Evidence of political moderation over time: Utah's immigration debate online

被引：5

作者：

Harris, Brian D. ^{[1
]}

Morgan, Charlie V. ^{[2
]}

Gibbs, Benjamin G. ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Calif Irvine, Dept Sociol, Irvine, CA 92697 USA

[2] Ohio Univ, Dept Sociol & Anthropol, Athens, OH 45701 USA

[3] Brigham Young Univ, Dept Sociol, Provo, UT 84602 USA

来源：

NEW MEDIA & SOCIETY | 2014年 / 16卷 / 08期

关键词：

Deliberative democracy; discourse; immigration; online forums; polarization; public sphere; GROUP POLARIZATION; PUBLIC-OPINION; CULTURE WARS; INTERNET; ATTITUDES; AMERICANS; DEMOCRACY; GENDER; COMMUNICATION; DISCOURSE;

D O I：

10.1177/1461444813504262

中图分类号：

G2 [信息与知识传播];

学科分类号：

05 ; 0503 ;

摘要：

Is public debate on the Internet polarizing? Some scholars warn that the Internet is an anti-commons' where political positions are extreme, while others view the Internet as a moderating influence on political polarization. We examine polarization trends in a regional, Utah-based news website, with a random sample of 1768 comments over a two-year period. Focusing on the most contentious issue during this timeimmigrationwe find that extreme anti-immigrant sentiment decreases over time despite key political and religious events. We argue that emerging public spheres, like newspaper discussion forums, might reveal a general public inclination towards moderation during heated national and regional debate.

引用

页码：1309 / 1331

页数：23

共 50 条

[1] That is your evidence?: Classifying stance in online political debate
Walker, Marilyn A.
Anand, Pranav
Abbott, Rob
Tree, Jean E. Fox
Martell, Craig
King, Joseph
[J]. DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, 2012, 53 (04) : 719 - 729
[2] The debate is over; It's time to move on
Petrelli, NJ
[J]. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY, 2004, 22 (11) : 2041 - 2042
[3] Supporting argumentation in online political debate: Evidence from an experiment of collective deliberation
Iandoli, Luca
Quinto, Ivana
Spada, Paolo
Klein, Mark
Calabretta, Raffaele
[J]. NEW MEDIA & SOCIETY, 2018, 20 (04) : 1320 - 1341
[4] DEbateNet-mig15: Tracing the 2015 Immigration Debate in Germany Over Time
Lapesa, Gabriella
Blessing, Andre
Blokker, Nico
Dayanik, Erenay
Haunss, Sebastian
Kuhn, Jonas
Pado, Sebastian
[J]. PROCEEDINGS OF THE 12TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON LANGUAGE RESOURCES AND EVALUATION (LREC 2020), 2020, : 919 - 927
[5] Can AI Enhance People's Support for Online Moderation and Their Openness to Dissimilar Political Views?
Wojcieszak, Magdalena
Thakur, Arti
Goncalves, Joao Fernando Ferreira
Casas, Andreu
Menchen-Trevino, Ericka
Boon, Miriam
[J]. JOURNAL OF COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION, 2021, 26 (04) : 223 - 243
[6] The Evolution of the Immigration Debate: Evidence from a New Dataset of Party Positions Over the Last Half-Century
Dancygier, Rafaela
Margalit, Yotam
[J]. COMPARATIVE POLITICAL STUDIES, 2020, 53 (05) : 734 - 774
[7] New evidence revives old debate over California's ancient visitors
不详
[J]. AMERICAN SCIENTIST, 2005, 93 (05) : 412 - 412
[8] Bringing the political back in: reconstructing the debate over evidence-based policy. A response to Newman
Strassheim, Holger
[J]. CRITICAL POLICY STUDIES, 2017, 11 (02) : 235 - 245
[9] Environmental lobbying and political posturing: The role of environmental groups in Ontario's debate over NAFTA
Abelson, DE
[J]. CANADIAN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION-ADMINISTRATION PUBLIQUE DU CANADA, 1995, 38 (03): : 352 - 381
[10] Income Inequality and Political Polarization: Time Series Evidence Over Nine Decades
Duca, John V.
Saving, Jason L.
[J]. REVIEW OF INCOME AND WEALTH, 2016, 62 (03) : 445 - 466

← 1 2 3 4 5 →