Location
Hilton Hawaiian Village, Honolulu, Hawaii
Event Website
https://hicss.hawaii.edu/
Start Date
3-1-2024 12:00 AM
End Date
6-1-2024 12:00 AM
Description
This study examines the stability and evolution of network structure and discussion topics among a group of prominent climate change deniers. Focusing on social-mediated information-sharing networks, the research addresses two key questions: 1) How stable is the information-sharing network among climate change deniers? And 2) do climate change deniers' topic strategies change over time? Using social network analysis, and deep-learning-based natural language models, the study analyzes the stability and structure of climate change deniers’ disinformation discourse over a decade. The findings reveal that while the climate change denial network remains stable in terms of size and core group composition, sub-groups continuously emerge and dissolve. Deniers consistently utilized certain topics over the decade. Practical and theoretical implications are also discussed.
Recommended Citation
Yang, Aimei, "Exploring the Network and Topic Stability in Climate Change Deniers’ Disinformation Network: A Longitudinal Study" (2024). Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences 2024 (HICSS-57). 2.
https://aisel.aisnet.org/hicss-57/dsm/conversation/2
Exploring the Network and Topic Stability in Climate Change Deniers’ Disinformation Network: A Longitudinal Study
Hilton Hawaiian Village, Honolulu, Hawaii
This study examines the stability and evolution of network structure and discussion topics among a group of prominent climate change deniers. Focusing on social-mediated information-sharing networks, the research addresses two key questions: 1) How stable is the information-sharing network among climate change deniers? And 2) do climate change deniers' topic strategies change over time? Using social network analysis, and deep-learning-based natural language models, the study analyzes the stability and structure of climate change deniers’ disinformation discourse over a decade. The findings reveal that while the climate change denial network remains stable in terms of size and core group composition, sub-groups continuously emerge and dissolve. Deniers consistently utilized certain topics over the decade. Practical and theoretical implications are also discussed.
https://aisel.aisnet.org/hicss-57/dsm/conversation/2