Media and social capital
We survey the empirical literature in economics on the impact of media technologies on
social capital. Guided by a simple model of information and collective action, we cover a …
social capital. Guided by a simple model of information and collective action, we cover a …
Complex contagions: A decade in review
Since the publication of “Complex Contagions and the Weakness of Long Ties” in 2007,
complex contagions have been studied across an enormous variety of social domains. In …
complex contagions have been studied across an enormous variety of social domains. In …
How do social media feed algorithms affect attitudes and behavior in an election campaign?
We investigated the effects of Facebook's and Instagram's feed algorithms during the 2020
US election. We assigned a sample of consenting users to reverse-chronologically-ordered …
US election. We assigned a sample of consenting users to reverse-chronologically-ordered …
[图书][B] Censored: distraction and diversion inside China's Great Firewall
M Roberts - 2018 - degruyter.com
As authoritarian governments around the world develop sophisticated technologies for
controlling information, many observers have predicted that these controls would be …
controlling information, many observers have predicted that these controls would be …
Does the squeaky wheel get more grease? The direct and indirect effects of citizen participation on environmental governance in China
We conducted a nationwide field experiment in China to evaluate the direct and indirect
impacts of assigning firms to public or private citizen appeals when they violate pollution …
impacts of assigning firms to public or private citizen appeals when they violate pollution …
[图书][B] Retooling politics: How digital media are shaping democracy
Donald Trump, the Arab Spring, Brexit: digital media have provided political actors and
citizens with new tools to engage in politics. These tools are now routinely used by activists …
citizens with new tools to engage in politics. These tools are now routinely used by activists …
Partisan public health: how does political ideology influence support for COVID-19 related misinformation?
NF Havey - Journal of Computational Social Science, 2020 - Springer
This study analyzes over 4000 tweets related to six misinformation topics about the COVID-
19 pandemic: the use of hydroxychloroquine as treatment, the use of bleach as a …
19 pandemic: the use of hydroxychloroquine as treatment, the use of bleach as a …
How social media is changing conflict
T Zeitzoff - Journal of Conflict Resolution, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Social media increasingly plays a role in conflict and contentious politics. Politicians,
leaders, insurgents, and protestors all have used it as a tool for communication. At the same …
leaders, insurgents, and protestors all have used it as a tool for communication. At the same …
Topological measures for identifying and predicting the spread of complex contagions
D Guilbeault, D Centola - Nature communications, 2021 - nature.com
The standard measure of distance in social networks–average shortest path length–
assumes a model of “simple” contagion, in which people only need exposure to influence …
assumes a model of “simple” contagion, in which people only need exposure to influence …
The Arab spring: Causes, conditions, and driving forces
L Grinin, A Korotayev - Handbook of revolutions in the 21st century: The …, 2022 - Springer
This chapter offers an analysis of conditions in the MENA countries on the eve of the Arab
Spring wave of revolutions from the World System perspective, as well as the causes …
Spring wave of revolutions from the World System perspective, as well as the causes …