The contagion effects of repeated activation in social networks

Piedrahita, P. ; Borge-Holthoefer, J. ; Moreno, Y. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; González-Bailón, S.

Resumen: Demonstrations, protests, riots, and shifts in public opinion respond to the coordinating potential of communication networks. Digital technologies have turned interpersonal networks into massive, pervasive structures that constantly pulsate with information. Here, we propose a model that aims to analyze the contagion dynamics that emerge in networks when repeated activation is allowed, that is, when actors can engage recurrently in a collective effort. We analyze how the structure of communication networks impacts on the ability to coordinate actors, and we identify the conditions under which large-scale coordination is more likely to emerge.

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.1016/j.socnet.2017.11.001

Año: 2018

Publicado en: Social Networks 54 (2018), 326-335
ISSN: 0378-8733

Factor impacto JCR: 2.949 (2018)

Categ. JCR: SOCIOLOGY rank: 14 / 148 = 0.095 (2018) - Q1 - T1
Categ. JCR: ANTHROPOLOGY rank: 8 / 90 = 0.089 (2018) - Q1 - T1

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 2.055 - Anthropology (Q1) - Sociology and Political Science (Q1) - Social Sciences (miscellaneous) (Q1) - Psychology (miscellaneous) (Q1)

Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA/FENOL-GROUP
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO-FEDER/FIS2014-55867-P
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO/FIS2012-38266

Tipo y forma: Article (Published version)

Área (Departamento): Área Física Teórica (Dpto. Física Teórica)