Expression Of Opinion Research Articles

When People Speak Out Opinions: Ego-Density, Network Centrality and Opinion Expression

When People Speak Out Opinions: Ego-Density, Network Centrality and Opinion Expression

Media Use and Protest Mobilization: A Case Study of Umbrella Movement Within Hong Kong Schools

This study aims to examine the roles of social media in protest mobilization through the case of Umbrella Movement. Instead of focusing in the occupied sites, the study chose to look at mobilization efforts and confrontations within Hong Kong secondary schools. In-depth interviews were conducted with 14 students, teachers and principals from four schools, with an aim to identify how members in schools used different media for information sharing, opinion expression and mobilization. It also reconstructed what actually occurred in the tactful negotiations between school authorities and student leaders during the movement. The findings of this study suggest that how different communication practices are mediated in particular social and cultural contexts remain to be relevant and important, as the stress on “harmony” in local education settings illustrate in this case study. The strong adherence to political neutrality and professionalism suggest that schools could hardly provide the kind of idealistic civic education stated in curriculum documents. The findings prompted for a critical reading of how apolitical civic education in Hong Kong schools constrained a social movement that was supposedly led by the youth.

Opinion Expression of Social Acceptance on Industrial Waste Disposal—Factors Affecting Opinion Expression on Honne and Tatemae—

Opinion Expression of Social Acceptance on Industrial Waste Disposal—Factors Affecting Opinion Expression on Honne and Tatemae—

A Comparative Analysis of Sentiment Classification Approaches Using User's Opinion

With the growing popularity of social media and internet technologies, opinion expression has become popular nowadays. The user can express their feelings, attitude or emotions via tweet and submit opinions towards a particular topic or subject. In today’s scenario, we can easily find various tweets and reviews on the web. These tweets are available in different forms like social media, blogs, various forums or website. Based on the existing tweets and review we can identify the polarity of the text using sentiment classification. Sentiment polarity can be classified as positive, negative or neutral opinion towards a specific topic. There are various approaches for sentimental classification which works according to the input of data.

Non-governmental associations’ administrative claims in behalf of interests of others

The article describes one of the forms of collective action taken on behalf of a group of individuals in state litigation. The institute of interests of others defence lacks doctrinal gnosis in an administrative procedure which caused retrieval of information from civil procedure law as well as German law experience. The aim of the research is to explore and discover scientific basis for the legitimacy of defence by non-governmental associations on behalf of interests of others, practical application of non-governmental associations powers a group of individuals by non-governmental associations in state litigation. As a result of this research, it is established that non-governmental associations’ authority to defend interests of others is an exception from a general principle of defence of violated rights. The foundation of exception from general principle can be found in exercising non-governmental associations’ public functions and the nature of the protected benefit. Both cases provide exercising of the principle of cooperation between state and society in the public interest. The realisation of non-governmental associations’ authority to defend interests of others is sometimes hindered not only because of their degree of development and absence of any criteria providing effective realisation of defensive function but also because of lack of regulation between non-governmental associations and its relations with executive power bodies (ex. the right to participative decisionmaking which includes the right to inspect and review documents, providing the grounds for the decision; the right to provide preliminary decisions or opinion expression). The most applicable sphere of non-governmental associations authority to initiate administrative claims on behalf of the general public is environmental protection.

Changes in Self-Silencing From Adolescence to Emerging Adulthood and Associations With Relationship Quality and Coping With Relationship Stressors

Self-silencing is a tendency to suppress the expression of thoughts and opinions from a romantic partner due to the fear that this self-expression would lead to a dissolution of the relationship. The aim of the current study was to assess the longitudinal effects of self-silencing during adolescence and its change across time in the context of future romantic relationships at the age of 23. In the current study, the level of self-silencing was assessed among 144 adolescents (86 females) aged 16–18 years (mean age = 16.57 years). Seven years later at the age of 23, participants reported again on the level of self-silencing, the quality of their romantic relationships, and their ability to cope with romantic stressors. Employing regression analyses, results showed that self-silencing at age 16 predicted more concealment. In addition, changes in self-silencing over time explained the variance within future levels of concealment, partner support, relationship certainty, and posttraumatic growth. Embedded within a developmental framework, our results illuminate the importance of considering both initial levels of relational vulnerabilities and their change over time in future romantic relationships.

Research on the Mechanism of University Think Tanks Influencing Public Policy Process in New Media Environment—A Case Study of “The Belt and Road” Initiative

As a critical component of Chinese think tanks, university think tanks of China have become an important bridge between policy communication and academic research for their professional research capacities and positive social influence. Hence, university think tanks, which have significant influences in the research field of “the Belt and Road” policy, were selected as the subject of this paper, in which their research orientations, research findings, and academic trends are analyzed from the perspective of new media. On this basis, the participation mechanism of university think tanks in “the Belt and Road” policy field is summarized according to the research features and functions of different types of university think tanks, such as think tanks established by comprehensive universities, foreign studies universities, or other local universities. The research findings reveal that university think tanks tend to spread their opinions and suggestions to the public or decision makers through various media methods (e.g. website, microblog, WeChat, forum construction, and news reports), mainly aiming at influencing public opinions and decisions. Furthermore, new media and university think tanks can have effective communication with the public and the government in accordance with their specific features, thus creating a mutually accessible and influential policy network structure. In this network structure, media exposure and public opinions become the problem flow during the research on “the Belt and Road” policy. Then, university think tanks and media comments put forward feasible solutions in response to relevant problems, thus forming the policy flow. Next, related policy suggestions driven by public opinions and social interest groups will become a political flow to affect policy activists. Eventually, strategic decisions will be made, realizing the expression of public opinions and the communication of policy output.

Increasing Sense of Community in Higher Education Nutrition Courses Using Technology

Sense of community is integral across education formats and can affect achievement, interactivity, and retention. Factors shown to engage students and foster sense of community include the instructor focusing and directing discussions, encouraging open expression of opinions, responding to communications and feedback in a timely way, and giving the opportunity to build relationships. Technology has tremendous potential to enhance these activities at all levels of higher education. This article presents ways in which several technologies are used to enhance student experience in undergraduate and graduate nutrition course work across delivery formats.

일송관계(日宋關係)를 통해서 본 송의 대외정책

This paper studies the functions of official document issued in the name of the Song’s local authority and the characteristics of foreign policies of the Southern Song (1127-1279) toward Japan, different from that of the Northern Song era (960-1127), with the aim of understanding the Song-Japan negotiations in the 12th century. First, it examines the official document issued by the local authority in 1117, which worked to inform Japan of the intention of the Song court in an indirect manner. This indicates that practical negotiations with a foreign country could be conducted at the level of local authority, without compromising the reputation of the central government.BR During the Northern Song era, the central government took the lead on negotiations with Japan, as confirmed in the Chinese emperor’s autograph letter or opinion expression, while local authorities tended to follow the central government’s policies. However, the change in the initiative of foreign policy took place in the Southern Song period. Local authorities implemented policies that took in consideration the characteristics of each region, the leadership which was also witnessed in foreign exchanges, as opposed to the previous way that local authorities followed the policy decision made by the central government.

The “Spiral of Silence” Revisited: A Meta-Analysis on the Relationship Between Perceptions of Opinion Support and Political Opinion Expression

The key assumption of spiral of silence theory is that opinion climate perceptions affect political opinion expression. We meta-analyzed the strength of this relationship and clarified the impact of theoretically relevant moderators. Sixty-six studies collectively including more than 27,000 participants were located. We observed a significant positive relationship ( r = .10; Zr = .10) between opinion climate and opinion expression. This relationship was not weaker in online as compared with offline opinion expression environments. Also, the relationship did not vary by the number of the targets of opinion expression, the opinion of the targets, the opinion climate characteristics, and the design, measurement, and sample characteristics. The largest silencing effect ( r = .34), however, was observed when participants talk to their family, friends, or neighbors about obtrusive issues. Overall, our findings suggest that the relationship between opinion climate perception and political opinion expression is stronger and more robust than previously thought.

More than opinion expression: Secondary effects of intraparty referendums on party members

As political parties expand opportunities for intraparty participation, understanding the effects of participatory events on party actors becomes ever more important. In this study, we investigate the consequences of an intraparty referendum in a state branch of Germany’s Christian Democratic Union on beliefs and attitudes of party members. We use longitudinal survey data bracketing a nonbinding issue referendum on the party’s stance on same-sex marriage. Our analysis shows that the referendum had secondary effects that went beyond the referendum’s primary goal of delivering an informal opinion poll to the party leadership. The experience of having a say in an important policy decision fostered members’ sense of party-specific efficacy. Furthermore, the referendum provided party members with information on elite positions and stimulated leadership evaluation based on issue congruency. Altogether, involvement in intraparty decision-making promotes beliefs and behaviours among the rank and file that are relevant to uphold a vivid and empowering party life.

Virtual Vitriol

The potential of online discussion for political engagement, expression of opinions, and participation has been lauded by both scholars and journalism practitioners, but accusations of incivility within comment forums abound. This study utilized a quantitative content analysis to examine and compare levels of incivility within virtual discussion forums of the most widely read mainstream news outlets and political blogs. A random sample of 851 user-generated comments was coded for dimensions of incivility and direction of incivility. As predicted, results showed significantly more instances of incivility in political blogs compared to mainstream outlets, specifically regarding insulting language, vulgarity, and stereotyping of political parties. No difference in the frequency of incivility was found between liberal and conservative outlet forums. Implications for meaningful political discussion and expression are discussed.

区块链技术特征、经济价值和制度机理：一个初步研究议程 (The Technological Feature, Economic Value and Institutional Merit of Blockchain: A Preliminary Research Agenda)

Chinese abstract: 区块链技术在各个行业的应用潜力被发掘和逐渐实现，甚至可能对经济社会的组织结构和治理带来变革，但目前社会科学界对它的技术特征和应用价值研究甚少。为此，本文提出从技术创新、交易成本和公共选择三个经济学理论视角来理解区块链的技术特征、变革组织模式的经济价值以及构建新型社区的治理制度机理。本文认为，区块链是具有技术-经济范式变革意义的技术创新，较高的协调成本影响了其扩散；它创造新型组织模式的经济原理在于极大减少了交易成本；区块链社区具有良好公共秩序的制度机理是形成了便于表达意见和传递信任的治理结构。在此基础上，本文进一步提出了区块链在技术创新、企业组织和公共治理等领域的一系列研究新命题。由此，本文的贡献就在于为研究区块链的管理学和经济学意义建构了一个初步议程。 English abstract: Blockchain technology has been gradually widely recognized and realized because of its potentiality of industrial application, and may even greatly transform the structure and governance of modern economic and societal organizations. But the academia of social science lacks investigation on its development and value. This paper thus attempts to describe and study the technological feature, economic value and institutional merits of blockchain from the theoretical perspectives of innovation, transaction cost and public choice. This paper finds out that it is difficult for blockchain to diffuse because it revolutionizes techno-economic paradigm and entails large coordination cost. It creates new organizational modes by reducing transaction costs, and shapes good public order by facilitating opinion expression and trust transmission. Another contribution of this paper is proposing a series of research questions regarding blockchain in theories of innovation, firm and public governance. In this way, the paper sets a preliminary research agenda of blockchain technology in terms of management and economic theories.

On the Realize Path of Grass-Root Society Multiple Co-Governance in Chinese Context—Based on the Case of Baini, Sanshui, Foshan, Guangdong Province

The study is based on the single-case of Baini, Sanshui, Guangdong province. It involves the aspects of innovation of governance concept, feature of governance main body, public opinion expression mechanism, public issues choice mechanism and the relationship between government and society. Expanding on the previous research approach of grass-root society multiple co-governance in Chinese context, this study draw on the single-case which developed from certain political, economic, culture environment, to illustrate the pattern of the relationship between self-organization and other-organization in country.

Criminalisation of Free Speech in Russia

The essay addresses the current trends in the criminalisation of free speech in Russia. It critically discusses the amendments to the Russian Criminal Code, criminalising various forms of public expression of opinions, adopted in the years following the presidential elections in March 2012, and questions their compliance with international human rights law. Seeking to identify the motives behind the new provisions, the article argues that the amendments are intended to cause a ‘chilling effect’, to control public dissent by selective or random criminal prosecution. Two of the new criminal law provisions—‘Public Calls for Separatism’ and ‘Rehabilitation of Nazism’—are considered in detail to illustrate the author’s conclusions.

A Multitheoretical Approach to Big Text Data: Comparing Expressive and Rhetorical Logics in Yelp Reviews

This article uses a multitheoretical approach to investigate the relationship between language use and opinion expression on Yelp. Using review metadata (e.g., star rating) to observe variation in reviewer feelings and motivations, we test for the strength of different message design logics: expressive logics, where language reflects a reviewer’s underlying opinion, and rhetorical logics, where language reflects a reviewer’s desire to make his or her opinion credible and acceptable to their audience. Results suggest that emotional language is motivated by expression as higher rated businesses are reviewed with more positive and fewer negative emotion terms. Rhetorical logics are associated with the use of abstract and self-focused language, with analysis suggesting this may result from the reviewer’s decision to write either narratively or formally.

PENGARUH TERPAAN IKLAN PARTAI PERINDO DAN BERITA SEPUTAR PARTAI PERINDO DI TELEVISI TERHADAP PERSEPSI PEMILIH PEMULA MENGENAI PARTAI PERINDO

ABSTRACTIndonesia is a democratic and multiparty system or system that allows more than two political parties. It is guaranteed in Law No. 2 of 2008 on political parties where it is stated that freedom of association, assembly and expression of thoughts and opinions is a human right recognized and guaranteed by the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia. With multiparty system and guarantees of the law, many emerging new political parties in Indonesia. One of them is Partai Persatuan Indonesia or abbreviated as Perindo. The party declared in 2015 is a party formed by Hary Tanoesoedibjo. As a new political party, Perindo Party must have support from the community. Some of the things that are done is to show the party ads and news about the party on television. According to data from the KPU, the largest number of voter-age voters is that the information in advertisements and news about Perindo Party on television is designed in such a way as to appeal to beginner voters. This study aims to determine how much influence the exposure of Perindo Party advertising and exposure of news about the Perindo Party on television to the perception of beginner voters regarding the Perindo Party. Theories used are the Advertising Exposure Theory, Informastion Exposure Theory, and the Uses and Gratification Theory. The population used is Diponegoro University FISIP students who have never participated in the election. While the sample taken is 60 people with purposive sampling method. Based on the analysis of regression analysis on Perx for Perindo Party Ads on Television (X1), Exposure of News Perindo Party on Television (X2), and Perception of Beginner Voters Regarding Perindo Party (Y), the result of regression coefficient value is 71,3% significance of Sig value. = 0.000 which means> significant criterion (0,05), Thus model of regression equation influence of variable X to variable Y is very high and significance between variables based on research data is very significant. Then it shows that there is a strong influence between Perpaan Iklan Perindo Party on Television (X1) and Terpaan Berita Seputar Perindo Party in Television (X2) to Perception of Beginner Voters Regarding Perindo Party (Y). The higher the exposure of Perindo Party advertisement on television and the exposure of Perindo Party news on television, the higher the perception of the beginner voters regarding Perindo Party. It is suggested that the advertising and information designs in the Perindo Party report be improved so that the results are better than now.Keywords: Ad Inclusion, Information, Perception, Beginner Voters, Perindo Party

Fuzzy Quantification and Opinion Mining on Qualitative Data using Feature Reduction

In this paper, we propose a generic recommender system that combines opinion mining and fuzzy quantification methods for qualitative data. The proposed system has two novel aspects. First, it employs a novel semantic orientation (SO) computation method to reduce the number of extracted features and opinion expressions. By using this new SO computation method, the proposed recommender system finds out the most related features and opinion expressions. Second, the proposed system generates short summary sentences from qualitative data using fuzzy quantification. The proposed system is evaluated using a restaurant review dataset. The results present that fuzzy quantified sentences offer brief information about the restaurant features from customers’ feedback. In addition, opinion mining extracts positive, negative, and neutral emotions from reviews.

A Study of the False Consensus and Opinion Expression on SNS and Mass Media

A Study of the False Consensus and Opinion Expression on SNS and Mass Media

Changes of News Discourse in Editorials in China—Based on the Study of Chinese-language Editorials of Global Times

News discourse in editorials in China has undergone major changes. First, there is a shift in the discourse style. Editorials used to be serious, rigid and dogmatic, following one-way information flow, usually from the government down to the public. Now the news discourse moves toward a flexible style, working two-way communication by integrating public opinion into the editorials. Second, the editorial topics are more diversified. Not only political issues but also public concerns are given due attention to. Some topics once thought taboo have entered the public debate and editorials provide an unprecedented platform for the expression of such opinions. These changes instill a new life to the editorial and further build the editorial into a new public opinion sphere.