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Disagreeing about Disagreement: How Conflict in Social Networks Affects Political Behavior

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  • Casey A. Klofstad
  • Anand Edward Sokhey
  • Scott D. McClurg

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At the center of debates on deliberative democracy is the issue of how much deliberation citizens experience in their social networks. These “disagreements about disagreement” come in a variety of forms, with scholars advocating different empirical approaches (e.g., Huckfeldt, Johnson, and Sprague 2004; Mutz 2006) and coming to different substantive conclusions. We address these discrepancies by going back to the basics: investigating the consequences of conceptual and measurement differences for key findings relating interpersonal political disagreement to political attitudes and behaviors. Drawing on the 2008–2009 ANES panel study, we find evidence that different measures of disagreement have distinct effects when it comes to individuals’ preferences, patterns of engagement, and propensities to participate. We discuss the implications for the study of social influence; as interpersonal disagreement can mean different things, scholars should think carefully about how to study it and should exercise caution when making pronouncements about its empirical and democratic consequences.

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  • Casey A. Klofstad & Anand Edward Sokhey & Scott D. McClurg, 2013. "Disagreeing about Disagreement: How Conflict in Social Networks Affects Political Behavior," American Journal of Political Science, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 57(1), pages 120-134, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:amposc:v:57:y:2013:i:1:p:120-134
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5907.2012.00620.x
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    1. Paul Marx, 2019. "Should we study political behaviour as rituals? Towards a general micro theory of politics in everyday life," Rationality and Society, , vol. 31(3), pages 313-336, August.
    2. Moreno Mancosu, 2019. "Interpersonal communication, voting behavior and influence in election campaigns: a directional approach," Quality & Quantity: International Journal of Methodology, Springer, vol. 53(6), pages 2917-2932, November.
    3. Yanqin Lu & Jae Kook Lee, 2022. "Investigating effects of social endorsements on exposure to and engagement with political disagreement on social networking sites," Social Science Quarterly, Southwestern Social Science Association, vol. 103(1), pages 214-224, January.
    4. Debra Leiter & Jack Reilly & Beth Vonnahme, 2021. "The crowding of social distancing: How social context and interpersonal connections affect individual responses to the coronavirus," Social Science Quarterly, Southwestern Social Science Association, vol. 102(5), pages 2435-2451, September.
    5. Schreiner, Nicolas, 2021. "Changes in Well-Being Around Elections," Working papers 2021/03, Faculty of Business and Economics - University of Basel.
    6. Harris Hyun-soo Kim, 2017. "In-Group and Out-Group Networks, Informal Social Activities, and Electoral Participation Among Immigrants in South Korea," Journal of International Migration and Integration, Springer, vol. 18(4), pages 1123-1148, November.

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