Detailed Information on Publication Record
2023
Barriers to Participation in Polarized Online Discussions About Covid-19 and the Russo-Ukrainian War
NOVOTNÁ, Martina, Alena MACKOVÁ, Karolína BIELIKOVÁ and Patrícia ROSSINIBasic information
Original name
Barriers to Participation in Polarized Online Discussions About Covid-19 and the Russo-Ukrainian War
Authors
NOVOTNÁ, Martina (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Alena MACKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Karolína BIELIKOVÁ (703 Slovakia, belonging to the institution) and Patrícia ROSSINI (840 United States of America)
Edition
Media and Communication, Lisbon, Cogitatio Press, 2023, 2183-2439
Other information
Language
English
Type of outcome
Článek v odborném periodiku
Field of Study
50802 Media and socio-cultural communication
Country of publisher
Portugal
Confidentiality degree
není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství
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Impact factor
Impact factor: 3.100 in 2022
RIV identification code
RIV/00216224:14230/23:00134148
Organization unit
Faculty of Social Studies
UT WoS
001157261800014
Keywords in English
Covid-19; cross-cutting discussions; Facebook; incivility online; online discussions; opinion polarization; Russo-Ukrainian War
Tags
Tags
International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 8/3/2024 13:44, Mgr. Blanka Farkašová
Abstract
V originále
Even though social networking sites create a unique online public space for the exchange of opinions, only a small share of citizens participate in online discussions. Moreover, research has depicted current online discussions as highly uncivil, hostile, and polarized, and the number of heated discussions has escalated in the last two years because of health, social, and security crises. This study investigates the perceived barriers to participation in Facebook discussions, focusing on two topics: the Covid-19 pandemic and the Russo-Ukrainian War. It explores the role that the negativity of these online discussions has on participation. To investigate the perspectives of users and their personal experiences with online discussions in times of crisis, we apply a qualitative research method and interviews with participants. We collected and analyzed 50 semi-structured interviews with Czech Facebook users who participated in discussions during the spring of 2021 (i.e., Covid-19) and the spring of 2022 (i.e., Russo-Ukrainian War). The results show that, after initial mobilization at the beginning of the pandemic, the crisis reinforced several crucial barriers to participation in discussions due to the perceived persistence of polarization (e.g., the spread of disinformation, the bipolar character of discussions, negative perception of opponents), which subsequently spread to other areas and issues. The data also implies that these barriers tend to demobilize less active participants, those who do not have strong opinions, and participants who think the subject matter is not worth the heated exchange of opinions.
Links
| GA19-24724S, research and development project |
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