 2022: 17 · 2021: 77 · 2020: 9 · 2019: 10 · 2018: 2
- FWCI
- 13.36
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- osf.io
- Licence
- Locations
- Social Networks (publishedVersion)
- Archivio istituzionale della Ricerca - Bocconi (submittedVersion)
- OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Communication › Social Media and Politics
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Electoral Systems and Political Participation
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Statistical and Nonlinear Physics › Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence
- Keywords
- selective disclosure, political attitudes, opinion exchange, social influence, political polarization, social homogeneity, conflict avoidance, political debate, democratic process
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