Great Divisions: The Evolution of Polarization During the Man-made Emergency of January 6, 2021.

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dc.contributor.authorBhatt, Paras
dc.contributor.authorVemprala, Naga
dc.contributor.authorValecha, Rohit
dc.contributor.authorHariharan, Govind
dc.contributor.authorRao, H. Raghav
dc.date.accessioned2022-12-27T19:04:00Z
dc.date.available2022-12-27T19:04:00Z
dc.date.issued2023-01-03
dc.description.abstractPolarization, which refers to the formation of two opposing groups based on the users' beliefs and opinions, has a growing body of literature. However, social media polarization differs from offline polarization in that beliefs change almost instantaneously on social media as a result of events unfolding. We investigate the uses of social media communication that has resulted in polarized opinions among individuals prior to, during, and after the January 6th Capitol riots. Analyses of the dominant narratives on Twitter surrounding the incident reveal a high level of polarization throughout the unfolding of the event, with increased polarization possibly attributable to the onset of the crisis. We also observed that polarization is a dynamic phenomenon: as an event unfolds, polarization changes, and knowing how it changes is important for timely crisis resolution. We propose three measures of polarization that could be used to examine polarization accurately during a crisis.
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dc.identifier.doi10.24251/HICSS.2023.297
dc.identifier.isbn978-0-9981331-6-4
dc.identifier.otherd1e14dd0-b3be-4d37-b185-3a2d4a8785e8
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10125/102928
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofProceedings of the 56th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectMediated Conversation
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dc.subjectcapitol riot
dc.subjectcrisis
dc.subjectpolarization
dc.subjectsentiment analysis
dc.titleGreat Divisions: The Evolution of Polarization During the Man-made Emergency of January 6, 2021.
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