Influencers as the new opinion leaders: polarization, social media, and digital populism

Infascelli, Ginevra (A.A. 2022/2023) Influencers as the new opinion leaders: polarization, social media, and digital populism. Tesi di Laurea in Sociology, Luiss Guido Carli, relatore Lorenzo Sabetta, pp. 49. [Bachelor's Degree Thesis]

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Abstract/Index

The concept of public opinion. Public opinion: the historical origins and development of the concept. Proving the existence of public opinion. Rationality underlying political ignorance: scarce political participation. Two flows communication model. Two flows communication model: the role of opinion leaders. Opinion leaders and the advent of social media. Public opinion shaped through social media. Information and social media. Contemporary media use: degradation of journalism. The economic model of social media. Political polarization: social media and filter bubbles. Filtering information: algorithms and confirmation bias result in populism. Social justice warriors and feminism as a case study. Social justice warriors: from a compliment to an insult. Feminism: from its roots until today. Extremism and social media: violent drifts of social and political movements. The instance of radical feminism.

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Bibliografia e sitografia: pp. 42-45.

Thesis Type: Bachelor's Degree Thesis
Institution: Luiss Guido Carli
Degree Program: Bachelor's Degree Programs > Bachelor's Degree Program in Political Science (L36)
Chair: Sociology
Thesis Supervisor: Sabetta, Lorenzo
Academic Year: 2022/2023
Session: Summer
Deposited by: Alessandro Perfetti
Date Deposited: 31 Oct 2023 11:45
Last Modified: 31 Oct 2023 11:45
URI: https://tesi.luiss.it/id/eprint/36805

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