Measuring the ease of communication in bipartite social endorsement networks: A proxy to study the dynamics of political polarization

Morteza Shahrezaye, Orestis Papakyriakopoulos, Juan Carlos Medina Serrano, Simon Hegelich

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Abstract

In this work, complex weighted bipartite social networks are developed to efficiently analyze, project and extract network knowledge. Specifically, to assess the overall ease of communication between the different network sub-clusters, a proper projection and measurement method is developed in which the defined measurement is a function of the network structure and preserves maximum relevant information. Using simulations, it is shown how the introduced measurement correlates with the concept of political polarization, after which the proposed method is applied to Facebook networks to demonstrate its ability to capture the polarization dynamics over time. The method successfully captured the increasing political polarization between the Alternative für Deutschland's (AfD) supporters and the supporters of other political parties, which is in line with previous studies on the rise of the AfD in Germany's political sphere.

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Titel10th International Conference on Social Media and Society
UntertitelRethinking Privacy and Trust, SMSociety 2019
Herausgeber (Verlag)Association for Computing Machinery
Seiten158-165
Seitenumfang8
ISBN (elektronisch)9781450366519
DOIs
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 19 Juli 2019
Veranstaltung10th International Conference on Social Media and Society: Rethinking Privacy and Trust, SMSociety 2019 - Toronto, Kanada
Dauer: 19 Juli 201921 Juli 2019

Publikationsreihe

NameACM International Conference Proceeding Series

Konferenz

Konferenz10th International Conference on Social Media and Society: Rethinking Privacy and Trust, SMSociety 2019
Land/GebietKanada
OrtToronto
Zeitraum19/07/1921/07/19

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