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Polarization in Networks: Identification-alienation Framework

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  • Kenan Huremovic
  • Ali Ozkes

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We introduce a model of polarization in networks as a unifying framework for the measurement of polarization that covers a wide range of applications. We consider a sufficiently general setup for this purpose: node- and edge-weighted, undirected, and connected networks. We generalize the axiomatic characterization of Esteban and Ray (1994) and show that only a particular instance within this class can be used justifiably to measure polarization in networks.

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  • Kenan Huremovic & Ali Ozkes, 2020. "Polarization in Networks: Identification-alienation Framework," Papers 2007.07061, arXiv.org, revised Jan 2021.
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