Patterns of Polarizing Communication During COVID-19 :
Emotionality, Incivility, Conflict, and Negativity in Facebook
Posts of Government and Opposition Leaders

J 2024

Patterns of Polarizing Communication During COVID-19 : Emotionality, Incivility, Conflict, and Negativity in Facebook Posts of Government and Opposition Leaders

KLUKNAVSKÁ, Alena a Alena MACKOVÁ

Základní údaje

Originální název

Patterns of Polarizing Communication During COVID-19 : Emotionality, Incivility, Conflict, and Negativity in Facebook Posts of Government and Opposition Leaders

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KLUKNAVSKÁ, Alena a Alena MACKOVÁ

Vydání

International Journal of Communication, Los Angeles, USC Annenberg, 2024, 1932-8036

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

50802 Media and socio-cultural communication

Stát vydavatele

Spojené státy

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

article - open access

Impakt faktor

Impact factor: 1.500

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Ano

Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14230/24:00137477

Organizační jednotka

Fakulta sociálních studií

UT WoS

001354504300013

EID Scopus

2-s2.0-85210634806

Klíčová slova anglicky

polarizing communication; emotionality; incivility; conflict; negativity; government; populist; COVID-19

Štítky

rivok

Změněno: 24. 2. 2025 15:52, Mgr. Blanka Farkašová

Anotace

V originále

Contemporary politics has been filled with increasing political disagreements beyond opinion contestation essential for democratic competition. This study examines the polarizing communication of government and opposition leaders on the social networking site Facebook in the Czech Republic during the COVID-19 pandemic. Bringing a communication approach to the social identity perspective on polarization, we conceptualize polarizing communication as simultaneous expressions of in-group favoritism toward allies and out-group hostility toward opponents in political messages. We empirically examine the role of negativity and affiliation with a populist party and the government in using polarizing communication during different pandemic waves. We use the data from a manual content analysis (n = 1,581) of social media content created by government actors (prime minister, ministers) and leaders of opposition parties (2020–2021). Our results reveal that polarizing communication during a crisis is associated with the use of incivility and conflict in political messages, and its usage depends on the characteristics of political actors driving it, with populist and opposition leaders employing polarizing communication more.

Návaznosti

LX22NPO5101, projekt VaV

Název: Národní institut pro výzkum socioekonomických dopadů nemocí a systémových rizik (Akronym: SYRI)

Investor: Ministerstvo školství, mládeže a tělovýchovy ČR, Národní institut pro výzkum socioekonomických dopadů nemocí a systémových rizik, 5.1 EXCELES

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Patterns_of_Polarizing_Communication_During_COVID-19.pdf

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Citovat

KLUKNAVSKÁ, Alena a Alena MACKOVÁ. Patterns of Polarizing Communication During COVID-19 : Emotionality, Incivility, Conflict, and Negativity in Facebook Posts of Government and Opposition Leaders. International Journal of Communication. Los Angeles: USC Annenberg, 2024, roč. 18, October, s. 4704-4725. ISSN 1932-8036.

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KLUKNAVSKÁ, Alena a Alena MACKOVÁ. Patterns of Polarizing Communication During COVID-19 : Emotionality, Incivility, Conflict, and Negativity in Facebook Posts of Government and Opposition Leaders. \textit{International Journal of Communication}. Los Angeles: USC Annenberg, 2024, roč.~18, October, s.~4704-4725. ISSN~1932-8036.

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