Political Psychology and Polarisation: A Conceptual Approach

Year 2023, , 179 - 191, 28.12.2023

Ekmel Geçer

https://doi.org/10.60077/medkul.1340852

Abstract

This study, mostly in a theoretical way and through a descriptive textual analysis, aims to give insights into the digital divide within the context of political and media psychology. The article creates new concepts and theories, and relates them to the conflicts on online platforms and tries to present the socio-cultural background that reinforces online polarisation based on new media and communication theories. The article discusses cultural psychology as the main motive for digital polarisation and touches upon online behaviour patterns that are considered as the driving force of rigid politicisation. Starting from this point of view, this conceptual study attempts to answer how the digital divide plays a role as a root cause or intervening factor in conflict and resolution issues and state-society relations. This work then aims to shed valuable light on the dynamics of peace and political psychology in reducing digital polarization and how terms related to socio-cultural psychology like contact theory may increase intimacy and reduce prejudices towards the other which are most likely caused by the echo chambers created on the online platforms. Therefore, this theoretical research, uncovering the potential of peace psychology and drawing upon the relevant existing literature, has important implications for reducing political polarization, the digital divide in other words, on online media platforms which will also help overcome conflicts and discriminations in daily political lives.

Keywords

Digital Divide, Polarisation, Political and Peace Psychology.

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Siyaset Psikolojisi ve Kutuplaşma: Kavramsal Bir Yaklaşım

Abstract

Bu çalışma, daha çok teorik bir yaklaşımla ve betimleyici bir metin analiziyle, siyaset ve medya psikolojisi bağlamında dijital bölünmeye dair fikir vermeyi amaçlamaktadır. Makale, yeni kavram ve kuramlar oluşturarak bunları çevrimiçi platformlardaki çatışmalarla ilişkilendirmekte ve yeni medya ve iletişim kuramlarına dayanarak çevrimiçi kutuplaşmayı güçlendiren sosyo-kültürel arka planı vermeye çalışmaktadır. Dijital kutuplaşmanın başlıca nedenleri olarak kültürel psikolojiyi ele alan makale, buna bağlı olarak katı siyasallaşmanın itici gücü olduğu düşünülen çevrimiçi davranış biçimlerine de değinmektedir. Bu noktadan hareketle, elinizdeki kavramsal çalışma, dijital bölünmenin çatışma ve çözüm konularında ve devlet-toplum ilişkilerinde köklü bir neden veya müdahale faktörü olarak nasıl bir rol oynadığını yanıtlamaya çalışacaktır. Makale dijital kutuplaşmanın azaltılmasında; barış psikolojisinin ve politik psikolojinin dinamiklerine ve temas teorisi gibi sosyo-kültürel psikolojiyle ilgili terimlere değinerek çevrimiçi platformlarda oluşturulan yankı odalarının neden olduğu kutuplaşmanın nasıl azaltılabileceğine ve politik yakınlığın nasıl artırabileceğine cevap vermeyi amaçlamaktadır. Son olarak makale, barış psikolojisinin potansiyelinden faydalanarak, günlük siyasi hayattaki çatışma ve ayrımcılıkların üstesinden gelinmesine yardımcı olunması ve online platformlardaki siyasi kutuplaşmanın, diğer bir deyişle dijital bölünmenin azaltılması için önerilerde bulunmayı hedeflemektedir.

Keywords

Dijital Bölünme, Kutuplaşma, Siyaset ve Barış Psikolojisi.

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