Right-wing populism, social media and echo chambers in Western democracies
Right-wing populism, social media and echo chambers in Western democracies
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DOI：
10.1177/1461444819893983
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发表时间：
2020-04-01
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5
通讯作者：
Bimber, Bruce
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作者：
Boulianne, Shelley;Koc-Michalska, Karolina;Bimber, Bruce
许多观察家担心，数字媒体的回音室效应正在导致公众的两极分化，并在某些地方导致右翼民粹主义的兴起。该研究采用了2017年4月至5月在法国、英国和美国（每个国家1500名受访者）收集的调查数据。总体而言，我们没有发现网络/社交媒体可以解释对右翼民粹主义候选人和政党的支持的证据。相反，在美国，网络媒体的使用减少了对右翼民粹主义的支持。具体来看回声室的措施，我们发现与那些在种族，民族和阶级方面相似的人进行离线讨论与英国和法国的民粹主义候选人和政党的支持呈正相关。这些发现挑战了有关社交媒体作用和民粹主义崛起的说法。
Many observers are concerned that echo chamber effects in digital media are contributing to the polarization of publics and, in some places, to the rise of right-wing populism. This study employs survey data collected in France, the United Kingdom and the United States (1500 respondents in each country) from April to May 2017. Overall, we do not find evidence that online/social media explain support for right-wing populist candidates and parties. Instead, in the United States, use of online media decreases support for right-wing populism. Looking specifically at echo chamber measures, we find offline discussion with those who are similar in race, ethnicity and class positively correlates with support for populist candidates and parties in the United Kingdom and France. The findings challenge claims about the role of social media and the rise of populism.