Psychology and morality of political extremists: evidence from Twitter language analysis of alt-right and Antifa

Psychology and morality of political extremists: evidence from Twitter language analysis of alt-right and Antifa

Abstract The recent rise of the political extremism in Western countries has spurred renewed interest in the psychological and moral appeal of political extremism. Empirical support for the psychological explanation using surveys has been limited by lack of access to extremist groups, while field st...

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Main Authors: Meysam Alizadeh, Ingmar Weber, Claudio Cioffi-Revilla, Santo Fortunato, Michael Macy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-05-01
Series:EPJ Data Science
Subjects:
Political extremism
Psychological profile
Language analysis
LIWC
Moral foundations theory
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1140/epjds/s13688-019-0193-9

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