Psychological and Ideological Landscapes of Polarization: A Cross-National Computational Study

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Brief Overview

Employing unsupervised learning models, we conduct a computational analysis of societal polarization in Germany and the USA, using a holistic approach that takes into account individuals’ mental states, media literacy, and socio-political attitudes.

Authors

• Isabel Bezzaoui, KIT Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

• David Borukhson, KIT Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

• Konrat Pekkip, Princeton University