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Civil Discourse and Social Media in Contemporary American Politics

Thu, August 30, 12:00 to 1:30pm, Marriott, Salon A

Session Submission Type: Full Paper Panel

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How should we think about the quality of political discourse in the United States today? New communication technologies make it difficult to compare contemporary political speech to that of prior eras, but many Americans have raised concerns that the quality of political discussion have been degraded and that this degradation may pose a threat to democratic values. Papers in this panel consider how we might measure the level of civility in political discourse at a variety of different levels and in a variety of different media, including social media, presidential communications, and media discussions about political candidates. Participants in this panel are all members of the National Institute for Civil Discourse, a research network affiliated with the University of Arizona that seeks to develop tools to measure and promote civility in American politics.

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