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Unpacking polarization: Antagonism and Alignment in Signed Networks of Online Interaction
Emma Fraxanet, Max Pellert, Simon Schweighofer +2
Political conflict is an essential element of democratic systems, but can also threaten their existence if it becomes too intense. This happens particularly when most political iss…
An agent-based model of multi-dimensional opinion dynamics and opinion alignment
Simon Schweighofer, David Garcia, Frank Schweitzer
It is known that individual opinions on different policy issues often align to a dominant ideological dimension (e.g. "left" vs. "right") and become increasingly polarized. We prov…
Ideological and Temporal Components of Network Polarization in Online Political Participatory Media
David Garcia, Adiya Abisheva, Simon Schweighofer +2
Political polarization is traditionally analyzed through the ideological stances of groups and parties, but it also has a behavioral component that manifests in the interactions be…