论文标题
恐怖袭击使对“我们”与“他们”的二元看法更加壮大
Terrorist attacks sharpen the binary perception of "Us" vs. "Them"
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论文摘要
恐怖袭击不仅会伤害公民，而且会改变他们的注意力，这对公众舆论和政府政策产生了长期影响。然而，衡量媒体报道以外的公众关注的变化在方法上是具有挑战性的。在这里，我们从Wikipedia的580万篇文章的Répertoire开始解决这个问题，以及最近15次恐怖袭击的样本。我们部署了一个复杂的排除程序来确定主题和主题，这些主题和主题由于这些事件而始终受到关注的大幅度增加。检查他们的内容揭示了一幅清晰的情况：恐怖袭击福斯特（Foster）在“我们”（目标社会）和“他们”（恐怖分子作为敌人）之间建立了尖锐的边界。在此过程中，人们试图构建双方的身份。这引发了人们的好奇心，以了解更多有关“他们”的信息和灵魂搜索，以对“我们”有更清晰的理解。对公众对破坏性事件的反应的系统分析可以帮助减轻其社会后果。
Terrorist attacks not only harm citizens but also shift their attention, which has long-lasting impacts on public opinion and government policies. Yet measuring the changes in public attention beyond media coverage has been methodologically challenging. Here we approach this problem by starting from Wikipedia's répertoire of 5.8 million articles and a sample of 15 recent terrorist attacks. We deploy a complex exclusion procedure to identify topics and themes that consistently received a significant increase in attention due to these incidents. Examining their contents reveals a clear picture: terrorist attacks foster establishing a sharp boundary between "Us" (the target society) and "Them" (the terrorist as the enemy). In the midst of this, one seeks to construct identities of both sides. This triggers curiosity to learn more about "Them" and soul-search for a clearer understanding of "Us". This systematic analysis of public reactions to disruptive events could help mitigate their societal consequences.
