Persuasion is a vital part of politics—who wins elections and policy disputes often depends
on which side can persuade more people. Given this centrality, the study of persuasion has …

During the last decennia media environments and political communication systems have
changed fundamentally. These changes have major ramifications for the political information …

This paper is positioned at the intersection of two literatures: partisan polarization and
deliberative democracy. It analyzes results from a national field experiment in which more …

In a large-scale, preregistered experiment on informal political communication, we
algorithmically matched participants, varying two dimensions: 1) the degree of incidental …

The emergence and growth of incel subculture online has triggered a considerable body of
research to date, most of which analyzing its worldview or map** its position and …

The American electorate is characterized by political polarization, and especially by
increasingly negative affective responses toward opposing party members. To what extent …

To what extent do partisan media sources shape public opinion? On its face, it would appear
that the impact of partisan media is limited, given that it attracts a relatively small audience …

In today's society, we can easily connect with people who share our ideas and interests. A
problem with this development is that political reasoning in like-minded groups easily …

Using survey evidence from the Netherlands, we explore the factors that influence news
readers' attitudes toward news personalization. We show that the value of personalization …

Using the theoretical framework of the Reinforcing Spirals Model, we examine over-time
relationships between partisan political discussion and affective political polarization using …