# Political Discussions in Homogeneous and Cross-Cutting Communication Spaces

**Authors:** Jisun An, Haewoon Kwak, Oliver Posegga, Andreas Jungherr  
**arXiv:** [1904.05643](https://arxiv.org/abs/1904.05643)  
**Date:** 2019-04-11  
**Summary page:** https://www.summarizepaper.com/en/paper/1904.05643v1/

## Key points

- Study focuses on exploring political discussions in online communication spaces
- Online platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and Reddit are used for sharing political information and engaging in conflicting views
- Researchers aim to understand differences in interaction and linguistic patterns between politically homogeneous and cross-cutting spaces
- Reddit is used as a platform for studying political discussions
- Analytical template developed to examine user behavior in different communication spaces
- Distinct behavioral patterns discovered in politically homogeneous and heterogeneous spaces
- Findings contribute to understanding of political talk online and provide theoretical and practical implications
- Insights into how political discussions unfold on online platforms
- Implications for researchers studying political discourse and practitioners interested in fostering diverse conversations online

## Summary

The study focuses on exploring the nature of political discussions in online communication spaces that are either politically homogeneous or cross-cutting. Online platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and Reddit offer users various features to share and consume political information, express opinions, and engage in potentially conflicting views. The researchers aim to understand the differences in interaction and linguistic patterns within and between these two types of communication spaces. To conduct their analysis, the researchers use Reddit as a platform for studying political discussions. They develop an analytical template to examine the behavior of users in politically homogeneous and heterogeneous communication spaces. Through their analyses, they discover distinct behavioral patterns in these spaces. The findings of this study contribute to our understanding of political talk online by shedding light on the varying nature of discussions in politically homogeneous spaces compared to cross-cutting communication spaces. The research highlights theoretical and practical implications for studying political discourse online. It provides valuable insights into how political discussions unfold on online platforms, offering important implications for researchers studying political talk as well as practitioners interested in fostering diverse and inclusive conversations online.