Like-minded and cross-cutting talk, network characteristics, and political participation online and offline: A panel study
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- 10.1515_commun-2020-2080
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We test the role of like-minded and cross-cutting political discussion as a facilitator of online and offline political participation and examine the role of strong versus weak network ties. Most prior research on the topic has employed cross-sectional designs that may lead to spurious relationships due to the lack of controlled variables. The findings of a two-wave panel survey controlling the autoregressive effects suggest that cross-cutting talk with weak ties significantly dampens online but not offline political participation. However, no such effects were detectable for cross-cutting talk with strong ties. In addition, we found no effect of discussions involving like-minded individuals in either weak or strong network connections on online and offline forms of political engagement. Implications are discussed.
Originalsprog | Engelsk |
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Tidsskrift | Communications |
Vol/bind | 46 |
Udgave nummer | 1 |
Sider (fra-til) | 113-126 |
ISSN | 0341-2059 |
DOI | |
Status | Udgivet - 2020 |
Eksternt udgivet | Ja |
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