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View article: Conceptualizing the evolving nature of computational propaganda: a systematic literature review
Conceptualizing the evolving nature of computational propaganda: a systematic literature review Open
Since the 2016 U.S. election and the U.K. Brexit campaign, computational propaganda has become an important research topic in communication, political and social science. Recently, it has become clearer that computational propaganda doesn’…
View article: Explaining Differential Involvement in Cross-Movement Coalitions on Social Media: the #StopHateForProfit Campaign
Explaining Differential Involvement in Cross-Movement Coalitions on Social Media: the #StopHateForProfit Campaign Open
Social movements form coalitions to gain leverage and achieve mutual goals, however, little is known about how coalitions work, especially in the realm of social media. In this article, we examine the 2020 #StopHateForProfit coalition, whi…
View article: Do research collaborations age like wine? Absolute and relative measures of CANZUK research partnerships’ strength since the 1950s
Do research collaborations age like wine? Absolute and relative measures of CANZUK research partnerships’ strength since the 1950s Open
Although previous studies of today’s globalised and competitive research landscape have mentioned the research collaborations of CANZUK countries (i.e., Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom), none have yet studied them in…
View article: 240 Years of Public Discourse on Moral Courage in The London Times
240 Years of Public Discourse on Moral Courage in The London Times Open
Rising right-wing influences and hate crime threaten the livelihoods of significant segments of multicultural societies. Moral courage and its variations (e.g., in German Zivilcourage) can contribute to stopping such developments and keep …
View article: Moral Courage in Foreign Affairs: Analysing 100 Years of Political Thought and Debate
Moral Courage in Foreign Affairs: Analysing 100 Years of Political Thought and Debate Open
With increasing polarization of societies and threats to democracy, tools to maintain and strengthen democracy become more important. Moral courage might be one such tool, as it has been defined as the courage of citizens to stand up to de…
View article: Moral Courage and Civil Courage: The same side of two coins? – A Bibliometric Review
Moral Courage and Civil Courage: The same side of two coins? – A Bibliometric Review Open
In German Zivilcourage describes the courage to help others while sacrificing one’s own safety. Into English it is translated as moral courage or civil courage. However, the research field on moral courage appears to encompass a much wider…
View article: Why we need to rethink measurement invariance: The role of measurement invariance for psychological science
Why we need to rethink measurement invariance: The role of measurement invariance for psychological science Open
Claims about human behavior have been hampered by limited availability of comparable data across cultures. Invariance testing has been proposed to address questions about the comparability of data, yet statistical methods have been challen…
View article: The Veracity Grand Challenge in Computing: A Perspective from Aotearoa New Zealand
The Veracity Grand Challenge in Computing: A Perspective from Aotearoa New Zealand Open
research-article Open Access Share on The Veracity Grand Challenge in Computing: A Perspective from Aotearoa New Zealand Authors: Markus Luczak-Roesch Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand Victoria University of Wellington, New Ze…
View article: Human-centric Literature on Trust for SfTI Veracity Spearhead
Human-centric Literature on Trust for SfTI Veracity Spearhead Open
This article summarizes the literature on trust of digital technologies from a human-centric perspective. We summarize literature on trust in face-to-face interactions from other fields, followed by a discussion of organizational trust, te…
View article: What does ChatGPT return about human values? Exploring value bias in ChatGPT using a descriptive value theory
What does ChatGPT return about human values? Exploring value bias in ChatGPT using a descriptive value theory Open
There has been concern about ideological basis and possible discrimination in text generated by Large Language Models (LLMs). We test possible value biases in ChatGPT using a psychological value theory. We designed a simple experiment in w…
View article: What holds society together? Tracking moral courage across 75 years and three democratic societies
What holds society together? Tracking moral courage across 75 years and three democratic societies Open
Moral courage – standing up and out in defense of personal and moral principles – is crucial for societies and may counteract rising challenges to democracy. Yet, what is moral courage? Is there a stable core of features that are invariant…
View article: Tracing the evolution of personality cognition in early human civilisations: A computational analysis of the Gilgamesh epic
Tracing the evolution of personality cognition in early human civilisations: A computational analysis of the Gilgamesh epic Open
Assessing evolution of cognitive structures across historical periods has remained challenging in the absence of direct access to humans from the past. Overcoming some of these challenges, we examined shifts in the implicit cognitive struc…
View article: Unraveling the Relationship between Content Design and Kinesthetic Learning on Communities of Practice Platforms
Unraveling the Relationship between Content Design and Kinesthetic Learning on Communities of Practice Platforms Open
As a variant of the sharing economy, Communities of Practice (CoP) platforms have allowed kinesthetic learners to acquire skillsets corresponding to their interests for immediate or future use in practice. However, the impact of digital le…
View article: Why equivalence and invariance are both different and essential for scientific studies of culture: A discussion of mapping processes and theoretical implications
Why equivalence and invariance are both different and essential for scientific studies of culture: A discussion of mapping processes and theoretical implications Open
We contribute to recent discussions about the role of invariance testing in cultural, multi-group and longitudinal research by highlighting that these debates obscure two different questions. Most researchers are interested in the quality …
View article: Assessing the Quality of Bibliographic Data Sources for Measuring International Research Collaboration
Assessing the Quality of Bibliographic Data Sources for Measuring International Research Collaboration Open
These files are the source code and data generated for the study "Assessing the Quality of Bibliographic Data Sources for Measuring International Research Collaboration"
View article: A computational approach to study the gap and barriers between science and policy
A computational approach to study the gap and barriers between science and policy Open
Research on the gap between science and policymaking and the barriers to utilizing science in policy remains controversial, since previous research methods have dominated data collection with perceived participant responses. This approach …
View article: Opportunities and Challenges of Extracting Values in Autobiographical Narratives
Opportunities and Challenges of Extracting Values in Autobiographical Narratives Open
We report three studies in which we applied a value dictionary to narratives. Our objective was to test a theory-driven value dictionary for extracting valuable information from autobiographical and narrative texts. In Studies 1 ( N = 106)…
View article: Closed Shop or Collaborative Hub? An Analysis of the Partners' Importance in CANZUK Countries' Research Collaborations
Closed Shop or Collaborative Hub? An Analysis of the Partners' Importance in CANZUK Countries' Research Collaborations Open
Collaborative partners are important in international research collaboration. The research collaborations between four CANZUK countries (Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom) are examined to see whether their research conn…
View article: Tracing the evolution of personality cognition in early human civilizations: A computational analysis of the Gilgamesh epic
Tracing the evolution of personality cognition in early human civilizations: A computational analysis of the Gilgamesh epic Open
Assessing evolution of cognitive structures across historical periods has remained challenging in the absence of direct access to humans from the past. Overcoming some of these challenges, we examined shifts in the implicit cognitive struc…
View article: Assessing the quality of bibliographic data sources for measuring international research collaboration
Assessing the quality of bibliographic data sources for measuring international research collaboration Open
Measuring international research collaboration (IRC) is essential to various research assessment tasks but the effect of various measurement decisions, including which data sources to use, has not been thoroughly studied. To better underst…
View article: Beyond Clicktivism: What Makes Digitally Native Activism Effective? An Exploration of the Sleeping Giants Movement
Beyond Clicktivism: What Makes Digitally Native Activism Effective? An Exploration of the Sleeping Giants Movement Open
This article explores how successful digitally native activism generates social change. Digitally native movements are initiated, organized, and coordinated online without any physical presence or pre-existing offline campaign. To do so, w…
View article: Weaving a web of connections through online citizen science
Weaving a web of connections through online citizen science Open
This article explores how the funding process of New Zealand’s Teaching and Learning Research Initiative (TLRI) has catalysed the coming together of an interdisciplinary research team of education researchers, information systems researche…