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  • Social Sciences
  • Computer Science
  • Political Science

Background:

  • Assessing the rise of political polarization on social media is challenging.
  • Existing methods fail to comprehensively quantify opinion extremity, echo chamber formation, and network structures.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose a novel quantitative measure for ideological polarization.
  • To address the limitations of current polarization estimation techniques.

Main Methods:

  • Developed a new polarization measure based on generalized Euclidean distance.
  • Applied the measure to network data representing opinions and social media debates.
  • Utilized data from U.S. Congress and real-world social media discussions.

Main Results:

  • The proposed measure effectively quantifies ideological polarization by integrating opinion extremity, echo chamber density, and network topology.
  • Demonstrated the measure's utility in analyzing political discourse on social media and in legislative bodies.
  • Provided a more nuanced understanding of polarization dynamics compared to existing methods.

Conclusions:

  • The generalized Euclidean distance-based measure offers a robust framework for quantifying political polarization.
  • This new approach can enhance the analysis of online political behavior and legislative polarization.
  • The findings contribute to a deeper understanding of ideological divisions in digital and political arenas.