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<a name="_Hlk69118321"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:18.0pt">The Institute for Analytical Sociology Seminar</span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk69118321"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:18.0pt;mso-fareast-language:SV"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="Pa8" align="center" style="margin-bottom:1.0pt;text-align:center"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk69118321"><span class="A8"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Venue: KO301, Campus Norrköping and online on
Zoom </span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk69118321"><span class="A8"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">(see Zoom link in the end of the email)</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk69118321"><span class="A6"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:windowtext"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
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<b><u>14:30CET</u></b></span><u><o:p></o:p></u></span></p>
<p class="Pa8" align="center" style="margin-bottom:1.0pt;text-align:center"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk69118321"><span lang="EN-US">__________________________________________________</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk69118321"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk69118321"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:18.0pt;mso-fareast-language:SV">The power of social networks and social media's filter bubble in shaping national identities:
an agent-based model<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk69118321"><i><span lang="EN-US">Cristina Chueca Del Cerro<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk69118321"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt">Abstract:<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk69118321"><span class="contentpasted1"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white">Much of the recent debate in political sciences has been regarding the
role of social media’s filtering algorithms in the emergence of polarisation as well as the role of the so-called echo chambers in this process. Social simulation scholars have provided valuable insights into the subject through opinion dynamics models and
agent-based modelling approaches. While these models continue to be relevant, attitude polarisation remains an unsolved puzzle, especially in the current media environment of social media platforms. This article proposes a social simulation approach to the
topic of opinion dynamics from a political communication perspective to understand how social network configurations and the media environment contribute to the emergence of attitude polarisation. I built an agent-based model of attitude dynamics with a multilayer
multiplex network of interacting agents in a hybrid media environment of both, traditional media and social media platforms. I found that the initial social network setup conditions had a large impact in the emergence of attitude polarisation amongst agents.
In particular, homophily-based networks were found to produce greater attitude polarisation and homophilous clustering (echo chambers) compared to random networks, especially in the presence of social media filtering algorithms, selectively exposing agents
to attitude-supportive information. My results emphasise the importance of selective exposure by social media filtering algorithms in the process of attitude polarisation while evidencing the need for further exploration of the role of social networks in this
context.</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk69118321"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk69118321"><span lang="EN-US">Topic: IAS Seminars<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk69118321"><span lang="EN-US">Join Zoom Meeting<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk69118321"></span><a href="https://liu-se.zoom.us/j/65535789369"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk69118321"><span lang="EN-US">https://liu-se.zoom.us/j/65535789369</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk69118321"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk69118321"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk69118321"><span lang="EN-US">Meeting ID: 655 3578 9369</span></span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Please also see attached updated seminar program. Carly Knight’s seminar has been moved to June 15.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:SV">Best regards<br>
Madelene Töpfer<br>
Administrator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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