Falkenberg, Max and Cinelli, Matteo and Galeazzi, Alessandro and Bail, Christopher A. and Benito, Rosa M. and Bruns, Axel and Gruzd, Anatoliy and Lazer, David and Lee, Jae Kook and McCoy, Jennifer and Nagayoshi, Kikuko and Rand, David G. and Scala, Antonio and Siegel, Alexandra A. and Van der Linden, Sander and Varol, Onur and Weber, Ingmar and Wojcieszak, Magdalena and Zollo, Fabiana and Baronchelli, Andrea and Quattrociocchi, Walter (2026) Toward an integrated and globally equitable understanding of political polarization. Nature Communications, 17 (1). ISSN 2041-1723
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Official URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-76110-5
Abstract
Political polarization poses major societal risks, yet a globally relevant, interdisciplinary understanding remains lacking, as nearly half of all studies focus on the United States. We argue for renewed effort to bring global equity to polarization research, highlighting insights robust across countries, those unique to specific contexts, and key literature gaps. Closing these gaps means overcoming cultural and systemic barriers, including data-access restrictions and misaligned incentives. It also demands interdisciplinarity bridging traditional approaches and those addressing the polarizing role of the internet, social media, and AI. Otherwise, efforts to counter polarization, and its democratic harms, risk resting on unsuitable evidence.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Onur Varol |
| Date Deposited: | 30 Sep 2026 15:50 |
| Last Modified: | 30 Sep 2026 15:50 |
| URI: | https://research.sabanciuniv.edu/id/eprint/54636 |
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